Making A Sleeveless Top // Sewing an All-in-one Facing
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- Опубликовано: 4 авг 2024
- I had just a small oddly shaped bit of fabric left, so I decided to give in to destiny and make a sleeveless top! Finished with an all-in-one facing, which is always so satisfying to sew, this top was inspired by late 50s and early 60s "shell" style tops, and I'm even going to add some embellishments for a bit of sequin sparkle!
Cartwrights sequins: www.ccartwright.com/sunshop/
The TMI: My kittens have ringworm, which is a fungus like athletes foot not a worm...and since before we knew they had that I was very cuddly with said kittens, I also now have a few spot on my arm. I'm healing just fine, but lots of band aids just isn't chic for a lookbook now is it?
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Just last month I made my own sloper according to your recommendation. And since then I made 3 blouses that are the most comfortable thing I ever made. And I sew a lot. You changed my wardrobe and my sewing habits. You are a legend.
I'm so hesitant to make my own sloper... I've bookmarked her legendary video lesson. But for some reason afraid to try. How long did it take you to draft and did you have to correct your draft many times?
I finally made a sloper thanks to Bianca, and I also have made the most comfortable tops ! I recently used it for a fitted dress and had to change it slightly with fitting , but it is such a game changer !
I really should make my own too. But im kinda terrified of the process. I’ll have to get over that and do it cuz I want comfy blouses too
I have some annual leave coming up and it’s on my to do list! I’m looking forward to it,I feel very inspired 😃
@@estherchandy6292 do not be afraid of multiple corrections! It will pay off. I have a sloper for pants and did at least five corrections, but managed in the end😄
I'm working on my sloper, so soon I will be drafting my own garments. You've inspired this 68 year old lady to try new things despite having sewn for about 50 + years. I love your channel and your presenting style. It's a lovely mix of sarcasm and self-deprecation.
Thank you!
As a health care professional, I appreciate the medical TMI bits here and there in your videos. For me, it makes you seem more approachable instead of the designing, sewing goddess I watch make awesome creations.
Thank you Michelle ❤ I promise I am only glam 10% of the time in my life 🤣
I love it!
Also count me in the "people Bianca has convinced to learn pattern drafting" list. I do still buy patterns, but mostly I edit/self draft stuff I want to make. It's shockingly easy for my confident-beginner sewing skill level.
Thank you Shannon!
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who doesn't really watch TV, I often feel so odd around friends when they keep mentioning programmes I've never seen and never will see 😂
The sequins really set off that fabric fabulously!! Well worth all the time and effort!
I can't remember the last time I watched TV. I don't have streaming services either. I watch my favorite RUclips channels and the rest of my time is filled with other activities.
@@kathyjohnson2043 same
I don't do TV anymore, well accept the occasional viewing on ABC (national broadcaster) but we do that through the streaming app on the TV and the rest of our viewing is Netflix, a huge portion of our viewing is youtube.
Same here!
Thank you! I only really watch Westworld for modern TV, and any Star Wars shows 😂
Last summer I made a bodice block because of the video you did on it! Took eight iterations, and I finished the last one by hand, using the last of the day's sunlight, thanks to a power outage from an afternoon thunderstorm. Sure, I could've waited until the next day, but it was the *eighth one*, I knew it was the final version, and dammit, I was gonna finish it!
Good work persevering!! I would have finished too 😂
When I was a teen like 20 yrs ago now (yikes) I hated commercial patterns and was making my own patterns and sewing them out of mom's remnants. She convinced me I was doing it all wrong and I quit sewing for a decade. And your heartfelt rants on pattern drafting healed that craft wound 💗 I'm technically a re-convert to pattern drafting bc of you 💪
to be completely honest you are the reason i love pattern drafting. besides the fact that i have no dress form, watching your vieos made me realize that i could start my sewing journey from home and build my own wardrobe, and aside from a few books i bought on it, most of my knowledge comes from watching your videos.
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In the past I always sewed over pins, I stopped when I bought the modern 'plastic' sewing machine. Early this year I purchased an antique hand crank machine & yes,! I sew over the pins with it😃
The key may be that the machine must be sturdier than the pins 😅✨
Stay away from bandaids with latex in them. You might get a rash if they’re on for more than a couple of hours. Love your channel 🥰
Thank you Jackie!
You have taught me pattern drafting! I'm damn near 50, been obsessed with costumes for decades and just...NOW....making things for myself.
the nice thing about sleeveless shells is that you can wear open cardigans and jackets over them without overheating. :D
"this girl is a lot"
Um, yes, that's what I'm here for 😂
Thanks Rachel ❤️😂
Im so happy you’re here too. I am learning so much about pattern drafting and i have been sewing for 58 years!!! Keep drafting and encouraging us to love this art!
I am so glad you’re on RUclips and teaching pattern drafting. I’ve got the book and the pattern and will be making a sloper and block pattern. I love learning this! Thank you. And, I should add that in the 60’s we were taught to sew over pins. My new machine doesn’t like that, however. And, now I’m 70 and excited to learn these new things. Thank you.
I love watching you. I am now working on my skirt block and bodice block. I hate clothes shopping because everyone is wearing the same clothes. I love 1940s and 50s clothes, that is what I will sew. I hope I am one of your people. I have rescued all 8 of my cats and some have come to me with critters.
I'm also quite attached to my sewing machine. It's an 80s work horse of a machine that belonged to my late mother in law. Still sewing like a dream!
I have 2 vintage sewing machines. Betsy, a 1946 15 91 pot motor- awaiting rewiring. I also have Clothilde, a 1918 series 16 treadle that was my great grandmothers. Once I rewire Betsy, she will give dear old Clothilde a run for her money.
Beautiful! I was never allergic to cats...I got one that I was allergic to...he lived 19 years and I never told him I was allergic to him!!! He was the best! I just took my benadryl everyday and loved on him as much as I could!
Thank you Suzanne! I would 100% have done the same ❤️
We are so glad that you ended up here. We learn so much from you--and we love your personality, too!
Thank you Franny!
I also went to fashion design school after spending my middle and high school years as an avid sewer and learned that I wanted nothing to do with the fashion industry! Now I am a mental health counselor and I sew in my free time 😄
👌👏YOU look absolutely stunning, this outfit is so flattering to your shape. Picked up some good tips from this video. Can't wait to put them to use. Take care 🙂
Thank you Sandy!
Rw is the worst. Thank you for taking care of the kittens! They are hard not to hug.
I just joined your Patreon. Hoping to get more in depth pattern drafting abilities. Lol. Thank you so much for what you do and being so kind and open. ❤❤I'm so happy i found you.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Always impressed with you knowledge. You are a natural teacher as well. Thank you for sharing with the rest of us Luddites. 🤣😁😆🤪😉🥰
Thank you Jeanette!
This is an old video but I'm rewatching your catalog while I work this summer! Just wanted to chime in that you've got me to start drafting my own things, and made me really comfortable making changes to patterns. I also feel you on the arm self-consciousness, and I got expensive tats on both of mine so now I want to show them off XD it's a good strategy
As always, you produced a beautiful garment and the peplum looked amazing. I belly danced for years and we made our own costumes so Cartwrights was a must. Quality products and delivered within just a few days, it was a lifesaver. I love watching you create!!!
Thank you Anita! Cartwrights is such a treasure trove of sparkle ✨
I am fond of the top i want to see when you get it all sequined out!!
Love the sparkle ✨💕
yayy!!! pretty!
Lovely!
You say in this video that if you can convince even 1 or 2 people to try pattern drafting, you will consider your channel a success. Well, congratulations, you are officially successful! This weekend, for the first time in my 20 years of dabbling in sewing, I drafted a pattern for myself instead of just absolutely winging it. I made myself a little mermaid skirt with pockets (I have no hips and pockets help) to wear to Pow Wow with my dad this weekend. He was charmed and delighted, so thank you!
I am so glad to hear this!!
So cute.
Thank you for your videos. I am 58 and sewing is a hobby. I only recently discovered you online and I am so glad I did. I had never tried patern drafting before. Thanks to you, I have now made my own block patterns and have tried drafting a few basic patterns. I used to struggle with commercial patterns. Now I have the confidence to design my own patterns for clothes (both modern and historic) and costumes for comic con based on images and I know they will fit me. Thank you again. I look forward to more great videos. 🧵❤
Thank you Linda!!
I'm so happy that you decided not to stay at Uni and work for Museums. It means, way over here in Australia, I get to learn so much and also be entertained by your wonderful sense of humour. You do know, don't you, that at some point we will need to see a photo of "High School Vogue" Bianca?
Thank you Kaytie! Thankfully all high school photos are lost to myspace pages and hardrives long since past 🤣
Love it!!! ❤❤❤
Thank you Roselyn!
I love it!
Thank you Kimberly!
Stunning!!!
Thank you Liz!
You are amazing!
Where have you been all my life? You have convinced me to learn to pattern draft! I love EVERYTHING about you/this project/patterns! At 75, I have a new purpose. Blessings.
Thank you Bella!!
So pretty. I love the sequins!
Thank you Barbara!
sequins are magical and therefore perfect for you!
I'm a cardigan enthusiasts so sleeveless is my default setting. Thanks for demonstrating this facing.
Stunning! Love it.
Thank you!
I absolutely LOVE hearing these anecdotes about your life. Thank you for sharing.
This is beautiful! !!
Thank you Sarah!
Just lovely❤️
Thank you Sonyia!
This top is gorgeous, amazing job! ❤️
Thank you Alexandria!
Beautiful!!!!!
Thank you Viviana!
Perfect
you've definitely convinced me to lean into pattern drafting a lot more!
You always make my day with your videos!
Thank you Annie! ❤
Looove sequin adding! There must be more sparkle in life🤩🤩
Thanks for changing my mentality about making my own clothes! 😁
I just love your videos. They always cheer me up :D Thank you for keeping up the amazing work.
Thank you!
That shirt it very flattering on you. Beautiful!!
Thank you Cherisse!
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I completely agree with Ramona: you have great arms and the sleeveless look is lovely on you!! Of course, it is most important that *you* be comfortable in whatever you're wearing.
Thank you!
This video has come right when I need it! Been working on my first drafting project, originally inspired by your video on darts, and have just decided to make the dress sleeveless.
Gorgeous
Thank you Susan!
I’m definitely a convert to pattern drafting. I always thought I’d was some sort of mysterious skill I would never have but, thanks to binge watching your channel I can actually do it confidently
What a lovely top. I think this silhouette is absolutely perfect for you!
Thank you Kathy!
Love the top
Thank you Racquel!
I love the top! It’s so fun.
Thank you!
Wow that looks so good on you!!
Thank you!
The sequins make this really spectacular.
Thank you Mimi!
Wonderful video ! You are an inspiration.
Thank you Marie!
Thanks for the link to Cartwright Sequins!
I love this resourcefulness, doing what you can with leftover fabric. Thanks for sharing this!
Thank you Barbie!
That top is FABULOUS!!!!!
Thank you Andrea!
Wow so cute 🌹
Thank you!
Loved the idea for adding a peplum, also how you did the facing was very cool!
Thank you Caroline!
Adorable shirt! Thank u for sharing your process.
Thank you!
I love the sequins & beading you did to the blouse.
Thank you Cindy!
Time to finally subscribe. Love this channel.
Thank you!
The top turned out very pretty! Your new tat is very nice 👌
Thank you Denise!
Well you convinced/inspired me to try pattern drafting, so... Achievement Unlocked!
My absolute favorite shape of top. Looks amazing.
Thank you! I need to make some more of these!
Omg this is AMAZING! I love your channel and your style, I'm trying to learn how to sew and your videos are so full of helpful details, thank you so much for sharing.
Plus this top is THE BOMB, I really need to make something like this for myself 🖤🖤🖤🖤
Thank you!
I really enjoyed your video, oh how I wish I had your skills. Absolutely beautiful blouse, thank you for sharing.
Thank you Wanda!
Beautiful! I must confess that browsing through Cartwrights is one of my guilty pleasures.
An excellent use of browsing time! Thanks Linda!
Absolutely gorgeous and the sequins were the perfect finishing touch! Such talent!
Thank you!
I cannot thank you enough for showing us how to do an all in one facing!!! I’ve been trying to learn how to do this from reading books and blog posts and I just couldn’t get my head round it. Seeing you do it in real time has just made something click and it’s soooo much easier than I thought!!! THANK YOU! ♥️
Amazing blouse with all the shine! You explain really well how to do wonderful garments! Gorgeous look too!
Thank you Iara!
Really love this tutorial. I’m going to try this out the because it seems so easy and clean
Thank you Mari!
Thank you Bianca! You have created a sewing monster lol. I had lost my sewjo but thanks to you I have been sewing 🧵 up a storm! Having trouble understanding the book you recommended but I will not be defeated!! ❤️
Oh and you can consider yourself a success because you’ve convinced me to pattern draft. I’ve been meaning to for a long time but your entreaty finally pushed me to just do it. And I’m glad because I have a lot of too small vintage patterns that would have been a huge pain to size up
I LOVE your videos! They inspire me to sew, and I can watch/listen to them over and over again while I’m working on different projects. Thank you for all the hard work you put into making these!
Thank you!
Gorgeous top. That vintage buttonholer is so extra!
Thank you Taya!
That is a beau fully simple top and looks fantastic on you. x
Thank you Christine!
You definitely made me a convert for pattern drafting! The clothes that I self drafted just look and fit so much better than anything else I have ever sewn. Would love to know how to draft a winter coat next.
Hey Bianca, we can be elegant and clumsy 🤣 ❤ Sending positive vibes and well wishes always 😊
This top looks fantastic on you!
Thank you!
Gee you are so good at this sewing ohgeemeebargee stuff : )
Thank you lovely lady Bee : )
Thank you!! ❤
You have convinced me to draft my own patterns and for the first time in my life clothes I make fit me so thank you very much for your teaching
I love how the top came out! It was cute plain but I was surprised how much I really liked the addition of the sequins. Also, your red and cameo brooch is lovely.
Thank you! I snatched up the brooch on Etsy and I really hope I can find a green one like it someday too 😍✨
Love the Singer buttonholer. It really is the best. I miss my mom’s old machine.
I'm so glad I found your channel late last year. Every video gets me motivated on my own sewing projects and I always learn something new. Like the all-in-one interfacing is such a cool sewing hack! One day I'll have watched enough of your videos to attempt a block pattern of my own. Looking forward to your future sewing projects 🙂
Thank you! More sewing coming very soon!
I draft most of what I sew these days - your channel is one of the main inspirations and guides for how to do this. Thank you!
luv the partial sparkle effect, so cool, can't wait to see it in the look book!! also, no reality shows with trash talk for me, the news is bad enough!! i watch movies, documentaries, music, lectures, and creative you tubers like you!!! uplifting stuff. and i realize by watching you that the only hand stitch i know is a whip stitch, that's how i darn my socks all these years!!
Thank you Marcco!!
Second draft of my sloper in progress, this time with someone other than myself having taken the measurements! Looking forward to making a hell-load of my own patterns! Sorry about the critter related problem, had that once and it was a total nightmare, the constant linen and clothes washing and treatment applications! I hope you get well soon! Prends soin de toi et des petits chatons !