Making Dresses Out of Household Materials! || Recycle Retro
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- čas přidán 30. 04. 2020
- Recycle Retro: FABRIC STASH EDITION, lol
I figured it was about time to dig into my fabric stash again, and finally bust out some of my vintage patterns that I've been dying to use! I ended up choosing a thrifted tablecoth and some curtains for these two projects, and then using some 1940's/50's patterns! This one goes out to EDNA.
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I was supposed to sew myself some stuff to wear but you know what, I'm just gonna watch you do it instead cause it's easier and more satisfying 😂
Hahahahaha relatable 😂😂❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Me, right now!!! Literally!!!!
yes the lazy in all of us :)
I've now been watching youtube videos and tutorials for four days instead of sewing... xD
*as im currently procrastinating on making mockups and reading for bio*
Your thumbnails are always so beautifully satisfyingly perfect
Aww really???? They're one of my biggest struggles with CZcams hahahaha so that means so much, thank you beauty!! 😂❤️
MICARAAAAAH!!
Don’t judge a CZcamsr’s beautiful personality by the thumbnail 😂
Not insulting but it doesn’t show your wonderful chaotic energy
Micarah here, Karolina's here. Yeah!
I’m teaching my neighbor to sew; he’s just a hobbit lad of 28, and I’m an old lady. He is making a shirt, and we get together every Sunday afternoon; I started him with hemming and buttons. I have gotten him to watching you and Morgan Donner, and the 3 of us are having quite an impact on him! Thank you.
That sounds adorable! I hope you're both enjoying yourselves! It's nice of you to teach him. ❤️
That is a wonderful set of skills to pass along, whatever the age! I've been trying to teach my roommate how to do simple repairs, but it's quickly become easier to just stitch the holes in things myself so he can save money, it's easier than him bleeding on everything. 😅
For hand sewing, I would recommend Bernadette Banner as well. I love reading stories like yours. I hope that you two will have lots of fun together and may you both learn from eachother! ❤️
"Why do you have to make my chaotic reckless lifestyle have consequences?" 😂😂 I want this on a t-shirt.
Same..I would 100% wear that.
Ahaha, ah yeas
I saw a t-shirt with a smiliar espression recently! I think it said "Well well well... if it isn't the consequences of my own actions." lol. It was on Zulily.
riight, that was brilliant. she'S brilliant.
“I have a tendency to bite off way more than I can chew and then panic, and stress, and cry”
Felt that, spiritually
Right!? 😅
Me too
100% my sister. I just get super in my head then procrastinate until the end of time.
Same! Can we firm a virtual support group?
... And when I say we, I mean can we allocate the organising of it to someone who won't be overwhelmed by it! 😅
Me in everyone of my sewing projects 😂
Patterns were made to be used - imagine how sad they must have been, stored away for decades unloved and unused, jealous of all the other patterns who got to be turned into beautiful things. Don't be sad, they died doing what they were made for! :-D
J. Whittingham i almost cried at the imagining of that little short film in my head....all the emotions.
It sort of reminds me of the little bit in the be our gest song " life is so unnerving for a servent whos not serving "
They need to be ussed its their purpess
Do they still sell those patterns because I would love to buy the patterns if I knew the numbers?
Like a lonely old vampire ready to die
@@greenlilacs2521 I worked at Goodwill and they get donated en masse all the time and are priced at .99 cents.
My mother used to wrap towels around my head when I got out of the bath as a child and exclaim “babushka” just as you did with your pup. Always amazing to see little mannerisms like that in other families.
My mom did that too!
I do this to our dog and I don't know where I learned it from XD
at 4:30 - that's the way ALL patterns used to come before the 1960's. Printed patterns are only younger than 'sliced bread' by a few years! LOL Imagine what it felt like, being a pre-teen trying to learn how to sew - literally without any guide lines? it was not easy. trial and error LOL congratulations of a job really well done. Your body will change it's shape, all through your life. and if you have children! OMG. that's a whole new barrel of fish. Every garment you sew will always be about adjusting the pattern to fit you. Great work! keep it up. I have loved sewing for nearly 60 years now. I don't ever plan to stop
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60years? Wow. You must have done so many beautiful garments and know alot of secrets, haha. 💕 Sewing is stressful especially if you are perfectionist, but once it's just what you like it it feels so good!
This wholesome comment made me smile 💕💕
Truth, my body has completely changed shape in the last year because I had a baby
Yes, my mother had patterns like this - pre-cut, and with all the dart points, matching notches, gathering sections, pleats, folds, etc marked by dots. From memory, they have a 5/8ths inch seam allowance built in (marked by the holes at the corners). Once you know that, they really aren't any harder to sew than figuring out the dotted lines, arrows, and notches printed on modern patterns.
*aggressively smacks the like-button*
DO NOT YELL AT RACHEL, SHE IS THE PUREST BEST BEAN, AND SHE IS DOING HER BEST
MikalaM
smacks like button
I SECOND.
I wish I could actually get the system to register as many times as I'd LIKE to hit the like button on her videos.
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YES! THIS
It’s so encouraging to my self esteem to see you as “Editing Rachel”. I don’t know why, but otherwise I imagine you existing 24/7 in full vintage fashion, hair & makeup.
Because everything else matches, the sleeves on the dress look like a design choice.
100% agree.
Agreed
True. Looks like it's deliberate.
I was going to say, the bias sleeves look exactly right with the rest of the dress.
Because of this video, whenever anything goes mildly wrong, my 11yo son whispers "Edna" in an accusing voice.
Your son will be going places.
Your son is legendary…
Love it! 😂
Fantastic
I love both results, but please, the gingham dress, with the red hair and the hat... MAGIC.
Thank you ahh 😭❤️
So very Maureen O'Hara! Lovely.
Rachel: uploads. Me: excited noises
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This one reminded me of a Knights Tale in a great way
anybody else just going to start whispering "edna" in an accusing tone whenever something inconvenient happens or goes wrong?
Yes forever
To me it’s hilarious because I had a great grandmother named Edna
Yes god bless Edna, she will be forever on the lips of all makers .
Yes lol
My grandma's sister is named Edna XD
They didn't like each other very much 😂
Ahhhh, that green gingham dress came out so lovely!!
Oh. Is that jester cosplay?
Hi Ginny! Gotta love seeing legends support eachother.
"you're not going to step on my patterns, deal?" and that, my friends, is called foreshadowing
Rachel: "You are not gonna step on my Patterns."
Me: "Nope."
Frodo: "Ya... Nope."
Me: "HA!"
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"I'm not going to step on your patterns but I'm putting my butt on the first shot"...😅
When working on the floor, spread a tablecloth over your cut out project to protect from dog feet. 115 lb rottweiler taught me that.
I. Am. So. Encouraged! You’ve only been sewing for a year??? Oh my goodness! My twenty year old daughter and I are beginning to sew together. It started with her being inspired by Mikarah Tewers to also make pretty princess costumes. Then, she decided she wanted to make a circle skirt to start with because she really WANTS a circle skirt. Everything at the stores are much shorter than she wants to wear, making it seem the perfect place to start. Except we have no fabric in-house or stores that are open yet. So, to bide our time, my expert seamstress mother mailed us a nice selection of 100% cotton and we are making masks to donate. We’ve finally gotten good enough to actually donate our creations, instead of putting them aside for family members who will actually wear wonky masks.
Your dresses are gorgeous, as are you! Everything you wear gives off such a cool vibe, along with your beautiful hair and makeup. I look forward to watching your channel continue to grow as quickly as it seems to have been growing!
Oh that’s is so sweet of you! I hope you two are still doing well in this new year!!
That’s so sweet of you! I was gonna make masks for myself and to sell around school to anyone who wants them, I was also gonna do custom orders for certain fabric colours, patterns, etc, etc. I would have charged more for the custom ones especially if they chose expensive fabrics from the site that I get fabrics from. I’m only 13 and want to sew for a job so I was gonna start off small, literally, and then move onto fancy dresses and stuff, currently making a pattern for a bodice as I only understand my own patterns for some reason? I do have store bought patterns and I’m hoping to pick up more patterns at the weekend to try out, bags and shirts and stuff to sell to family and friends. I have these super cute wooden Christmas tags too!
Quote.
“Why do you have to make my chaotic life have consequences?”
I think this just became my mantra.
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“How was I supposed to know there would be consequences for my actions?”
Nooooooooo... oh nooooooooooooo
Rachel made two bomb a** dresses in like two days like a true hobbit lass.
😂❤️❤️❤️ just WAIT til I bust out the vest patterns hahahaha
Oh wow 2 days! It took me 4 days to make a simple dress 😭😂
Rachel making dresses from curtains:
*Scarlett O’Hara*
Me making dresses from curtains:
*Carol Burnett*
Me, making dresses from curtains: Julie Andrews.
(My Gran worshipped her)
Carol Burnett made a lot more money wearing that curtain. 😂😂
Me: Giselle
The important part is remove the curtain rod.
That skit is a classic.
‘I saw it in the window and I just had to have it.’
So heartwarming and brings back fond memories of my mother's stories. She learned to sew during WW2. The bomb blasts would tear clothes to pieces. She even made slippers from the scraps of coats remaining after a bombardment. That stayed with me. I don't throw away basting thread.
I keep my basting thread, too!
My mom used to sing to me: “who can solve a problem like Miranda”. Literally like 1/4 of my clothes were once tablecloths/curtains/other thrifted fabrics.
Miranda Milner yes queen!!!
ah that's awesome! i wish i could sew clothing well 😂
Leonora Vano just keep working at it! I honestly used to suck at sewing. 😂 trust me, there was lots of hot gluing and ill fitting garments before I could make a remotely decent piece of clothing.
@@MirandaMilner Do you happen to know of any good places or videos to start? I have a ton of random old material and have been thinking of trying to go for clothing. So far I just have plushies haha.
@@abathiannas I started with a 1920s drop waist dress, super simple, no pattern needed. Then a kimono. Then...that's it lol. But both came out cute.
My grandma was from MA, and her name was Edna, and she was a seamstress. I know there were other Edna’s, but it’s fun to imagine. Love your videos.
My grandma was Edna too! Yay!!
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Shoutout to the grandma's named Edna club!! My dad's mom and my mom's sister are both named Edna😂😂
My grandma was an Edna too!
SiennaGoddess yay.. and mine gave me my singer when I turned 18!
My mom made so many of my clothes growing up, and I always loved the moment when someone would compliment my outfit and I could say "Thanks, MY MOM MADE IT." Maybe someday I can feel that same pride in my own sewing :) also, I love this video! Just subscribed
My mom made my clothes too! I had so many cute dresses. I saved them my kids. 🥰
My parents worked as property master and wardrobe mistress in Toronto film and theatre...my highschool graduate pant suit and tunic blouse were made from the drapery of a movie...some ten years later my wedding gown was made from the drapery of a movie my uncle...who was also a property master...special because he was my father's best man and childhood friend...your channel is helpful indeed...be strong and safe in these times
Suzie 🍁
Rachel: "Lining up the patterns went out the window..."
Rachel tries on dress.
It's perfect.
Me: "witch craft...."
That Goblin magic.
Poor Edna she doesn't deserve this judgement 😔
You pretend to care for Edna, but look at you, not making the E uppercase like she's some object! I see right through you!
@@aubreyjanuary9809 oh no, you're right. I didn't make it uppercase im sorry Edna 😭
Godam Edna
@@bonlessmangoes7276 🤔😂🤣😂
Dear girl, your sewing skills make me green with envy! I can no longer hold needles due to a massive injury to my right arm and shoulder six years ago which has resulted in extensive and expanding nerve damage, making it impossible to even feel anything as small as needles for hand sewing. My shoulder "collapses" when held up for any length of time, so even crocheting has become a challenge (I used to crochet full-size afghans, 4 feet wide by six feet long, in just three weeks. Now it takes at least 3 months, and they're only half that size).
Your dresses turned out to be attractive and actually cute, so please be pleased with what you've done, and tweak them if you find it necessary. Personally, if I could make my own clothes again, I'd be doing so without apologies---if anyone wants them to be "perfect," they can come do all the measuring, fitting, cutting, pinning, etc., etc.
🐝 Thanks for selecting Cape Breton- style fiddling for your background music. Seven months on, we’re all still in pandemic limbo. Your inspiring projects, accompanied by eternally cheery music, are easing us through. Most years we visit Nova Scotia and get to see and hear contemporary musicians interpret the marvelous traditional tunes their ancestors brought from Scotland. Creativity and music: tonics to the soul!
the patterns that just had holles are intentionally like that, that's how pattern companies used to make em
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Yep- Angela Clayton uses a lot of old patterns, and they all came like that- everything was marked with perforations only, and there was absolutely no printing on them.
Yeah. But it did have some holes not from the factory.
But from Frodo.
@@rachelmaksy I would definitely recommend angela claytons channel to learn how to use them better
Oh that’s cool once quarantine is done I really want to try making a vintage dress! Thanks for letting me know
I would, but my only bed sheets are Hello kitty themed... Although now that I think about it, that'd be a look
Hahaha DO EET
oh i would LOVE to see that
Yessss!
I know a 50+ lady online who has dresses made from Thomas the Tank Engine and Mr Men curtains.
I've been binge watching these today and between you and Bernadette I think I'm probably going to snap, drag a bin of old fabric out of the garage that used to be my sister's, and have at it. WHAT COULD GO WRONG
I love using recycled fabrics - When I worked for an upscale company (managed a store for a major designer) I made a Calvin Klein pattern out of an old white bedsheet. I wore it to do inventory and got such an attitude about wearing such a lovely white dress for doing dirty inventory. No one knew it was a dress made from an old bedsheet. (I wore it to work several times after that). That's when I discovered that if you have a nice design and do a good job, no one will know. Rachel your dresses came out lovely. Wear them with pride. Have fun with your projects, enjoy what you do. I find the older patterns with lots of pieces are the most fun to do and the easiest to get a good fit with. (that can be because I am old) But, if you've only been sewing garments for a year, the sky is the limit for you!
“Oh, Edna...”/ “You did me dirty, Edna” should be on a shirt
My grandma would approve. She cackled whenever someone said "edna!" In an angry voice
Meeeerch? 😂😂
I could use the fabric I have for the next ten years and maybe I’d make a dent 😂
ETA: you know spring is coming when Rachel flashes bare knees under her skirt instead of pajama pants ;)
Hahaha yes!!!
A Massachusetts mood
That is the cutest pinafore I've ever seen. Wish I could find a pattern like that.
I love using vintage patterns but they are a bit of a challenge - I think you did really well! I learned to sew as a child - my grandmother died and left us a trunk full of fabric, an old sewing machine and two vintage sewing books - Bishops Method and Vogue Methods of Sewing - and I learned by sewing through the projects in those books - starting with super simple aprons and pillowcases and finishing up by tailoring a jacket and skirt. Just remember that your IRON is your best friend and takes your finished garment from looking 'homemade' to looking 'handmade'. Iron everything! Also - clip those curves and corners - grade the excess fabric from your facings and always use good thread - the cheap stuff messes up your tension and makes sewing stressful! I've been sewing for 47 years and still learn with each project! Enjoy the process!
i lost it at "table cloth for K I N G S"
BOUJEY tablecloth
Rachel proclaiming, "tablecloth for kings!" Is my new favorite thing and I want to use that phrase in every conversation.
The way you kept throwing shade on poor old Edna lol 😂
I was laughing so hard, I use pre loved patterns most of the time and i don't know how many times I have done the same the whole time.
Worse is when they completely lost a piece and you have no idea how to redraft it.
Ohhh Edna... 😂
I've made various things from shower curtains, upholstery fabric and bed sheets in the past. It was nice to sew for others.
I've been sewing for 38 years now. Some projects were awful when assembled, others turned out well and I got a of joy wearing them. Now I do complicated projects and enjoy myself immensely while constructing the garment. My kids shake their heads as I take a lot longer than an hour on the 1 hour patterns. This is because I add extra steps in construction and get a superior garment that will last for at least a decade.
Things I've made for the kids over the years; Zoot suits for the prom, revolutionary suit for homecoming dance, over 100 Halloween and play costumes, prom dresses, bondage pants, goth clothes, baby clothes and wedding dresses.
In time, your confidence will grow. Its great that you've pushed yourself to do more advanced sewing. Each project will be a learning experience.
That one thumbs down is probably Edna.
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I would love it if Edna was watching this and cackling away with laughter 😂
Rachel's facial expressions are the only thing me sane right now, also the chaotic energy
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Beginner sewer? You made two beautiful dresses in two days. I'm so impressed and inspired ❤
The green & white check fits you very nicely. It appears you make have pulling going on in the front down by the square corners for neckline. A simple solution is clipping the corner off and then cut an angle along the seams as well just down the seam line like an inch angling out to seam allowance. I have been sewing for 55 years. I love sewing newbies in the sewing world. You are doing great.
On your jumper if you will do your button on the waistband first then adjust the rest of the buttons on the way down. You are quite fine making the buttons closer on the top.
Keep up the great work.
When Frodo made that noise at the beginning my cat, who was sitting on my lap,whipped his head to look at me with a wtf? look.
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Dont worry about cramming too many sewing projects into a single video. Space it out. It will be more content and less stress for you. I rather have longer videos or more indepth of one project than multiple projects that are only highlighted.
Definitely agree! I'd be happy to watch a slower-paced video for each project!
Yes!
I just want you to know that I started watching your you tube video's about a year ago now. I have watched almost all of them, but just came across this one today. You have inspired me to start sewing. I got a sewing machine from my husband for Christmas and I have been sewing my little heart out ever since. Thank you for the inspiration. thank you for showing me that I don't have to be perfect in my sewing, but it is a learning process. And most of all thank you for being you!
That's how patterns came years back...just the size you needed with the factory punched number to denote which part. It's fun figuring it out, but my gramma, who was a lady's tailor, always said, "Measure everything, because the pattern was not made for you." I'm a newbie sub and LOOOOVE your style (mine in the 90's) and all your videos! You've already inspired me to put out a skirt and VEST yesterday!
Knitters have a for when the pile gets out of hand---SABLE: Stash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy!
Hahaha GENIUS
Suddenly Sable from Animal Crossing makes more sense. She has an endless supply of new textiles for the player.
I love this!!!
Making clothes out of curtains: Maria from The Sound of Music, Scarlett O'Hara, and, of course, Ms. Rachel Maksy from Massachusetts. They turned out adorable. Great work! Thanks for sharing!
and gisele from enchanted!!
No "making clothes out of curtains" list is complete without Carol Burnett as Scarlett O'Hara in "Went with the Wind" when she made the dress out of curtains. You mentioned Scarlett O'Hara but I wasn't sure if you were including the Carol Burnett version of WWTW also.
BTW, I loved the "Mom Turn Signal" comment. I absolutely used to do this when my little niece would be riding around with me as she stood on the front seat with her body somewhat wedged behind my shoulder to keep her from falling and every time I hit the brakes my arm flew out. In fact, I continued doing that when my niece moved away and the man who became my husband was riding with me. Out of habit my arm would fly out any time I touched the brakes which he though was enormously funny. He asked, "Are you keeping me safe?" Well, duh. I guess it worked. That was the days before seat belts (anyone else old enough to remember those days?) and he never went through the windshield. I like to think it was partially because of my "Mom" seat belt.
I've been watching these videos for three days in a row and I just can't stop (and I cirtainly don't want to). This is freaking awesome....
Rachel for a young person taking on a challenge such as sewing......i believe you have done wonders!!! Kudos to you!!! Keep it up. i am going to continue enjoying your videos you are a breath of fresh air.....young, resourceful, crafty, ooooh so much more....
Rachel: These buttons are gonna take me...
Me: Twenty seven years?
Rachel: ...twenty seven years.
Me: Oh my god. We really are the same!
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Twenty seven is my favorite number. I believe it to be the perfect number
Bliss Fancy I was thinking “three years”
And then Rachel said 27 years and I was like: “yeah, who am I kidding. That’s way more accurate”
That gingham dress is stunning. Just so cute.
Also, I won’t yell, but I will say- there’s a reason that accepted practice for vintage patterns is to trace them out and then use the new pattern pieces. Both to prevent doggie issues, and also so you can write all over them, and customise them, and then pass that original pattern on untouched. Also, yeah, vintage patterns are all marked with perforations. It wasn’t until the 50s that they reliably were printing onto the patterns themselves. But- you do learn what each type of perforation means over time, so they aren’t too hard.
Angela Clayton works with vintage patterns a lot, if you want to see how someone else works with them. I found that really helpful, personally.
Good job! I really really want that gingham dress, the pouffy sleeves are just adorable!
the extremely slow "because that one.... is making me anxious" as she took a sip killed me. absolute mood for finals week
Frodo is best boy. Also you give me so much inspo to dive into sewing and re-purposing old fabric/garments. Also you're hilarious.
Frodo noooooo 😭 we all know it was going to happen, but you know what even with it being a vintage pattern you can always just use some clear packaging tape and fix it. You did a beautiful job and I want that pinafore dress sooo cute 😍
Definitely gotta do some Pattern CPR 😂🙈🙈🙈
@@rachelmaksy 😂 I have had to save the life of a few pattern.. it happens to all of us at one time or another 😂
From a conservation perspective, please think about the materials that you will fix it with 😊 sellotape does not age well...
Rachel: "Do I want to make two green items though?"
Me: *Furiously nodding head because this little woman loves some green!*
That pinafore was adorable. I doubt anyone who sees you in it in public would know that was a tablecloth once upon a time. That other dress with the gingham is too cute for words. Two enthusiastic thumbs up.
I am learning sewing and I think I can do more than I can often. I have a large tote of things I made and fit, but I don't feel I can wear out an about.... and others I have. ha. I wanted to say I've watched countless videos online and your channel is one of the few I have subscribed to. I SO enjoy your honesty, and humor.... and I like that you show the basics and you talk about your struggles. Plus... while not necessarily "sewing" related... I love that you include your dog... it's real... I have dogs and they walk across my stuff.... knock stuff over, etc. all the time. While I don't have a channel and have to endure comments from others... My vote is that life is hard enough.... let the negative crap go. That's someone else's issue, not yours. Keep on keeping on.... you rock. (P.S. I have enough stored fabric to start my own store because when I see something I like (especially on sale) I get it... .next thing you know I need a spare room to stash it..... so the fact you've kept yours to roughly 3 cubby bins is beyond impressive.) Can't wait to see what else you do. Thanks!
"Should I make 2 green items?"
As the official US Ambassador for the Color Green, I offer my seal of approval.
As a fellow redhead, why do you even ask such a question?
Stacey Lee Weeaks-Hernandez ah see, she is an artificial redhead so it does not come naturally
Same
Noticed her green checked dress matches her kitchen curtains. Deja vou Maria
Frodo will always step on the pattern pieces LOL
ALWAYS 😂😤
@@rachelmaksy has he ever stepped on the needles?
Maybe he likes the sound it makes under his feet...?
Dog's gonna do what a dog's gotta do...
I very much enjoy watching your videos. I have taken sewing lessons and I took tailoring in High School back in the day. You are doing very well. Your ability to just do is incredible. I always got caught up in the perfection of what I was trying to do instead of just doing. Please don't let the nay sayers get you down.
How fun that I stumbled upon her. I haven't sewing since 1970, home ec class. I just made a dress!! It could duble as pjs, but Im happy and feel like I found a nee friend, my sewing machine. (I inherited it, it also old) 😉
ladies making clothing in times of want and need did just as you are doing so its period correct. unmatched patterns became the norm more than ppl think.
I like the mental image of Frodo being a Wall Street businessman
Frodo is like my Oni cat. 'oh, you're doing something? I must sit on it.' One time that led to blue ink everywhere and an emergency paw bath.
I think that sewing from a stash of random fabrics is historically correct.
I didn't realize that you are fairly new to sewing. You are doing amazing!
The "Oooh Edna" is a mood that I hope the future generations of my family has towards me 😂 I'll be laughing from beyond
Rachel: “Do I wanna make two green items though?”
Girl, have you seen your closet? Of course you do!
Watching this in 2023, seeing the Jenna and Julien podcast made my heart so happy❤️
I loved how the green gingham dress turned out! The green pinafore was great except for the buttons. They were wonky, just as you said. But you know what? You went ahead and sewed two dresses! I'm proud of you! Way to go, Rachel! Stay safe, okay? Atta girl!! ~Janet in Canada
I have a whole bunch of patterns from the 40s and 50s from my Grandmother and that’s how they come, you buy them in one size instead of more modern patterns that come in several sizes. I’ve been to scared to use mine yet.
you can always trace the patterns onto another paper, that way you can modify as needed without changing the originals!
I agree with Sierra- accepted practice with vintage patterns is to trace them and then use the new pattern pieces you made.
It allows for customisation, marking and pinning without harming the original pattern. It also prevents sadness when your dog rips a 70 year old pattern. (Not yelling, just saying).
I trace patterns a lot, even modern ones. Mostly because I’ve yet to find a pattern that fits me out of the gate (the downsides of being a very busty hourglass). And I just find it easier to make a new pattern for myself that fits rather than doing small alterations here and there without one- basically, I always make new patterns off my mockups if there’s any significant changes. That way if I do go to make it again, I have a pattern right there that already fits, and I don’t need to deal with another mockup, I just cut and go. So I’m a BIG fan of tracing and making new pattern pieces.
Neartmhor I got a pattern recently that looked like this. Your solution is what I was playing with. It would be a shame to damage the pattern. It’s survived this long already.
My grandma was confused when I told her I was cutting my pattern pieces lol
Tracing them is also nice cause you can translate the nonsensical perforation markings into the modern markings that we're used to seeing. Like actually draw out your darts, waistlines, buttonholes, instead of looking at swiss cheese of a pattern like "HUH?" hahaha
That was how older patterns used to come, before they started printing on the tissue paper. Instead they used little holes to mark darts, grain, matching points etc ☺️
I came into the comments to see if someone had already said this!!
When the time comes going through my Mum's stash, fabric and patterns is going to be quite a journeying. Thanks for giving me the faith that I know I can do that and honour Mum too.
She's 97 and in care due to dementia. It's a very long goodbye.
It is nice you are keeping retro fashion alive.
it would take a mi-linen-ium to deplete the fabric stash
I'm sorry
I laughed harder than i probably should have at this. 😂😂😂
Yeah but how can you choose which one that fits the pattern?
Thank you
OMFG! For a second I didn't get it. Then I went back and read the whole sentence out loud. Followed by the loudest, most obnoxious laugh 🤣🤣
100% Relatable.... I have a cot-TON myself. 😂
3:34 "Lots of green, but, you know ... It's fine." Literally me whenever I add new clothes to my closet, haha.
The dresses you made are beautiful! They turned out great!
Hahaha can never have too much green 😂😂😂
Same! My closet is becoming a forest and I'm not mad about it lol.
Rachel, you may do this, couldn't tell from the video. Something that may help you is you first make your button holes, then sew on your buttons. You slit open your button holes, then take a fabric marker and go through the button hole to the fabric where your buttons will be and mark the spot for your button. You do need to accommodate for the button "slide". What I mean is you put the button through the button hole in the center of the hole, but once it is in place, your button hole will slid over to so the edge of the hole is at the center of the button. (hope that makes sense.) I think this will help you for a bit of gaping. On some garments that will happen anyway because of how many buttons and where placed, and then you just sew a snap or a hook and eye where the gaping is to it won't gape open. Really enjoy your videos and your eye for fashion.
You have no idea how inspirational that closing bit was. I've been thinking about trying to sew clothes for, like, A YEAR now since getting into watching costubers. The Edwardian period especially calls to me... a siren's song of style and long skirts... and I think you just gave me the motivation I've needed to finally touch a sewing machine. Thank you, and I'll give it a shot tomorrow!
Also, dear future me: Do NOT be scared of the needle/pin. It is friend, even when it stabs you. Clothes are worth it
i’ve been having a really rough time lately and when the notification for your video popped up it made me smile for the first time in a long time, thank you 💛💛
Aww I'm so glad ❤️❤️❤️
I hope ur doing alright! 💜💜💜
I too have been struggling, but Rachael n Frodo always make it better. They are sooo funny. Anyway sending prayers that you are doing better soon.
That transition from fabric to finished piece is so cute so so so cute!!
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You are AMAZING! WOW! You are already a very intuitive seamstress, and you're so young! Give yourself time, you are gonna be fantastic! Such courage! You GO Girl!
A tip with buttons. Sew the button holes first. Line up one button with its hole and sew it on before repeating with the next button. Hopefully things should all match up smoothly.
I know this is an old video and you have no doubt worked this out for yourself. But maybe someone like me is revisiting old footage and would be glad of the tip. 🪡 🧵
I’ve heard that the cutout holds on patterns were able to be “powdered” with chalk and then you have all the marks laid out without having to painstakingly mark them.
Yes.
That makes sense! Thank you for sharing!
It was also bc printing things with ink was way harder and more expensive than punching things into a big stack of paper!
Also, sometimes "marks" were made by just taking a stitch in the fabric and leaving long tails (AKA tailor's tack).
The queen of 1940s fashion is back♡
Lordy, I love that pinafore in that fabric. The texture that it adds is just wonderful.
I am so impressed by your sewing!! IMHO I think the waistline was very pretty on you as is, but you are the wearer and if tailoring it makes you more comfortable, then you do you. Well done!
In Gina Linetti’s voice: HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW THERE’D BE CONSEQUENCES FOR MY ACTIONS
That pinafore is the exact pattern I've been trying to find for about a year or two now 😂🙈❤️
I think I saw a reproduction on thevintagepatternshop.com, but don't quote me on that
😂😂😂😂 I'm sorry but your face opening the 40s pattern was priceless. Assuming you know now but for those who don't, patterns originally were sold in single sizes and precut. Because of the price of printing back in the day, a system of perforations was developed which you would transfer onto your fabric using chalk. Extremely brave to jump right into a vintage pattern that old! Some of the sewing terms are even antiquated and have to be translated by a modern sewer.
If you would like to repair the pattern piece you can by using a piece of tissue paper and some paste or glue I have a few of those patterns and yes that happens sometimes just repair it and it's good as new. As a last note for you I love watching your videos you have a diverse range of interests and I really enjoy the realistic and normal chat, the bloopers and the time you take. Thank you
As a fellow girl-who've-been-sewing-for-awhile-but-not-profesaionally, those two turned out amazing! And in a reasonable time! I'm sincerely proud of you
"and possibly new people who are trying to figure out if I'm interesting enough to keep watching. I'mma let you know right now....I'm not."
You're not? You're not?!?!?!
Excuse me ma'am but you are definitely worth sticking around for! I look forward to your videos every week! They're fun, funny, I always learn something about sewing and crafting, they're entertaining, you have a cute dog, like... what else do you need? Yes you are interesting enough to keep watching!
Also, off topic of my rather aggressive intense love of this channel, but you know it's gonna be a good video when editing Rachel shows up.
tbh, I cracked when she said that, paused the video, subscribed and then continued watching. 100% agree, she is worth sticking around
And a cute lovely cat too!
I have been a fan of many talented awesome red heads for years 😂
Dog is super cute!
Don’t worry about the vintage pattern. I know you would probably like to keep it in its original condition, but you are also adding to its history! Great video!
You did really well, actually. A few tips would be 1. to iron your seams open which will give you a better look and fit and 2. let your garment hang overnight before doing hems or buttons. The fabric will stretch naturally which alters the placement of the buttons and can leave gaps and hems that seemed straight suddenly are not after gravity lends a hand.