how do you have fewer than 5k subs??? as a fat afab nonbinary person who can sew and is a bit more alt in style, you are the most precious channel to find!
Very useful video if you're avoiding the mounting dread caused by knowing you'll never be able to buy a house because the combined mortgage and APR rates are 17% and getting higher every day. I'm not crying, you're crying. Happy Friday, this was lovely. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing your new, old patterns. I remember my mother making herself and me matching towel robes when I was a kid. She didn't use a pattern, just sewed 3 large towels together with a zip down the back.
Get pattern haul! I love the randomness of what you get when you get a mystery bundle. On the elusive strapless bra that works, as a 30ff so far my findings that they don’t exist. The search continues! 😂
What a fun collection of patterns! I’d be curious to know what pattern belonged to the mystery instructions. When I learned to sew, my mom said that yardage requirements and pattern layouts for fabrics “with nap” functionally mean it’s for any directional fabric regardless of whether it actually had a nap (like directional prints). So they give that info regardless of whether it’s something you’d typically make out of velvet or suede or whatever. Strapless bras: in my experience they could either be functional or comfortable but not both. If I wanted functional, then I had to get one that had a band that was much smaller than I usually wore and had the rubber grippy fabric on it to keep it from sliding down.
The real 60s swimsuits were enough of a nightmare, at least the ones we kids were put in. They were ruched cotton, I'm not sure if it was shirring elastic they used or just some sort of smocking, but as the swimsuit got wetter the swimsuit got bigger and baggier around the rear.
Great patterns. Now a swim suit with NAP!!? should I try it? but considering I have never made swim wear so have no idea, perhaps..........I'm just mad!.
It would be fascinating to date patterns by price, but I think it would be complex - different pattern companies had different pricing (with Vogue always the most expensive!) and most had bands of pricing by complexity, so unless they showed what band they were (usually by colour or alphabetical coding) even knowing the pricing by year wouldn't tell you the price of that exact pricing. It would be also be interesting to track pattern cost vs fabric cost over time - I can certainly remember a time when the pattern cost more than the fabric for a project, although to be fair, in my youth most of my fabric came from market stalls!
On the issue of the myth of effective strapless bras...in my entire 34 years on this planet, the only strapless bra I've met that wasn't worth being lit on fire was just a corset. I'd really love to hear that they're actually functional for other folks, because the universal betrayal of the strapless bra seems too sad a thing to contemplate.
They "work" to the extent that if you could almost as well just go sans bra, they provide a little bit of padding and some nip coverage. But they truly do not offer support at all
I have a strapless bra that's almost like a mini corset situation... and it works OK, but I've always thought a proper corset would do the job properly.
As a Canadian 36 G I'm sad to report that there are no strapless bras available in this country. Back in the before time when I was smaller, they were hot garbage. Solid No. It's why I'm eventually going to make a corset. - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
31 years on this planet... roughly 17 years with a larger chest (g cup at various band measurements). I have never found a strapless bra that works. I found one that almooooost works...like, it does ok but it isn't my best fitting bra.
_Small plea for future history_ - Write Octavia's full name on the pattern envelope. Then put down your name with the year. Don't use a ballpoint, they blead. And pencil seems to wear out. Fountain pen seems to work? My G*d, that woman had exquisite taste. And I agree that patterns must be able to be dated by their price. For instance, the 1930's patterns kept the same price as the 20's. They were forced by the Depression to freeze their pricing. I think that's also why the instructions for the 30's are so damnably short. Paper and printing costs factored to the last penny. "History jangles like Jazz" - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
There is a reason that all those beautiful ball gowns of the 1890's and onwards were done over corsets. They give you the length you need to be able to support and keep up the boobs. Strapless bras just dont have enough fabric to have enough grip to do that, gravity takes over and they just slip. Patterns are exciting!
It would be interesting to date the Yves St Laurent one - I think it might be late 70's rather than 80's - I definitely made those A-line skirts with central inverted pleats in my teens, and the 'pussy bow' blouse (do people still call it that?) is forever in my mind associated with Margaret Thatcher in her heyday! The shirt with the gathers on the yoke and very dropped shoulders is definitely '80s though, I made loads of those :)
Strapless bras are a myth. I'm a b cup and I still think it is BS. Better to build structure into the garment or just plan straps over bra straps. Love the video as always.
I don't think strapless bras work for anyone who has any chest to actually support. When I've seen anything do, it's basically a short corset rather than a bra. Seeing vintage patterns id is fascinating, but I think seeing people's self-drafted patterns is even more interesting in a way, and I'd LOVE to see some of them with their original notes etc. I got to take a look at the stuff my grandmother learned to draft at her community classes in the 60s/70s and it's just so 👀
I was an A cup and always thought strapless bras didn’t work because it didn’t have anything to anchor it to, lol. Then I ended up with C-D cups after breast cancer reconstruction (yeah, I over-compensated on the size after being a lifetime member of the itty bitty titty club 😂), and that must not have been the issue, because they still don’t work. Gravity is difficult to escape sometimes! I sew cups in dresses and tops where a strapless might be needed. She may have used the bathing suit pattern as the base of one of her showgirl costumes!
how do you have fewer than 5k subs??? as a fat afab nonbinary person who can sew and is a bit more alt in style, you are the most precious channel to find!
First up, ALL the patterns! Second, that is my friend’s book!!!!
Well, it was excellent! 😁😁
Very useful video if you're avoiding the mounting dread caused by knowing you'll never be able to buy a house because the combined mortgage and APR rates are 17% and getting higher every day. I'm not crying, you're crying. Happy Friday, this was lovely. Thank you.
If you haven't already, go watch Emily clean an antique sewing machine. Very calming. (And a big hug from me.)
I remember my mother pinning patterns and sewing clothes growing up.
So a towelly thing and a swimsuit in our future maybe? I'm down for it.
Thanks for sharing your new, old patterns. I remember my mother making herself and me matching towel robes when I was a kid. She didn't use a pattern, just sewed 3 large towels together with a zip down the back.
What about directional print as nap?
What a wonderful collection of patterns. I looking forward to seeing what you made from thrm
Get pattern haul! I love the randomness of what you get when you get a mystery bundle. On the elusive strapless bra that works, as a 30ff so far my findings that they don’t exist. The search continues! 😂
What a fun collection of patterns! I’d be curious to know what pattern belonged to the mystery instructions.
When I learned to sew, my mom said that yardage requirements and pattern layouts for fabrics “with nap” functionally mean it’s for any directional fabric regardless of whether it actually had a nap (like directional prints). So they give that info regardless of whether it’s something you’d typically make out of velvet or suede or whatever.
Strapless bras: in my experience they could either be functional or comfortable but not both. If I wanted functional, then I had to get one that had a band that was much smaller than I usually wore and had the rubber grippy fabric on it to keep it from sliding down.
What lovely patterns! I read that book last year and learned so much. I also highly recommend 🎉 Thank you for another wonderful video!
I just bought a Towelly Thing... legit advertised to all removal of swim wear from under it.
And ye hunt is on for ye elusive pattern of........ Seriously velvet swimwear for photo shoots maybe?
The real 60s swimsuits were enough of a nightmare, at least the ones we kids were put in. They were ruched cotton, I'm not sure if it was shirring elastic they used or just some sort of smocking, but as the swimsuit got wetter the swimsuit got bigger and baggier around the rear.
@@expatpiskie I totally remember those ruched swimsuits at that time - they just dragged down the wetter they got!
Great patterns. Now a swim suit with NAP!!? should I try it? but considering I have never made swim wear so have no idea, perhaps..........I'm just mad!.
It would be fascinating to date patterns by price, but I think it would be complex - different pattern companies had different pricing (with Vogue always the most expensive!) and most had bands of pricing by complexity, so unless they showed what band they were (usually by colour or alphabetical coding) even knowing the pricing by year wouldn't tell you the price of that exact pricing. It would be also be interesting to track pattern cost vs fabric cost over time - I can certainly remember a time when the pattern cost more than the fabric for a project, although to be fair, in my youth most of my fabric came from market stalls!
On the issue of the myth of effective strapless bras...in my entire 34 years on this planet, the only strapless bra I've met that wasn't worth being lit on fire was just a corset. I'd really love to hear that they're actually functional for other folks, because the universal betrayal of the strapless bra seems too sad a thing to contemplate.
I have another vote for no, here. When I was much skinnier, I 'could' wear one with a fancy dress, but was it comfy? No. No it was not.
They "work" to the extent that if you could almost as well just go sans bra, they provide a little bit of padding and some nip coverage. But they truly do not offer support at all
I'm 54 and still have never seen a staples bra that wasn't hot garbage.
I love corsets!
I have a strapless bra that's almost like a mini corset situation... and it works OK, but I've always thought a proper corset would do the job properly.
As a Canadian 36 G I'm sad to report that there are no strapless bras available in this country. Back in the before time when I was smaller, they were hot garbage. Solid No. It's why I'm eventually going to make a corset.
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
31 years on this planet... roughly 17 years with a larger chest (g cup at various band measurements). I have never found a strapless bra that works. I found one that almooooost works...like, it does ok but it isn't my best fitting bra.
_Small plea for future history_ - Write Octavia's full name on the pattern envelope. Then put down your name with the year. Don't use a ballpoint, they blead. And pencil seems to wear out. Fountain pen seems to work?
My G*d, that woman had exquisite taste.
And I agree that patterns must be able to be dated by their price. For instance, the 1930's patterns kept the same price as the 20's. They were forced by the Depression to freeze their pricing. I think that's also why the instructions for the 30's are so damnably short. Paper and printing costs factored to the last penny. "History jangles like Jazz"
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
6:29 Serious Homer Simpson vibes there 😂
7:51 I’m 5’4” tall my husband is 6’2” we have the same inseam. All leg then neck, I am amused by the idea that you can get a pattern by your height.
There is a reason that all those beautiful ball gowns of the 1890's and onwards were done over corsets. They give you the length you need to be able to support and keep up the boobs. Strapless bras just dont have enough fabric to have enough grip to do that, gravity takes over and they just slip. Patterns are exciting!
It would be interesting to date the Yves St Laurent one - I think it might be late 70's rather than 80's - I definitely made those A-line skirts with central inverted pleats in my teens, and the 'pussy bow' blouse (do people still call it that?) is forever in my mind associated with Margaret Thatcher in her heyday! The shirt with the gathers on the yoke and very dropped shoulders is definitely '80s though, I made loads of those :)
Strapless bras are a myth. I'm a b cup and I still think it is BS. Better to build structure into the garment or just plan straps over bra straps. Love the video as always.
I don't think strapless bras work for anyone who has any chest to actually support. When I've seen anything do, it's basically a short corset rather than a bra.
Seeing vintage patterns id is fascinating, but I think seeing people's self-drafted patterns is even more interesting in a way, and I'd LOVE to see some of them with their original notes etc. I got to take a look at the stuff my grandmother learned to draft at her community classes in the 60s/70s and it's just so 👀
I was an A cup and always thought strapless bras didn’t work because it didn’t have anything to anchor it to, lol. Then I ended up with C-D cups after breast cancer reconstruction (yeah, I over-compensated on the size after being a lifetime member of the itty bitty titty club 😂), and that must not have been the issue, because they still don’t work. Gravity is difficult to escape sometimes! I sew cups in dresses and tops where a strapless might be needed. She may have used the bathing suit pattern as the base of one of her showgirl costumes!