Making a Vintage Inspired
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- čas přidán 1. 08. 2024
- Hello everyone and welcome to a new video!
In an attempt to feel more comfortable in my own clothes, I am trying to find my style in making my own pieces. So far, this seems to be a cross between a vintage and cottagecore aesthetic haha. I don't find I do vintage in the same way I do historical costume, I don't go and look for fashion plates, etc, I just try to capture a vintage-y feeling in my clothes.
This skirt is very simple to make (if you excuse the ramblings and indecisiveness). It consists of a rectangular waistband, and three cut panels, one on the fold, all gathered at the waist, and a button placket front. This is a pretty straightforward project when you've got the steps set out, and hopefully I've been able to explain how you can draft your own skirt too! I had 2 meters of fabric for this, and I used nearly all of it, since I had to recut the waistband. I tried to make it beginner friendly, but I have a tendency to needlessly overcomplicate things. But please ask me any questions and I'll try to help out! This turned out really cute and comfy :)
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"My favorite needle" I just realized on my last project, that I too have a favorite needle. I feel so seen.
Are you sad when it goes bad? I surely am, and I can't replace my needle because I inherited it....
Me too! I have dozens of needles, but my favourite is the only one I have in that size and I dread the day I lose or break it.
"Summer is coming or I was told Summer was coming, but Scottland voted against it or something." 😄🤣 I so felt this in the last week here in WV, USA.
Apparently north of Seattle voted for a foggy cool May, too! 😂
AND...apparently Texas has voted against summer, as well. Part of me wants to complain because of the rain: a little over 7" From Wed.-Thurs. I'm pretty sure it's all the rain keeping temps low. I appreciate the lower temps. ...but I feel like I'm about to grow webbed feet!
This☝️London said thunderstorms for us please😅
Bonnie Hyden, same here. Rain and then cooler Temps.
Same, I’m in Southwest Virginia, then it was like a switch got flipped an suddenly it’s in mid 80s (around 27°-30°C). I’m thankful for the sunny warm days, but excited for the thunderstorms later this week.
So glad you changed out the waistband. It is much more flattering and you are so cute in your total outfit.
I like the second waistband. It makes the gathers sit in a pretty way. Very lovely skirt.
Glad u redid the waistband. It looks awesome
good thing you fixed the waistband. Now its cute
I spotted you watching Critical Role; It has become so very crazy, especially Matt's creepy voices in Cognoza. Loved the skirt; very wearable and wonderfully swirly :)
During the Revolutionary War in the U.S.....neddles were listed in inheritances: ) I just purchased Bohan needles....lovely : )
That skirt turned out so beautiful! Good call on changing the waistband, it falls that much nicer. I also really really like the colour of the fabric, too.
I like how the skirt came out. The rectangle waistband works well. I adore the Celtic music at the end 😅
Right there with you at the clothing that doesn't interest you nor looks good on you, AND I gave up on trousers long ago for exactly that reason. I wear nothing but dresses and skirts now (and tops 🤭) Love this skirt, love the odd grey green color! Stay well!
I love how this came out! So much swoosh, and it seems very light and airy for summer :D
I love the new waistband. A much more flattering shape on you. I wanted to share that I cut out and sewed together a six panel gored skirt and it came out lovely until I put it on and realized I used the five gored skirt pattern piece so ... it is waaaay to big. So rather than unpick the seams and resew it I decided I would just put a lot of gathering in, and call it a style choice. Lol!!
You just reminded me that I have two pieces of greyish green cotton I feel is too dark/sad for a dress, but is perfect for a skirt. I'll figure out what to do with the part that was intended for the top part of the dress, hummm maybe a mini skirt who knows!
I love it! It came out so super cute! Its as Rachel Maksy would say, the chef's kiss. I can't get enough of the swoosh. Paired off with the peasant top makes the perfect summer outfit.
Just started following you! Looking to make my own skirt and I’m thrilled we have the same waist size!
I love your mushroom!
Love. Lovelove. Lovelovelove this. Youre great. 😁
Hehe I’m glad I’m not the only one watching critical role while sewing 😆
Beautiful looking skirt but summer in Scotland? You could always make a thermal petticoat, lol😁
I am new to sewing, I've created a few small projects but none that are wearable or anything yet, more just tests, skirts mostly. But THIS, I have decided this shall be my first completed and wearable project! Wish me luck!
Oh, it's so pretty! While you were talking, I had to pause the video, and go look up french seams, because I couldn't picture how you'd be doing it, which meant I didn't really understand french seams at all. Now I do, and it makes sense. Great job, Cat!
This is very nice.
yes hello, it is indeed morning here. thanks for the video!
Super cute skirt. Good call, on the waistband. 👍
Bobbin and Top Thread chicken winner! Someone needs to create a thread chicken enamel pin, maybe it exists on Etsy. Anyway, it turned out lovely.
"But Scotland voted against it" made me laugh out loud... it's just over two weeks since our last frost waning that we got 32C, so obviously when Scotland voted against it, Canada swooped in and grabbed it...
Excellent swoosh and nice waistband save! You really suit that romantic look. The sleeves on your blouse are dreamy. 😍
As an indecisive libra this video was very much on brand XD
Very pretty 😀
It’s morning for me!
I have a mighty need to make a skirt now.... Just need to go buy some fabric online first.
A critter!
love the waistband decision!
I think you chose the right waist band it looks great
You've done a great work! Well done :)
i think the first waistband might be wonky because the front and back are separate pieces???? the way i learned to do them you take the pattern from the front and back and then you join the two in a single pattern piece and straighten up the place where the front and back are joined, that way your final pattern is only one piece.
Ohhhh, its soo swishy and fluffy and beautiful! I love it!
Beautiful gathers!
It is indeed morning, and I feel you on shopping, it's kind of bleh. I can wear clothes but I tend to have a very specific style and in my size (0-2) they don't believe we still have womanly curves so the fit is always weird.
This skirt is so adorable, I love one day make swooshy skirts without mock-ups and patterns~
Super love the skirt! Your style is gorgeous.
rainha!!! the skirt looks very good on you and this outfit is mwah chefs kiss.
the previous vid abt the blouse (?) inspired me to sew my own and now i rly want to make a skirt bc of this vid!! só preciso arranjar coragem para pré-lavar e passar meus tecidos antes de costurar
So great! Also, I see you critter!
Ok the skirt is adorable and your explanations are fine (or maybe I just speak fluent "overcomplicater" because that's my native tongue lol but it works for me!) - and yet I'm thoroughly distracted by your gorgeous and cozy-looking sweater and desperate to know whence it came...Oops!
Also I live in the desert in the southwestern US where it's already in the 90s (F - mid 30s C) during the day and I am *so jealous* of the Scottish weather...want to trade places?
Love a good swoosh!
Lovely job! Very flowy and summery :)
You taking about button holes always go wrong made me remember why I always do them by hand 😅 machine can't mess it up if I don't use it
That is Wonderfull. I never thought to French seam a pocket. Brilliant!
I'm glad that you went with the second waistband, much more flattering. Wonderful Total Look!
Yes!!! It’s so cute! I’m going to try and work out the final touches with my waistcoat mock-up and make the final garment then I might have to make a swooshy skirt.
It is skirt perfection! You look so beautiful 😍
Very pretty!
"Ah I did all the button holes with no issue"
Uhm don't curse it pls Cat😂❤ I f*ed up my top 2 last time thinking this, accidentally made them too tight, had to cut them in and handsew them wider 🥲 I was aaalmost done so the frustration was sky high
It came out so pretty! I also like the straight waistband more. And do I see you did some piecing on it too? I love this!
I did! I was down to my last scraps of fabric haha
Very lovely! I'm actually on the hunt for linen in a similar shade, I adore this sagy grey-green.
I feel you with the indecision, fellow Libra here - the struggle is real xD
It looks so good!
Canada has voted against summer too. Or at least my part of it. -3C and snow.
I think Ontario stole all the heat, sorry...
Looks Amazing !!! Thanks for sharing
Oh love this skirt! Will give it a go for myself, I haven't been brave enough to try button holes yet 😅
Did you make the top as well? If so, do you have a tutorial/pattern for it? 🌿❤
I did yes, it's on this chanel! :)
I love the waistband you ended up with. I think I could do this!
Very cute result!
It's gorgeous! I feel so inspired now.
Conveniently timed video! I'm currently assembling material to make myself a lightweight summer skirt and was trying to decide on the pattern and waistband style. Your skirt looks wonderful and gave me some great ideas!
Oh! That looks really cute.
If you want you could use your old waistband (if you still have it) to make wider little pointed belt loops with little buttons. two in the front and two in the back.
It is beautiful, you did an amazing job!!
For some reason, I am sewing on my third dress but am overly hesitant to do a skirt because of both the waistband and the placket?
Also, I had to pause the video to figure out which Critical Role episode you were watching 😅
I’m the exact opposite! Totally fine with placket and waistbands lol but dresses???? So scary. I have a bunch of beautiful fabric meant for a couple of dresses. Haven’t done it yet tho😬
Anyway, if you want my advice about the placket and waistband here ya go. Iron everything first. Never too much ironing!! Lol😅 and there’s some really great videos out there with super clear instructions. I watched videos about it until it made sense. And I saved my favorite ones on a sewing tutorials playlist for reference. Cuz my memory is bad. 🤓
Love it! I too, have heard of issues with fusible interfacing. My solution was to start using scraps of linen and heavy cotton that I have left over from past projects. I baste to the fashion fabric and then sew as usual. Most of the time I can keep my basting within seam allowances and then I don't even have to remove it after.
Cat: hey hello! We sew things here
Me: hmmmmm yes right where I’m supposed to be…. Oooh mushroom!
Thank you for the pattern! I have a tablecloth sitting in my sewing room that I’ve been wanting to make a skirt out of.
Bidet fellow sewing critter!! 💖 both definitely turned me into a new subscriber to your channel. Love the skirt and cannot wait to make one of my own
That was delightful! Thank you for sharing, that second waistband is the cat's meow. If you are cold, throw on a petticoat or some bloomers, or heck, both lol!
I love your videos… And I love you even more now because well watching this video I happen to see you were watching critical role!!! Awesome!!! The skirt is totally cute by the way
Nice tutorial
I have a question, because I value your opinion. What color would a female Bilbo Baggins walkabout skirt be, in lightweight worsted wool (with the red silk brocade vest & brass buttons (cause there is no way I can afford gold)). 1 Tan "Virginia cloth"(most likely for a gentleman of leisure). 2 Chestnut Brown (my favorite). 3 Chocolate Brown (safe). 4 Dark Olive. 5 Duck Green (green is always nice) . 6 Dark Saxon Dlue(interesting). 7 Or something odd like a Chestnut, Gold & Red "Houndstooth" Check (could be fun).
My coloring and body type is almost the same as yours, and we have similar taste in clothing. I just don't have curly hair and wear square rimed glasses. I really wouldn't be surprised if we are related you look an awful lot like my grandmother when she was young. And we are of a heavy Scottish descent.
Do you have a video on how you put in the pockets. I want to do big pockets on my next skirt project and would love to see how you put those in.
"i can't find pants that fit and I hate sewing pants"
Excellent! I've been hoping to find a good video on how to make pants!
"so I'm making a skirt instead!"
...., oksy yes I should have seen that coming 😂
Still super excited though. I too can not find pants that fit, and have been wanting to try circle skirts, so this is super helpful!
hey, what fabric did you use? gorgeous skirt!
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I've been avoiding doing a button or zipper skirt because I have no idea how to measure my waist. My "natural" waist (the narrowest part of me) is around my bottom ribs and anything I could make that actually wants to sit there is going to be uncomfortable as heck so I usually do elastic or tied drawstring waistbands so I can get it to stay where I want it, which is about two inches lower in the very small gap between my bottom rib and the top of my hip (about an inch of space etween the bones, so I also dislike wide waistbands). Also I'm clueless about plackets :)
Does nobody else have this issue with fitted waistbands? Or am I just more oddly proportioned than I thought?
With pants, they generally slide down to just above my hips, which is a difficult measurement to measure because I have a thick short torso and don't have much hip so just 1" bigger in pants size and I can slide them over my hips without undoing the button. My best guess is to measure the waistband of pants that fit without falling off but I'm not sure how to translate that into the curved waistband. I don't see needing to mock up the whole skirt but I probably will have to mock up a waistband.
I also feel like the points on the original waistband would be cute in the back and front rather than at the sides, but I have no idea how to make that work with a placket :)
The point in the front would be fine with a placket. I would make a normal placket and then place the waistband point in the proper position and hand sew it down. Not sure if it would work by machine but only cuz I don’t use machines😬
Sorry if that doesn’t make sense. It was hard to put into words what I was picturing in my head.
Oh and to make the waistband fit you I’d just add a bit of elastic to the back anyway. It would just give it enough grip I think but you could still do buttons or zipper in the front.
hi Cat, thanks for this video. I understand that you are living in Scotland, however I'm intrigued by your accent. Are you originally from Scotland?
What happened to the "really esthetic cute wooden buttons"? The shell buttons are nice, but I wonder how the wood buttons would have looked.
coses muy bonito pero a mi me falta que nos enseñes los trazos y no te vayas tan rápido aveces no se que parte estas cosiendo gracias
Are you originally from Ireland? That sounds like an Irish accent x
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It's not a skirt if there's no swoosh.