First of all: I think the dress looks great on you. But also, I would love to see a follow up where you focus on pattern alterations to make a dress that fits your vision and your prefered style even better. I think one of the biggest struggles for many of us is that we don't have the "right" body shape for the patterns we like, and I always enjoy watching how people work through that. Secondly: thank you for raising awareness of the issues with the garment industry. I think the work you're doing is important, and I really appreciate it. I also appreciate you being open about your own health struggles. As someone who is trying to come to terms with having a body that limits what and how much I can do, it's encouraging to know that there are ways of still doing what I love. So thank you, and I hope you are feeling better.
Hi Haley Marie, Thank you for talking about fast fashion. I rarely buy new clothes because I hate the labor violations and the cheap quality! I hope my sewing continues to improve, but with my nerve disorder I work very slowly and I don't always have the energy to do really great work, so I settle for my usual chaos. The dress is lovely, I really like the neckline and it looks really well done and it's so very cute on you!! OMG people giving chronic pain advice, I get that from people all the time :( I hate that!
I also have chronic pain and it sucks. I also commiserate on the unwanted advice when people have no idea. This dress looks cute on you and I'd love to see a pattern mod with the 'belt' in a contrasting colour adjusted to be under bust. I think that would be really cute!
Exactly this. My least favourite one is that yoga and a clean diet will cure me, as though I’ve not tried hot yoga etc in the past. Yoga used to help, but with Long Covid and ME, that’s not an option. I wish those with no experience would back off and no, their little headache or injury is NOT the same as chronic conditions!
LOL yes me too, the main bummer being weight lifting is actually a legit solve for the way my pain works, much to my dismay. Although come to think of it yoga would probably really mess me up lol. Or the people who have only had run of the mill back pain who tell me I should try heating pads as if I do not already have 6 different ones that target different pains different ways and in different situations.
@@cassmacdonald-perfectlyimp2486 I'm SO SORRY to hear you've got LC/ME. I have friends with ME and it's so devastating. I hope scientists figure out how to help. ❤️
Thank you for talking about your frustration with your health issues interfering with what you want to do!! It's reassuring to be reminded that it's not just me.
Yup it is the loophole a lot of brand use to cover their butts, ethical brands will often call out that they don't allow the use of third party contractors.
What a terrible experience of that person who was held by the company, it's such a scary thing to think of being held captive. Thank you for sharing this article. You look absolutely amazing in the dress! I LOVE the neck line and sleeves, just beautiful! I also struggle with chronic pain. I'm glad that you have found a team of Dr's to help you, it's so very difficult to find good, caring Dr's that you like and feel are listening to you and have a good bed safe manner. Gentle hugs on your chronic pain journey. I'm here with you. ❤
yeah, it is really upsetting that this is not an uncommon experience in garment factories, having their passports held is a norm. I'm lucky to live in Seattle, I feel like there are just a lot of younger doctors who aren't as stuck in the old ways of medical practice.
Cut the pattern out with linking sheer rather than regular sheers. Your eye becomes trained to how to gauge the seamline/cutline. I use a combination of rotary, pinking and straight
That is going to be a timeless dress! I can see it being worn with tennis shoes, sandals, flats or ankle boots. Totally love your vision…and channel. ❤
Oh boo to the chronic pain. I’m so proud I finally managed to finish my macgyvered knickerbockers recently and I’ve got a repro vintage pattern cut out, following a lot of pattern adjustment and pocket piece locating. My GP and I are currently trialling colchicine as an NSAID substitute as I can’t have them into my drug cocktail and at two doses in I’m cautiously optimistic. It’s been a long journey since my diagnosis 12 years ago, with the pain being present in varying degrees of awfulness since June 2020 after my first Covid infection. Hope this flare passes soon for you. It’s balls when it’s present and very incorrect. Huge hugs. This looks amazing but I know what you mean about not being 100% happy with the results but I regard all of this as a learning journey, like you.
Lol me working on comments tonight and got to see the saga of the knickerbockers! Congrats on finishing! I hope your new treatments work, it is such a long journey to figure out what works and I've defintiely heard from a lot of people that getting covid set them back.
I am so sorry you are having pain. Thank you for working on your video and getting it up even though you weren't feeling well. I don't buy fast fashion. I bought a dress off Shein along time ago, and I hated it because the fabric was cheap and the way it was constructed was not good. I rather have less garments that are made from quality fabric and are constructed very well than have a lot of cheap clothes that are made from cheap fabric that falls apart in the wash. The dress looks great on you. Hope your pain subsides, as one who lives in chronic pain I understand.
It’s one thing that keeps me altering clothes rather than sewing them from scratch, that you can never quite tell how they’re going to fit until all the hard work is done. It would be interesting to have a separate video where you (a) undo the waist panel and raise it if needed, and (b) recut the skirt or add a panel to it if you have enough fabric left. I know it’s more fun to make something brand spanking new, but it’s great and sustainable to make something really comfortable so one will wear it more. If and when you’re feeling physically up to it, of course.
If it’s helpful to others, I use my made in Japan embroidery scissors by the brand Kai more than my seam ripper to unpick. It’s the 4-inch S-4 model. I bought them randomly one day but realized over time they make unpicking so much easier. I snip every other stitch and/or pull apart the fabric pieces and then snip inbetween them. Much more comfortable and less damaging to the fabric than a seam ripper.
Hi Haley, I like the cut on the collar of this dress. Good job! Thank you for sharing the article on fast fashion labor conditions. Now there is something I have been meaning to tell / ask you for many months. Could you kind of pause as you turn in the reveal? It would allow us to appreciate the final result and your work better, especially for the back and the side.
The reveal just sort of is what it is haha I am often in very public high traffic areas feeling very self conscious so the way I move that day is just dependent on how weird I feel.
I’m glad you’re talking about fast fashion. I hate the feel of polyester. I’ve also known people who’ve worked as garment workers. I ❤ the dress on you! I had chronic pain when I put off my knee replacement. It sucked and mine was curable.
I go through a phase of hating almost every sewing project when I first try it on! i usually push through it and the feeling usually goes away after some time (but not always). So weird! Anyway, I love this dress on you and I'm glad you do too!
Just the thumbnail, Haley! You look so sophisticated. Love the dress. Yeah, fellow chronic pain person here. People will be quick to judge and faster to give advice. They have no idea. Forgive and move on. Not worth the energy of giving them free rental in your head!
I also have found specifically asking that people not give advice makes the comments a happier place for me. Oftentimes the intention is good even if the result is frustrating so if you ask they don't they won't!
Thank you once again for the fascinating insights. You are really making an effort to educate people, and you are certainly educating me. I agree that these practices are appalling.
Oh I love this one!! The pattern is so cute. I love the neckline detail and the sleeves. The fabric is beautiful too. All around great job. I love watching your videos before I start a new project, it gets me hyped and in a creative mood. 🖤
I understand what you mean by wanting your body to be a mystery. I recently bought pants (thrifted) and boy do I hate that people can see my body. They are loose fitting, but just the fact i am not a fluffy cloud of fabric with a mystery body underneath makes me so uncomfortable. Also, I have chronic pain too. Totally know what you mean about pushing yourself too far to fight against what your body is telling you. I recently got a shower chair, and although it helps tremendously I don't like using it unless I "need" to... which really is always. But I'm working on it. Good luck! I wish you a smooth journey in whatever you do.
Great job Haley you always knock these outfits out of the park!! hope you feel better sewing really is a workout and strenuous at times 🥲 ugh you make me want to buy glitter eyeshadow 🤩
I love this dress on you. It’s one of my favourites. Looks sexy and cute, but i hear you don’t feel completely comfortable in it. Also always enjoy your thought provoking talk at the end 😃
The dress is so pretty in the end. I love the trim at the edges and your shoes are awesome too 🥰 The information about the factory worker is so horrific. When I was living in Japan, I had heard many similar stories particularly about people from countries that aren't considered first world (not really garment workers, but ppl who do other work) and it's really horrible to hear about and even worse to go through. I'm not from a first world country myself, and it's really horrific how companies really take advantage of people to this extent. I just really hate that this happens to people
I quit fast fashion a couple of years ago. I make everything I wear, including underclothes. Except long line dress bras. I haven't manage to do well with them. And my husband insists on fast fashioned boxers. I buy most of my fabric second hand from ebay. The fabric can be found cheaper, but you have to search daily. I make our own clothes because the clothes fit us better and last longer. When I was a young girl, I lived in an impoverished area in Alabama. My neighbors talked me into a summer job peeling potatoes for one of those subcontractors. Their whole family, including children younger than me worked there. I was 11. A lot of families and a lot of children worked there. We made 25 cents an hour sitting in a partially lit room peeling potatoes that were dropped in from a chute. Rotten potatoes, you cut off the bad part and kept going. It was dark, stifling and it stunk of rotten potatoes. People got small bonuses if they were able to get others come to work there hence my neighbors insistence. Lunch was box lunches provided at 75 cents per day taken out your daily pay. You were paid at the end of the day in cash. It was under the table. I never went back after that 1 day. BUT the families that were there working their asses off for a quarter an hour saddened me because that is the norm for a lot of desperately poor people. 49 years later, I'd like to think the poorer areas of the US no longer have those kinds of outfits running to take advantage of those living in extreme poverty. But I wouldn't bet on it.
Ugh, I hate that you lived through that. I know it still happens in America and it is heartbreaking. I know for a fact there are sweatshops in LA that use similar conditions and tactics of pay docking on people living here illegally and threatening them or their families with deportation if they stand up for themselves. Made or grown in the USA does not mean no exploitation.
Ah yes muscle relaxers! As a fellow pain traveler I get trying to be coherent on them. You did a great job! And the dress is super cute! Maybe boning the cummerbund area might be an idea?
I just added this pattern to my to find list! I am so sorry you struggle with chronic pain too. gentle hugs. Kai shears are top tier, if you ever have to work with fake fur they're absolutely perfect for that. I literally won't use anything else for faux fur. That is so cute on you!! omg BUT I also understand why you feel like you are
Ohhh good to know, I avoid fake fur (or I guess all fur then cuz I wouldn't buy new real fur either?) but I am sure I have some weird fabrics that the hack still applies to.
@@HaleyMarieVintage oh for sure, I worked in mascot creation for about a decade so I worked with a lot of fuzzy and furry fabrics. They are fantastic for anything with a nap to it, fuzzy side down and with the bottom blade angled up slightly, it will part the little hair and fuzzes and makes the mess significantly less.
23:10 I can’t sew today. Or cook. I managed to walk around 2 4x8’ garden beds and gather a few peppers, and slice one of them while my potato microwaved and the tendonitis in my shins says I set back my recovery. I have Heredity Spastic Paraplegia, and a few chronic illnesses. My brain has lost the ability to contact miscellaneous muscle fibers below my waist. The loss around my ankles most notably. Unlike a period before the ACA passed I could do physical therapy when that began, but the effort that worked in 2010 wasn’t changing things. At that time ankle foot orthotics did. I will need to change the setup of my sewing room, the stuff in the kitchen that is mine, and how I plan my effort in my garden. I cook, sew, garden, and preserve because I like them, but because SSDI (the Social Security coverage for people they have classified as disabled and have less than $2,000 in assets isn’t a living wage my garden is a significant part of my diet (especially given medical food restrictions). I have a wardrobe curated to keep me comfortable with less energy consumption. And that insulates my legs from temperature changes (ie entering and leaving buildings half the year). It also makes my AFOs a bit less visible since ableds can be weird the more medical gear is in sight. Grandpa had this. He had to leave work, before the ADA. Mom eventually had to despite it. This in a sweatshop…
Ugh I am so sorry. The $2,000 asset limit is something so few Americans are aware of until they themselves are disabled and it is so disgusting that this country forces disabled folks to live that way.
You did a BEAUTIFUL job, Haley!! I tried similar neckline years that wound up to be a hot mess. I'm probably going to try something similar in the future!
Turned out really nice, could you possibly use gross grain ribbon as the binding accent? Also if the midriff was in the black it would have equally cute
I can relate to not liking a garment right after you make it, setting it aside for a night or two, then actually liking it. I dunno I think I kinda forget what my own body shape is while I’m making it? My body has changed quite a bit over the last few years and I think some aspects still catch me off-guard sometimes when I’m looking in the mirror right after I finish a garment, trying to see if there’s anything I need to fix. Then I put the garment aside and the next time I put it on, I’m looking at it as a whole and not every tiny detail and I like it much better.
also belly diamond! it may be the positioning of the points, I have learned that I hate that shape unless it it low enough to sit a certain way on the all mighty fupa
When you’re looking at these clothes after they get done, don’t forget that you are dealing with changes in weight. As hard as we try not to be this way, I think all of us have been ingrained against our will with this stupid prejudice where if you are not stick thin you are not beautiful. I think your first impression was comparing yourself to your previous weight, and you just didn’t see what you were expecting in the mirror for that reason. I have just lost a lot of weight, and I’m having the same problem. I have also had it when I gained weight. No matter which way your changing weight goes, it’s always a challenge.
Honest question, when working with vintage patterns do you find you must wear shapewear underneath, because vintage assumes you would be wearing shapewear?
Will u still get the kickback if i send the link to my friend? Or will i need her to click the link from your description? I get my friend to order amazon from me because she has prime 😁
30:15 sometimes I feel like I don't know if I'm gonna be in high pain tomorrow regardless of what I do today so I sometimes will just push through and get as much done as I can on days when I can but feel you and everything you said is so relatable.
No advice. Just want you to feel seen and valid. I have multiple chronic illnesses, so I've heard the "advice column" before. I adore the keyhole of this dress. I'm hoarding fabric to make a 1970s similar version this fall.
At least on camera, the neckline looks really good: cool and different. I'm thinking that your disappointment in the waist/stomach area might stem from the fact that the illustrations on the pattern are SUPER unrealistic, as far as how women's bodies actually look. Those drawings have Barbie doll dimensions! haha
I think that is a good call out, also I just think 1940s flared skirts can hit weird when we've seen the 50s flared, it's like my brain is like "flare? must look like 50s circle skirt" even though the pattern obviously shows it isn't!
I think it looks great except for one problem...it needs a giant noir hat and gloves! The story about shadow subcontracting factories, I have read a bunch about that same thing happening in consumer electronics manufacturing. Maybe don't buy a shiny new phone either. And don't trust the trillion dollar company when they say it is fine.
Totally, any cotton is risky, but I think we all just do the best we can and since I enjoy sewing I can at least make sure to not exploit one layer of people.
When u have chronic pain, im like do u have doctors u like? Are u ok with ur care? Yes then its cool. Have i heard some cool books and ideas from other suffers that may help but again it could just not work. I dont have ur medical history. Does this make any sense? Either way im happy u have support
Yeah totally, it is that in the past I've just gotten a lot of generic advice from people who struggle with more like "run of the mill pain" which is so different and not helpful for chronic pain sufferers. Stuff like have you tried yoga? or whatever the fad diet of the time is, or just kind of all the things you try at the beginning of chronic pain. By the time you're chronic you have your pain routine down and have gone though all the basic things that most people suggest trying to be helpful but it is actually really frustrating. The amount of "I'm 40 years older than you and have that type of pain now and this is what I do, you're so young your pain can't be that bad" isn't really helpful as someone who has had chronic pain since I was 20 and being invalidated like that makes me crabby. And that is often the type of advice I get from random people on the internet which is why I specifically ask people to not give it.
First of all: I think the dress looks great on you. But also, I would love to see a follow up where you focus on pattern alterations to make a dress that fits your vision and your prefered style even better. I think one of the biggest struggles for many of us is that we don't have the "right" body shape for the patterns we like, and I always enjoy watching how people work through that.
Secondly: thank you for raising awareness of the issues with the garment industry. I think the work you're doing is important, and I really appreciate it.
I also appreciate you being open about your own health struggles. As someone who is trying to come to terms with having a body that limits what and how much I can do, it's encouraging to know that there are ways of still doing what I love. So thank you, and I hope you are feeling better.
Hi Haley Marie,
Thank you for talking about fast fashion. I rarely buy new clothes because I hate the labor violations and the cheap quality!
I hope my sewing continues to improve, but with my nerve disorder I work very slowly and I don't always have the energy to do really great work, so I settle for my usual chaos.
The dress is lovely, I really like the neckline and it looks really well done and it's so very cute on you!!
OMG people giving chronic pain advice, I get that from people all the time :( I hate that!
Sewing is all about what works for you, if chaos is what let's you sew chaos it is!
@@HaleyMarieVintage True, thank you!
I also have chronic pain and it sucks. I also commiserate on the unwanted advice when people have no idea. This dress looks cute on you and I'd love to see a pattern mod with the 'belt' in a contrasting colour adjusted to be under bust. I think that would be really cute!
Exactly this. My least favourite one is that yoga and a clean diet will cure me, as though I’ve not tried hot yoga etc in the past. Yoga used to help, but with Long Covid and ME, that’s not an option. I wish those with no experience would back off and no, their little headache or injury is NOT the same as chronic conditions!
LOL yes me too, the main bummer being weight lifting is actually a legit solve for the way my pain works, much to my dismay. Although come to think of it yoga would probably really mess me up lol. Or the people who have only had run of the mill back pain who tell me I should try heating pads as if I do not already have 6 different ones that target different pains different ways and in different situations.
@@cassmacdonald-perfectlyimp2486 I'm SO SORRY to hear you've got LC/ME. I have friends with ME and it's so devastating. I hope scientists figure out how to help. ❤️
That dress is very cute on you!
My mom was a seamstress and made some of clothes when I was a kid. It’s so nice to see people still sewing.
Cute dress! I, too, love the neckline - such a nice detail.
Thank you for talking about your frustration with your health issues interfering with what you want to do!! It's reassuring to be reminded that it's not just me.
That is soooo cute. I love the neck detail!
Omg I didn’t know about the third party contracting. 😱 Thank you for bringing light to this subject.
Yup it is the loophole a lot of brand use to cover their butts, ethical brands will often call out that they don't allow the use of third party contractors.
"I've forgiven this dress . . . " 🤣🤣
So cute 🥰! I love that fabric, and the neckline was so cool. Love it! 😊
What a terrible experience of that person who was held by the company, it's such a scary thing to think of being held captive. Thank you for sharing this article.
You look absolutely amazing in the dress! I LOVE the neck line and sleeves, just beautiful!
I also struggle with chronic pain. I'm glad that you have found a team of Dr's to help you, it's so very difficult to find good, caring Dr's that you like and feel are listening to you and have a good bed safe manner. Gentle hugs on your chronic pain journey. I'm here with you. ❤
yeah, it is really upsetting that this is not an uncommon experience in garment factories, having their passports held is a norm.
I'm lucky to live in Seattle, I feel like there are just a lot of younger doctors who aren't as stuck in the old ways of medical practice.
@@HaleyMarieVintage agreed.
Looks beautiful- wonderful sew 😊
If learning about real practices in the garment industry is getting into the weeds, please keep taking us into the weeds!
Very cute!
This dress looks so great on you, I think it's very slimming and fits you very well.❤❤❤
Another beautiful dress ❤
I LOVE pinking sheer!
Cut the pattern out with linking sheer rather than regular sheers. Your eye becomes trained to how to gauge the seamline/cutline.
I use a combination of rotary, pinking and straight
That is going to be a timeless dress! I can see it being worn with tennis shoes, sandals, flats or ankle boots. Totally love your vision…and channel. ❤
You looked stunning in this dress!
Thank you!
The sleeves and neck line are just something else ❤
The contrast on the neck and sleeves looks amazing!! Very cute on you❤
Oh boo to the chronic pain. I’m so proud I finally managed to finish my macgyvered knickerbockers recently and I’ve got a repro vintage pattern cut out, following a lot of pattern adjustment and pocket piece locating. My GP and I are currently trialling colchicine as an NSAID substitute as I can’t have them into my drug cocktail and at two doses in I’m cautiously optimistic. It’s been a long journey since my diagnosis 12 years ago, with the pain being present in varying degrees of awfulness since June 2020 after my first Covid infection.
Hope this flare passes soon for you. It’s balls when it’s present and very incorrect. Huge hugs. This looks amazing but I know what you mean about not being 100% happy with the results but I regard all of this as a learning journey, like you.
Lol me working on comments tonight and got to see the saga of the knickerbockers! Congrats on finishing!
I hope your new treatments work, it is such a long journey to figure out what works and I've defintiely heard from a lot of people that getting covid set them back.
I'm glad you came around and decided you like the dress. I think it fits you perfectly and I love the keyhole neckline. Very unique!
Love the neckline!!
The fabric looks amazing.
I am so sorry you are having pain. Thank you for working on your video and getting it up even though you weren't feeling well. I don't buy fast fashion. I bought a dress off Shein along time ago, and I hated it because the fabric was cheap and the way it was constructed was not good. I rather have less garments that are made from quality fabric and are constructed very well than have a lot of cheap clothes that are made from cheap fabric that falls apart in the wash. The dress looks great on you. Hope your pain subsides, as one who lives in chronic pain I understand.
I am very impressed with your ability and knowledge of sewing. Thank you!
It’s one thing that keeps me altering clothes rather than sewing them from scratch, that you can never quite tell how they’re going to fit until all the hard work is done. It would be interesting to have a separate video where you (a) undo the waist panel and raise it if needed, and (b) recut the skirt or add a panel to it if you have enough fabric left. I know it’s more fun to make something brand spanking new, but it’s great and sustainable to make something really comfortable so one will wear it more. If and when you’re feeling physically up to it, of course.
Unpicking is really really hard on my hands so right now remaking things isn't a great option, hoping one day it'll change though!
If it’s helpful to others, I use my made in Japan embroidery scissors by the brand Kai more than my seam ripper to unpick. It’s the 4-inch S-4 model. I bought them randomly one day but realized over time they make unpicking so much easier. I snip every other stitch and/or pull apart the fabric pieces and then snip inbetween them. Much more comfortable and less damaging to the fabric than a seam ripper.
I like this dress! It's always fun to try out different style, which only really works with a style as consistent as yours! Very fun!
The neckline on that dress is amazing. Looks great on you 😊
dress look beautiful on you. thank you for the discussion on fast fashion
Very nice. The dress is very flattering on you.
The fabric’s print is so lovely & compliments your hair💕
Hi Haley, I like the cut on the collar of this dress. Good job! Thank you for sharing the article on fast fashion labor conditions.
Now there is something I have been meaning to tell / ask you for many months. Could you kind of pause as you turn in the reveal? It would allow us to appreciate the final result and your work better, especially for the back and the side.
The reveal just sort of is what it is haha I am often in very public high traffic areas feeling very self conscious so the way I move that day is just dependent on how weird I feel.
I’m glad you’re talking about fast fashion. I hate the feel of polyester. I’ve also known people who’ve worked as garment workers. I ❤ the dress on you! I had chronic pain when I put off my knee replacement. It sucked and mine was curable.
That knee replacement pain is real awful for a long time though! My dad has had both of his done and we've talked a lot about the frustration of pain.
The dress is beautiful on you! I had to look up "body con" 🙄 ... My faves is your engineering up vintage patterns! So fun to watch!! & hi Spunks!!
I LOVE the neckline detail! This is such a lovely garment!
I go through a phase of hating almost every sewing project when I first try it on! i usually push through it and the feeling usually goes away after some time (but not always). So weird! Anyway, I love this dress on you and I'm glad you do too!
It is a weird thing that happens, the longer away I get from this project the more I love this dress!
Just the thumbnail, Haley! You look so sophisticated. Love the dress.
Yeah, fellow chronic pain person here. People will be quick to judge and faster to give advice. They have no idea. Forgive and move on. Not worth the energy of giving them free rental in your head!
I also have found specifically asking that people not give advice makes the comments a happier place for me. Oftentimes the intention is good even if the result is frustrating so if you ask they don't they won't!
Thank you once again for the fascinating insights. You are really making an effort to educate people, and you are certainly educating me. I agree that these practices are appalling.
I gasped! It is beautiful!
Oh I love this one!! The pattern is so cute. I love the neckline detail and the sleeves. The fabric is beautiful too. All around great job. I love watching your videos before I start a new project, it gets me hyped and in a creative mood. 🖤
Yay! Glad to be part of your creative inspiration!
You will have fun wearing this. I love it!
Such a fun neckline detail! Great make!
I understand what you mean by wanting your body to be a mystery. I recently bought pants (thrifted) and boy do I hate that people can see my body. They are loose fitting, but just the fact i am not a fluffy cloud of fabric with a mystery body underneath makes me so uncomfortable.
Also, I have chronic pain too. Totally know what you mean about pushing yourself too far to fight against what your body is telling you. I recently got a shower chair, and although it helps tremendously I don't like using it unless I "need" to... which really is always. But I'm working on it.
Good luck! I wish you a smooth journey in whatever you do.
Great job Haley you always knock these outfits out of the park!! hope you feel better sewing really is a workout and strenuous at times 🥲 ugh you make me want to buy glitter eyeshadow 🤩
Thank you Jen!
I love this dress on you. It’s one of my favourites. Looks sexy and cute, but i hear you don’t feel completely comfortable in it. Also always enjoy your thought provoking talk at the end 😃
The dress is so pretty in the end. I love the trim at the edges and your shoes are awesome too 🥰
The information about the factory worker is so horrific. When I was living in Japan, I had heard many similar stories particularly about people from countries that aren't considered first world (not really garment workers, but ppl who do other work) and it's really horrible to hear about and even worse to go through. I'm not from a first world country myself, and it's really horrific how companies really take advantage of people to this extent. I just really hate that this happens to people
YUP it happens in a ton of industries and is really horrifying.
What a great dress!
I quit fast fashion a couple of years ago. I make everything I wear, including underclothes. Except long line dress bras. I haven't manage to do well with them. And my husband insists on fast fashioned boxers. I buy most of my fabric second hand from ebay. The fabric can be found cheaper, but you have to search daily. I make our own clothes because the clothes fit us better and last longer. When I was a young girl, I lived in an impoverished area in Alabama. My neighbors talked me into a summer job peeling potatoes for one of those subcontractors. Their whole family, including children younger than me worked there. I was 11. A lot of families and a lot of children worked there. We made 25 cents an hour sitting in a partially lit room peeling potatoes that were dropped in from a chute. Rotten potatoes, you cut off the bad part and kept going. It was dark, stifling and it stunk of rotten potatoes. People got small bonuses if they were able to get others come to work there hence my neighbors insistence. Lunch was box lunches provided at 75 cents per day taken out your daily pay. You were paid at the end of the day in cash. It was under the table. I never went back after that 1 day. BUT the families that were there working their asses off for a quarter an hour saddened me because that is the norm for a lot of desperately poor people. 49 years later, I'd like to think the poorer areas of the US no longer have those kinds of outfits running to take advantage of those living in extreme poverty. But I wouldn't bet on it.
Ugh, I hate that you lived through that. I know it still happens in America and it is heartbreaking. I know for a fact there are sweatshops in LA that use similar conditions and tactics of pay docking on people living here illegally and threatening them or their families with deportation if they stand up for themselves. Made or grown in the USA does not mean no exploitation.
Beautiful dress!. I love your videos.
Ah yes muscle relaxers! As a fellow pain traveler I get trying to be coherent on them. You did a great job! And the dress is super cute! Maybe boning the cummerbund area might be an idea?
Thank you, I finally found one that I can sort of mentally function with.
I just added this pattern to my to find list! I am so sorry you struggle with chronic pain too. gentle hugs. Kai shears are top tier, if you ever have to work with fake fur they're absolutely perfect for that. I literally won't use anything else for faux fur.
That is so cute on you!! omg BUT I also understand why you feel like you are
Ohhh good to know, I avoid fake fur (or I guess all fur then cuz I wouldn't buy new real fur either?) but I am sure I have some weird fabrics that the hack still applies to.
@@HaleyMarieVintage oh for sure, I worked in mascot creation for about a decade so I worked with a lot of fuzzy and furry fabrics. They are fantastic for anything with a nap to it, fuzzy side down and with the bottom blade angled up slightly, it will part the little hair and fuzzes and makes the mess significantly less.
23:10 I can’t sew today. Or cook. I managed to walk around 2 4x8’ garden beds and gather a few peppers, and slice one of them while my potato microwaved and the tendonitis in my shins says I set back my recovery.
I have Heredity Spastic Paraplegia, and a few chronic illnesses. My brain has lost the ability to contact miscellaneous muscle fibers below my waist. The loss around my ankles most notably. Unlike a period before the ACA passed I could do physical therapy when that began, but the effort that worked in 2010 wasn’t changing things. At that time ankle foot orthotics did. I will need to change the setup of my sewing room, the stuff in the kitchen that is mine, and how I plan my effort in my garden.
I cook, sew, garden, and preserve because I like them, but because SSDI (the Social Security coverage for people they have classified as disabled and have less than $2,000 in assets isn’t a living wage my garden is a significant part of my diet (especially given medical food restrictions). I have a wardrobe curated to keep me comfortable with less energy consumption. And that insulates my legs from temperature changes (ie entering and leaving buildings half the year). It also makes my AFOs a bit less visible since ableds can be weird the more medical gear is in sight.
Grandpa had this. He had to leave work, before the ADA. Mom eventually had to despite it. This in a sweatshop…
Ugh I am so sorry. The $2,000 asset limit is something so few Americans are aware of until they themselves are disabled and it is so disgusting that this country forces disabled folks to live that way.
You did a BEAUTIFUL job, Haley!! I tried similar neckline years that wound up to be a hot mess. I'm probably going to try something similar in the future!
It is tough haha I am glad I waited a few years to tackle this pattern because earlier sewing me would have been so lost.
@@HaleyMarieVintage And, that's a true story with me!
Turned out really nice, could you possibly use gross grain ribbon as the binding accent? Also if the midriff was in the black it would have equally cute
I can relate to not liking a garment right after you make it, setting it aside for a night or two, then actually liking it. I dunno I think I kinda forget what my own body shape is while I’m making it? My body has changed quite a bit over the last few years and I think some aspects still catch me off-guard sometimes when I’m looking in the mirror right after I finish a garment, trying to see if there’s anything I need to fix. Then I put the garment aside and the next time I put it on, I’m looking at it as a whole and not every tiny detail and I like it much better.
LOL I think I sometimes forget my own body shape too, I'm like I know I have 2 arms and 2 legs but outside of that all bets are off lol
also belly diamond! it may be the positioning of the points, I have learned that I hate that shape unless it it low enough to sit a certain way on the all mighty fupa
Yeah I think next time I try a pattern like this I'll check where the points hit.
I love Kai scissors and struggle with my Fiscars picking shears. Thanks for the link!
Yeah I had fiskars too and they hurt so bad and weren't smooth at all!
When you’re looking at these clothes after they get done, don’t forget that you are dealing with changes in weight. As hard as we try not to be this way, I think all of us have been ingrained against our will with this stupid prejudice where if you are not stick thin you are not beautiful. I think your first impression was comparing yourself to your previous weight, and you just didn’t see what you were expecting in the mirror for that reason. I have just lost a lot of weight, and I’m having the same problem. I have also had it when I gained weight. No matter which way your changing weight goes, it’s always a challenge.
Oh I fully agree. there was a bit of cognitive dissonance happening and once I shook it off I felt a ot happier with it!
Honest question, when working with vintage patterns do you find you must wear shapewear underneath, because vintage assumes you would be wearing shapewear?
Nope I almost never wear shapewear
Will u still get the kickback if i send the link to my friend? Or will i need her to click the link from your description? I get my friend to order amazon from me because she has prime 😁
I think so? Idk haha but if in general she clicks my link anything she buys for the next 24 hours I get a kickback!
That info on slave labor was so enlightening. We don't realize how lucky we are in America(so far anyway)😓
Ugh I hate pain flares! ❤
Oh ty for the recommendation on the pinking shears! They're so hard for me, too.
OMG I LOVE IT! It's so cute and flattering! You look lovely!
17:47 omg that's awful.
And they have to pay for their own trafficking.
30:15 sometimes I feel like I don't know if I'm gonna be in high pain tomorrow regardless of what I do today so I sometimes will just push through and get as much done as I can on days when I can but feel you and everything you said is so relatable.
No advice. Just want you to feel seen and valid. I have multiple chronic illnesses, so I've heard the "advice column" before. I adore the keyhole of this dress. I'm hoarding fabric to make a 1970s similar version this fall.
Thank you I appreciate it! Oh fun, this neckline is a bit challenging but oh so worth it!
At least on camera, the neckline looks really good: cool and different. I'm thinking that your disappointment in the waist/stomach area might stem from the fact that the illustrations on the pattern are SUPER unrealistic, as far as how women's bodies actually look. Those drawings have Barbie doll dimensions! haha
I think that is a good call out, also I just think 1940s flared skirts can hit weird when we've seen the 50s flared, it's like my brain is like "flare? must look like 50s circle skirt" even though the pattern obviously shows it isn't!
I think it looks great except for one problem...it needs a giant noir hat and gloves! The story about shadow subcontracting factories, I have read a bunch about that same thing happening in consumer electronics manufacturing. Maybe don't buy a shiny new phone either. And don't trust the trillion dollar company when they say it is fine.
Yup fully agree, electronics is another area with pretty horrifying labor practices.
Then there's the problem of where and by whom, is the fabric made? Opens up another can of worms!
Totally, any cotton is risky, but I think we all just do the best we can and since I enjoy sewing I can at least make sure to not exploit one layer of people.
When u have chronic pain, im like do u have doctors u like? Are u ok with ur care? Yes then its cool. Have i heard some cool books and ideas from other suffers that may help but again it could just not work. I dont have ur medical history.
Does this make any sense? Either way im happy u have support
Yeah totally, it is that in the past I've just gotten a lot of generic advice from people who struggle with more like "run of the mill pain" which is so different and not helpful for chronic pain sufferers. Stuff like have you tried yoga? or whatever the fad diet of the time is, or just kind of all the things you try at the beginning of chronic pain. By the time you're chronic you have your pain routine down and have gone though all the basic things that most people suggest trying to be helpful but it is actually really frustrating. The amount of "I'm 40 years older than you and have that type of pain now and this is what I do, you're so young your pain can't be that bad" isn't really helpful as someone who has had chronic pain since I was 20 and being invalidated like that makes me crabby. And that is often the type of advice I get from random people on the internet which is why I specifically ask people to not give it.