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How Not to Make an 18th Century Pocket for Pocket Swap
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- Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2021
- I... don't make 18th century pockets. I don't make 18th century anything very often! But when some costube types offered the chance to swap pockets, I decided to take on a new sewing and historical costuming challenge and try my hand at something new!
So, join me in seeing how this new accessory that every Georgian, Regency, and Colonial lady couldn't do without. POCKETS! For DRESSES!
And also then go check out @SwimminginaSeaofEstrogen and @RetroClaude and @rachelmaksy who are also in this video and make IN-credible costumes, accessories, and videos!
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"Pockets were essential to women in the eighteenth century just as they are now" THANK YOU SIR
Definitely. This whole nonsense of modern women's clothing being built without functional pockets is so bogus. Everything I design that might need a pocket, GETS one. They don't "ruin the lines" the garment, if done right. FFS. Designers just need to be more creative and design for real bodies, not half-starved sticks.
"the other essential step is completely forget to film the rest of the process" see, who needs a perfect bernadette banner video when you have a relatable king destroying his fingers, cursed by phone questionable quality and bad memory? perfection
I only now realized how much I want a Welsh Viking and Rachel Maksy collab 😁 you did a great job, that's one fantastic pocket!
Yes please!
Have there been Hobbits in the Viking age?
Ooouuuu yeayyyyyy
Sign me up!
I love the fact that you know your audience well enough, that we’d either all know, or most of us would know exactly who both Rachel and Bernadette are!!
No worries about not being cinematic like Bernadette. You have a homey vibe on this lovely corner of the internet. :)
Spot on. It's cozy here ❤️
Agreed! TBH, definitely not all costubers have Bernadette's background of film studies to help with making their content all super-fancy-looking 🤭 OR the luxury of a veeeery carefully curated living space to make a scenic background! 😏
Yes, and some of us prefer less cinematic videos! I tend to listen to videos and half watch while I'm working on hand sewing or drawing, so am more likely to choose longer chatty videos that don't require as much Looking.
I do like Bernadettes videos but it can be a bit discouraging for myself or at least make me feel a bit sad that I’m not as aesthetically appealing in my craftsmanship. Seeing your sewing setup is a bit more like my own and how my grandmothers was. We just kind of drink tea, sew and watching something on the TV. It’s a very cozy or quiet way to end a day.
I'm so glad you like your pocket!! It was so fun to make and I hope it serves you well 💚☺️
I love it and it's so full of useful metapockets!
Yes! I came here after watching Retro Claude make yours 😀
Although I love the content made by big costube creators like Rachel, Bernadette & Morgan, I do ADORE the way Jimmy's fanbase is of such a size that one can feasibly read through all the (frequently hilarious) comments on each video, and that he can often respond to questions or suggestions posted by viewers? As one other commenter noted, it's cosy here, & that's awesome! 😁
Tea and chats is what is best in life! No matter what Conan claimed
@@TheWelshViking Or Genghis!! 😬 Definitely prefer your version, even as a total non-tea-drinker... 😆
Me, looking up at the Rachel Maksy recommendation on the right of the screen: Guess I'm gonna sew a pocket now...
All the costubers keep saying "piecing is period" so you are safe. The pocket turned out wonderfully. I'm sure Amy loved it. The one you got is fabulous too. Such a great exchange.
You are, indeed, better than many historical people who not only did not bother with matching their prints when piecing, they did not bother matching their grainlines. :D
I have some lovely red cotton with chickens all over....I'm going to make a chicken sized chicken pocket.
Does that mean that you can carry chickens in that pocket?
Anyway, a chicken pattern fabric sounds awesome.
@@johannageisel5390 yes, the pocket is big enough for a whole, live chicken.
@@tdorn20000 And what about a whole, live raven?
@@johannageisel5390 one should never pocket a raven. They are well enough behaved to perch on one's shoulder.
Your pocket turned out lovely!
Yes! A thimble! You absolutely must use a thimble and it will change your life. When I started thimbling, it moved my sewing to a whole new level--as in, I was willing to do it. And since you mentioned Bernadette Banner, you know she's advocated and made videos about making your own thimbles and using them. It is now an non-negotiable part of my kit.
I'm so happy when you get more patrons because it means we get incrementally longer bits of your outro song which, quite frankly, slaps.
Your pocket is really cute. I'm sure she will love it.
The pocket you received is wonderful, it's such a modern take on the accessory. If you do wear it around town, leave the pin cushion at home, it would hugely suck to lose that in a crowded muddy street.
It sucks more if you lose several guineas as well
PhD Director: Well, Jimmie, how's it going with semiotics and the reappropriation of structures in the late Medieval?
Jimmie: I made a pocket
PhD Director: Good for you. We all need some art therapy once in a while. : )
Remember "piecing" is period !
You should be proud of how it turned out ! It's fantastic!
And as far as I’ve seen, bindings are practically _always_ pieced because it’s simply not practical (or possible, usually) to try to avoid it.
I've made one of these for my glasses and phone on my wedding day! They're so convenient
Great idea! 👍 I haven't seen any wedding dresses with pockets before, which seems super-inconvenient on a frantic day when the chances of putting down the essentials somewhere & losing them seem way increased!!
And congratulations (in advance?) 🥳
I've been making pockets for therapy since my son died. It really worked.
I have about 15-20...was going to sell them but they're great gifts and I wear them myself.
I came here expecting the time travelling viking hacking at fabric with an axe.
Oh, great idea. Maybe a future video?
That was my first thought too, to make it look Norse.
Your pocket looks lovely! I completely understand your trepidation when you realized who you were sending yours to! A friend asked me to make hats for her mom. I had started when I remembered what her mom used to do for a living!!! She taught sewing and knitting!!! Fortunately her mom loved them! And I’m sure your pocket will get the same reaction as it turned out great.
I've made a couple of these to use for work, instead of waist ties I put d-rings and hooks to put on to my cart.
I love the pocket you made. The magnetic part that @RetroClaude put on your pocket is pure genius! I think that it would be a great addition to my ever evolving workroom apron.
I think you did a wonderful job! And it is screaming Beetlejuice! I absolutely love the colors that you picked out! I may have to make one for myself. EDIT- YES, I need to make a pocket just like that one! The more I look at this the more I love it! Terrific work!
That was my first thought too - Beetlejuice pocket! 😁
So after commenting on the lack of pockets in modern women's clothing which necessitates the use of a bag, you go and use your pocket as a bag.
Both pockets are lovely, the one you gave as well as the one you received. I made one by hand last year which took me a couple of days, but I'm a very slow sewist.
I will happily send you some TimTams (Australian chocolate treats) to enjoy with your tea if you promise to do a TimTam slam in a video.
Sold. 100% sold forever.
I'm HERE for that colour combo 👏😁
Also, I can see why Rachel Maksy would be an integral part of the process!
The pocket you got from Retro Claude is very snazzy and I think the embroidery might be my favourite bit 😁
You and Rachel Maksy are my 2 most favorite you tubers! Keep up the excellent work! I have a pocket on my to do list. Quite handy. That pocket turned out amazingly! I love the colors and pattern. It looks like an optical illusion. 😍😍
I wore a lab coat to enter certain areas at work for 2 months, before discovering it has pocket slits, in addition to the patch pockets at the hips and breast.
Now I can put my retractable key fob to the side, and pull it through my pocket when the coat is on, instead of leaving the bottoms snap open so I can access it through the front like I’m attempting to grope myself.
Pocket slits. Making even contemporary lab coats easier to wear.
I don't trust myself on a sewing machine (I'll probably sew my finger), so I generally do hand stitching. Yeah, I've found I love a good leather thimble for a bit more flexibility while still protecting the fingies you use it on. I think your pocket for her turned out so cute! You quite nailed the project. And the pocket you received is really fun! What a lovely video!
That sounds super-helpful! My fingers are constantly scarred any time I'm doing hand sewing, but I find my metal thimble just too inflexible to be helpful, sigh. Think I spotted a (Bernadette?) video somewhere that mentioned how to make one's own leather thimble - must go hunt that down & see if I can cut down on the skim damage.. 🙈
A leather thimble (at least the one I’ve made) is too soft for my liking (it only took slightly longer for my middle finger to start hurting than if I’d not worn one at all), but I’m also quite picky when it comes to metal thimbles: the dimples need to be small and densely packed (coarse dimpling makes it more inflexible in use), and I prefer the sides to be pretty close to cylindrical, but the last part is just my preference and you may very well disagree.
@@ragnkja I haven't made any myself, so not sure the best leather for the leather versions. My favorite one is perfect & got it from a quilting shop near my hometown many years ago that might not exist anymore. The one I've gotten from the craft store near where I live now is a bit thicker & stiffer than preferred, but stays on no problem. But definitely go for what works for you. Your preferred metal thimble does sound better than what I usually see.
That pocket was so lovely! I might do similar for a friend. She asked me to hem her favorite orange linen underdress. Because I’m nifty and thrifty I used the excess fabric to make a coordinating cloth face mask for the next in person event. I still have leftover fabric and might make her a pocket from it.
You are an awesome friend! 😁 Hope she appreciates all the hard work & creativity and love you're putting into those projects! 🥰
Oh, this was fun to watch! I also made a couple of pockets for a friend for her birthday earlier this year. As to the bias binding, I was surprised that you didn't cut it on the bias, which I think would have looked just that tiny bit better. Though I have to say that your pocket turned out marvelous considering that you generally make clothes for a completely different period and different finish required. Well done!
Oh, and the bag killing fashists is chef's kiss, definitely!
Binding cut on the crossgrain is quite accurate to the period, though, I believe. :-)
@@beth12svist but it is also so much more fiddly. I found it amusing the word bias was mentioned so many times, but never used in the sewing of the bag.
@@renata_of_the_craft Yeah, that was rather confusing. :D
What a great job you did. I made myself pockets for travelling inspired by 18th century pockets. I had an old golf skirt (for cycling, not golf) that was bit battered. I cut out all 6 pockets and attached attractively together and to the waist band and added both lacing and click snap closures from a water bottle holder. Now I can have my documents, my yarn, pattern and knitting in pockets around my waist when flying. Unfortunately I finished them in January 2020 planning trips up north and to the east coast so they haven't had their baptism of real travel yet, only used for hot summer dog walking so far.
I would watch Rachel even if I weren't making a pocket!
I really needed a sewing vid filmed with mobile camera! There is something so inviting about watching someone who knows a great deal struggle with something new a bit out od their comfort zone, so thank you! I am thoroughly jealous of the magnetic pin-cushion, and am trying to figure out how I can get a small pocket-swap circle going with some friends.
Awww, Im so happy you participated in the pocket swap!
This is why I come to the internets... Such a thoughtful, wholesome, beautiful, artistic and amazingly useful event. Well done, sir! And those ladies are most excellent as well. You scored as the recipient and very gracefully as well. 💚✨Thank you Jimmy!
I found you because of Retro claude! She did a smashing job on your pocket - its amazing!! You have a big job there to match hers. SO - HOW DID I MISS THE POCKET CHALLENGE. Ive been on so many historical costuming channels for years...how did i miss this a year ago!! Well done you!
Your pocket turned out beautifully! Love the color combo and those snazzy stripes. I'm amazed at how well those stripes match up, especially at the opening to the pocket. That is *really* hard to accomplish, and I say that as someone who has sewn most of my life, machine sewing and hand-stitching, so I was very impressed to see that on a project sewn by someone who says he doesn't have a lot of experience with such things. Very well done!
IKR?? Choosing a stripey fabric & then successfully stripe-matching the visible joins is definitely doing it on hard mode, esp. for someone trying a new pattern & project type!! Bravo Jimmy 😁
“Not patient” yet takes the time to hand sew a gift. I understand, I’m the same but I am interested in how you explain this to people - especially when you are at reenactment demos.
Lovely pockets - both given and received. As always, you truly are a gentleman and a joy to watch.
That turned out splendid 😍
Now all of us will want hand made pockets.
Well done. The stripey binding looks much better than the purple would have or plain, solid store bought.
All the better to mess with our eyes 😆
I’d be delighted to receive something like this as a gift. You’ve made a really good job of it Jimmy
YAAAY!!!! JIMMY MADE A POCKET!!!!! Piecing is period! And yes, thimbles! Did Vikings have thimbles? YAAAAAAY, JIMMIE!!!!!!! Love the binding! Love Amy, Love Retro Claude!
Been looking forward to this since Nicole from Costuming Drama presented her’s and gave a list of participants.
Adding a separate comment to add... At 4 in the morning, with only a small cuppa tea in my system, hearing Jimmy say the word 'crisp' is a definite need.
I've been waiting for this video to see what you made! Simple, elegant, and STRIPEY! ETA yes, British chocolates are waaay better than American ones because y'all don't add paraffin to them. Paraffin is added so they can be shipped long distances without melting all over, but it really makes them...waxy. My friends in Chesham sent me several bars of Cadbury's Dairy Milk (OMG YUM) and it spent way too long in transit, in April, arriving in Texas...a bit of time in the fridge to harden back up and it was still wonderful.
The pocket you made, is one I would be very pleased to receive. You did a great job 👏 👍
Off topic - kept getting distracted by the plushy on your shelf; can’t tell if it’s two plushies or a single panda-turtle hybrid. 😆
On topic - as you call it a man bag, given you’re in Scotland, my first thought was the pocket you received looks a bit like a sporran - any chance we can see you modelling it in a kilt? 😜
People sending you snacks? Jimmy Treat Tasting channel when?
😉
Let’s face it - watching Rachel Maksy is always a good idea, no matter what you’re doing! 😍
This is why I wear cargo pants now. Pockets are IMPORTANT!!
That is a cool pocket; and a good size too. A real 18th Century Cargo Pocket.
you are so sweet wholesome and just positively wonderful to watch as you attempt something you've never done before. your thoughtfulness on the waist band was particularly caring. I think you don't look half bad nor do I think you look weird while sewing . I probably look angry or have RBF while doing my projects so it's all acceptable in my books.
It never ceases to amaze me how some very polished costubers manage to sew while looking serene and not swearing!! 😝 I'm reeeeally bad at sewing in a straight line with my machine, so anytime I'm doing visible seams I'll be grimacing and gritting teeth & generally behaving like a loon - glad I don't have an audience 😅
This is so sweet!! My favorite part was "The other thing to remember is not to film any of the rest of it!" LOL! Well done Jimmy!
I love the Helena Bonham Carter feel to your lovely pocket. You did a brilliant thing. Catch up on some sleep, sir! Sending you some of my kittens nap-to-psychoenergy powers. Thank you for the video 💚💚💚
I loved watching you try something new and outside your comfort zone. Fantastic job!
WOODY GUTHRIE POCKET EMBROIDERY!!!!
I loved your pin-striped pocket too, Jimmy. Good on you for trying a project you haven't done before!
I think you did a sterling job, Sir! And would definitely recommend watching Rachel's video's or Bernadette's videos as you are sewing - good idea!
Also - I volunteer at Snowshill Manor - lovely to see it in the video :D
You lucky so-and-so! Snowshill Manor is amazing- such a really beautiful, odd place full of incredible things. The story behind it is incredible too- Charles Paget Wade reminds me of those 'Hoarders' you see on TV who live in the shed because they can't throw anything out... except all the stuff he collected was just as good as he thought it was.
@@chrisball3778 Yep - my ABSOLUTE favourite National Trust house - have loved it for years - and his ideas were so ahead of his time! His motto that he made for himself was 'Let nothing perish' - awesome man
I don't know what half of that meant, but you made a nice pocket and I'd wear that pocket you got as a purse any day. I'd have to add some buttons/pins cause that's how I roll, but hey.
So relatable! I just started making videos and making sewing look attractive is hard! Also is a lot of just me watching startrek.
Jimmy; "I will run 5K in full chainmail, but I will NOT embroider". hahahahaha
I've been meaning for the longest time to make a machine embroidered pocket. But seeing the one you recieved - i need one like that in my life too!
Such lovely work! I am so proud of you. Your hand stitchery ends up much better than my machine stitches.
Thank you again for another lovely video. I settled down for a tea break from my own sewing and Odin blessed me with a Jimmy stitchery video! Now I best get back to my own stitches. Unfinished garments can't be worn.
Very nice job on the pocket! I like the stripes, the binding, and the purple back too. Hand sewn is always better than machine sewn. I bet Amy will be very pleased.
I hope she likes it! I think she likes it. It was a fun challenge :)
You're right, Rachel videos are always helpful! Your pocket looks nice and tidy, great work especially with all that hand sewing!
You may not have any interest in learning to use a machine but if it helps, I taught myself on an older one from the 90's (pre-computery bells and whistles). It made the process a lot less intimidating for me. You can usually buy these cheap at garage sales and get them serviced for $100 or so and then you're off and running!
This was a fun video, glad all the costumers got together for it!
I have a 1928 Singer model K, but I'm just not good on it!
@@TheWelshViking oh well that just makes me jealous, I hope I can find a working one of those some day! But also, aren't the pedal and hand crank machines supposed to be kinda tough to use? Maybe you aren't as bad as you think! 😊
Anyways, I'm off to watch your Arthur video now, thanks!
@@RKO2284 Bernadette has a couple of videos where she tries to teach other costumers how to use her pedal machine. They do take a bit to learn. Think of them as a friend you need to get to know. I recently picked up a pedal one. Not sure if it's a K, but close in age i'm guessing.
@@juliebeans7323 I would love to get a pedal machine some day, I always hesitate though bc I am not familiar with the pieces and parts that need to be there. Something on the wish list!
@@TheWelshViking Can 100% understand going to hand sewing for a lot of stuff! 👍I use my machine constantly (especially for eeeeeendless skirt hems, sigh) but anytime there's something which needs finer control or careful shaping such as attaching trim or doing weird shapes, I'll always default back to hand sewing cos just don't have good enough machine skills to ensure it'll come out right if done mechanically (sigh) 😔
It sounds like you're using an older machine too, & from experience, controlling the speed on those is much more of a challenge being fully pedal-based...? All it takes is an incautious twitch of the leg, and whoops!! 🤭 If you can get access to a modern machine with electronic stitch-speed control, might be worth having a wee play & seeing if that helps at all...?
Sorry to hear you're so stressed at present - do hope you feel some freedom to postpone Youtubing if you need to...? I know that can play merry hob with the dang algorithm, but rest assured we your existing enthusiasts will definitely still be here even if we need to wait a little!
- Best wishes, another longterm sewist who still regularly struggles with her sewing machine!
Piecing is period! Don't worry about having to match up the binding. I'm also spotting a small issue with the bias binding - it's not cut on the bias XD It's still a cool tape but bias tape is probably easier to sew on.
I've made one set of these and I used thrifted kid sheets so I now have pockets with dinosaur print on them and I absolutely love them.
Anyway: I'm extremely jealous at your pocket with magnetic pin cushion because that is some extra level coolness. And I love the embroidery too!
Edited because I forgot to say that the pocket you made is awesome too. I think if I look at it too long my brain will explode but I still like it!
Re chocolates: Russian Chocs are very strange and interesting, filled with things like grape jelly.
I tried mexican chocolate once and it wasn't labeled as dark chocolate, but it was dark and strongly flavored with cinnamon and the sugar was still gritty. I'm not sure if it was the brand or if that's just the way they like it. 🤔
I'm a big fan of chocolate, so only trying it once really says it all.
Polish plum chocolates are amazing; are they anything like that?
@@lajoyous1568 That sounds like drinking chocolate. You're supposed to chop it very finely and blend it with hot milk until frothy.
@@rachelboersma-plug9482 perhaps that was the problem 😳
I don't recall seeing directions on the wrapping & the guy that suggested I try it said he ate it like a candy bar, but that doesn't mean that he was doing it right. 😉
Adventures in international chocolate!! 😁 I wonder, is there any RUclips out there who's done an indepth dive on choc around the world & its many uses and variations...? I'd watch the heck out of that!
-Best wishes, a fellow chocoholic & Jimmy-fan
I just made a pocket for my Ren Faire garb, I even watch Rachel while making it (a very essential step) 😁
You made a nice pocket, lovely 😊 And I'm SO envios at the one Claude made for you🤩 It amazing👍
When I was six years old my parents took me to my first concert. Pete Segar, alone on the Opera stage, just him, a banjo, a guitar, a stool and a mic. Blew my little mind. He was friends with Woodie. He would have approved of your pocket. But he would have made a small edit. Think he had a banjo with the same saying... "this machine surrounds hate and forces it to surrender?.
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
I always enjoy your comments popping up on costuber channels! This time it looks like your geographic locale us a bit more multifarious than usual though?? 😯 Sounds frenetic, hope you not yoo stressed!
@@anna_in_aotearoa3166 The geographic references are actually all to the same local. Just in different time-zones, so to speak.
Before Ottawa was made into the capital of the country it was a tough as nails little lumber town named Bytown (named after the British Colonel who built the canal that runs through town). And that tough little town is still at the heart of the place.
Before it was an industrial area mostly focused on clear cutting the local forests it was a meeting place for the Native people who lived in the region. Pimisi means 'meeting place' in Algonquin.
And there are actually two Ottawa's in North America - the second in Illinois. Because the Odawa tribe got forced marched / moved at least three times.
So. A geographic locator in space and time. Because I am a nerd. And I want to acknowledge who was here before me. If I was being fancy I would say that I am in "Ottawa, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin. Home to the largest population of the Inuit Peoples outside of The North."
The pocket you made for Amy is wonderful. I am certain she will love it. You really do have excellent sewing skills. The pocket you received is nice too. When you held it up, the first thing I thought was how Scottish the fabric looks. I'm not sure why, but the fabric reminds me of the tam hats that men used to wear when they played golf. I know, it sounds strange doesn't it, lol. What a fun little project this was.
Oooh, stripy pocket! Looks great. I'm sure it was appreciated :)
and Claude did an amazing job on pickining colours+ design for you, perfection. I'll need to go hunt down more of the videos, I've sen two so far :)
Piecing is Period! Your pocket is amazing!
You are delightful as always. 😊 It's fun to try new things, even if we aren't experts at them, and I appreciate you sharing yours! It makes me feel more confident about all the random things I decide to try, to, well, mixed results.
The funny thing is, one of my skirts just split at the perfect place to sew a pocket in, and I spent 2 days going "ah let me just get fabric for that", before forgetting entirely and sewing the seam back up. You've reminded me a day too late 😭
Thanks for sharing your pocket making process!
Dang!! 😣 Time to get out the seam-ripper...? (Proffers small but fierce weapon of destruction, trying not to stab own fingers as per usual!)
I've watched a whole bunch of costubers make pockets for garments, but gotta admit still too much of a wuss to try & insert any into my existing garments? The whole thing of making it fit & not go all lumpy or make the seams gape in weird places is just really intimidating! 😬 Very impressed that you are so comfy with putting in your own (when you remember 🤭)
@@anna_in_aotearoa3166 Never let it be said I don't commit? Haha! It's not as scary as it seems I promise! Just about good measurements... and sewing, which is the hard part for me, but well, I'll do anything for pockets
@@juia7336 Soooo.. if you're one of the people who can measure 3 times and still have it turn out wrong?? 😂🙈 Appreciate the encouraging word, though - I definitely should just bite the thimble & give it a proper go 😆
Pockets will always be essential! Looks really awesome.
Pockets are essential. Snacks are essential. Pockets that can hold lots of snacks are a must! I love a striped binding, and I think you did a wonderful job with this pocket 🤗
Thank you for the hard work you put into your videos. I really love watching them or listening to them while I do stuff. Just thought I would share my appreciation☺
I disagree with the "I have neither the face nor the skills to make this look attractive" comment. You certainly have the face. Skills can be learned.
i am currently hand sewing my own attempt at a pocket as a beginning sewist. i feel all the pain... and love the result. ty for the journey :D
100% agree Rachel is required viewing. And Bernadette is next-level, don't despair.
I did Not realise that i need this as a highly customised not-quite-bum-bag
I think you did a wonderful job! I wouldn't believe you if you told me it was your first time making a pocket tbh
You made a great pocket! 😍 I love its Tim Burton vibes! ☺️
lol, I know you're a PhD student and it's technically out of contract to do so, but do try to get some sleep before you end up falling over 😴😂
What fun and it turned out so well! If you don't trust yourself on the sewing machine and you want to give it a go in future, you can slap a stack of Post-it Notes adhesive side down on the machine bed and guide your seam allowance along that. And cut the seam allowance too big and then trim it after. Left hand fingertips down on the fabric to steer and right hand grasping the fabric for fine control. And practice sewing traced lines on paper (which is stiff and easier to control) and THEN on scrap fabric.
Ooh that's a great tip!
Post-its for the win!! Awesome tip - modern machines all have guide lines on the foot plate, but the dang thing's usually covered up by what I'm sewing, & I SUCK at trying to control a straight seam without help! Really appreciate you sharing your learnings with those of us still muddling along 😁
That looks awesome! Both of them actually ❤ now I do kinda wanna make one too. I'll add it to the bottom of my massive list of sewing projects 😅
I appreciate how relatable this is, because I too cannot use a sewing machine and am kind of a mess about these things
Dang! I watched a Japanese drama while I made my pocket for Marliese! I’ve so f**ked up 😱😱😂 (I btw received Amy’s pocket 💚)
Ah! (writhes) Wounds my soul in the sweetest way every time I hear that chorus singing about the wee saucepan. May I please be adopted as Welsh? You have everything I require in a place to retire (especially the near-daily rain. I must have much, much rain or I dry up and blow away.) Do you he a small stone in your back garden I might come and live under? I promise not to disturb the other flora and fauna.
I knew you and Bernadette followed each other, but I didn't yet know if you followed Rachel, too!
Anyway, in the words of a great man, "hockety-pockety-wockety-wack, books and clothes and bric-a-brac...."
These definitely need to make a comeback! I would wear one everyday. I think you did a fantastic job.
Both pockets in this video are awesome!
that was ridiculously cute
I made myself a pocket with denim from a scrap pair of jeans and some bias binding I already had. It has been really useful.
Pro-tip: invest in small safety pins (I rarely use straight pins anymore--I keep losing the little boogers and stabbing meself with 'em) and an iron. Whenever I make fiddly bits like pockets or working on the necklines of tunics and braid, I save my poor fingers the trouble of tightly holding things in place by first ironing anything that needs to be folded flat like binding, and then safety pin stuff into place, then I hand sew. Saves me a metric frak-ton of grief and stressed, muscle sore fingers!😘
Your pocket turned out great, too! The colours are sweet! The striping is a bit hard on my eyes, but then, my brain has a bit of a processing issue with some patterns, so I don't hold it against ya. LOL The pocket you got was sheer genius and I LOVE the slogan she embroidered on it! I loved Guthries' guitar: "This machine kills fascists" and having your pocket with a variation of that is so cool. I adored your giddy reaction, too!🤩
I love this, but my eye twitched every time he called it “bias” tape 😂
I was just about to clean my phone because of my dog's hair when you moved it out of the shot. Then you mentioned Star Trek 🖖. Your pocket is very nice. Well done sewing it by hand. 👍🤗💕. I want to take out the seams on all my clothes that don't have them so I can use these kinds of pockets.
Awww he's so adorable 🥰
Excellent pocket you made! And I'm glad you like the one you received.
Your pocket turned out very nice & it did play with my eyes! I was lucky enough to watch your pocket gift being made Glad the embroidered words got a "hell yeah" from you! lol
At first I didn't like your fabric but seeing it made and I see how lovely it looks. I'm sure she will enjoy it.