I Bought 40 Metres Of Mystery Fabric So You Don't Have To - Huge Fabric Haul / Was It Worth It?
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- čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
- Welcome to my latest CZcams video, where I'm going to be taking you on a journey through my latest fabric haul. I know what you're thinking - 40 meters of mystery fabric? Yes, you heard that right! I couldn't resist the temptation of mystery boxes and my love for fabric, so I took the plunge earlier this year and bought a huge haul of unknown materials.
I'm not going to lie, it was a little bit chaotic when I first received the fabrics. I had no idea what I was going to do with all of it, but I was determined to make something amazing. As I worked my way through the pile, I found myself coming up with all sorts of ideas - from making LARP costumes to historical or historically inspired costumes.
I can't wait to show you what I've come up with so far! There were some real gems in the haul, and I'm excited to see how everything turns out. I know that a lot of people out there love fabric just as much as I do, so hopefully this video will inspire you to get creative with your own materials.
I'll be discussing each piece of fabric in detail, sharing my thoughts on the texture, color, and overall quality. I'll also be giving you a behind-the-scenes look at my creative process as I work through my ideas for what I'm planning for all the different pieces. Who knows, maybe I'll even come up with some ideas that you've never thought of before!
So, was it worth it? You'll have to watch the video to find out! I can promise you that it was a wild ride, and I'm so glad that I took the chance on this mystery fabric haul. If you love sewing, crafting, or just getting creative in general, then you won't want to miss this one. Let's get started!
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I've been grabbing bits and bobs for a Viking costume recently and your beige herringbone wouldn't look out of place as a thickish layer at a Viking larp. If you don't want to sew the damn thing, just stick a pennanular brooch in it and call it a rectangle cloak.
It would make a nice gambeson, too.
Oooh you're braver than me 😅
With the floral that you love, could you try "larp-bounding" as your beloved long gone character? Like maybe make what they would wear if they were living in our time/world?
The thick, light coloured "wool" I would put in my set dressing pile if it were mine. Possibly paint a banner or rug pattern on it 🤷🏼♀️
Loving the channel! ❤️
You could trim the hotel carpet fabric with a colorful one on the edges, making it more luxurious, less carpety or you could try to play with the vertical stripes making an interesting overcoat inspired by medival and viking fashion
I just came rushing back to this video to call you a bad influence because a ginormous box just arrived at my house from Dalston mills. But then I opened it and oh my god. I have 14 different fabrics and I think maybe 2 of them are a miss. This is amazing, thank you for letting me know about this😍
Oh my goodness all the fabrics... Oh my goodness 😍 😍 😍
'If you make it in wool no-one knows its a night dress' :-)
The hotel carpet fabric would probably make a good lined coat or jacket for the colder seasons. Or you upholster some chair...
As for the white stretch fabric: that white dress looks awesome!! But if not: why not make something normal like a top, something for every day wear?!
You could make a beautiful 1930's dress with the black fabric with white polkadots. 😊
YES! YES!!! Let me help you -- Make a Sarafan! ABSOLUTELY! DO IT!!!!! YESS!!!!!!!!! Also, the hotel carpet as a coat with the lines chevroning down to the center in the front and back, and with the skirts of the coat making chevrons in the opposite direction
As soon as you said "giant... vampire.... " I KNEW I KNEW I KNEW XD FULL SUPPORT
I just really enjoyed watching you open the packages and decide what you're going to do with the fabric. Thank you.
Blue with rose I would make a vintage dress with some kind of peplum or large bow attached to the back, very waist fitted.
The unboxing was fun to watch.
I second the vote to make your retired character's garment with the flowered embroidery piece, and wear it as LARP Bounding any time.
I was also thinking cloak for the hotel fabric.
Alternatively, sturdy apron.
Perhaps there are children you give gifts to? It could make a large stuffed animal very nicely. And have such an interesting feel. Although, since its wool, possibly not for children?
A sheep
A rhinoceros
A Bear
Anything really
Or
A cushion/pillowcase
I gasped when I saw that blue one, it's stunning!! And to your point, its one that's is too nice to NOT use it for a fancy shcmancy LARP gown. DO THE THING!!
I was also thinking cloak for the hotel fabric.
Alternatively, sturdy apron.
Perhaps there are children you give gifts to? It could make a large stuffed animal very nicely. And have such an interesting feel. Although, since its wool, possibly not for children?
A sheep
A rhinoceros
A Bear
Anything really
Or
A cushion/pillowcase
I could see both the dark crepey/chiffon plus the white rose fabric, together, would make a really swooshy, reversible kimono to wear over a fitted kirtle made with the hot pink wool. You hit the jackpot with this haul....doesn't it feel good when you take a risk and it works out well? Happy designing. :)
I think the hotel carpet fabric would be fab for accessories such as bags, hoods and leg wrappings. There is also the IC tent rug option if you are truly stuck. Depending on the genre of LARP you go to, it can be anything from padded armour to a glorious Pratchet Wizard style hat. You did well with those velvets. I once got a random mystery bag from Coalville fabrics that included 3 metres of leapord print stretch PVC... So gloriously daft I am still waiting for the perfect project for it.
The “hotel carpet” one would make an interesting doublet
On the white: Spandex gives 4-way stretch in a knit fabric, and you can donate it. Or, you could make a giant vampire lady dress... (is that the same character Karolina Zebrowska did a video about?). And the pink is really lovely! No ideas on the beige stripe. Good luck!
I played Queen Mab at a larp as an NPC and made a chiton out of a similar sheer black chiffon, it's such a good look and if that's what you make, I can't wait to see it!!
You have done what I've been thinking about. I've been looking at both these sits, oh darn, I've got a very early start tomorrow so I'll have to watch the rest of your video tomorrow. So thank you.
Yes yes to the lady demetrescu costume out of that white stretchy fabric. That beautiful blue white rose fabric I personally would make a circle skirt out of. Yes to the black and white Polk dots as pants or culottes. The striped uphostry fabric you don't know what to do with? I can see you in a fitted Victorian style vest in that fabric with a dark shirt under.
I need to find a place like this on the east coast of the US. Pound a metre doesn't absolutely murder me with shipping, but hoo boy does Dalston Mills lol
Honestly, when you initially described the "hotel carpet" fabric, I thought either a camping carpet or some sort of cloak with a penannular broach
I get theses adverts and I have secumbed once. 😀 Happy Times.
Just giggling because I got a mystery parcel from Dalston Mills and got a chunk of the stiff floral fabric. My reaction was identical to yours.....two years later!
That was interesting to watch! Deciding what to do with a piece of fabric is so much fun. I'm too picky about fibre content to buy a bundle of mystery fabrics, but I do love getting clearance silk or wool remnants and then thinking of what to do with them.
The hotel carpet fabric looks kind of similar to the coarse brown linen I got recently for 18th century waistcoat backs, but it's probably too thick and fray-y for that. Maybe useful for something plain and practical like grocery bags? I think if you love the blue floral stuff so much you should make something for everyday wear out of it!
And I can relate to thinking "I could make a dress out of that" about every piece of fabric, except for me it's "I could make a waistcoat out of that"! I see a small piece of fabric and I go "ooh that's enough for a waistcoat" and I see a larger piece of fabric and go "I could make a coat and/or a pair of breeches, and then have enough left for a waistcoat". Last week my mother gave me a metre of lovely black wool and I've already decided I'm going to make 3 waistcoats out of it.
Lol I do the same thing. Just about everything that's super pretty but pricier that I like, I think, 'Ooh but I could afford enough for a waistcoat.'
I don't even really wear dresses outside of formal occasions, but the temptation to make dresses whenever I see a nice fabric is sooo real.
Got to say though, recently ordered my own mystery fabric thing (from Minerva), though I had nowhere near the luck you did. Probably because almost all the fabric I got were weirdly skinny long strips that aren't really useable for anything without piecing? And some of them were just shredded towards one end, which was... very strange. I'll probably check out Dalston and Pound a Metre (once I've recovered from this one lol), I was pretty impressed with what you got!
With your "hotel room carpet" fabric, I personally would make a rug. Just hem it and put it on the floor. Maybe double it over if I was feeling fancy. :)
A cape with stand up collor
Hey mock up fabric is always good
I know this comment is a bit late but if that hotel carpet material is still sat in the corner, you could make a sort of poncho or long strap bag.
This is making me wish that this was available in Australia (or that it wouldn’t cost eleventy million dollars for shipping). Because that’s actually a very respectable haul for those prices. Hell, the wools alone. I can’t get anything with wool in it for less than $30/m. And 100% wool is not less than $55/m. You’d never know that Australia is one of the top 3 producers of wool on the world with how bloody expensive it is here.
I'm now very tempted to get the plain fabrics one, I need to make a bunch of shirts for work and I get too excited by the pretty patterns
For the "hotel carpet" fabric, my immediate thought was maybe a coat or robe from historical North Africa/Levantine cultures?
for the hotel carpet fabric, I think a simple coat is a good idea, either with contrast decoration like maybe some soutache? Or some funky pattern matching that plays with the texture,like making a chevron down the back or something !
I feel like the white herringbone stuff could make a blanket, encase those horrid edges and use it as an outside blanket?? Gotta admit, thats a last ditch effort XD
oh god I don't need more fabric buuuut (also wow pound a meter XD)
No one else has suggested dying the hotel carpet? It would be much more workable in another colour...
Sorry - old person here. What is a larp? Costume event? Love the fabric.
I was going to ask that too!! LOL
Live-Action Role Play :)
But I really like the pound a yard fabrics better
😅🙈🙉🙊 ... I'm really curious if you will do those projects or if you are like me and stuff it into a cupboard or do something totally different with it. 🤣
I'm pretty good at following through... eventually!
Great haul! But what is Larp?
Live Action Role Play
Very popular with some gamers.
If you ever want to chat Greek clothing, hmu - I studied it as part of my degree! (Yes, it is largely rectangles, but there are also interesting things about ratios, gender and murder)
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Murder?
Your a bad influence!! I’m now thinking I wonder if there’s anything like those sites in North America then I think no I don’t need any more fabric!! It’s like a circle thinking... I could just look without buying right? No must behave a go sew things!!!
Ps it was a fun video!