I'm Beginning the Hand Embroidery At Last!! || Velvet Victorian Coat Diary
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
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After a year and a half of patterning, planning, and testing, I actually laid down some embroidery floss on velvet this month. Was I nervous? Was I worried about whether it'll come out right? Nope.
Music:
‘Too Much Talking’ by Magnus Ludvigsson
‘Supine’ by Peter Sandberg
‘Heavy Words We’re Holding’ by Trevor Kowalski
‘Decision to Leave’ by Anna Landström
‘Inflection Point’ by Howard Harper-Barnes
‘The Best Way Out Is Through’ by Trevor Kowalski
(All from Epidemic Sound)
Edited by Sophie Black at @triskellepictures
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its such a joy to see your self confidence growing over the past year. How you now have volume to your voice and you laugh on camera, you jump and bounce. You genuinely seem happier
I definitely am Ginny, thank you for seeing that!
@@CathyHay 🥰🥰
Your voice definitely changed! So glad to see any hear that you're doing something for yourself 🎉
My thought exactly, wonderful❤
Can we just appreciate that Cathy is a working business woman and still has time to show the amazing seamstress she is here on RUclips! Love you Cathy and you are so amazing!!!
Thank you very much for seeing that, I appreciate it!
I feel like I am watching a great British series on a coat that is in line with Bridgerton or a great Agatha Christie story. Seriously! I so look forward to this every week.
How very kind of you! Thank you. Enjoy the latest episode!
@@CathyHay people love Bridgerton ;)
@@leverageloungebytobinjarre8435 :P
I must say I was so sad that you stopped doing the peacock dress but understand completely. Following your journey so far on this beautiful coat has been true bliss, and I look forward to the rest of the journey. Take this journey at your own pace while taking those much needed breaks. I see this project as being a healing journey for both emotional and body. But that is my opinion. I can see your confidence coming back, and the strength of your voice to me is proof of that. It is beautiful to watch. Have a blessed day, and thank you for all of your amazing tutorials and knowledge.
Why did you stop doing the peacock dress.? I thought it was just on hold until she had money and the material could be made?
@@theresahansell3507 It was stopped because a lot of people raised the concern that this particular dress was made for the english royalty as a way to sort of "show off" their dominance over the Indian country. The history of the dress is intimately tied to the colonisation of India by England, and it is not a light subject at all. So every time Cathy spoke about the peacock dress, it started a mini-war about colonialism and so on. Cathy made some videos on the problem, you can check it .
@@theresahansell3507 It's a shame, honestly, a remake would truly be just a dress, a showcase of beautiful Indian embroidery skills that are unfortunately slowly falling out of economic viability. I would love to see an Indian woman recreate the ball portrait, wearing it styled in a way suitable to her culture, for example. Loving vintage clothing isn't the same as upholding vintage values and it's sad that with all the genuine racism,sexism, xenophobic suffering people shift focus to issues they don't have to do anything meaningful about as it's... simply easier than working on issues that still affect people *now*. We can't undo the damage,but this project very well could be used to not only talk about what Indian people endured throughout colonialism but also what Indian women go trough - regarding prevalence of sexual assault - even now. A shame, really, but I understand why Cathy decided such. One could argue that all clothing, especially industrial revolution era, was made by exploited workers, sometimes even children and that celebrating them somehow invalidates their suffering which simply isn't true.
She stopped because a whole bunch of whining assholes told her that because something was made in India for the aristocracy she wasn’t allowed to find it beautiful. She wasted years of time, research, effort and money to assuage the feelings of bleeding heart idiots. She could’ve highlighted how hardworking skilled and amazing the Indian people who made that dress were, she could’ve made the dress and then gifted it to a museum in India. There are so many things she could’ve done but instead she quit because feeling. It’s pathetic.
FINALLY!
I mean... Do take all the time you want and need, of course, but... I've watched all of your previous videos about this project in one swoop a week ago and could hardly contain my excitement ever since!
So, YAY!
Oh gosh, that must have been a marathon! Thank you so much for spending your time with me, and welcome!
You're a gem on this weird earth.
Embroidery takes more energy physically and mentally than most people expect. There's so much concentration, hand eye coordination and stitch type planning that is not the same as regular sewing. It just isn't. It's also a huge project, on fussy fabric and that is daunting. You are right that it take a plan to have the endurance to do this size of a project to a small one. It is very worth showing not everything comes together in one video tidy and looking like it takes no time. I live in a tiny house and have to do so much planning around not only the project at hand, but the limitations of space I have to do it in. All my sewing happens in 20 sq m/215 sq ft on a plastic folding table with a 112 yr old sewing machine, one cutting mat, an overlocker and lots of patience. Anything can get done, but it cannot get done with unrealistic expectations or timeframes and end up with a satisfactory result. I am so happy to see this traveling, yet complex project being shown because I think more than just a stunning coat will be the final learning result of this.
Cathy, I've been following along with your projects with great interest. I'm a composer, not a costumer... but during the pandemic, I developed an interest in historical garment making and discovered your channel. Watching your process of research, discovery, and development has been incredibly rewarding. It has inspired me to start up my own channel sometime this year, and I am also in the process of transforming my wardrobe with the addition of history-bounding garments. Watching your videos has given me the inspiration I needed to push through the obstacles in my own projects. In fact, I just finished a commission last night for a new choral work to be premiered in August! Thank you so much for creating a place for world-weary creatives of all stripes to come in and unwind and watch you work your magic. All that you do is not lost on us. Merci, madame. x
P.S. - I hope you haven't given up on singing, even if life might be too busy to be continuing with a voice coach right now. I was watching the video you made about your voice a few weeks back (for about the hundredth time) and I really enjoyed hearing you sing. I hope it's something you continue to do for your own pleasure and fulfillment... your voice is just too sweet to not share with others. Lots of love coming your way from the northeastern states.
Thank you RT, how kind! I'm so glad you're diving deep into your creativity too, that's wonderful to hear!
4:45 get you a cutting mat (most people use these mats with a rotary cutter, but they have other uses). You can use your marking wheel or a craft knife with a cutting mat. The size of mat really doesn't matter, as you can only swipe about 10 inches at a time anyway. But I like a cutting mat to protect the table whilst pinning, or just working at someone else's table. I use it like a place mat so I don't have to worry about my scissors or seam ripper accidentally making a scratch. So I never leave home without one. My "travel" mat fits perfectly inside my hard sided suitcase and is the first thing I pack, so it lays flat. They usually are only 1/8" thick, so it barely takes up any space. 💖🌞🌵😷
I was just coming to suggest the same thing. I have two travel mats, one is really tiny (about 6 inches square), the other is about 14 inches square and would be perfect for Cathy's purpose.
I bought my 12"x12" travel mat in the scrapbooking section of a craft store over 10 years ago. She's taken quite the beating and is still going strong. I agree that Cathy wouldn't regret buying one of her own, even though the tracing problem is already solved.
@@blazertundra I think it was Emma Jones, EPPer, who lives in England, who said she bought some cutting mats at a discount store. You could even use a plastic cutting board found at most Dollar Stores. But I've always waited for a sale. I just bought a beautiful pink one with roses printed on it (cricut) for half off! 💖🌞🌵😷
l would definitely use a cutting mat whilst cutting fabric on the floor... To prevent scratch a hard surface flooring or to accidentally snipping into carpet... as you are working in this clip 7:38 . 💖🌞🌵😷
My husband and I learned a valuable lesson through his long illness, about surrendering to the serendipitous nature of life and the joy to be found in it. The importance of listening to your own body and soul and what it needs. Took us 66 years to figure that out, so happy that you are doing so without the Illness part. We are thankful to have made it through with new appreciation for surrendering.
John Lennon once wrote a line in his song Beautiful Boy, "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." Life always has a way of changing our plans. and at times making us rethink. The key is, to remember who we are, and why we're here. In the middle of the road you call your life, it is nice to see you feeling more at ease with yourself. You genuinely look at peace. Thank you for sharing your journey. Looking forward to the finish project.
Thank you, this is a very true reflection of the theme of my personal journey right now. Thank you for seeing the subtext!
Your voice is sounding amazing lately. I hope you keep healing and finding joy and hope in your life. You really are a lovely person and you deserve all the best.
The joy I felt when you refered to your former partner by female pronouns! Cathy, it's so good to know that we have a queer woman a bit further into life actually knowing what you're doing, you're living your best life and taking care of yourself and that's wonderful. Thank you for that blink and you miss it moment of vulnerability, I greatly appreciate it. 🙏 And your embroidery looks so much like the original, it's incredible. Safe travels and take care!
We’re very different ages, but at similar stages of healing & growing, I think. What you said about listening to your body rather than just leading with your head, that really resonated with me. I’m so proud of us.
Hi Cathy, thank you for your videos. I've been sewing for many years, I taught myself to sew after a traumatic brain injury. I've been hitting a block with sewing, it's been a rough 4 years for me. Unfortunately/fortunately I took time to rest and recover but now it seems like a habit to nap, relax and do nothing. I have several projects going on, I'm making linen t-shirts, pants and a bathrobe, all have been started but I can't find the energy or passion to complete any of them. Watching this series of this velvet coat made me realize I can just do a seam or 2 a day and not try to make it all in a few days. I realize that I've been beating myself up for not working on the projects, which makes it harder to restart my projects. You're an inspiration to me. Thank you
You're welcome Patrick! Yes, the work is done in small bursts. Our hands and eyes and backs appreciate it!
How wonderful, this will be incredible when done.
I made my wedding dress, it took me 18 months I couldn't afford the dress I wanted, it cost me $100, fully lined, lots of handwork on the top.
When I had my shop open, one of the items I sold was vintage clothing, I miss it a lot.
What happened to your shop? I take it you don't have it anymore..
Shop closed, now it leaks, and lost thousands of dollars of merch. going to sell with the contents my health isn't very good.
I have started with the pattern for my velvet coat but with the heat in Spain right now I don't feel like having velvet layers on top when sewing 😂😅
Oh gosh yes, stick to early morning and late evening in the summer!
Rubbing hands together gleefully… I can’t wait!
Me: *silently cheering when Cathy said SHE left when talking about her partner* :D
I don't know what to say really, but feel compelled to say something. When you talked about giving yourself time to rest and not feel guilty, I cried. When you said you were going to have a free class on making time to sewing consistently, I cried again. Here I thought I was all on top of things and know myself so well, and NO!!! Obviously, I don't know anything if I am having the gut reactions. Thank you so much for this free class offering. I have registered. But thank you so much for sharing your journey. I look forward to your videos each month. You show the actual time and effort needed to create these items of beauty. I appreciate your time and effort. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Sometimes it is about the journey, the learning process and resting letting it all sink in and heal also inside and out.
100%!
Oh man, I have been procrastinating my repair project on my son's jeans (like a dozen or so jeans - that I volunteered and asked to do). I move them around my sewing space, put them on a different table in the dining room. I am just avoiding it, plain and simple. I SOOOO need a organization and motivation video!
😂😂 same except school pants! And…. Now school is out so at least I have all Summer?
I found you around lockdown I think. The peacock dress. When you had to stop my heart was broken. Working on a project for so long, for it not to work out...I have worked on a project for a long time too. This week I had my first presentation. I was so tired after. The next workshop is booked already. Life is a full time job. Things change. We have to adjust. Find the joy. Not get distracted by unnecessary things.
I'm so happy you are going with the pearl cotton now. I looks so much better than the stranded floss. After so much prep work, it is great to see you finally stitching. Involving a routine is a good idea. It helps me get big embroidery projects done, too.
I haven't watched much on this niche of RUclips over the last year, but oh my goodness, it's so lovely to see how much more confident you are, and how much clearer your voice sounds now! Literally finding your voice again. Awesome! Happy to be back
I'm honoured that you came back, and I'm glad we gave you joy! Thank you for being here!
You seem more relaxed, and your voice is amazing ❤
I just retired early and moved half way around the world to dedicate myself to my spiritual practices. It's been four months since i arrived and yet just in the last few days have I felt the ease and comfort i need to get back to those practices. I've been beating myself up about it, the same way you did. But it takes time. The heart and soul have to catch up with the body. And you're moving frequently, so I would imagine that's disruptive too. Pat on the back for noticing what your body needed.
What an exciting journey, I love that you're following your calling wherever it leads! I hear you, I have a spiritual practice too, and what really soothes me is when I see my teacher get tired, do what he needs to do to rest and decompress, and then get back on it. Forgiveness is the path, including self-forgivemess!
10:11 floor troll Cathy activated! I love just going back to bed some days.. nothing bad just love that sleep.
I feel the class you are offering is exactly what I need at this point in my life. Thank you! I have reserved my seat. (AND put it on my calendar) "See everyone there"
EVERYTHING I’ve started is unfinished (sewing-wise) so yeah, I signed up but quick!! 😂😂
Wonderful! I look forward to seeing you there!
This speaks to me on so many levels. Listening to my body and soul, slowing down and finding joy again. Ahhh, yes...
Hi Cathy, I’m an Embroidery Artisan from Australia and I’ve been following your Embroidered Coat journey with interest. May I gently offer some suggestions, when stitching the Fly stitch leaves, I start at the tip of the leaf, this helps set the angle of the entire leaf with the length and angle of the first stitch. Second tip, when embroidering onto velvet I use tissue paper. Draw the pattern onto the tissue paper and stitch right through it, this give much better accuracy, then simply tear it away when you have finished stitching. I’ll continue to watch your progress with great interest.😊
I nearly did not recognise you, your confidence and joy and enthusiasm was a joy to watch. The change in you from a few years ago is great to see, you are sounding so much better as well. I think this project was the best thing that’s happened to you for such a long time, it’s given you the passion and drive to finally to start blossoming and taking life head on again.
Hello Cathy, as someone who used to spend every day absorbing myself in projects like your (not as detailed) when I was younger, I am coming back to this after 30+ years, I am so utterly inspired by your drive and determination, and the beautiful way in which you cherish the details and pour your love into your work. I was intrigued by the free workshop but noticed it's not running anymore and I wondered if you possibly had a replay of that workshop anywhere. Thank you so much for these incredible videos you give, it has reignited a much loved, much dimmed flame in my heart. Keep up your amazing work!!! 🥰🥰🥰
Good for you for holding on to this project for so long and through so much. I'm only a few minutes in but watching the stitchery has reminded me of how much I miss embroidery. I gave it up nearly twenty years ago when first diagnosed with Dupyrens (funky type of arthritis) in favour of trying more gross motor activities to find a new passion. I still have my entire stash and you have me wondering about breaking it out and starting a new project but with the knowledge it may take me a year to complete something that previously would have only taken a couple of months.
I'd consult a health practitioner you trust first, but I love this idea! Take joy in what you do, however long it takes.
Not a seamstress at all but I am a creator (mixed media art, photography, journaling, and stickers). I've watched your channel over the past couple of years and I love the deep dives into your creativity and the research you do (I think i found you because of the peacock dress).
Good job on listening to your intuition when you found yourself falling asleep in your new space after a couple of. busy months. I took most of last year off from my side gig of creating journaling prompts and affirmations to do some much needed physical therapy and mental health therapy. I allowed myself to rest and reset as needed. I took a lot of naps and had a lot of early nights of sleep, but I am now at a place were I have more energy and can actually get the personal and business projects done that I need to do. Brava Cathy!!
That's how it's done! Thank you for sharing your story Paula, I know this will encourage someone!
I actually finished my first mock-up yesterday. I drafted the pattern myself. Is it wonky. A bit. Am I extremely proud. Yes! I was putting it off because I wanted for it to be perfect before going to the next step essentially just procrastinating. If you want to do something just do it. And if comes out not the way wou wanted, you can always try it again. Only now you have more experience to make it better
I love your reflection! Thank you, I think you're right!
i always tend to fall asleep during your video's, in a good way! besides, that means i can watch them again later ;)
Same. Sometimes 3 times..
#unintentionalASMR ❤
"a space of surrender" and "learning to listen to my heart" really felt good
Surrendering our hearts, there's a sermon in there somewhere for me. Thank you for such a wonderful video Cathy. I am enjoying you taking time with the embroidery.
When I use my needlepointed tracing wheel I just use an inexpensive sheet of foam core board. It’s just a dollar or so where I live for a poster sized piece. 22” x 28” 3/16” The needlepoints just have to be able to poke holes in your paper and this is just enough thickness that your surfaces are safe from scratches but you make a clear hole in your paper. Generally I use this to trace the seam lines of an extant garment that I want to make a pattern from. Works for me!
I’ve been watching you for quite a few years now and you always bring me such a sense of peace even in my dark times! It’s amazing to see how far you’ve come with this project and It’s lovely to see you more confident and joyous :) you inspire to start sewing and going out of my comfort zone, thank you Cathy! ❤
To see your joy in the embroidery,and the surrender to the leaf.
Love the theme of surrendering to the flow of the embroidery (or life)!
Thank you, I'm glad that resonated!
That's another thing I've been learning too, and now I don't try to MAKE myself do sewing, I sew for fun and when I want to so I do my utmost to not schedule my sewing, deadlines are work and I don't need arbitrary schedules, deadlines, guilt and self-loathing in my hobbies too. Sure it makes my progress slower, but it turns out once I stopped using a particular sewing machine, I actually ENJOY the sewing process and am not the product-oriented sewist I thought I was.
And I got the mockups done for my 1895 walking skirt inspired by your last free series, had so much fun drafting it (twice, because I don't trust anything that tells me to put a loadbearing waistband at my "natural" waist which is above the bottom of my ribcage and not where I ever want a tight waistband) that I drafted one for a friend and as a gift, made her first mockup of it, I've just pressed it and am about to put the waistband on it!
I'm glad you're happy to finally be getting to the embroidery and not stressed about it.
What a joy to not only watch you but listen to all that you have to share. It brings me joy. The process of deciding where you know and want to put that needle with all its thread. To know that when you go with what l call the flow of my body and rhythm, it all comes together. Well done. All that preparation is worth all the time and effort. Your films are quite an inspiration. Annette, West Sussex, England
Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful journey with us. I love watching you work, and I especially loved hearing you talk about how you're working to be kinder and more compassionate towards yourself - it's a lesson I need to learn too! And your joy in your work is contagious, I can't keep myself from smiling whenever I see The Velvet or The Embroidery. You have a special kind of magic, Cathy, and I appreciate every moment of time spent peeking into your world.
This is so lovely! I am enjoying this entire process and I cannot wait to see how this comes together-both in your personal life journey and in the coat journey
Thank you so much!
Getting to this stage of a project is so exciting because you can really start to see it materialize! I love this part the process so much because the momentum really tends to build at this point.
Potentially silly idea - if I were tackling such a massive embroidery design I'd be tempted rather than doing prick and pounce, to baste in basic lines (following the locations of stems, the center lines of leaves, etc) of the pattern, just because I know I'd get annoyed at myself having to stop and remark the next bit with pins. The basting thread could be pulled out just ahead of the work as I go along. Just a thought!
I don't know what I thought but it just hit me with watching her work that it will take so much time to finish! It really is 'stitch by stitch'. 😮😮 So much patience, so much fine work. It's going to be brilliant I think!
Warm
Outstanding
Mindful
Adventurous
Nurturing
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It’s good to hear you Roar!
You are creating art, so lovely 💖
Cathy, what you are experiencing is an effect of the difference in altitude. As a native of Denver, I can tell you it hit me last month just going up to Estes Park for a day. So yes, listen to your body.
That copper kitchen panelling sure is amazing. I'd give up a lot to stay there for a month, too.
Listening to your body is so important. I've learned that years ago when I had the most odd cravings, food wise. I craved certain foods that in general I never like eating or at least never crave for. So I started searching why and found out that the food I craved for all were high on iron. A simple test at the doc showed I indeed had a iron deficiency. Ever since that time I listen to what my body is telling me.
Yes, yes, yes! You finaly have the joy! So happy for you I love this poject. And you gave yourself what you needed. Big hugs to you.❤😊
Thank you!
WOW, this is so exciting! AND, your voice sounds so much better! Traveling seems to agree with you! I am laughing about the CC comments when just background music is playing.
The edits for the prelude to needing to rest were hilarious and relatable although I want ice cream now. 😂❤
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I got tingles when I saw you stitching the ferns!! Soo exciting it’s happening!! The pattern is beautiful. I reserved your class and know it will help me greatly. Your voice sounds fantastic- inflections without cracking and natural rhythms and volume!! (Retired speech pathologist!). Keeps improving. I know you are so thankful. Hug
I hardly wait. This is going to be awesome ❤
Pin-marking--an elegant solution to an artistic problem. Kudos
I can see that this is going to be a museum quality piece. It looks lovely!
It is lovely to see you ... I feel to follow you and begin to embroidery after 50 years ...
Yay I'm glad you're resting enough! Slight advice for your embroidery, if you're okay with it, you should try to be irregular with how you fill your pattern. I know it's not as bad as when our grandparents were doing needlework, but there can be sliiiiiight variation in dye lots. sliiiiiiiiiiiiiiight variation. So if you leave a leaf here or there to be filled in later, or jump around in the stems, it won't stand out if the color lots have some minor variance. Or if you say, oh idk, go to an independent store to buy some floss and find that while they have some of the usual dmc they ALSO carry hand dyed small batch thread! Anyways! Hope you have fun in your travels
Oh I love this advice, thank you!
I am so excited to see you get started! Pushing your body, when it is telling you to rest, is never a good thing; I have learned that. Life, I don't believe, was meant to be a regimented as we have made it. I am looking forward to ending my career and finding something else to do. I have 4 more years and then my job is over. The possibilities are endless. Most people would be frightened, not me, I am excited to start something new. I am looking forward to your next video.
It's such an exciting stage of life you're in... I'm just approaching 50 and realising the rich, authentic, unfolding adventure that's ahead in the second half of life. Bon voyage!
It is indeed. I will be 54 this year and I am looking forward to something different.
Glad to see you finally getting to this part. Well done putting the hard work in and sticking with it.
Thanks!
I love being on this journey with you. Because of this project I took up counted cross stitch and I’m having so much fun.
Cathy, you are such an inspiration to so many of us. To bring such an enormous project with you whilst traveling and being so passionate and precise.
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I’m IN!! Signing up now!
Thank you so much! Wonderful! See you there!
So looking forward to this!!!
Seeing you make these first embroidery stitches gave me such a sense of joy! Further in the video I got a bit anxious when it looked like you didn’t have much space between the pieces for seam allowance, but I guess that was just the camera perspective. It will be wonderful to see this coming to life now! Sending blessings for your journey (in every meaning of the word).
Bless you for your patience as you work on this! I'm not sure I could do it! It's going to be gorgeous.
Dear Cathy, oh my, yes, the velvet pile will move around if you use prick and pounce! Do you detect my hint of been there, done that? 😆
As an embroiderer, I’ve always stitched fly-stitch leaves and feathers from tip to base. I notice that you stitch yours from base to tip, and they do look just right. Sometimes the freedom of not having been taught The Rules is actually a good thing…I’m just curious whether your base-to-tip working order was something you were taught or spent some thought on, a conscious decision before you took thread to fabric. Please share?
Hi Rebecca, thank you for your kind and generous comment! No, it was an intuitive choice - but since they tend to curve in ways I'm not yet skilled enough to control, it makes sense to start them where I want them on the stems and curve out from there, the same way they grow I guess?
@CathyHay that's a really helpful perspective. I often have the same meandering leaves as you do. I like the idea of surrender and starting at the part that needs to be in a specific spot. Thank you. I will definitely use this in my embroidery.
You were spot on with this one! Thank you!!!
The sewing looks lovely you are so good.
cathy!! i am a silly little American (from PA) and I recently went to London for the first time (also my first time in Europe)- and I saw this gorgeous coat in PERSON at the V&A and thought it was so amazing and fantastic and exciting!! I was like "OMG ITS THE COAT FROM CATHYS VIDEOS" and my parter was... confused at best hahaha
wow this is turning out amazing! its so much fun to watch you go through this lengthy project!
Haha your collapsed on the ground/bed re-enactments were very funny. I Love your storytelling and videography. It is great to watch your adventures thanks for sharing.
Hello from one stitching nomad to the next! I'm super excited to see you working on a big project through the moves! And I can't wait to see your coat once it's complete 🙃
Thank you so much!
There is something so wonderful about this project and your perseverance with it, that when I watched you embroidering those first leaves, my eyes welled up with tears.
I love that you are surrendering to all aspects of this project/your life, and where the leaves find themselves as you stitch. After all, the breeze of change is blowing differently for you than it did for the original dress coat.
All the very best to you with your continuing journey, sewing project, and adventures ❤
Great update! It really is wonderful seeing the coat starting to come to life, off of the drawing board. I popped across the road to the V&A in my lunch break and paid a quick visit to the coat. It was super to be able to see the original in front of my eyes after watching your series of videos replicating it from the start.
Thank you for inspiring us to go after our dream projects..
My pleasure!
Those leaves have such grace and life. Stitching is a means of grace in my experience.
I'm with you... Pouncing on velvet would be soooo inaccurate! And so would drawing on lines. This pin transfer seems to be the way to go. Since you only use this pattern once, I'd find pins with the smallest heads possible and pop the pinheads through the pattern instead of transferring. If you are careful popping the pins through, you can still use the pattern 4 or 5 times more. 💖🌞🌵😷
Oh my goodness, your voice! ❤❤❤❤👏 you’re sounding strong and happy. I hope you’re feeling that way as well 😊
Thank you always being so genuine & for sharing your struggles & successes! It’s so nice to continue to follow you & see the journey you’ve been on, as you continue on your path! This was a very nice video update!! I literally just finished signing up for this class!!
I definitely need to get back into a doable routine that allows me to feel peaceful, calm, & creative while finishing up my numerous projects from over the years(1-15+ yrs of unfinished projects; some at 85-95% completed)!! Thank you, looking forward to your class👍🏻🤗👍🏻🤗
Thank you for sharing, i am not a sewer, but i love to paint and I have signed up for your class in hopes that i can translate that into my painting. I love the series, the whole process of discovery is captivating, and to see your passion for this is inspiring, thank you for sharing.
Thank you for the lovely gift of your time and knowledge. I understand what you mean by surrendering. I have several pieces of tatted lace that I am trying to finish and I've taken to working on them while I listen and watch your creating process. it helps me to have something to do with my hands while processing information in my head.
Thank you so much looking forward to it. I enjoy every second of your videos!!😊💜
Is it just me or did anyone else feel a familial sense of joy for Cathy when you saw the first leaf on the velvet? Sending you so much love and positivity as you happily go through this project! We are fortunate to be a long for the ride.. and grateful for all your wisdom♡
I love your comments about surrendering to it.
I’m renovating my second house, in a totally non trade approved way. It’s definitely more ‘artisanal’ than highly professionally skilled as a builder, so things are all a bit fluid and evolving…..the tiling is a little lively, for example. I surrender to it. But also to the fact I am lot older and have been through a lot more than when I started the first house. I might know more about using a drill now and how to paint a wall, but I also hadn’t had life changing illness etc. So I have to give myself some grace for what I am capable of completing now. It’s hard to accept that what is realistic in reality isn’t what fits the plan in my head.
I’m loving your joy in this series, and also that your business is doing well enough you can’t fit in five hours of sewing around the edges anymore. I’m glad it’s successful. Thank you for sharing this journey with us.
I’m off to paint the next few painful inches of hallway.
Do what you can do, and take joy in it. Your experience is such a great example of what being an artist really looks like!
👏👏👏👏👏👏💗 IM SOOOOOOO HAPPY FOR YOU ….. IF I COULD I WOULD WATCH EVERY STITCH ❤️🙏
Your an inspiration Cathy, I look forward to the next chapter of your gorgeous creation :-)
Thank you!
I'm a novice sewer, but I love to watch you doing your thing. Its so good to see how you are evolving now.. you have such a beautiful nature. Enjoy life.... its far too short to let anyone subvert your joi de vivre ! Stay happy ! X
Thank you Silla!
The embroidery is coming out utterly beautiful! You're getting the organic quality of the plants very nicely. You're very clever to be able to adapt your work schedule to suit what needs to be done.
I just finished a little project. I like t-shirts with pockets on the front. I somes buy medical scrubs to get shirts with pockets. And to keep from getting mistaken for the staff if I happen to wear them to a doctor's appointment, I bought some ribbon trim in interesting colors and patterns and sewed it on the top edge of the pocket. I just finished it today, and the eye doctor's receptionist complimented me on my cleverness.
I don’t sew or embroider, but have watched this project from the start. Your advice is so applicable to life in general, and I suspect that some lessons in the class you plan to teach could be adapted for a wider audience. Thank you for your interesting content. It is mesmerizing.
July was a busy month so I'm catching up on watching your videos now. I love how you are making time in your travels to embroider a velvet caot!
Thank you so much!
@@CathyHay you're most welcome!
This is such a lovely video and I'm so happy to see the progress and the music you have in the background is definitely the right vibe!!
I am a recent subscriber and I've been enjoying your videos so much. Your voice is so lovely to listen to while you explain, and you've been very informative and encouraging. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and process with us!
Thank you so much for being here Jazzy May! I'm so delighted and grateful that you'd spend your precious time with me.
I celebrate the manner you avoid marking. It's all like a religious task. You are the right person for such an awesone project, dear Cathy! Greetings from Lima, Peru!
I am currently working on a dollhouse that I've had stashed away for 3 years. I am not beating myself up to finish at a set time and I have had to change the design concept a bit, due to limitations or things not working out as planned. And I am ok with this. "Go with the flow" is my mantra for summer! This jacket is just stunning Cathy! STUNNING!
Wow can't wait to see it when it's finished,its going to be amazing x
Me too!!
Greetings from Greeley, Colorado! Welcome back😊
So beautiful Cathy!