Sewing Challenge Act 1: Let's Make an Haute Couture-Style Dress! | Thrills and Stitches
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- čas přidán 30. 07. 2024
- For this weeks sewing project I am making an Haute Couture dress for no other reason than because I can, and I want to challenge myself! We've recently seen loads of beautiful dresses and haute couture looks on red carpets and fashion weeks and I felt inspired to create a dress of my own that (I would like to think) can compete with them!
We'll talk a little bit about my inspiration, the approach to the sewing pattern, the fabrics used, and the process of making the corset for the dress.
This is part one of a two-part series, with the next installation coming next Sunday.
Time stamps:
00:00 Intro
03:26 The design
06:14 The pattern plan
11:00 Making the pattern
13:47 Making a mockup
18:00 Making the corset
27:22 The final corset
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I’m Elisa and I'm passionate about fashion and trying to bring my designs to life on my machines. Attempting to show you how I make them here on CZcams, tutorial-style. Let’s learn together ♡ Thanks for watching!
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Where are you from?: I'm a London girl made in Austria ♡
How old are you?: Born in 1993
Where/how did you learn to sew?: I attended Fashion School from age 15 to 19 but stopped sewing after that - learned it all over again in the last few years
What machine(s) do you use?: Brother Innov-Is A16 sewing machine and a Brother overlocker
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This is a gorgeous result so far Elisa! But, to be picky - an haute couture dress would not have overlocked seams and there'd be steel bones, not the plastic rigilene boning used. But I do only point this out so that peeps watching don't then look in on horror at the *real* costs of an haute couture piece - you yourself have taken days to create just the bodice part of what will no doubt be a gorgeous dress! 😍
Thank you, that's very interesting and useful info!!! Oh I wish I could afford steel bones. My overlocker gave in halfway through the project (as will be seen in the video this Sunday) so no surprise it is not used in real Haute Couture fashion. I hope you'll tune in for part 2!
@@ThrillsandStitches oh I’ll be back for Sunday’s video! I’m a long time sub, I just don’t comment often. 😆 The patterns you’ve been sharing look gorgeous too! 😍
I get so frustrated if the pattern does not fit that I am ready to give up (maybe come back to it another day). I admire how you patiently persevere to achieve a perfect fit. Looks great already, and a beautiful skirt to come, wow.
Thank you! Believe me I was frustrated 😣 but I was too excited about the project to stop at that point 😝
You are what I am watching instead of a Netflix show whenever I do hand sewing or basting 😊
Awwww thank you so much, I love that 💜
I am greatly encouraged to know that I am not the only one who can put much effort into a sewing project, with great expectations that some stage will soon be finished, only to find out that I must start over... and over... and over.... It does take so much patience!
It does! But it’s the most rewarding experience when it turns out 💜
As a beginner sewist you give me so much hope and inspiration for the future. I absolutely love all of your videos I could watch them every single day if you made them that often 😂 thanks for all you share it’s awesome
That's very sweet and I love to hear you feel inspired! Thanks so much 💜
I'm looking forward to the rest of your work on this gorgeous dress.
Thank you! 😊
This was very fun to watch. I don't sew (I'm a crocheter), but bought myself
a sewing machine for Christmas so that I can line the bags I make. I haven't even
taken it out of the box. However, I'm really enjoying seeing what others can make
and where their imagination takes them.
Thank you, and how exciting you‘re on the precipice of your sewing journey! Wishing you all the best with it ✨
I loved seeing how you modified your pattern for this!
Thank you! 😊 glad you liked it 🩵
Ahhh! So excited to see a new video 😄
Glad to hear it 🥰
You are doing such lovely work. What meticulous care you are taking!
You are so kind, thank you
Great video. Something different. Love it. At the end when you said that watching it may help other sewists to grow I had to giggle as I was gutting a neckband for my 3yos cotton jersey tshirt! We're on different levels and different points in our sewing journey but I still love your videos!
Awww thank you, I love that haha. Glad you enjoy them still 💜
I thought I’d like haute couture then found how much work it is so I put in finishing just to make it look nicer than doing it fast and less finished. When and if I have the time (and don’t need said garment at a certain time) I have found I kind of like doing hand stitching. Boom. Nice to see you back again.😊. Cheers.
It’s a lot of work, that’s very true 🫠 it’s a milestone project that needs a lot of time for sure, do not good to work against a deadline haha
Thank you for this video and showing that you changed your mind regarding the pattern. I love the neckline, I’ve always wanted a ball gown with a rounded bodice top. Where am I going to wear this imaginary ballgown? Imaginary historical fantasy balls of course!
Glad you enjoyed it! And YES to the fantasy ball! It’s what makes life fun so go for it
Also, loving the ‘next up’ section 😊. I’m excited to watch next week!
Yay, thank you!
Sooo excited!
Yay!
Welcome back 😃 This was so enjoyable to watch 📺 - looking forward to part 2️⃣ … the skirt 🖤😘🧿
Awww thank you, glad to hear you enjoyed it 🩵 the skirt is a big deal… can’t wait to show you!
@@ThrillsandStitches Yes, I can well imagine 💬 Super excited to see 👀☺️😘🧿
Haven't got to the end yet, but you didn't mention in the design stage, an underskirt lining. My immediate thought was 'that crin is going to be very scratchy'. Rigilene is pretty useless for boning. If you can't afford spring steel then take a leaf from the costumers book and use zip ties. They're much stronger and give better support.
Good ideas, thanks! Part 2 is live now and shows the skirt construction :)
Thanks sooo much for sharing your journey! I absolutely love the fabric!❤️❤️❤️
Thanks so much for watching!
I love watching you make things.
Thank you 🩵
Haute coture I thought was all hand sewn. You made a coture item.
True then!
Hi Elisa! This is fantastic, can’t wait to see part 2!
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Yes I do! It’s the Dyson V10. It’s not the most buff version of their cordless vacuums but it’s very good.
The corset looks fantastic! Can't wait for the whole dress to come together! Did you have any issues sewing with the sequin material? ☺
Thank you 💜 I did! You’ll see in part ii 😭
I watch videos like this while I knit/ sew. Now I wonna knit a bright blue sweater. I wonder why 😅
Haha, it’s my favourite on a dreary day, brightens the mood instantly
Why do you cut away the seam allowance before transferring your patterns?
Also, when you baste the tulle to the satin layer, won't the stitches be seen? How would this apply to a solid color outer layer to a satin interlayer?
I remove the seam allowance to get the exact true shape of my pattern. The seam allowance will be added on again at a later step. With this fabric, the stitches are invisible on the sequinned tule. I would not recommend this on a solid fabric!
@ThrillsandStitches Thank you so much for getting back to me. I understand now. I'm excited to see your thorough process of creating this couture dress! My dream is to make couture dresses and pay homage to some of the techniques they use in the fashion houses as well 🪡🎀👗
Wouldn't it have been possible to put the boning in the lining? Therefore you could have skipped a lot of hand sewing 😮
Yes and no! Because I wanted to catch the sequinned tule in the seams I had to hand sew - I could have put the boning just in the lining of my shell fabric wasn’t transparent :)
This is a beautiful couture dress. However you have to be careful with the title of the video. Haute Couture is not a technique, it is a trademark. A gown can only be called haute couture if it is handmade in france inn a house registered at the French Chamber of Commerce of Haute Couture. If it is not create this way and called haute couture then it is considered counterfeit or fake Haute Couture and there are severe sanctions against the house or person calling their work Haute Couture. My aunt was premiere d'atelier for Dior Haute Couture and she made haute couture gowns for 30 years for the house, but she was never allowed to call whatever she made for herself or for friends, Haute Couture, she would have been fired on the spot and even severely fined and jailed. Even though she was a certified Haute Couture seamstress.
It is like if you learned how to make Champagne for Veuve Cliquot for 20 years. You are a master at it, then you decide to make your own. You can never call it Champagne because it is also a trademark. You can only call it Sparkling Wine.
Be careful with that. If i may, i suggest you call it, "Let's make an Haute Couture style dress.
I doubt the chamber of commerce would ever go after you, but better safe than sorry. It would be a pity if they had your channel terminated for something as silly as this.
Other than that, amazing work, my aunt sends her best.
Wow, thank you so much for this comment ~ this is so insightful and how amazing to have an aunt who made dresses for Dior!? She must be incredible at what she does. I am taking your advice, changed the title of the video slightly to reflect what you explained. Thank you so much!
@@ThrillsandStitches Thank you for your reply. I am sorry for the dare of suggesting to change a title on your own channel. My aunt had quite the career but she wouldn't recommend it to anyone. People on social media with channel on couture earn more in a month than she earned in a year today. Like all craftspeople they are overworked and underappreciated. She is glad she could retire not too long after John Galliano was fired.
If you ever visit France some day, let us know, she now lives in a cute little town in the south (Cordes sur ciel) and has a collection of some copies of the pieces she made for Dior and she would gladly open her door to a seamstress.
the pattern making needs a different approach. you're better off draping to get pattern on the mannequin rather than using taht horrible white paper pattern, I can see fit isn't good straight away. my real job is a couture pattern maker, and I see this a lot online.
Thanks for the pointer, I'll keep it in mind for next time!