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Tack! 🙂Ja, puh, vilken värme det blev igen! Vi har supervarmt i dag, det är lite mycket av det goda rent av.

@@anilovecreations Samma här.

Haha! I sometimes flip it and sometimes don't, and it all just depends on what kind of effect/result I'm looking for. If I have a full pan of skeins and want to make sure there is color covering EVERYTHING I will always flip it, but if I want maybe just mostly speckles i.e. I might just twist the skeins slightly before putting them in the pan and just sprinkle dye on the top side. Since the yarn is then twisted, there will be speckles all around. So, it is simply a matter of what type of effect/result I'm looking for. 🙂

Thank you! ❤

Thank you! I really love wearing it, it is so comfortable. 🙂

Thank you! ❤

I'm so happy to hear that! Thank you! 🙂

Thank you! ❤

You can use different techniques in order to get the amount of sprinkles you want spread evenly on the skein. You can flip the yarn, and you can also twist it slightly before putting it in the pan. I haven't really had any issues where I would get speckles only on one side, usually the strands in the skein aren't consistently stacked in a way that makes that happen. I find it more a matter of how much speckles you want, and if you want a skein that is really heavily speckled I would absolutely flip it too.

Oh, thank you! But it really isn't difficult at all. Just play around with it and see what happens, and don't pour in all the colors in vast amounts. 🙂

That is amazing. Australia is literally on the opposite side of the world from me, and having viewers all the way on the other side of the world is truly fascinating. I hope you enjoy my videos! 🙂

I'm happy to hear that! 🙂

Thank you, that is so sweet of you! I did try measuring with the edge but laying the measuring tape flat, but you're right, it would probably be way easier if I used it on edge. Thank you for the tip! 🙂

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Well, that depends how you see it. Buying a shirred dress off the rack from one of the chains that sell what we would call "affordable clothes" would absolutely be cheaper if you add in the hours it took to make the one I made (and we all know why off the rack clothes can be so cheap...the people sewing them aren't getting paid what they ought to be). But this dress is custom made for my body, and to buy a custom made dress from a professional seamstress or tailor (who gets paid what they should for their time and skills) would be MUCH more expensive. I mostly can not find clothes off the rack that fits the body I inhabit today in a proper way, because the fashion industry is not built on the principle of there being clothes that fits everyone. It is built on the opposite - that we need to fit what is made. Which is the whole reason I started doing this. I aim to inspire others to not be afraid to try to make clothes for themselves, that are custom made for their bodies, because there are so many of us struggling to find clothes that actually fit well and are comfortable to wear. And because the fashion industry really needs to change, but let's not open that can of worms today. In short: Yes, you can find a shirred dress for cheaper. But no, you can not find a shirred dress custom made for your body that cost this little to make. 🙂

@@anilovecreations only asked cause I was thinking of trying to make my own cloths, I am a bigger girl with no breasts so trying to find anything that fits and isn't designed with big busted girls is difficult

@@anilovecreations here in Australia I am looking at $70 - $160 AUD for a dress you just made.

@@josparadiseofcolor I realize I was going off on a bit of rant before - sorry about that! It was not directed at you, I'm just very frustrated with the fashion industry as a whole. I have the exact same issue. Small bust, big everything else, and on top of that I'm short. Finding clothes that fit right off the rack is mostly impossible for me. I would absolutely recommend making your own clothes, because it is such a relief to have clothes that fit well and that you feel comfortable in. It's a game changer, you feel like a whole new person. As for cost, it would of course depend on the price of the fabric, and whether or not you want to calculate the cost of the time it takes you to make it. What I do is I have a list of things I want to make, and then I shop for fabrics for future projects when there are discounts to keep the cost down. I also buy second hand and I have recently started to look into buying leftover stocks online (I'll probably make a video about that in the future). That means I sometimes buy fabric for projects that won't be started for another year or more, but when I do start it, I already have the fabric at hand. Same thing for yarns, if I'm planning on buying yarn for a specific project.

@@josparadiseofcolor Then my dress is absolutely cheaper, if we only take the fabric, thread and shirring elastic into account. This particular fabric I got from Amazon (I don't usually buy fabric from there, but I wanted to test it to see if that would be a reasonable option), and I paid approx. $46 AUD for it.

I haven't, but you could absolutely do that too. I suspect one would have to be a little more careful when applying the dye, and just adding it slowly to the yarn so that the yarn has time to soak it all up in the places you want it to be, and not run into the sections where you don't want it. I might try this in the future. 🙂

Det är troligen så vi kommer få göra, ja.

@@anilovecreations OK. Hoppas det går bra.

@@nian60 Tack 🙂

Oj, den här kommentaren syntes inte förrän nu för mig! Ledsen att jag inte svarat. Ja, jag håller med dig, den svenska hyresmarknaden är inte riktigt klok.

Oh, thank you! That is so sweet of you. ❤

Good heavens! I'm pretty sure I would simply melt into a puddle in such temperatures. I really hope you get some cooler weather soon. 🙂 And thank you very much, that is so kind of you! ❤

Thank you! 🙂

That is so sweet of you, thank you! ❤

Thank you. ❤ Oh, that's lovely! It is a perfect garment for these hot summers, for sure. 🙂

Thank you! I will for sure get a lot of use out of both of them. 🙂

Såå fin både i din klänning och i din tröja. ❤

@@margaretajohansson7499 Tack, det var snällt sagt! ❤

Thank you! ♥

Tack! 🙂

Uppsalaslätten! 🙂 Jag kan tänka mig att ni har rätt varmt också, ja. Känner att jag börjar bli ganska redo för höst och svalare väder nu. 🥵

@@anilovecreations Jaha, OK. 🙂 Jo jag skulle gärna ha det lite svalare.

No, the citric acid dissolves pretty much immediately, so I have never had any issues with that. 🙂

Thank you for being here! 🙂

Thank you, that is very kind of you. And thank you for the tip! 🙂♥

Thank you for all the tips! The pockets are topstitched at the opening, and actually stay pretty well in place. Why it is bulky is because I changed the line of the silhouette and the pockets sits in the same line on the pattern as my width extension. That's why they lay kind of funky. I won't make any changes in this particular dress, but there will be other, similar patterns in the future where I will take the lessons from this project into account for sure. Thank you so much for all your thoughts on the project, I will absolutely incorporate them in future projects! 🙂❤

It absolutely is! I've been pretty much living in it ever since I made it. 🙂

Thank you, that is so sweet of you! ❤ I think that is a lovely idea about the pockets, I might just do that the next time I make a pattern like this. I have to say though that I'm loving this dress more and more each day, and I have pretty much been living in it since I made it. So I'm just going to leave this one as is, but I do have the intention to make more dresses similar to this one, and I really love your idea about the pockets! I will for sure make a dress with pockets like that. Thank you!

@anilovecreations it did look very nice once you put the darts in. They made such a difference❤️ and I loved the length of your sleeves. And you have actually inspired me to get the same pattern and make one for myself. :) 😀

@@Keturah53 Oh, how exciting! I hope yours turn out as comfortable as mine is. 🙂I'm so happy I could inspire you, that's such a huge compliment. Thank you! ♥

Thank you, that is very kind! 🙂

This is so important! Because that is exactly what we all should think. The mere concept that we should hide our bodies because they are not following a standard that is impossible for the majority of the people on this earth to live up to, is just crazy. And it is a type of crazy I'd like to do my part in getting rid of. It isn't our bodies that need to change in order to fit into what hangs on the clothes rack in the fast fashion industry, it is the clothes that should be adjusted to the bodies we have. So yeay for accentuating what we love about ourselves, and no more hiding of our strong, capable bodies that carry us through life! 👏💪❤

@@anilovecreations what a lovely response. Thank you. 👏

I know, right?? You NEVER see anyone making the really big adjustments, so I figured I'd give it a go just to show that it can be done. It didn't turn out perfect, but it's a lot better than if I hadn't made any adjustments at all. I'm happy it was helpful! 🙂

@@anilovecreations it’ll make my stuff better too!! Thanks for being a pioneer 😂

@@jadziaschillzone Haha! A pioneer! I love it! 😂

Thank you! 🙂

Thank you, that is very sweet of you! 🙂

Oh my. I'm sorry to hear you have to stay in the hospital! Fingers crossed you'll be able to go home soon! 🤗

Thank you! ♥

Thank you! I like that too! ♥

I'm so sorry I haven't replied to your comment! I didn't get a notification, for some reason. But to answer your question: I do sell my yarns! The yarns from this series will however mostly go into upcoming projects for CZcams, I think. Some of them might find their way into the webshop eventually though.

I'm happy to hear you are enjoying it! Have fun making your own colorways! 🙂

Thank you! It is tricky for sure. :) I just took a really quick look at your channel, and it is for sure right up my alley so I subscribed to your channel as well! Looking forward to checking out your content more, once I'm done with my workload for the day. :)

@@anilovecreations naww thank you 😊 i have a few differwnt things you may enjoy watching and learning. And this youtube bizz takes a long time to get used to and grow.

Hi from Ontario Canada, I enjoyed your video! Thank you❤

@@EliseD.A. I'm happy to hear that! Thank you!

I'm glad you enjoyed it! 🙂I sure do have an amazing sister, she's all kinds of awesome. 🙂

I'm happy it was useful! 🙂

In this video I used Pro Chemical & Dye in 'Sky blue' and Jacquard Acid Dyes in 'Fire red'. For citric acid you can use any household citric acid from your local grocery store, or order online. All colors and brands used will always be listed in the video description below each video. 🙂

Thank you! 🙂

This was fun! Inspiring!

@@glofdahl1733 I'm happy to hear that! 🙂

I think I accidentally transferred that myself. I had been working with pink dye just ahead of dyeing this batch.

Hi! That is an excellent question! Usually I will reuse the soaking water for soaking another batch, but for these videos I mostly did not simply out of habit. At the same time water usage is something that I am interested in limiting, and this would of course be an excellent way to do so. So thank you for pointing that out to me, I will absolutely keep that in mind going forward! Because there is really no reason why I could not reuse that water, you are absolutely correct about that. 🙂

@@anilovecreations I look forward to seeing more of these videos. I sure hope you continue them!

@@JDiamondW1 I'm happy you are enjoying them! And yes, there will be more. The entire series is already recorded, so there will be 20 episodes of yarn dyeing airing during the summer and early fall. I am also working on other projects at the moment, that I also hope will be interesting, fun and hopefully inspiring. So there will be quite a few videos posted on the channel this year.