Great job on the tops! I know my first attempt at sewing knits into anything more complicated than a basic tee went horribly. The fit issues you're encountering come from different areas on each blouse. For the white one, the problem is cutting the hem edge straight. If you angle the edge upwards once you get past the center front, it should bring that gaping in without needing to add any darts. If you're feeling up to altering the blouse you just made, its a simple fix of taking the ties off, cutting a wedge off the bottom, and sewing the ties back on. Though its totally reasonable to not want to alter anything and just note it for next time. For the blue blouse, you made the back too long. With close fitted knit garments you actually add what's called "negative ease". Where instead of adding seam allowance, you subtract it. This allows the knit to stretch over the body smoothly instead of bunching up. So in the future, just shorten the back a little bit and it'll look a lot better. Lastly, the gingham blouse being too small. You simply had a low stretch knit. A good rule of thumb is checking the percentage of stretch before choosing the pattern you want to use, as a low percentage knit is gonna behave very differently than a higher one. You can do this by using the metric side of your measuring tape, pinch off 10 cm of unstretched fabric and then stretch it! Measure how far it goes, for every cm it stretches that's 10% stretch. So if it goes to 12 cm, that's 20% stretch. 15 cm? That's 50%. 20 cm? That's 100% stretch! It simplifies the math significantly and makes it easier to make informed decisions on how you want to use the fabric you have. I hope that this clarifies some of your questions about where the fit issues came from. But I totally understand if it's tldr.😅
@bunhelsingslegacy3549
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for those tips, I'll remember them as I slowly get back into knits! My solution to "this sleeveless shirt/dress doesn't stretch as much as it used to" has historically been to cut up the side seams and add a strip of fabric to each sideseam, it can even make it look like colourblocking if you don't have the original fabric left!
@kaytemnorwood
Жыл бұрын
You have my full sympathy. My husband and I had a similar situation, and the deal ended up falling through, so now we're house hunting again and it's PAINFUL. May the odds be in your favor.
@7juno
Жыл бұрын
that sounds really frustrating indeed. best of luck to you ! 🤗
@miriamjames4140
Жыл бұрын
Just as an update they have the house now, the videos are usually filmed a while in advance. She has more up to date info on her instagram
@Summers.Little.Studio
8 ай бұрын
Were you guys able to find a new home yet? 😊
@theresaanndiaz3179
Жыл бұрын
The peasant top is my favorite, but they all are cute. The ballet wrap top looks sophisticated with everything you made. Wear the yellow skirt to the grocery store. 😁
@BoatsArtsPolitics
Жыл бұрын
Theresa: Exactly! I agree.
@kitty.clark.creates
Жыл бұрын
The pin in the coffee footage made me laugh so hard my dog got off the couch and gave me a dirty look. Thank you for including such delightful details!
@sadmac356
Жыл бұрын
That's the sewing equivalent of accidentally mixing up the paint water and whatever you're drinking honestly
@coal.sparks
Жыл бұрын
1. I like the curtain, it makes it look like a little stage. 2. You are a trouper to keep doing these great projects whilst the housing is up in the air. 3. I think checks on stretchy fabrics are doomed to be wonky-looking, unless the cut is super loose. 4. I actually really liked the voice overs, especially the part where you paused to dance. :) 5. Your sewing is a huge inspiration. I am never going to achieve the Bernadette Banner level of perfection. Your projects seem much more approachable and like things I could conceivably do (once I dig the sewing machine out of the storage room). 6. Can't wait to see how you set up your future sewing room!
@kristianbjrnjensen5388
Жыл бұрын
You should go for the sewing machine in the storage room. I had to look far around in my storage when some cleaner had stored the electricity foot pedals for my sewing machines casually in random boxes. We looked for a long time. Having electricity achines without the net link sucks.
@shadowlandsfarmandcreamery5400
Жыл бұрын
Matt's little shoulder pat on his way off camera was sweet. You guys are super cute❤ I always think I can't be more of a fan, then you release another video😂 "MATH! I feel like I had to pronounce that more clearly"😂
@LoriPeace
Жыл бұрын
Same, on all points!!
@auntietara
Жыл бұрын
I thought I wasn’t going to like the white one, but it turned out to be my favorite. The wraparound style and the circle sleeves look great with all your skirts, and the whole vibe was pretty put together. I think it’s worth doing whatever adjusting you need to do to make it fit the way you like, and make some more of those. You look cute in anything, but I think that one suited you best of the four. imo, of course. Nice job! Good luck with the house!
@cheekyb71
Жыл бұрын
Agree! I loved the white one!
@yokoboo
Жыл бұрын
if the contrast of the pencil is an issue, just get a softer pencil. Most pencils are in the HB to 2B range. 3B-5B will get you a much darker contrast. There is also the option of going over it in pen when you have the finished drawing (or using darker pencil or a charcoal pencil). That said, I never had a problem seeing what you drew- if I had to guess, people are probably watching with an HDR screen (or don't know how to adjust their screens or have no option to do so) which blows out brightness and affects things like contrast and saturation. As a comic colorist, I run into the same issues on anything on the extreme ends of the value/Black to white spectrum. It's not something within your control as a content creator, the way I see most people deal with it requires more editing work which just... sounds like a lot of work for a quick project so I don't blame you for not going that extra mile.
@CarolSmith_authoress_
Жыл бұрын
Great tips!
@KathleenScozzari
Жыл бұрын
I must admit watching your channel has motivated me to not only go through my extensive fabric stash, but make myself two skirts, a dress and a blouse! Thank you! All WITH patterns, mind you, but things to wear! I have not ventured into no-pattern drafting designs yet…I may never get that brave, but at least I’m sewing!
@gettheetothestitchery
Жыл бұрын
Yay for sewing!!!
@grandymommy4531
Жыл бұрын
You are so good at making stuff I believe you could make your own dress form.. Might I suggest, go to My Bucolic life and specifically, her customized dress form. She shows how she made the one she uses for herself, and today she posted another video on the subject showing how she made two more in her two daughters measurements. I'm amazed at your ability to whip something up out of your head without a pattern.
@theresaanndiaz3179
Жыл бұрын
I made a bootstrap dress form and it's great. If you drape it's great. I prefer to pattern draft rather than drape but I use it for positioning trim and leveling skirts.
@Gandellion
Жыл бұрын
Thisiskachi also made a dress form
@Gandellion
Жыл бұрын
Sorry I was distracted writing that comment, she made a dress form and filmed the process, she used a company that takes your measurements and then send you the pieces to sew together. Though she is in Germany so it might be a European company
@CozyWithRaven
Жыл бұрын
Sorry if a bunch of people have already said this, but Frixion pens and markers might be good for drawing upur designs. They're erasable and nice and dark
@k06kw02
Жыл бұрын
I was also going to recommend this! They make Frixion markers which work really well on Fabric, I often use them to mark out darts on clothes.
@Rubbaduckie1975
Жыл бұрын
Great tip! I haven't heard of these brand of pens! Thanks for sharing! 👌🙂
@old_soul99
Жыл бұрын
I just said this, so hopefully she'll see it!
@auntnessy7340
Жыл бұрын
Nice work! I’m impressed with your willingness to take risks. Drafting your own clothes is something I’ve only learned to do in the last couple of years and I’ve been sewing for 30 years. I watch The Closet Historian to learn how to do it.
@Sew_Learning
Жыл бұрын
@auntnessy7340 me too….the Closet Historian also taught me how to draft my basic bodice, skirt & sleeve slopers. Bianca is a good teacher and a prolific sewist. Charlie amazes me how she makes wearable clothes without slopers or any pattern. Very talented! Sending best wishes from Down Under 🌺🌸💐🇦🇺😎
@tezzanoia
Жыл бұрын
I'm in love with the white top and the almost endless possibilities to combine it, it looks great with practically everything! And the pink milkmaids top? So cute, absolutely stunning. The others aren't as much my style, but definitely cute too! And it's always amazing to see someone else pulling off just making stuff without pattern like I usually do too as well, and making it look that great. It motivates me to try more stuff out of my current comfort zone and just see how it works out
@emilyrln
Жыл бұрын
Omg the coffee pin 😂😂😂 You could draw your sketches on a dry-erase board so you could erase if needed (in case that's part of your dislike of pens). There are also friction-erase pens that work well on paper. I'd make and hang a little sign with the hacks on it to remind you that they exist!
@widgie161
Жыл бұрын
Or wet erase pen!
@gettheetothestitchery
Жыл бұрын
Oo a dry erase board could be fun!
@theheartofthestone
Жыл бұрын
I LOVE the frixion pens specifically, I use those everywhere: paper, fabric, you name it lol
@nicolebeauchamp7622
Жыл бұрын
Loving the white wrap one. My favorite. Wear the yellow skirt if you love it. You are never over dressed, just everyone else is underdressed. Every day we have alive is a special day so celebrate it with your favorite clothes.
@kathrynwenberg4245
Жыл бұрын
You make me think of a sewing version of Simone Giertz and I'm here for it. I love all of your videos and I wish I had time to sew like you do!
@gettheetothestitchery
Жыл бұрын
That's such high praise, thank you!!
@klegessegelk7527
Жыл бұрын
Exactly what I thought: Simone Giertz or Laura Kampf if they would sew😅❤
@mirjanbouma
4 ай бұрын
Omg yes that's so accurate! The chaos, the creativity, the relatability. 💯
@anafbraz
Жыл бұрын
Charlie, it’s amazing how all the shirts came together with the skirts! You are such a wonderful creative person😊
@kalieris
Жыл бұрын
The white blouse is absolute fire. I personally want one in every color. And I have approximately half a bazillion very oversized solid color tshirts that I am eyeing as potential candidates to alter in a similar way. They won’t be true wrap shirts, but it’ll definitely be a less boring silhouette than just taking in the sides and calling it a day.
@liav4102
Жыл бұрын
The bottom shelf of that bookshelf!!! Girls of the Many Lands ❤️ AND Fairest AND Donita K Paul ❤❤ Something new every video makes me go “ah yes I’m in the right place”
@gettheetothestitchery
Жыл бұрын
Ooooo we come from the same childhood book land!!
@earthboundnephilim2440
Жыл бұрын
*finds pin in coffee* *laughs and proceeds to keep drinking coffee* one of the many things I find quite relatable to you ngl 😂
@KlingonPrincess
Жыл бұрын
You've done it again! I'm always amazed at your process and how you get actual wearable garments. That coffee though! I'm not going to spoil the surprise by mentioning... Hilarious
@Sew_Learning
Жыл бұрын
Charlie, this was genius! I don’t think you realise that drafting an idea, making the pattern of that idea and sewing it up so that it’s wearable, is not something that most folk can do. I’m in awe of what you come up with! You are very talented! Sending best wishes from Down Under 💞🌹🌺🌼🌻🌸💐😎🇦🇺
@cheekyb71
Жыл бұрын
Hello fellow antipodean!! 🇳🇿❤
@gettheetothestitchery
Жыл бұрын
Aw you're so kind, thank you!!
@itcouldbeanyone
Жыл бұрын
Another option for a top pattern is to use one of your dress patterns that you like and use it as a top. I am enjoying watching your sewing journey and look forward to seeing what you make next 🙂
@jacquelineagostini5168
Жыл бұрын
I love it,you are so funny, it is always a pleasure to watch you implement your ideas.😄matt was so sweet,when he was pedding your shoulder.
@Hearts_Fire
Жыл бұрын
Personally, I love the curtain backdrop! It adds "texture" to the reveal. I'm a new subscriber but after that "hacks" video I knew I needed to stick around!! Good luck on the move!
@ClinkityClank
Жыл бұрын
And I subscribed after binging so many videos that I got recommended this one within an hour. Love how to do things and how naturally creative you are...I kinda relate 😝
@BumblingBee-xm4dy
Жыл бұрын
26:01 i like the plain curtain in the background, it’s something you already have (no need to buy paint), and it doesn’t distract from what you’re trying to show… i feel like a painting or a pattern would be too busy and we won’t have the best view of what you’re showing us but that’s just me lol
@garbtheater
Жыл бұрын
I hear you. What is it about making tops that just seems less fun than skirts and dresses? That said, these came out looking great.
@talluna8619
Жыл бұрын
the milkmaid shirt came out soooo cute!!!!!! def my favourite out of all of them
@bethanycreativeside4326
Жыл бұрын
Love the curtain. Keep that because then we can look at your clothes❤❤ This cough is going around take vitamin c and drink tea that has vitamin c in it like herbal tea. It will help and chamomile helps tons 😊 Absolutely love the blouses that you're making. Got my sew started again because of you 💕💞💕💞 I'm trying to make shirts right now too and I just made one perfect but set the sleeves in upside down, so I totally get where you are coming from with your sleeves with your projects being somewhere backwards I love the chopstick trick too. Definitely good to use that Thank you! Love the show you test out things💓💓 I'm so glad I found your channel definitely watching all of them ❤❤❤❤ I want to make the map you made, I move 45 times Love that idea! Also love when you voice over. You do such a better job than other seamstresses that voice over you Let your personality shine. Love it! Keep it up. Hope you have fun with your move. exciting to it is get your own new house though❤❤❤
@dawnish7559
Жыл бұрын
Liking all the tops you have created. There is so many ways to make a dress form and My Bucolic life did show how to make a topper to fit your body but would need a dress form to start as a base and lots of stuffing could use your scraps but it would become very heavy , some foam is an option duck tape is ok but the glue on the tape will stick to pins . What ever you try am sure would be fun to watch try various ones if you have time till you are happy with the end one😀
@helenablignaut662
Жыл бұрын
Now I want red pants and a white top!
@altaroberts5105
Жыл бұрын
I know about the pin in the coffee😂 That's when I take a break or just go to bed.
@gayjeris
Жыл бұрын
your smile in the final product is SO precious and infectious. i absolutely said out loud "oh SHES SO CUTE" working with stretch and no mannequin is insane and these all turned out really well, especially given that
@tleanvasner6866
Жыл бұрын
You don't need a mannequin to be able to sew tops easy, you just need a base bodis block. You know theClosetHistorian - she makes her clothes and loads of different woven tops, - which are a bit harder to fit than knits, - without use of a mannequin. She drafts her tops from a pattern that fits her tight and than changes it however she likes And she has tutorials on how to do one for yourself Given that you like making your own patterns, I think it will be very useful for you and very easy to understand The main advantage is that you take your measurements once and then eyeballing the changes, knowing that the original pattern fits you like a glove Highly recommend :)
@tleanvasner6866
Жыл бұрын
Oh, and you can fix you white ballerina blouse with this bodis block as well. For very open areas, low v neckline, sweetheart necklines and such there's an adjusting measurement involved. There's a great video on that topic by NuiraMo Draft the perfect neckline with pattern countouring She also explains sleeves and pattern blocks in other videos very thoroughly)
@danielletdg8423
Жыл бұрын
Yay, a new video! Boo for not finalizing on the new house. Now onto the rest of your shenanigans. 😊
@Love.Yourself.1976
Жыл бұрын
I make mostly skirts, and some dresses. I made one top.... I need to rework it. I haven't yet attempted pants or shorts... I just love dresses & skirts! 😂😂😂
@Mamasmovietime
Жыл бұрын
Take heart my friend it took 9 months to close on my house but I have been here for 14 years. Well worth it.
@charlenetorres1202
Жыл бұрын
I believe you only had a couple of months to move out. Will you have to obtain”interim” housing in the meantime in order to surrender your current property to the owner?
@robintheparttimesewer6798
Жыл бұрын
I think I might have given a higher overall mark. I really enjoy the way you think and how you make patterns. So I think you need bonus marks for style and presentation! Which would raise your overall mark! It is a fun video! I love your style!
@bunhelsingslegacy3549
Жыл бұрын
Those all look really cute and suit your shape well. Little shirts are one of my go-to's when I don't have enough of a fabric to do much else and I'm slowly but surely learning how much ease I want where... One of my top complaints about shirts since my stupid boobs keep growing is when it pulls at the armpits, but I've been solving that with woven fabric by adding armpit gussets, it's just enough room in the right place that everything's happy again. I need to figure out if I can do something to fix my knit shirts that I like but are now uncomfy, other than just chopping the sleeves right off and making the armscyes bigger... I've got this one keyhole neck shirt pattern I made from a homesewn shirt I got from Valiue Village twenty years ago that I've been repeating in various fabrics and experimenting with puffy sleeves and such and have one that I made too small out of too firm a fabric and that's going to have experiments performed on it soon cause I really want to wear it but every time I put it on, I wear it about 5 minutes then start pulling at the armpits and take it off.... That peasant shirt style like your pink one was one of the first I ever tried to make myself loosely based on an existing shirt (which I still have somewhere but the elastic has long since disintegrated so it's not currenty wearable) and I guess it's raglan sleeve style and I maybe got the angle wrong and it pulled in the armpits, so because it was also THE wrong colour for my skin tone, I added a nice wide channel at the neck in black, and that was enough to keep the lilac colour from making me look ill AND add enough vertically to drop the armpits to be comfortable... then a year ago when I remade that shirt and added extra at the neck and it still didn't fit, I had to add armpit gussets and that's where I got the idea that maybe I needed to alter the sleeve angle so they are further down... and I now have a fabric I want to use for that (a nice soft cotton voile that I want on my skin!) I'm going to try some geometry with the sleeves before I put it together. So much of sewing is live and learn, like my armour mentor used to say, it's a process, not a product...
@BumblingBee-xm4dy
Жыл бұрын
22:04 to make your yellow skirt more casual, pair it with a nice white tshirt (your choice of neckline, would be awesome with a regular-short or 3/4-sleeved one) and a pair of white old-school Keds tennis shoes
@marlyngallagher21
Жыл бұрын
Have you tried using chalk? I found that’s the best for me.
@jennowak3160
Жыл бұрын
I’m recovering from a major surgery, so I can’t go upstairs to my craft room. You have been a great distraction, and now I want to get my sewing machine out and not be so scared of it.
@janisi9262
Жыл бұрын
I'd recommend the Uniquely You dress form, especially if you have unusual proportions. It's a foam base that you cover with a fabric, well, cover, which you sew to your exact size and dimensions. The cover smooshes the foam into the size and shape you need, and you can adjust the fabric cover when your body changes. I opted for this one because of a dramatic difference in my waist and hip measurements, and the tiny-ribcage vs large-bust conundrum.
@bunhelsingslegacy3549
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the recommendation, I'm the opposite, maybe 4" difference between hip and waist measurements and wide ribcage so large bust measurement but not actually large boobs, and they're wide across my ribcage and not very sticky-outy and everything's weird with narrow shoulders... Cutsom-fitting a princess seam bodice block for myself was a game changer, because commercial patterns are not made for "dad bod with boobs" body shapes any more than they're made for super curvy ones like yours. How does that form work for squishier proportions? My bust measurement always wants to be taken in at the top and let out at the armpits, and for any weight-bearing waistband I need negative ease or I can get a waistband 4" smaller than my hip measurement to slide off my hips without undoing the button... Yay, bodies...
@janisi9262
Жыл бұрын
@@bunhelsingslegacy3549 Commercial patterns and the fashion industry manufacture things for what I believe is a mythical average. I don't know anyone, regardless of age, sex, gender, or body type, who can buy something semi-fitted and be able to just wear it. T-shirts don't count because they are, by nature, shapeless - and this isn't a bad thing! I just don't always want to wear a t-shirt. I'm sorry, but I really don't know how the form would work for squishier bodies. I've only used mine for me, and I'm not very squishy. There are videos of people fitting the covers, and reviews of the forms, maybe that would help? Lady Rebecca Fashions is a costumer and sewist on here who has narrow shoulders and often needs to take things in at the shoulder/bust area. Maybe some of her stuff could be helpful? I'm sorry, I usually have the opposite problem and don't have a lot of experience, here!
@kayn70
Жыл бұрын
I give you credit for making something even when you're not super psyched for it! I thought all of the shirts were great. You could do a green screen at the next place
@HealthyDisrespectforAuthority
Жыл бұрын
You didn't say what the hold up is on the house but it sure sounds like it's time to ask the agents if there are any other houses to show you that might not have such a hassle going on to close...just to light a fire under their butts.
@TheMagnoliaWitch
Жыл бұрын
The yellow satin skirt looks like it would go very nicely with a dark blue top, maybe one with some red detailing on the sleeves? 😉 I mean, you said "pretty pretty princess" while wearing a yellow satiny skirt and my brain immediately flashed to the yellow damask satin skirt I keep in my closet for Disneybounding as Snow White with a blue and silver spaghetti strap and a red belt and jacket. 😂😂😂 All the tops you made look super cute, and the floral looks especially good under the pinafores!
@charliethesquishywitch340
Жыл бұрын
I made a spaghetti straps dress and it took me. And i am not kidding. A WHOLE HOUR to turn ONE strap right side out.
@gettheetothestitchery
Жыл бұрын
aaaaaaaaah I feel your pain!
@jessicaraine8403
Жыл бұрын
The first 45 seconds of this video is my entire philosophy on shirts!!! 😮😂
@EphanyasisOwleyes
Жыл бұрын
I took a pair of pants that I didn't finish sewing and I turned it into a shirt that I thought would fit me but no it doesn't fit over my chest😅
@morganbrawley5984
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your amazing personality!! In a very stressful situation you you have brought me some very very very much needed joy. I appreciate you and everything you do!! ✨️❣️✨️
@SociallyAwkwardBea
Жыл бұрын
Love the blue top, gonna have to try make it sometime
@mechanarwhal7830
Жыл бұрын
I always get so intimidated by the thought of starting a new project because I can't handle not doing it perfectly, but watching you be so casual with it encourages me that actually it's fine. I always come away from these videos feeling so inspired to make things. Thank you.
@gettheetothestitchery
Жыл бұрын
That makes me so happy to hear!
@CheltzyBunny
Жыл бұрын
Umm.... excuse me, you are amazing. You've definitely inspired me to pull out my sewing machine and give it another go. Also, living for those facial expressions 12:00 so relatable ❤
@michellecornum5856
Жыл бұрын
Same. Funny thing is, I have a MASSIVE amount of shirts and blouses,-- almost all of them, I have inherited. I have lots of fabric set aside for tops (just because the fabric is too. Small for a skirt,) but, still, no shirts get made. . . . Just more skirts.
@hildywaddington8708
Жыл бұрын
I used the bootstraps pattern generator to make my dressform. You input your measurements, and it gives you a pattern! I felt the price was reasonable, and the directions were clear. There are also tons of video tutorials on KZitem.
@raraavis7782
Жыл бұрын
Seems like the most sensible approach to me, too. Unless maybe someone has wildly unusual proportions.
@blowitoutyourcunt7675
Жыл бұрын
Negative ease for knits throws me for a loop also! Super cute tops! Cheers doll! Edit- you could do a combo of drawstring and elastic on your milkmaid top. For my drawstring skirts I frequently sew a piece of elastic in the middle of my drawstring, so it falls in the middle of my back giving it a bit of stretch while I'm using the drawstring in the front - makes everything fit a bit better and stay comfier during the day so it's not the drawstring of death digging into your waist : | Good luck!
@ettaz
Жыл бұрын
Omg, that is genius! 🤯
@bunhelsingslegacy3549
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant solution!
@gettheetothestitchery
Жыл бұрын
Oo that is such a good idea!
@meg9598
Жыл бұрын
Also how about making some wrap pants like Mia or Thuy sewing? Could you make them with a winter heavier fabric ? Love you channel ❤
@moonbasket
Жыл бұрын
Good luck with the move! Idk if you know basic pattern drafting, but you might have more luck with shirts between now and getting a custom dress form using custom slopers and such. I find the way TheClosetHistorian does her pattern drafting relatively easy to follow and she's got lots of helpful guides. No pressure if that's not your thing though. I know everyone's brain is different. I would just hate to see you unable to explore the fun world of shirts while waiting on the relatively expensive item of a custom dress form, even a DIY one.
@BumblingBee-xm4dy
8 ай бұрын
7:45 lol i use a art pencil in B4 or B5 softness for making marks on fabric… sooooo much cheaper than buying them fancy fabric markers/pens/chalk whatevers and the marks come out in the wash lol
@kywire._
Жыл бұрын
Your joy in the reveal montage is always sooo infectious! I have been scared to use my knits because (1) I haven't sewn with stretch before and (2) I have no idea how long they'll fit properly before being stretched out of shape / my own body changes, so the wrap shirt was especially inspiring since it's adjustable!
@daalelli
Жыл бұрын
All cute! For your bonus shirt, if you have enough left, you could insert a bias cut rectangle long-ways from neck to bottom in the center front. Because the back looks just right. I love your curtain backdrop for final looks, but depending on how the house situation works out, you may be able to have a couple of spots for final looks. Hope that's all finished soon. ❤
@gayjeris
Жыл бұрын
also, I like the idea of a feature wall for final product shots, but you wouldnt want it to distract from the clothes youre modeling. you could do a cute frame out of molding/trim and have it be a contrasting color to a plain white background wall? like a gold or black frame that you can stand in front of for visual interest, but not take over the shot
@gettheetothestitchery
Жыл бұрын
Oo that's a fun idea!
@BumblingBee-xm4dy
Жыл бұрын
23:18 i love this top… i have a gorgeous mustard-yellow knit fabric i bought at a discount bc it was in the clearance bin at Joanne’s and I’ve been trying to figure out what kind of tank top i wanted to make out of it and you totally inspired me lol however, i dress more conservatively (despite only being 33 years old), so i will make it a solid back and the hem laying at my hips in length but i love the paneling and the neckline so thank you for all that you do. I am so glad you will continue to make videos like these when you move bc i only recently found your channel and I absolutely love watching you… you explain things so well in terms i can understand (bc i am NOT a trained seamstress) and your personality and sense of humor are fabulous lol one thing I’d really love if you could do in the future is a video of tops featuring different versions of the “sweetheart” neckline lol with particular interest in how to finish the neckline in both a traditional & with binding lol love you girl!!!
@Amazon_213
Жыл бұрын
How about black on dry erase board? More visible for us and easily wipeable/correctable for you. 😊
@ERYN__
Жыл бұрын
I do kind of miss bra tops being trendy. Have a cute enough bra, who needs a shirt? I will still wear it at home, because who needs a shirt?
@crimsonshadowjj7935
Жыл бұрын
I like the blank curtain. It has some texture unlike a wall. I think a mural would distract from the clothes.
@poetmaggie1
Жыл бұрын
You could use the dresses as blouses I do.
@carriemeaway9837
Жыл бұрын
I’m so proud of how far you’ve come…. And you always make me smile. ❤
@neocat81
Жыл бұрын
they are all soooo cute!!! my fav is the white just cause of the butterfly sleeves. it is sooo versatile!!! the jumpers you pared it with are amazing!! on the checkered one, how will you remember the adjustments you need to make? do you keep notes on your projects that you can understand? i would maybe safety pin them to the piece? LOVE YOUR VIDS!!!!
@gettheetothestitchery
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!! So I actually keep zero notes on my projects, and every time I start a new one, I'm starting from scratch even if it's an updated version of a previous one. Why? I have no idea... probably part laziness while making something and part enjoying going back to the very beginning drawing board on the next one.
@EphanyasisOwleyes
Жыл бұрын
I have to say this is quite funny because I remember you saying in your last video that that would be your last video in that house LOL
@Lure-Light
Жыл бұрын
Also giggling because you made a mobius strip out of your top and also did the Coffey pin thing
@Crafty_Girl_89
Жыл бұрын
You always make me smile! Btw, you can make your own mannequin out of duct tape!
@Lea-bw9wj
Жыл бұрын
THe wrap top with those sleeves was so stunning. Would love to see those sleeves on a supper simple plain top too. THe blue one looked cute. Definitely one you need to give another try
@lighthseskr
Жыл бұрын
Again, love your channel. Thanks for talking a little more in depth on what you measure and how you pattern. I pattern similarly but it is super helpful that you share your process.
@vickismallwood2082
Жыл бұрын
I love the white top and the peasant top. I liked the teal one but I believe it would be better a little longer. The bonus one would be cute if done in a different material. Charlie your so talented thank you for sharing your talents with us.
@EphanyasisOwleyes
Жыл бұрын
I hope the closing on your new home happens soon it's generally only supposed to take 30 days so that's weird
@Shad0ish
Жыл бұрын
I really like the curtain, but if you want to paint a mural in the new house, I would watch that 😄
@petebartlett2229
Жыл бұрын
Love your design process
@welshrose
Жыл бұрын
You really are gifted 💖💖 One day I hope to be half as good as you are making clothes right now I feel like I'm just wasting perfectly good fabric and failing miserably at making anything 🙈 I did make a beautiful little dress for my daughter that turned out to be to small 🤣🤣🤣🤣 but I'm not ready to give up yet
@gettheetothestitchery
Жыл бұрын
Aw thank you, but hey, I have failed a whole bunch of times and still do so frequently! I mean... half of these tops were kinda fails! Never give up!!
@welshrose
Жыл бұрын
@@gettheetothestitchery the tops are beautiful 💖💖
@marthaanderson2594
Жыл бұрын
Yeah! A new video from you! I went to Remainders Create Reuse, thinking of you the entire time--except when I found 2.5 yarns of linen fabric, double wide. At that point I started thinking of what I could sew. What's with these lending institutions that can't commit?! Best wishes on your future house.
@gettheetothestitchery
Жыл бұрын
Oooooo that's a great find!!
@Rubbaduckie1975
Жыл бұрын
Another great video Charlie!🥰 I loved all the tops but I think the white one 'Topped' them all for me! Its so pretty and princessy and went with so many things so well! Great job, your skill in drafting up patterns from your head is like a super power! Anyway that lovely yellow satin skirt of yours, you could wear to the grocery store, team it with some converse style hitops and one of your Many shirts and you are good to go! I mean, it's just a suggestion, you don't have to if you don't wanna 🤷♀️😉😁 great tips in there for all us aspiring sewists, keep em coming! And I hope you close on the house very soon🤞🎉
@gettheetothestitchery
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I really should just wear it somewhere random... I do enjoy being overdressed!
@lesliesteinhauser2595
Жыл бұрын
I so enjoy your videos. Sewing without a pattern. And just going for it. In my old I think I could actually give this a try now that I’m not so concerned about how or what people think. Have you ever heard of Stephanie Canada KZitem channel? And yes, as she says, Canada is her last name. She lives in Florida. My main thought and question is, is she related to you. Her channel consist of sewing patterns from I believe it’s the 50s. But she reviews all decades of patterns. she is very entertaining as well. Your personalities are quite similar. But she is even more outgoing. That’s why I wondered if she related to you
@gettheetothestitchery
Жыл бұрын
Hahhahahaha nope, we aren't related, but I am a big fan of her channel!
@ettaz
Жыл бұрын
Omg, I just recently had the same realisation about turning a donut inside out, making a very similar top as well! I spent almost an entire day in the middle of the dining room, breaking my brain trying to figure out why it isn't working. I consulted both my parents, people who studied math and physics mind you, and the three of us were convinced it would work. When it didn't, and I finally realised why, my dad still couldn't get it, and kept turning the now somehow 6 dimensional piece of fabric in his hands. Then I just said "you cant turn a donut inside out". I could see the mind blown gif behind his eyes 😅 the funniest thing is, the exact same thing already happened to us about a year before when me and my mom were making stuffed letters for my baby niece and we were trying to figure out how to make the letter O turn inside out. Somehow all three of us completely forgot that it happened, and only remembered when I said that sentence. Now its a lesson I definitely know and a mistake I'll never make again. You. Can't. Turn. A donut. Inside out. Period.
@gettheetothestitchery
Жыл бұрын
Hahahahha well this makes me feel much better that you all struggled with the same concept together! It took me so long to accept that you can't turn a donut inside out and then I was like... how did I not already know this??
@aukkran
Жыл бұрын
I keep clicking your videos hoping to hear you say you closed on the house because as a person who also can't handle the stress of things not moving while having no power over them, I'm suffering for you
@gettheetothestitchery
Жыл бұрын
Nooooooo don't suffer for me! The end is near!
@wyw876
Жыл бұрын
This is turning into Zeno's house closing, no? lol
@MichellesCraftsandMore
Жыл бұрын
I have never attempted to do pattern making. And even when I make a pattern from a store bought patten it never looks right. I am just now learning more about altering them, so maybe I will get brave in the future. LOL I have also never attempted to sew anything other than cotton fabrics.
@gettheetothestitchery
Жыл бұрын
You can do it! Get yourself some super cheap thrift store sheets or curtains and don't be afraid of messing up!
@Nahsaghara
Жыл бұрын
Man a dress from would be sooo useful! Probably would've saved me from throwing the bodice of a dress I was making into a corner and just finishing the skirt by itself in frustration. Then again, once I figure that bodice out, I could keep them separate anyway and I'll have two pieces I can mix and match with other garments, soooo silver lining, I guess? XD
@linmik090622
Жыл бұрын
I've been binging your videos since I found your channel, and it's inspired me to get out some of the projects I had lined up ages ago and never worked on! As weird as it may sound, it's great to see the mistakes and corrections and places where things didn't work, and then how you work around or get past them because I feel like that's how my projects always go, and it can be disheartening to see someone do everything perfectly when you're on the struggle bus. Keep up the awesome work and hope your move went smoothly (or goes smoothly, if there were additional delays 😅).
@cquarman
Жыл бұрын
I'd love to hear more about how you're sewing stretch fabrics with only a sewing machine. "Everyone" says stretchy is difficult, but you're so confident going for it. What is the need-to-know info for someone only used to sewing with woven fabric?
@daxxydog5777
Жыл бұрын
I keep wanting to ask if she’s using a lightning stitch or a zig zag at least so her seams don’t pop later. I’ve been wanting to try Eloflex thread.
@gettheetothestitchery
Жыл бұрын
A lot of people have been asking, so hopefully I'll be able to make a video about how I handle knits soon!
@xingcat
Жыл бұрын
I think your new wall/final product space should be a work in progress, where you figure out different techniques for wall treatments and use them in various ways. Just because I love to see other people work on things, LOL.
@delindalumpkin1171
Жыл бұрын
You are so creative,. Love all your designs. You are whimsical and funny. Thank you for sharing.
@jaybee4118
4 ай бұрын
I have to laugh at the yellow skirt being “too much”. For me it’d be daily wear. I just don’t care anymore. I like shiny and I like sparkles and I wear them daily! Thankfully where I love everyone loves it, where I used to live, they didn’t. I still did it though!
@oliviafox3605
Жыл бұрын
OMG! You rocked those tops! The purple dress is AMAZING on you. Good Luck on closing.
@stefflcus
Жыл бұрын
Oh. Oh, no, buddy. *wiggles fingers madly* HOUSE CLOSING VIIIIIIIIIBESSSS!!! (Although (tangent alert! (I relate to those so hard and I love them all please never stop sharing them)) recently two friends waited f o r e v e r for jobs they were interviewing for to finally "close" and the delay ended up making them money and allowing one to buy a house.) Limbo is Thee Worst. Bah. The coffee pin, ha! I watch The Catbird Quilts, and she's had to start putting her tea farrrr to the right of her pin bowl for just such reasons. With the blue top I was SCREAMING "Cupcake skiiiiiirrrrrrt!," but it might not have been as close a match as I was seeing it in my head. Love them all, but that white top is 🔥 None of them really looked like a total fail, and I'm impressed with how great the binding looked on the bonus top! I can never get mine that good. Anyway. Ahem. Yeah. Good house closing and moving vibes, haha pins and tangents, the tops are great, you're great, okay bye. :)
@bittersweet3-
Жыл бұрын
Hi! Enjoyed this vlog. Ur process was so interesting 2 me. I loved the reveal:). So fun. I was surprised they were cropped, somehow didnt catch that when U were making them. Be blessed. Ciao.
@christyw9883
Жыл бұрын
Make a duct tape Marikina with spray foam! Very affordable. There is a KZitem video on it!
@carolg.6838
6 ай бұрын
Vouching for the ruffle era I graduated high school in 1977 and was a bridesmaid in 1981. Both dresses, made by my mom, were not off the shoulder but had neck ruffles. The bridesmaid dress was of a peach crepe for the full bodice and skirt. The ruffle was a sheer print.
@lynn858
Жыл бұрын
Could I see your drawings better? Well apparently not with a cat blocking my view of ANYTHING! I had never considered it an issue personally, so my opinion is irrelevant anyway.
@janice2992
6 ай бұрын
I am watching your process to learn for myself. I have dressmakers patterns but they dont fit. Neither do off the peg clothes. Drafting my own patterns is the only solution. I like upcycling. I have no sewing machine but enjoy sewing by hand. Thank you for all the tips and showing how you begin your creative process ❤
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