Ugh I just discovered... you and your channel.. I BARELY sew.. But I am addicted... to this channel.. your humor and charm.. are really making my day.. a million times better. TYSM FOR THAT. 🥲🥰😍
I don't know how others sew in zippers, but I generally sew the seam closed - using the longest stitch possible for the area where the zipper will be, reverse stitching at the base and resuming a normal stitch length for the remaining seam. I iron it open, place the zipper face down on the space, run a stitch (using a zipper foot if available) down each side. Then I use a seam ripper to pull/cut out the long stitches and the zipper is complete - I got to where I could do all this in 5-10 minutes, and continue on. Perhaps this is a method unique to me, but it always worked fine and I've never understood why zippers are put in any other way. Of course, now I make patterns that don't require zippers, as I'm over them completely.
That's how I do zippers also. This is the method I was taught in Home Ec. and 4-H and I never questioned it. Good grief, WHO would openly question a Home Ec. teacher back in 1969? Besides, she was also my P.E. teacher and had the ability to make my life a living hell! LOL
Thanks for the explanation of how to do zippers. I tried to make a skirt to wear to a job interview, but I didn’t know how to do buttonholes. My only alternative then was snaps. It turned out well….. until I sat down in front of the interview panel. I heard a sound like corn popping as they all came open and my skirt fell off. I didn’t get the job.
This fabric smacked me with a big dose of nostalgia! My parents had the matching comforter on their bed for what seems like forever! They may even still have it!! I'd love to be able to get my hands on some sheets myself!
I thought the same thing.....until...I had flashbacks of how many times my rhinestone earrings have gotten caught on my caftan. As a Bellydancer, we are required by the culture we represent to wear a cover up (caftan)when not on stage or actively performing. The zipper is brilliant for not smudging makeup, messing up hair, or ripping out earrings back stage! Now I need to make one...with a zipper!
Caftans with zippers are great for getting ready too. Put outfit on, put caftan over outfit, do hair and makeup with no worries about fallout on outfit or crushing hair/ ruining makeup. So handy.
Your videos are very relatable. I don't even want to think about how many unfinished projects I have. They weren't finished by the intended deadline, so they simply weren't finished.
Thank you for making me feel better knowing that I am not the only one whom chaos follows all through sewing a project. Also putting things down and forgetting that I was working on them is my specialty
I'm a swim teacher and made myself 1 of these this summer so I could come home to shower. I may have ignored the zipper bit and just made it bigger so I could get it done. Good job!
Love this! What I love most is that you started in 2021 and didn’t finish until June 2022. You are my people. Thank you. I wish I had an idea about a one size pattern. I’ve only recently started collecting vintage patterns. Haven’t been brave enough to try to make one, yet. Your videos are boosting my confidence to try one, though.
I actually inherited this pattern from my mom, along with many others (her entire stash!). I’ve tried using some of the patterns, but sizing is soooo different that I’ve gotten rid of most of them, but I did keep this and was actually thinking of trying. I feel more confident now that it will fit!!
@@StephanieCanada I could, but once a project is done my brain literally goes “this is how it is and shall never see my machine or needles again”. Like poof. No longer available for alterations. It’s a problem!
Lovely job. Begs the question, is it even vintage 70's without the rickrack. Judging from my memories of childhood - nope, rickrack is required... Who would have thought the pattern would work for round bodies. Well done. - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
I howled when you pinned it to the ironing board.... I see people hand-stitching on their tailor hams and I can't even avoid hand-sewing my nondominant index finger into my work at least once most days if I'm using it to keep my stitches small... I recently made a one-size pattern hooded robe with capelet for a friend and my friend is rather generously plus-sized, so even though he'd had this pattern made for him before about fifteen years ago, mine was a little tight in the armpits/across the chest, so I used my favourite "oh QUACK! My fabric is like an inch too narrow!" cheat - I unpicked my lovely hand-stitched French Seams and installed some 4 or 5 inch armpit gussets. BEST CHEAT EVER, fits him beautifully.
Caftans really should be called a she-sack. They are comfortable for sure, but definitely something that would repel anyone with romantic intentions. But glad you got a project finished, no matter how delayed! Missed your shenanigans.
My mother made that same caftan in (I think) 1967 or 1968. She was a very plus sized woman and short, so even the shorter version had to be shortened, LOL. By the way I really liked the zipper you used.
I love the colours, especially the light blue against the orange! And hey, it's ok to set a project aside and come back to it later. It's ok to come back to it never! Don't beat yourself up.
Huzzah! I have missed your videos and your quirky sense of humor. I used to rock the caftan as a teenager. My mom just folded a couple yards of cotton knit material in half, sewed down the two sides stooping short enough to leave room for the arm holes and cut a slit for the for the head to poke through. Down and dirty caftans perfect to sleep in and lounge around the house during sweltering summers with no air-conditioning.
I was at Joann's earlier and indulged in some pattern hoarding. They are moving so they are all 80% off🥳 I did think of you, but know it is too far for you to drive. I have a caftan pattern but haven't tried making yet. So I can't vouch for its size inclusiveness. Have fun on your trip.
@@StephanieCanada I did, but as a fairly new sewist I feel I may have bit off more than I can currently chew. I may need to put some of them on a list to make after I have more experience. 🤔
Last time I made a dress I used a man's casual shirt pattern and made it larger and of course longer with a flare, liked it so much I made ten, best of all all of them are over the head, no zippers.
Aww how cool! If you want I did find an extra and popped it on my website. backroomfinds.com/products/1960s-simplicity-proportioned-height-caftan-one-size-no-8354
@@StephanieCanada unfortunately I didn't see your reply until today and it was gone. I did manage to fine one, uncut, on eBay and got it. Paid more than I wanted to, but that's the nature of vintage patterns. I'll tag you on my Instagram when I make it.
Love this!!! I’m loving vintage 60’s patterns and Im pale as heck so I burn like a lobster in even the slightest amount of sun (spf 50 is a minimum for me.) This would be reaaaaaly interesting to make.
if it makes you feel any better, I'm finally finishing a corset that I started in ...... 2018? I think? So zero judgement or shame on taking a while to finish your projects, especially when it's that heakin adorable
Oh, I have missed you and your shenanigans! And now I really need a caftan. I see vintage caftan patterns a lot but always pass them by. Definitely buying the next one I come across. 😘
I love everything about you, your style, and your videos. I have to ask, tho, why you straight stitch with a zigzag foot? It's sort of a machine mechanic thing, I think, but it will be a nicer stitch I'd you switch out for a straight stitch foot
I love the size, but I don’t get the zip...? My lazy self would just sew some tape ties to either side of the neck and make sure I don’t wear it outside if I’m naked underneath, although the bin men have learned to shout as they come by the back door so I can put some clothes on, it’s great living by yourself when it’s hot (we don’t have air conditioning in the UK!) but you forget that sometimes people go out of their way to come by my house - and I live in the very end house of a quiet cul-de-sac!
We're sisters at heart! It helps when your flat is upstairs .... I keep clothing by my front door (at the top of the stairs, invisible at ground level), just in case. No caftans for me, though ... I'd drown in one, and I have memories of my mum wearing truly ugly ones when I was a teen.
My brain gremlins tell me you should make another... In a black or a plain linen... Comfortable yet chic! pop a belt on and you've got the perfect pool to bar/dinner ensemble ... Also, must include ric rac!
I'm kind of obsessive about buying patterns whenever I go to the second hand store so I have a lot of them. I'm pretty sure I have the one you showed at the beginning but not the one you made. I really love how it turned out so I will keep my eyes open for that one. That gives me an excuse to go to the second hand store. By the way, is that fabric a sheet?
Once you added the zipper, it was no longer a caftan. It became a robe. It is supposed to be pulled over the head. Just be sure that the neck opening is large enough to allow your head to pass through it.
Ugh I just discovered... you and your channel.. I BARELY sew.. But I am addicted... to this channel.. your humor and charm.. are really making my day.. a million times better. TYSM FOR THAT. 🥲🥰😍
A 'one size' pattern that fits all from any decade is unheard of! Now, where are my smelling salts, the shock is too much!
RIGHT?! I truly did NOT expect it to work.
I don't know how others sew in zippers, but I generally sew the seam closed - using the longest stitch possible for the area where the zipper will be, reverse stitching at the base and resuming a normal stitch length for the remaining seam. I iron it open, place the zipper face down on the space, run a stitch (using a zipper foot if available) down each side. Then I use a seam ripper to pull/cut out the long stitches and the zipper is complete - I got to where I could do all this in 5-10 minutes, and continue on. Perhaps this is a method unique to me, but it always worked fine and I've never understood why zippers are put in any other way. Of course, now I make patterns that don't require zippers, as I'm over them completely.
That's how I do zippers also. This is the method I was taught in Home Ec. and 4-H and I never questioned it. Good grief, WHO would openly question a Home Ec. teacher back in 1969? Besides, she was also my P.E. teacher and had the ability to make my life a living hell! LOL
Thanks for the explanation of how to do zippers. I tried to make a skirt to wear to a job interview, but I didn’t know how to do buttonholes. My only alternative then was snaps. It turned out well….. until I sat down in front of the interview panel. I heard a sound like corn popping as they all came open and my skirt fell off. I didn’t get the job.
Yes I do it this way too, after
a friend showed me this method.
Made caftans with that exact pattern in the 70's for me and my girlfriends. So fun to wear ☺️
Amazing!!!
This fabric smacked me with a big dose of nostalgia! My parents had the matching comforter on their bed for what seems like forever! They may even still have it!! I'd love to be able to get my hands on some sheets myself!
I THINK I still have one flat sheet if you would want it. It was faded tho. If you would like it please email me at likethenorthcountry@gmail.com
@@StephanieCanada why did I just get this notification 12 hours ago!?! Gah!! Emailing now
What monster designs a caftan with a zipper?
I DONT KNOW?!
😅😅😅
I thought the same thing.....until...I had flashbacks of how many times my rhinestone earrings have gotten caught on my caftan. As a Bellydancer, we are required by the culture we represent to wear a cover up (caftan)when not on stage or actively performing. The zipper is brilliant for not smudging makeup, messing up hair, or ripping out earrings back stage! Now I need to make one...with a zipper!
Ehhh. Drop the zipper in the seam no biggy
Caftans with zippers are great for getting ready too. Put outfit on, put caftan over outfit, do hair and makeup with no worries about fallout on outfit or crushing hair/ ruining makeup. So handy.
You looked so cute modeling that! Great job! I should make one just so I can use up some of my vintage jumbo Rick rack, lol!😂❤
Your videos are very relatable. I don't even want to think about how many unfinished projects I have. They weren't finished by the intended deadline, so they simply weren't finished.
What a gorgeous garment. The loop zip and rick-rack are the perfect finish. Definitely a vibe. 💜
Aww thank you!
Thank you for making me feel better knowing that I am not the only one whom chaos follows all through sewing a project. Also putting things down and forgetting that I was working on them is my specialty
That's cute. As a one-size garment I'd be intrigued to see what it looks like on a willowy person.
I'm a swim teacher and made myself 1 of these this summer so I could come home to shower. I may have ignored the zipper bit and just made it bigger so I could get it done. Good job!
Love your humor 🤣
Ooh I love a caftan perfect for chronic illness I'm sure I need to get passed my anxiety and see again I miss it
YOU CAN DO IT!
@@StephanieCanada I’m determined I’ve been trying to do a summer dress for a month I need to get over this GAh
I would love to see you make Simplicity 9877
I grew up with these babydoll shortie pj’s. I would give so much to have some again!
Love this! What I love most is that you started in 2021 and didn’t finish until June 2022. You are my people. Thank you. I wish I had an idea about a one size pattern. I’ve only recently started collecting vintage patterns. Haven’t been brave enough to try to make one, yet. Your videos are boosting my confidence to try one, though.
I actually inherited this pattern from my mom, along with many others (her entire stash!). I’ve tried using some of the patterns, but sizing is soooo different that I’ve gotten rid of most of them, but I did keep this and was actually thinking of trying. I feel more confident now that it will fit!!
Excellent! Best so far! ❤❤ ❤
I still have this pattern as it was my mother's. AND I have two of the caftans in my closet, both mom's and mine. She passed in 2015.
I love everything about it ❣️
I literally just made a caftan out of vintage 70s sheets. I totally should have added rickrack to it! Yours looks so snazzy..
Twinsies!!! Just head to Joann’s and add some on yours. It doesn’t take too long thankfully.
@@StephanieCanada I could, but once a project is done my brain literally goes “this is how it is and shall never see my machine or needles again”. Like poof. No longer available for alterations. It’s a problem!
Lovely job. Begs the question, is it even vintage 70's without the rickrack. Judging from my memories of childhood - nope, rickrack is required... Who would have thought the pattern would work for round bodies. Well done.
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
Thank you so much! And yes the rick rack does give the perfect vintage vibe
Or ball fringe
I howled when you pinned it to the ironing board.... I see people hand-stitching on their tailor hams and I can't even avoid hand-sewing my nondominant index finger into my work at least once most days if I'm using it to keep my stitches small...
I recently made a one-size pattern hooded robe with capelet for a friend and my friend is rather generously plus-sized, so even though he'd had this pattern made for him before about fifteen years ago, mine was a little tight in the armpits/across the chest, so I used my favourite "oh QUACK! My fabric is like an inch too narrow!" cheat - I unpicked my lovely hand-stitched French Seams and installed some 4 or 5 inch armpit gussets. BEST CHEAT EVER, fits him beautifully.
It's groovy. It's cool. Love your humor and video talent.❤
It turned out so CUTE OMG. I love the fabric you chose!
Thank you so much! It really was an amazing surprise.
Stephanie I love the look you nailed it. Good to see that this UFO was finished.
Thank you so much Colleen! It really did feel good to get it done!
Loved my Vera Bed Sheets on my waterbed in 1978 now I know what happened to them! They make a great Caftan 😁
Oooo!! I used to have a waterbed too!
Caftans really should be called a she-sack. They are comfortable for sure, but definitely something that would repel anyone with romantic intentions. But glad you got a project finished, no matter how delayed! Missed your shenanigans.
Thank you so much and yes it is a super flowy!
My mother made that same caftan in (I think) 1967 or 1968. She was a very plus sized woman and short, so even the shorter version had to be shortened, LOL. By the way I really liked the zipper you used.
I love the colours, especially the light blue against the orange!
And hey, it's ok to set a project aside and come back to it later. It's ok to come back to it never! Don't beat yourself up.
Thank you so much Janis! And it was ok, I keep forgetting I am "human". 😂
Huzzah! I have missed your videos and your quirky sense of humor. I used to rock the caftan as a teenager. My mom just folded a couple yards of cotton knit material in half, sewed down the two sides stooping short enough to leave room for the arm holes and cut a slit for the for the head to poke through. Down and dirty caftans perfect to sleep in and lounge around the house during sweltering summers with no air-conditioning.
Thank you so much Patricia! And yes I could see where this would be a supremely helpful garment with no AC.
I was at Joann's earlier and indulged in some pattern hoarding. They are moving so they are all 80% off🥳
I did think of you, but know it is too far for you to drive.
I have a caftan pattern but haven't tried making yet. So I can't vouch for its size inclusiveness. Have fun on your trip.
Oh nice! I hope you scored some good ones!
@@StephanieCanada I did, but as a fairly new sewist I feel I may have bit off more than I can currently chew. I may need to put some of them on a list to make after I have more experience. 🤔
Edges that meet up is unheard of for me. I rarely have a dress exactly match.
Nice garment! It looks really good on you.
That zipper pull! Brings back girlhood memories.
This still is one of my favorite videos of yours. ❤
I like it. Going on my first cruise in February to the Caribbean
Fantastic! I love cruising!
Oh I was so happy to see your delight at a matched up seam. I’m not sure I’ve ever experienced a matched up seam. You’ve given me hope. 😂
Last time I made a dress I used a man's casual shirt pattern and made it larger and of course longer with a flare, liked it so much I made ten, best of all all of them are over the head, no zippers.
Super cute.
Thank you! 😊
I am totally here for these shenanigans! 😄
Thank you so much Michelle!
Nice
Thanks
Caftans Rock! Love the testing of One Size Fits All.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you! I figured I would throw back to the testing videos and see if folks come back.
looks good and yes i found something similar in my wardrobe i don't know what its called but it kept me cool during the summer so i bought 3 more lol
Super cute! I'm like you, need pockets.
Such cute fabric! Sometimes it just isn't the right time to sew something, and it will be there waiting when you come back to it!
That is glorious and I want it
My mom and I each made caftans from this pattern. I wish I still had the pattern because I want to make one.... NOW! 😂😂
Aww how cool! If you want I did find an extra and popped it on my website. backroomfinds.com/products/1960s-simplicity-proportioned-height-caftan-one-size-no-8354
@@StephanieCanada unfortunately I didn't see your reply until today and it was gone. I did manage to fine one, uncut, on eBay and got it. Paid more than I wanted to, but that's the nature of vintage patterns. I'll tag you on my Instagram when I make it.
Looks comfy.
It's FABULOUS! I love your fabric and trim choices!
Love it !!!
Love it!
10/10 from the Canadian judge for Rickrack presentation 😉
Aww thank you so much!
that was fun! It feels like the perfect project for some kind of interesting print so you can really appreciate it.
Thank you! I couldn’t agree more. The bold Martex sheet went perfectly for this.
Groovy.
Made that for my mother back in the day
Honey, it's cute!! and Roomy as heck!! love the fabric Good Work !!
Thank you so much! It is so cute! It is going with me on my next cruise FOR SURE!
Enjoy the Cruise and Enjoy the Food We gotta have some Sins to make it worth while LOL
Love this!!! I’m loving vintage 60’s patterns and Im pale as heck so I burn like a lobster in even the slightest amount of sun (spf 50 is a minimum for me.) This would be reaaaaaly interesting to make.
if it makes you feel any better, I'm finally finishing a corset that I started in ...... 2018? I think? So zero judgement or shame on taking a while to finish your projects, especially when it's that heakin adorable
You can DO IT! And thank you for watching!
...yeah I think I started my corset project about two years ago, I'm finally to the point of marking up the fabric I'm going to use.
I love your dress with the birds!
Thank you! It is a very old Trashy Diva dress.
One size fits all - I haven't seen that really work ever! As a woman just under 5' whose weight has varied, how could it be possible?
I like your caftan. I am going to be making a caftan soon. They are nice for lounging around the house.
Oh I love it! It turned out so nice 😍😍
Thereeeees NO business like SHOW business! Love the video!
Thank you so much Kim!
Oh, I have missed you and your shenanigans! And now I really need a caftan. I see vintage caftan patterns a lot but always pass them by. Definitely buying the next one I come across. 😘
Thank you so much Susan! I am glad to be back.
I love this!!!!
Thank you so much!
Love it! You look so cute in this!
I love everything about you, your style, and your videos. I have to ask, tho, why you straight stitch with a zigzag foot? It's sort of a machine mechanic thing, I think, but it will be a nicer stitch I'd you switch out for a straight stitch foot
So cute! 🥰
Thank you Jessie!
Love the caftan. However can I come over and help you clean your sewing room next time I’m in Florida. It’s driving me nuts.
Some people just work better in chaos, organizing them doesn't stay that way long...
I love the size, but I don’t get the zip...?
My lazy self would just sew some tape ties to either side of the neck and make sure I don’t wear it outside if I’m naked underneath, although the bin men have learned to shout as they come by the back door so I can put some clothes on, it’s great living by yourself when it’s hot (we don’t have air conditioning in the UK!) but you forget that sometimes people go out of their way to come by my house - and I live in the very end house of a quiet cul-de-sac!
We're sisters at heart!
It helps when your flat is upstairs .... I keep clothing by my front door (at the top of the stairs, invisible at ground level), just in case.
No caftans for me, though ... I'd drown in one, and I have memories of my mum wearing truly ugly ones when I was a teen.
Yeah I don’t get the zip either, but at least I had a fun one from the period to go with it.
Ethel Merman would be cool!
It looks awesome!
Thank you Tina!
Super cute
Oh hello Ms. Snarky ness😁
Correct! I lost a bunch of footage so I feel like I had to make up for it with snark.
My brain gremlins tell me you should make another... In a black or a plain linen... Comfortable yet chic! pop a belt on and you've got the perfect pool to bar/dinner ensemble ... Also, must include ric rac!
Large brimmed sun hat is needed.
I'm kind of obsessive about buying patterns whenever I go to the second hand store so I have a lot of them. I'm pretty sure I have the one you showed at the beginning but not the one you made. I really love how it turned out so I will keep my eyes open for that one. That gives me an excuse to go to the second hand store. By the way, is that fabric a sheet?
I have a pinafore which I made from that same fabric! Did you also source yours from a musty bin at the Salvation Army?
What type of sewing machine do you have, I seem to have a seem to have a fixation of sewing machines and a few other things.
I have a Bernina Artista 730
@@StephanieCanada Thank you
Once you added the zipper, it was no longer a caftan. It became a robe.
It is supposed to be pulled over the head. Just be sure that the neck opening is large enough to allow your head to pass through it.
I made one of those as a teen back in the late 60’s. I called it a burnoose?
Ah! I believe that is a garment with a hood and made from wool standardly.
You make me laugh at sewing guffaws, thank you soooo much!!
Thank you so much Jeanne!
If someone i know got me this it would be a thanks I hate it moment
You finished it!! And I'd be swiiiiiiiiiiiiiiming in that one size 🤣
I did! And yes you would be even if we made it shorter.
@@StephanieCanada 🏊♀️
I must have pockets on everything that I have.
I debated but the I realized the point of a caftan is to NOT have pockets.
@@StephanieCanada Okay I will make a note of that.
I started watching your video, and my husband comes thru the house going "its the Canada chick, not from Canada its just her name, right?"
Bwahaha!!!! That makes me giggle SO HARD!
Pretty sure I still have that from my mom’s stash.
Amazing!!! You should totally make it!
Definitely a martini
Another UFO bites the dust. We are taller than grown ups from the 60s it's good that they allow for that.
Birdy
Yup! It feels so good to have another one done and wearable.
Needs pockets.
Your voice always reminded me of someone. I figure out--Katy Sagel. married with childern mother Any one els 💭 think
I have love for you. ❤😂❤
I think I’d add pockets. Weird?
Never! Pockets on everything!
Should have made it out of a super light weight or a slinky material.
I wasn’t sure if I would like it, and I had a bunch of those sheets. 🤣
I know it doesn't fit all, there are some people who so plus that I have no idea where they find clothes.
That is very… Caftan…
You DEFINITELY
Thank you!!!
ASMR? ? ? I am sure I am supposed to know.
The zipper is a rather pointless addition other than to add zipper.
One size does NOT fit all... If you're tiny or 2x+ you're sol...