I wish your editing self wasn't so critical of our lovely Charlie. We love ALL of your videos. Every minute! Just the fact that you share even your not so "normal" moments. I think most of us are just like you (only too shy to put ourselves out there) I, myself look forward to all your videos and Instagram posts! Thank you my love! Enjoy your "break". Whatever you want to classify it as. Have loads of fun!
True. I literally just clicked on this video, even though I thought it was an old one. Because the skirt in the thumbnail looks familiar. I still just felt like watching it to relax a bit and maybe get some inspiration for a similar project (I just bought two sets of bed linens at IKEA, that were on sale for almost nothing. Finally enough affordable material for two or three really swirly, voluminous skirts!)
1:58 I distinctly heard "adorable hen-made clothing" and now I can't stop picturing a chicken at a tiny sewing machine stitching away on your wardrobe 😂
Shoutout to the person who pointed out that your subtitles are gold. Thank you for all the work you put into not only making and editing these videos, but also the icing-on-the-cake subtitles I keep on for every video now.
The way you described the kind of change you need is what we call in german 'Tapetenwechsel' - wallpaper change. It literally means, when you are staring at your wallpaper, and you like staring at your wallpaper but you really get restless staring at that wallpaper. But you don't wanna do anything else than staring at your wallpaper, not even stare at someone elses wallpaper. You just need YOUR wallpaper to change so you can stare at it in peace for a while again. Or smth like that.
Yep! Letting stuff simmer in the back of the mind for a bit while I do something different (especially in a different medium) is a big part of my creative process.
When you have fun making, we have fun watching. Don't stress over it. Your infectious joy makes the videos so much more enjoyable than the best planning and scriptwriting could.
When you said you were making palazzo pants with the flowy cream-and-pink fabric, I shook my head. And then I saw the end result and my jaw dropped. They're GORGEOUS, and so are the coordinating tops you made! You and Stephanie Canada are why I started sewing again.
My AuDHD self identifies with you so much that your vids have landed on my "comfort watch" list - an honor usually reserved for 50 minute plus vids. You bring me joy.
Be gentle with yourself Charlie. :) I'm glad you didn't try to make the dress for the video, you already make so much for every video. I'm happy to watch you make whatever amount of whatever that you're vibing with. I hope you enjoy England.
@@leilasmila When I visited London for the first time in June of 1996 I expected cold and rain so I only packed long jeans and long sleeved sweaters. But there are worse places if you need new clothes. I went to Kensington Market, Hyper Hyper, Camden Market,... I wore those purchases for decades and still keep them because I'm still so fond of them, although they are really falling apart.
Yeah. It's much colder this year. Plan for low 60's at best. England gets like one week between June (mainly the end of June early July) and August of maybe upper 70s (the one week out of the year I thaw out and every English person I know waves their hand to fan themselves and says, "My, is it warm here? I'm roasting." Code translation for is "Oh my god, its bleeping hot!') if you're lucky. Hampton court is beautiful, but breezy. (I'm guessing you're going to the RSN for classes). I suggest you pack thick leggings if you have not left yet-just in case. Maybe even a scarf. Not kidding. We had like two days of mild USA weather in greater London, and that place is drafty.
This little travel tip comes from my grandmother.. could have been further but she didn't say where it came from. Pack what you like in a suitcase.. put that suitcase in a slightly larger one, in case you shop. When it comes time to fly home.. pack the dirty laundry and mail it home. She did that when they went to Japan in the early 40s.. you know.. before Pearl Harbor. Again for Cuba, when we could still go there and I think Germany too. Most of the family does this. When I went to Niagara Falls, the Canadian side, I drove over the border the day before I flew, found a mail boxes etc and mailed 2 suitcases home. They insisted they be in a box *eye roll* Gram always said it was nice to get home and have some rest time before doing the laundry.
@@henriettelinkshanderin1449 She was.. my grandfather just went along. They raised their kids through the depression and after that, when they both had jobs, that's what they saved for.. travel. I remember her challenging my parents for not taking the kids all over the globe when we were off school for summer. I think my dad always told her.. it's either travel or college.. can't be both.
I wonder if you could put a plastic bag in your pocket and take some of them off on the plane; not sure if you would have your carry-on baggage checked again between connecting flights (but you could always put it back on before you boarded… probably more trouble than it's worth!)
I have a lovely sun hat with flowers, but don't own a hat box. So when going anywhere (in a car, plane, on foot) I'm wearing the hat. Gotta get me a box one of these days...
I will say, Even though I'm a "I gotta finish the whole project" kinda person, I TOTALLY agree with the self care that needs to happen during any long task. I love that you include eatting lunch in a lot of your videos because it reminds me I should take a snack break too.
California native living in the UK here (for many years now). This summer is even crappier than usual for UK summers. I saw a BBC news spot the other day about, basically, "what's wrong with the weather this summer?!" and they were saying the jet stream isn't predicted to move north of us until the end of July. So if you're travelling before then, plan for December (or, really, this rainy spring) in LA to be the warmest it gets. At least it's a mood, and at least there's lots of green everywhere! :D
My husband commented that he had heard reports saying it was the worst summer ever. I pointed out that it wasn't since there was the still "the year with no summer" (Krakatoa? don't remember exact year) and he maintained it's awfully close.
@@wartgin yep. Temperatures are only a little chillier than usual, but there's just so much less sun and so much more rain. Here in the North West, I think we've had maybe 5 days total since the start of June that really felt like summer. I have hopes of a sunny spell in August, but still, It's Not Great. I think we're all going to be even more dependent on vitamin D tablets than usual for the rest of this year!
You’re editing has never been anything but logical entertaining. I get a kick out of your quirky personality. Your style is nothing like mine, but I enjoy watching the way you make the clothes and how they look when they’re finished. Of course my favorite thing is your process. I am one of these organized people that has to have everything planned down to the second, and I get a kick out of the way you do things.
You need layers because we have all four seasons in one day, boots in the morning and sandals in the evening, an umbrella would be useful too. Sending love from Kent, England xx
have fun stitching in a castle in England! I've only ever heard good things about that school. also i've been meaning to make some pants for myself and i might be a bit more inspired now!
I googled what palazzo pants are and realized that they're exactly what I want to make for a few days now. Guess now I know how they're called I have to make them! And even though I know from instagram that you're on your trip now and that there probably won't be any weeks without a film, now that you've said you need a break and said your goodbyes, I felt a little sad and lonely. Well, it seems I really like your videos!
I love how fluent and authentic your videos are. Thanks for sharing all these observations, I think it's so important to know these things about oneself. Accepting and working with them then is sometimes hard to accept, you being so open about it really encouraging 💙
I got my hair cut shorter once, and I started to lose my equilibrium. I understand I have an allergy causing an inner ear problem, but I believe my heavy hair was holding me up.
Gotta love Fridays, the workweek is over and Charlie posts a new video 🤩 As for the question from the intro, I’m not much of a traveller, but I’d like to visit the Balkans one day to tour all the Soviet-era Spomenik monuments (cause I’m a sucker for history, brutalism and abandoned places) 😅
My favorite place to visit is the Danish west coast. Every time I get there it feels like coming home. But in second place is the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. I've been there in the 90s when the reef was still alive and it was breathtakingly beautiful. I would really like to visit the coast of Italy. I've visited the Mediterranean Sea in Greece several times. Plus I've visited Italy several times, but only in the north: Milano, Turino, Monte Rosa, Domodossola, Gran Paradiso, Merano, Bolzano, Lago di Como, Lago Maggiore, Lago di Lugano, Lago di Garda,... I don't know why but I love the sea and I don't like the mountains. I don't hate them, their existence is okay with me, but I don't want to be there. It took me years to realize that. This year I will visit Denmark, again, but next year I will visit the Italian coast. Finally!
That brown top with the pants plus a “heavier” looking dark brown wedge or sandals would be just so perfect and adorable. Have fun on your break and vacation! You deserve it! I’m going on my first vacation in a year and a half away from work and it is a partial “working vacation”. I understand the feeling totally.
omg the skirt fabric is SO PRETTY!!! And the pants are adorable!!! LOVE the brown top with the pants!! The dark colour with the light coloured pants give a really nice balanced look (imo)
I really loved what you said about breaking everything down into steps. I personally find that very helpful/motivating, to sit down and make a list of every single step I need to do in a project. My sewing time has dropped so much since I had kids (thankfully, they're getting old enough now that it's starting to get easier to fit it in again), and sometimes I just really need that mental benchmark of knowing that I just need to complete this step, and then I'm at a good stopping point and can set it aside. It still takes me forever to finish any project that's more than absolutely basic, but I'll get there. It's been fun to follow your England adventures on Instagram!
As someone who shares the “I don’t like to plan more than 2 weeks ahead” mentality, I just have one recommendation: don’t make too many Dutch friends. In the Netherlands, you often have to reserve your friends’ time 3-6 weeks ahead of time, even if they live within a radius of 20 miles from you 😂
I'm in England. It's currently in the 50s and it's looking like rain. Again. Yes, it typically doesn't go over 80 in the peak of summer, and 80 isn't common. Usually 70ish is normal for the "hot days." Ftr , I'm American, so know and understand fully the differencs. You have to remember, England is on the same kind of longitude as mid-Canada! 😂 I know I didn't realise just HOW NORTHERLY England was until I got here. 😂 I knew it was further north, but I figured it was like as far North as New York or maybe even Maine. No. NO! LOL The Met office is suggesting we're getting another week of summer soon, but they can say that for weeks without it happening. As long as you have a jacket or sweater to throw over, you'll be ok. Raincoat is obviously a good idea. Waterproof footwear greatly encouraged.
I was thinking whilst watching this, will they look good with a raincoat and wellingtons. Here in the UK, we have had rain most days this July and the temperature has not reached 20°. I do hope you bring some sunshine with you. Enjoy your travels
Weather update from Europe: very cold and very wet. It's summer, it should be about 30 degrees Celsius here now, today it's 15 degrees and it's raining. In other words, from spring to autumn. Summer, never heard of it, at least not this year.
Stockholm come up to 26 today but it been a few weeks way colder then it should be. My allotment is not like it and things grows slow due to way to cold for the season. If 20 degrees is the hottests day all summer me think they lie more about that part or it would been in the worlds news they never really got summer temperaturs all summer
Small town in Western Germany, 16°C and pouring rain up to liters per square meter. Jep. Nice German summer this year... 😪😅 Last year this time ? 35°C for weeks, not a single raindrop
@AnniCarlsson it's actually pretty normal for the (especially northern) UK to just not even hit 25 during el niño and la niña years, it's part of the reason we can't grow all our own food. I'm in London, we did hit 28 in May, that probably the hottest out week be this year. We haven't hit 25 again this year.
This video was not only a sewing inspiration, but also pinpointed a few of the struggles I couldn't identify. Been trying to recharge the ol' noggin, but a change in routine is exactly what is needed. Love your content. Keep being you!❤
From England: this year we have a cold summer so please bring jumpers as well .... and waterproof. I love the clothes! I hope you will enjoy your holiday.
As long as you also pack a light sweater and a couple of plain t-shirts to layer with same (would suggest a brown that would complement both palazzo and skirt), you will be ok. I'm an East coast US girl who lived in England during a "heat wave" (temps in the 90s - being from DC, no humidity UK in the 90s was a breeze!); I needed a sweater in the evenings. That high up on the ol' globe means it's cooler naturally, despite the temperature readings. And yes, it can go from 90s to 60s, dry to damp, etc., in a blink, so better to be prepared with practical layers that you can...layer, as needed! Safe travels!
Love those fabrics and what you made from them Charlie. England is wet and breezy at min. Hope you have a Wonderful time on the course in London and in whatever else you decide to do here in UK. Sending love from Yorkshire, England
I'm currently packing for a train trip to go see my aunt and uncle for a week. Figuring out which luggage to use and what to pack was really stressful until I realized I had 1 more suitcase in my luggage allotment. Now I'm just excited about the trip.
Planning anything 3-4 months in advance is such a crazy idea in my mind lol. I travel constantly for work and am in the habit of booking hotels within an hour of showing up at them 😅
Fluidity is good - I wasn't planning on doing ANY sewing at all this summer while I finish my thesis. But then I saw a post on the 18th century sewing Facebook page, et voila, I'm sewing a new dress out of impulse fabric I bought last year! I don't know why I even make a sewing plan for the year, I tend to just do whatever I want after February!😅
I love both outfits and I think those Palazzo pants can take you anywhere in Europe. You can go into historic churches if you wear the little over top, you can be comfortable wherever you go and you don’t have to shave your legs. Peak life.
Your comments/advice from @12:30 to @15:15 resonate SO much and holy moley, I cannot thankyou enough for putting this into words. I'm currently working on a MASSIVE costume, but I finished embroidering ONE sleeve, and am now having lunch!! ... before doing the other sleeve. Your videos are so good to have on in the background while I sew, I love the honest, real and healthy encouragement and realistic expectations for yourself (and by extension, me)
Fridays are for my favorite Charlie videos! I hope you had a lovely trip and that the class went well! I also hope you got TONS of compliments on your stunningly lovely outfits! You knocked it out of the park with these 💜 I totally get needing to take a break. I get overwhelmed and burnt out quite easily if I get settled into a too-strict routine, even if it's with things I love doing. You're 100% deserving of a break from the norm!
Sewing a whole edge without stopping is SO satisfying! The green skirt's white bits and pale orange flowers might go well with the paler of the pink shirts. Your dog is a friendly little marshmallow :)
As an English person, I feel the need to tell you that this summer has been SO COLD even by our standards. Its a good day if it gets above 18 degrees c. (Also if you are going to Chatsworth, please go to Haddon Hall - down the road and amazing).
I'm working on an A-line dress, 2 patchwork skirts (with the adjustable sides) and I'm trying to get all these done around a full-time job, traveling for work, a wedding and I'm batching the work! It's gonna be fun!!
This Summer sucks, it feels more like spring with April weather thrown in. I am in the UK on the Isle of Wight. LOVE your channel, you always make me smile.
100% with you on the last minute planning habit! But your mention of Chatsworth reminded me I saw in the news it'll be closed to the public 22-26 July. Just a heads up for if that's when you are this very chilly side of the pond! 😅
Well, you know what they say - a change is as good as a break! Also, that reversible top is brilliant, and I need to make one for myself for dance classes...
Being hugged by my outfit was why I love corsets so much (the real-real ones, with steel boning and all that stuff). My scrambled interoception is more put together in them
I loved this video. It was fun to just 'craft & chat' as I sat at my desk knitting another Emotional Support Chicken. You've made the split-side skirt so many times, that I didn't mind the whirlwind making; I know I can just go back to old videos for a 'tutorial'. Enjoy England!
I think this is the first video that I've watched and been compelled to comment... and the first video I've watched with the closed captioning on... which is awesome by the way! It really sounds like you are writing the captions, and they are cute and funny and lovely. Thank you for being so inspiring and entertaining, and giving lovely extra joy to people who use the captions. Here's hoping you are having the greatest 'break' in England.
Bring layers, many layerssssss. Cause it will be cold and then you move and realise it’s humid af and you’re sweating profusely. So it’s good to have flaxibility
I adore the palazzo pants! And I'm always a fan of your split side skirts. I wish I had the confidence to try to make both. My biggest hurdle is picking appropriate fabric.
I don't know if you watch your old videos' comments, so I thought I would put a comment here. I found you from shorts on RUclips. Also they sent me to your fabric sheets comparison video. And I don't know how often I will watch, but I'm a RUclips premium subscriber, so hopefully you'll get some income from this. I just have seen several of your videos and I really, really like what you're doing.And thank you for being so honest about RUclips, I didn’t know all that. Thank you so much!
Yeah this video was great. So appreciate the way you mentioned pacing out a project. I always struggle with that! No suprise because favorite color is pink but that was my favorite one of the bunch. The pants are such a great piece for your frame! I loooove how they fit you. The top looks so good. The cardigan with it just ugh! Chefs kiss. Thank you for continuing to make these videos it’s sooooo helpful to see you making things you’re really enjoy
I "reward" myself with making stuff in between chores and momming 😅 hardly get those breaks but you are absolutely right. Breaking the process of making into different times helps and feels so much more optimistic to get things done... definitely has been keeping more productive (I'm listening and watching this while cleaning my kitchen then I'm going to get back to animating a video that my teen has challenged me to do ❤)
What a perfectly timed video! I tried making the one-cut romper thing from a couple weeks ago, but I didn't like how it turned out on me. Instead, I was going to turn them into big pants. And here are big pants! I hope you know how much of an inspiration you are to so many of us, Charlie 💜❤️🧡
Oooh, I love both pink tops (alone or together) with the pants. Perfect. I hope you got to finish the dress, and am certain that at some point we'll be told! In the meantime I hope the trip is wonderful and that puppy found a puppy petter up to their very high standards.
When it's a pattern on pattern (imo) the way it works the best is when at least one of the pieces is the smallest and slimmest type, in your example I would make a scoop neck or v neck tank top out of the brown, or exactly what u did with the darker pink one.. I loveeee the top u tied in the back omg 😂 and the pants, they're the star of the show for me ❤
I don't even sew, but I came across your channel by accident and I ADORE YOU! You are hilarious and sweet and so real. I don't think I'm gonna start sewing, but I'm definitely gonna start watching you :)
Oh man, I relate to the planning ahead experience SO much! There’s the Now and the Not Now, and sometimes the Looming Appointment™️. I’ve had times when planning travel months in advance has been ok but these days it feels overwhelming to do all that.
Wow the fabrics they sent are So Beautiful 😍 the pants and the skirt are so cute and comfy looking ❤❤❤❤ so impressed with the whipping up of the tops. Enjoy your time across the pond!! Safe travels!
I need that white top!!! Also, the feather pants are perfect!! I would actually pair the white top with the feather pants! Which is crazy bc seeing the feather fabric at the beginning, I wasn't in love with it. But seeing the final product, I would totally make those and love those! ❤
Love love love the skirt and pants! I would love to learn how to make them both… my wardrobe would quadruple!!!! By the way, my husband is from England. After 20 plus years I am still learning some English expressions! Enjoy your trip - I am soooooooooo green with envy! Safe travels!
You are my new favorite channel on RUclips ❤ omg I can't believe I've been living under this rock for so long. Your personality is perfect and makes me smile and I just....I want a new rock to live under where I just sew and watch your videos. Also OMG you have the absolute PERFECT body type 😍 I am so jealous of how perfect your body is.
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I wish your editing self wasn't so critical of our lovely Charlie. We love ALL of your videos. Every minute! Just the fact that you share even your not so "normal" moments. I think most of us are just like you (only too shy to put ourselves out there) I, myself look forward to all your videos and Instagram posts! Thank you my love! Enjoy your "break". Whatever you want to classify it as. Have loads of fun!
True. I literally just clicked on this video, even though I thought it was an old one. Because the skirt in the thumbnail looks familiar. I still just felt like watching it to relax a bit and maybe get some inspiration for a similar project (I just bought two sets of bed linens at IKEA, that were on sale for almost nothing. Finally enough affordable material for two or three really swirly, voluminous skirts!)
Well said!! 👏👏
I agree❤️
The not-normal moments are the salt on the proverbial fries!
I agree lol we all love her so much but she’s too hard on herself i wish she could see herself the way we see her
1:58 I distinctly heard "adorable hen-made clothing" and now I can't stop picturing a chicken at a tiny sewing machine stitching away on your wardrobe 😂
I want to draw this but it's past 1 in the morning and I have to be an adult tomorrow! 😭
Just remember that any version of "hen making clothes" will make somebody very happy.
@@mirjanbouma Omg I would love to see the doodle if you make one!! My mom's sewing group call themselves the Hens :D
@@emilyrln I'll set a reminder for myself!
@@emilyrln oh snap, how do I share it here.... Hadn't thought of that yet 😅
Shoutout to the person who pointed out that your subtitles are gold. Thank you for all the work you put into not only making and editing these videos, but also the icing-on-the-cake subtitles I keep on for every video now.
Might've been me! May more folks find out the secret extra bit of awesome
I know I pointed it out recently bc I depend on them. She really does put some extra sugar and spice in them! I love them!!! ❤
I’m going to have to go back and rewatch with the subtitles!
The way you described the kind of change you need is what we call in german 'Tapetenwechsel' - wallpaper change. It literally means, when you are staring at your wallpaper, and you like staring at your wallpaper but you really get restless staring at that wallpaper. But you don't wanna do anything else than staring at your wallpaper, not even stare at someone elses wallpaper. You just need YOUR wallpaper to change so you can stare at it in peace for a while again.
Or smth like that.
That is the best thing ever, and once again, German provides thorough, specific, niche words that I absolutely love!
Hahaha, thats what I wanted to write too :D These specific words sometimes put the finger right where it needs to be!
I think that definition of a break is common for creative people. It's more about replenishing and stimulating creativity than it is about rest.
Yep! Letting stuff simmer in the back of the mind for a bit while I do something different (especially in a different medium) is a big part of my creative process.
"as she observes some shoddy work, its fine... no I'm going to fix it" 100% felt that lol
When you have fun making, we have fun watching. Don't stress over it. Your infectious joy makes the videos so much more enjoyable than the best planning and scriptwriting could.
The fact that sewing projects are composed of many discrete steps is part of why I find them so satisfying. It's like constantly checking off boxes. 😊
So true!! One project comprised of many, many itty bitty ones.
22:48 a big thank you to editing Charlie - you did a fantastic job! I hope you're enjoying your time over the pond 😊
I like how you don't talk over the sound of the sewing machine. I was able to hear every word.
When you said you were making palazzo pants with the flowy cream-and-pink fabric, I shook my head. And then I saw the end result and my jaw dropped. They're GORGEOUS, and so are the coordinating tops you made! You and Stephanie Canada are why I started sewing again.
My AuDHD self identifies with you so much that your vids have landed on my "comfort watch" list - an honor usually reserved for 50 minute plus vids.
You bring me joy.
Be gentle with yourself Charlie. :) I'm glad you didn't try to make the dress for the video, you already make so much for every video. I'm happy to watch you make whatever amount of whatever that you're vibing with.
I hope you enjoy England.
Prepare for cold and wet. Followed ten minutes later by muggy and warm. Rinse and repeat. Zen hugs from Plymouth, England.
Depending on when she's here... If she was here in June then she'll have had amazing weather! But yes, present weather is muggy and I don't like it.
@@leilasmila When I visited London for the first time in June of 1996 I expected cold and rain so I only packed long jeans and long sleeved sweaters. But there are worse places if you need new clothes. I went to Kensington Market, Hyper Hyper, Camden Market,... I wore those purchases for decades and still keep them because I'm still so fond of them, although they are really falling apart.
Yeah. It's much colder this year. Plan for low 60's at best. England gets like one week between June (mainly the end of June early July) and August of maybe upper 70s (the one week out of the year I thaw out and every English person I know waves their hand to fan themselves and says, "My, is it warm here? I'm roasting." Code translation for is "Oh my god, its bleeping hot!') if you're lucky.
Hampton court is beautiful, but breezy. (I'm guessing you're going to the RSN for classes). I suggest you pack thick leggings if you have not left yet-just in case. Maybe even a scarf. Not kidding. We had like two days of mild USA weather in greater London, and that place is drafty.
At times like we need an umbrella that can be switched out for a parasol😅
@@yvonneburns2786 What's the difference? I always use my umbrella as a parasol.
My dad would always say: “A change is as good as a rest.” So true. Love this week’s video! Hope you have a great time in England!
This little travel tip comes from my grandmother.. could have been further but she didn't say where it came from.
Pack what you like in a suitcase.. put that suitcase in a slightly larger one, in case you shop.
When it comes time to fly home.. pack the dirty laundry and mail it home. She did that when they went to Japan in the early 40s.. you know.. before Pearl Harbor. Again for Cuba, when we could still go there and I think Germany too.
Most of the family does this. When I went to Niagara Falls, the Canadian side, I drove over the border the day before I flew, found a mail boxes etc and mailed 2 suitcases home. They insisted they be in a box *eye roll*
Gram always said it was nice to get home and have some rest time before doing the laundry.
Your grandmother must have been a real globetrotter. 😍
@@henriettelinkshanderin1449 She was.. my grandfather just went along. They raised their kids through the depression and after that, when they both had jobs, that's what they saved for.. travel. I remember her challenging my parents for not taking the kids all over the globe when we were off school for summer. I think my dad always told her.. it's either travel or college.. can't be both.
Charlie, I love your madness and how encouraging you are.
Your outfits are all so beautiful and versatile.
Enjoy your break. Surely you deserve it.
Life hack- layers. Wear layers to the airport and you might be uncomfortable on the flight but you can still have your favorite heavy pieces
I wonder if you could put a plastic bag in your pocket and take some of them off on the plane; not sure if you would have your carry-on baggage checked again between connecting flights (but you could always put it back on before you boarded… probably more trouble than it's worth!)
I have a lovely sun hat with flowers, but don't own a hat box. So when going anywhere (in a car, plane, on foot) I'm wearing the hat. Gotta get me a box one of these days...
I will say, Even though I'm a "I gotta finish the whole project" kinda person, I TOTALLY agree with the self care that needs to happen during any long task. I love that you include eatting lunch in a lot of your videos because it reminds me I should take a snack break too.
Yes yes yes! Food is necessary and so easy to forget when wrapped up in a fun project(s)
California native living in the UK here (for many years now). This summer is even crappier than usual for UK summers. I saw a BBC news spot the other day about, basically, "what's wrong with the weather this summer?!" and they were saying the jet stream isn't predicted to move north of us until the end of July. So if you're travelling before then, plan for December (or, really, this rainy spring) in LA to be the warmest it gets. At least it's a mood, and at least there's lots of green everywhere! :D
My husband commented that he had heard reports saying it was the worst summer ever. I pointed out that it wasn't since there was the still "the year with no summer" (Krakatoa? don't remember exact year) and he maintained it's awfully close.
@@wartgin yep. Temperatures are only a little chillier than usual, but there's just so much less sun and so much more rain. Here in the North West, I think we've had maybe 5 days total since the start of June that really felt like summer. I have hopes of a sunny spell in August, but still, It's Not Great. I think we're all going to be even more dependent on vitamin D tablets than usual for the rest of this year!
You’re editing has never been anything but logical entertaining. I get a kick out of your quirky personality. Your style is nothing like mine, but I enjoy watching the way you make the clothes and how they look when they’re finished. Of course my favorite thing is your process. I am one of these organized people that has to have everything planned down to the second, and I get a kick out of the way you do things.
the green/ teal floral is giving me life
I'm not sure "cropped" and "tank top" would be on my list of items to make clothes for a trip to Scotland...
I love those Palazzo pants ❤
Lol. Brit here. It's 13c, 30mph wind gusts. I'm wearing head to toe fleece.
14c here, but it's raining 🌧
13 and damp in Yorkshire.
Summer will turn up eventually.
@@nanettebromley8843 It did, and it still can't make up it's mind. South Yorkshire here.
1:01 “now I must” 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 i love the way she says things she just brings me so much joy
You need layers because we have all four seasons in one day, boots in the morning and sandals in the evening, an umbrella would be useful too. Sending love from Kent, England xx
have fun stitching in a castle in England! I've only ever heard good things about that school. also i've been meaning to make some pants for myself and i might be a bit more inspired now!
I googled what palazzo pants are and realized that they're exactly what I want to make for a few days now. Guess now I know how they're called I have to make them! And even though I know from instagram that you're on your trip now and that there probably won't be any weeks without a film, now that you've said you need a break and said your goodbyes, I felt a little sad and lonely. Well, it seems I really like your videos!
I love how fluent and authentic your videos are. Thanks for sharing all these observations, I think it's so important to know these things about oneself. Accepting and working with them then is sometimes hard to accept, you being so open about it really encouraging 💙
Split-side skirts are 100% useful for travelling and particularly for flying. Great decision.
Also I love your CCs, thank you.
I love it when people mix patterns.So I am looking forward to seeing this
I got my hair cut shorter once, and I started to lose my equilibrium. I understand I have an allergy causing an inner ear problem, but I believe my heavy hair was holding me up.
Gotta love Fridays, the workweek is over and Charlie posts a new video 🤩
As for the question from the intro, I’m not much of a traveller, but I’d like to visit the Balkans one day to tour all the Soviet-era Spomenik monuments (cause I’m a sucker for history, brutalism and abandoned places) 😅
My favorite place to visit is the Danish west coast. Every time I get there it feels like coming home.
But in second place is the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. I've been there in the 90s when the reef was still alive and it was breathtakingly beautiful.
I would really like to visit the coast of Italy. I've visited the Mediterranean Sea in Greece several times. Plus I've visited Italy several times, but only in the north: Milano, Turino, Monte Rosa, Domodossola, Gran Paradiso, Merano, Bolzano, Lago di Como, Lago Maggiore, Lago di Lugano, Lago di Garda,...
I don't know why but I love the sea and I don't like the mountains. I don't hate them, their existence is okay with me, but I don't want to be there. It took me years to realize that. This year I will visit Denmark, again, but next year I will visit the Italian coast. Finally!
Awww I’m Danish and this makes me so happy to hear 😻
@@maudline I wish I was Danish. I'm a trans Dane born in a German body. 🫤
The Palazzo pants with the pink top are perfection. The cut and color suit you so well!
I agree. Beautiful!
That brown top with the pants plus a “heavier” looking dark brown wedge or sandals would be just so perfect and adorable. Have fun on your break and vacation! You deserve it! I’m going on my first vacation in a year and a half away from work and it is a partial “working vacation”. I understand the feeling totally.
omg the skirt fabric is SO PRETTY!!! And the pants are adorable!!! LOVE the brown top with the pants!! The dark colour with the light coloured pants give a really nice balanced look (imo)
fr I have mad pants envy!
I really loved what you said about breaking everything down into steps. I personally find that very helpful/motivating, to sit down and make a list of every single step I need to do in a project. My sewing time has dropped so much since I had kids (thankfully, they're getting old enough now that it's starting to get easier to fit it in again), and sometimes I just really need that mental benchmark of knowing that I just need to complete this step, and then I'm at a good stopping point and can set it aside. It still takes me forever to finish any project that's more than absolutely basic, but I'll get there. It's been fun to follow your England adventures on Instagram!
This is one of my favorite style of videos. Chatting and project.
They’re all good, but my favorite look on you is the dark pink top with the pants, both with and without the sweater!
Me too ... I just love feathers on fabric 🎉
As a Brit, honestly you should never rule out snow. Our weather is just stupid!
As someone who shares the “I don’t like to plan more than 2 weeks ahead” mentality, I just have one recommendation: don’t make too many Dutch friends.
In the Netherlands, you often have to reserve your friends’ time 3-6 weeks ahead of time, even if they live within a radius of 20 miles from you 😂
I'm in England. It's currently in the 50s and it's looking like rain. Again.
Yes, it typically doesn't go over 80 in the peak of summer, and 80 isn't common. Usually 70ish is normal for the "hot days." Ftr , I'm American, so know and understand fully the differencs. You have to remember, England is on the same kind of longitude as mid-Canada! 😂 I know I didn't realise just HOW NORTHERLY England was until I got here. 😂 I knew it was further north, but I figured it was like as far North as New York or maybe even Maine. No. NO! LOL
The Met office is suggesting we're getting another week of summer soon, but they can say that for weeks without it happening. As long as you have a jacket or sweater to throw over, you'll be ok. Raincoat is obviously a good idea. Waterproof footwear greatly encouraged.
I was thinking whilst watching this, will they look good with a raincoat and wellingtons. Here in the UK, we have had rain most days this July and the temperature has not reached 20°. I do hope you bring some sunshine with you. Enjoy your travels
The fun you have sewing is what I enjoy about your videos! x
Weather update from Europe: very cold and very wet. It's summer, it should be about 30 degrees Celsius here now, today it's 15 degrees and it's raining. In other words, from spring to autumn. Summer, never heard of it, at least not this year.
It's 104f or 40c in idaho 😂 I want some rain
Stockholm come up to 26 today but it been a few weeks way colder then it should be. My allotment is not like it and things grows slow due to way to cold for the season. If 20 degrees is the hottests day all summer me think they lie more about that part or it would been in the worlds news they never really got summer temperaturs all summer
Small town in Western Germany, 16°C and pouring rain up to liters per square meter. Jep. Nice German summer this year... 😪😅
Last year this time ? 35°C for weeks, not a single raindrop
@AnniCarlsson it's actually pretty normal for the (especially northern) UK to just not even hit 25 during el niño and la niña years, it's part of the reason we can't grow all our own food. I'm in London, we did hit 28 in May, that probably the hottest out week be this year. We haven't hit 25 again this year.
30° Celsius is around 80° Fahrenheit...for those that are wondering.
This video was not only a sewing inspiration, but also pinpointed a few of the struggles I couldn't identify. Been trying to recharge the ol' noggin, but a change in routine is exactly what is needed.
Love your content. Keep being you!❤
Watching your videos is like hearing my inner dialogue out loud! I love it!
From England: this year we have a cold summer so please bring jumpers as well .... and waterproof. I love the clothes! I hope you will enjoy your holiday.
As long as you also pack a light sweater and a couple of plain t-shirts to layer with same (would suggest a brown that would complement both palazzo and skirt), you will be ok. I'm an East coast US girl who lived in England during a "heat wave" (temps in the 90s - being from DC, no humidity UK in the 90s was a breeze!); I needed a sweater in the evenings. That high up on the ol' globe means it's cooler naturally, despite the temperature readings. And yes, it can go from 90s to 60s, dry to damp, etc., in a blink, so better to be prepared with practical layers that you can...layer, as needed! Safe travels!
Love those fabrics and what you made from them Charlie. England is wet and breezy at min. Hope you have a Wonderful time on the course in London and in whatever else you decide to do here in UK. Sending love from Yorkshire, England
I'm currently packing for a train trip to go see my aunt and uncle for a week. Figuring out which luggage to use and what to pack was really stressful until I realized I had 1 more suitcase in my luggage allotment. Now I'm just excited about the trip.
Planning anything 3-4 months in advance is such a crazy idea in my mind lol. I travel constantly for work and am in the habit of booking hotels within an hour of showing up at them 😅
This year, it’s KEEPS RAINING!!!!!! It’s been raining 🌧️ for the last 18 months!
I really liked it all! My favorite is the pants with the brown top. 😍 Your instinct that the different patterns would look nice together was right.
Fluidity is good - I wasn't planning on doing ANY sewing at all this summer while I finish my thesis. But then I saw a post on the 18th century sewing Facebook page, et voila, I'm sewing a new dress out of impulse fabric I bought last year! I don't know why I even make a sewing plan for the year, I tend to just do whatever I want after February!😅
i really like the skirt. the pants and all 3 tops are great. the brown print goes very well with the colors and print.
I love both outfits and I think those Palazzo pants can take you anywhere in Europe. You can go into historic churches if you wear the little over top, you can be comfortable wherever you go and you don’t have to shave your legs. Peak life.
Your comments/advice from @12:30 to @15:15 resonate SO much and holy moley, I cannot thankyou enough for putting this into words.
I'm currently working on a MASSIVE costume, but I finished embroidering ONE sleeve, and am now having lunch!! ... before doing the other sleeve.
Your videos are so good to have on in the background while I sew, I love the honest, real and healthy encouragement and realistic expectations for yourself (and by extension, me)
Oh no! The weather has been dreadful here. Bring jumpers/sweaters.
Love those palazzo pants ❤
Fridays are for my favorite Charlie videos! I hope you had a lovely trip and that the class went well! I also hope you got TONS of compliments on your stunningly lovely outfits! You knocked it out of the park with these 💜
I totally get needing to take a break. I get overwhelmed and burnt out quite easily if I get settled into a too-strict routine, even if it's with things I love doing. You're 100% deserving of a break from the norm!
Sewing a whole edge without stopping is SO satisfying! The green skirt's white bits and pale orange flowers might go well with the paler of the pink shirts. Your dog is a friendly little marshmallow :)
As an English person, I feel the need to tell you that this summer has been SO COLD even by our standards. Its a good day if it gets above 18 degrees c. (Also if you are going to Chatsworth, please go to Haddon Hall - down the road and amazing).
It’s cold and wet in England at the moment, well Wimbledon’s on! Lol
I'm working on an A-line dress, 2 patchwork skirts (with the adjustable sides) and I'm trying to get all these done around a full-time job, traveling for work, a wedding and I'm batching the work! It's gonna be fun!!
This Summer sucks, it feels more like spring with April weather thrown in. I am in the UK on the Isle of Wight. LOVE your channel, you always make me smile.
The brown top with the pants is wonderful! And the green skirt is so swirly! Have a great time. Stay well.
100% with you on the last minute planning habit! But your mention of Chatsworth reminded me I saw in the news it'll be closed to the public 22-26 July. Just a heads up for if that's when you are this very chilly side of the pond! 😅
Well, you know what they say - a change is as good as a break!
Also, that reversible top is brilliant, and I need to make one for myself for dance classes...
Being hugged by my outfit was why I love corsets so much (the real-real ones, with steel boning and all that stuff). My scrambled interoception is more put together in them
I loved this video. It was fun to just 'craft & chat' as I sat at my desk knitting another Emotional Support Chicken. You've made the split-side skirt so many times, that I didn't mind the whirlwind making; I know I can just go back to old videos for a 'tutorial'.
Enjoy England!
I think this is the first video that I've watched and been compelled to comment... and the first video I've watched with the closed captioning on... which is awesome by the way! It really sounds like you are writing the captions, and they are cute and funny and lovely. Thank you for being so inspiring and entertaining, and giving lovely extra joy to people who use the captions. Here's hoping you are having the greatest 'break' in England.
I admit, I was absolutely in the "the brown is too busy" camp, but it turned out super cute!!
Bring layers, many layerssssss. Cause it will be cold and then you move and realise it’s humid af and you’re sweating profusely. So it’s good to have flaxibility
I adore the palazzo pants! And I'm always a fan of your split side skirts. I wish I had the confidence to try to make both. My biggest hurdle is picking appropriate fabric.
Enjoy your trip! Can't wait to see what you learn
The pattern on pattern combo with the pants and the top looks bomb!
I don't know if you watch your old videos' comments, so I thought I would put a comment here. I found you from shorts on RUclips. Also they sent me to your fabric sheets comparison video. And I don't know how often I will watch, but I'm a RUclips premium subscriber, so hopefully you'll get some income from this. I just have seen several of your videos and I really, really like what you're doing.And thank you for being so honest about RUclips, I didn’t know all that. Thank you so much!
Yeah this video was great. So appreciate the way you mentioned pacing out a project. I always struggle with that! No suprise because favorite color is pink but that was my favorite one of the bunch. The pants are such a great piece for your frame! I loooove how they fit you. The top looks so good. The cardigan with it just ugh! Chefs kiss. Thank you for continuing to make these videos it’s sooooo helpful to see you making things you’re really enjoy
The best part of a hobby is having fun and there are no rules. Have a great trip.
I "reward" myself with making stuff in between chores and momming 😅 hardly get those breaks but you are absolutely right. Breaking the process of making into different times helps and feels so much more optimistic to get things done... definitely has been keeping more productive
(I'm listening and watching this while cleaning my kitchen then I'm going to get back to animating a video that my teen has challenged me to do ❤)
What a perfectly timed video! I tried making the one-cut romper thing from a couple weeks ago, but I didn't like how it turned out on me. Instead, I was going to turn them into big pants. And here are big pants!
I hope you know how much of an inspiration you are to so many of us, Charlie 💜❤️🧡
Love the first one, loved the combo of the pants with the hot pink tank.
Oooh, I love both pink tops (alone or together) with the pants. Perfect. I hope you got to finish the dress, and am certain that at some point we'll be told! In the meantime I hope the trip is wonderful and that puppy found a puppy petter up to their very high standards.
Me when you showed the fabrics: no no no, I have enough fabric.
Also me, the fabric gremlin: NEED!
They're so pretty!!! 😍
Would you also be a book gremlin or did you pick that up from another source?
@@wartgin I picked that up from Elisabeth Wheatley!
When it's a pattern on pattern (imo) the way it works the best is when at least one of the pieces is the smallest and slimmest type, in your example I would make a scoop neck or v neck tank top out of the brown, or exactly what u did with the darker pink one.. I loveeee the top u tied in the back omg 😂 and the pants, they're the star of the show for me ❤
I love the reversible necklines! So smart!
I don't even sew, but I came across your channel by accident and I ADORE YOU! You are hilarious and sweet and so real. I don't think I'm gonna start sewing, but I'm definitely gonna start watching you :)
And that skirt is GORGEOUS!!!
Oh man, I relate to the planning ahead experience SO much! There’s the Now and the Not Now, and sometimes the Looming Appointment™️. I’ve had times when planning travel months in advance has been ok but these days it feels overwhelming to do all that.
Bahahahahah the Looming Appointment - my nightmare!
I loooooooooovveee the brown top with the pallazos *chef's kiss*
From Barbados those pants are in style I no a lady just got one of those pants nice I also can make clothes I always look for idea see you some more
Yeah, we've been in like, 60s-maybe 70s in London the last few weeks. And on-and-off rain. Hope you have a great trip 😊
Wow the fabrics they sent are So Beautiful 😍 the pants and the skirt are so cute and comfy looking ❤❤❤❤ so impressed with the whipping up of the tops. Enjoy your time across the pond!! Safe travels!
I need that white top!!! Also, the feather pants are perfect!! I would actually pair the white top with the feather pants! Which is crazy bc seeing the feather fabric at the beginning, I wasn't in love with it. But seeing the final product, I would totally make those and love those! ❤
You are amazing! Rest, refresh, and just breathe....enjoy every moment ! 🥰
Love love love the skirt and pants! I would love to learn how to make them both… my wardrobe would quadruple!!!!
By the way, my husband is from England. After 20 plus years I am still learning some English expressions!
Enjoy your trip - I am soooooooooo green with envy!
Safe travels!
And this summer the weather is sooooooo bad in the UK! I'm still wearing my vest.
You are my new favorite channel on RUclips ❤ omg I can't believe I've been living under this rock for so long. Your personality is perfect and makes me smile and I just....I want a new rock to live under where I just sew and watch your videos.
Also OMG you have the absolute PERFECT body type 😍 I am so jealous of how perfect your body is.
You seem really chuffed with the way your latest creations turned out. Enjoy your change of scenery Charlie!
that skirt turned out so cute!