Hi guys! So it has been many many months since I’ve posted anything on here, as some of you have probably noticed.
I’ve been jumping on near the end of each month to pause payment cycles, so no one should have been charged since February, but I haven’t interacted much beyond that or checked stats or messages. I haven’t even looked at my email in ages either, to be honest.
It...
2023-06-30 23:00:20 +0000 UTC View PostHi guys! Just a heads up that I'm pausing this months billing cycle and you will not be charged on February 1st.
I've had a few battles with insurance over medications and due to that plus shortages, I've been off what allows me to be productive for nearly two weeks now.
So I'm FINE just very very very tired, too tired to get much done, much less all I wanted this month. ...
2023-01-31 22:53:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Do you ever start on a simple project with every intention of finishing it in a weekend?
And then instead of finishing it, you just don't touch it for 5 months?
I hope the answer is yes so I am not alone here, lol! That is the story with these dresses. I thought they would go together so quickly and easily, and they should have! I just procrastinated finishing ...
2022-08-31 01:20:59 +0000 UTC View Post
I have ANOTHER video to share! Wow! As I said in my last post, I hoped to get this project completely finished before the end of July. And that is well on its way to actually happening! It has sleeves now.
It…sort of has a skirt. I have assembled and embellished it, but it has to be sewn on. And then I have to sew in all the closures, which I am dreading but not as much as I was dreadin...
2022-07-29 01:34:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone! I have a new video to share with you. Finally.
I have been sewing a fair bit recently, just done a crap job of compiling that sewing into content.
This was made on a whim, but ended up being my big project for June. Every bit of it (especially the trim) was more time consuming than I anticipated, but I was pretty determined to get it, and the videos about it, done be...
2022-07-29 01:32:40 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm still fiddling with the thumbnail, and have to add links to the description - but I'm happy to present this weeks video!
The concept isn't revolutionary: I made a blue dress from a vintage pattern to match my new blue hair. But this was a really fun one to film, mainly because I had company throughout the process.
The lovely Morgan Donner came to stay for a weekend, ...
2022-04-24 19:06:53 +0000 UTC View Post
This garment is nothing revolutionary, but I'm happier with it than most things I've finished in the last year lol!
It came together really nicely, even with annoying design details aside (bound buttonholes, UGH). I enjoy the fit and the the fabric and the proportions, and I think I will actually get a good deal of wear out of it!
I'm especially fond of my little pheasant butt...
2022-04-01 00:34:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Good news! After many delays and much procrastination I finally finished these stupid blouses I started in January.
And I finally photographed them - which meant I could ditch the purple hair! I'm feeling much better as a blue-head.
I wish I felt as good about these blouses as I do the new hair, but alas they have some issues due to the way they are drafted. I wasn't a huge fa...
2022-03-30 23:41:04 +0000 UTC View Post
As promised, here is the video about making the bodice to pair with my christmas tree skirt!
It isn't as exciting of a garment, but I do think it matches the skirt nicely and finishes the ensemble off well.
Speaking of the ensemble, I did film making the headpiece/wig/gloves which will all be part of a patreon exclusive video. That video was supposed to go up today, but ...
2021-12-24 03:52:27 +0000 UTC View Post
I don't have a lot to say about this other than it is my favorite thing I have made this year. It is festive and sparkly and lights up and I LOVE it!
I hope you guys love it too, and that you are all having a nice weekend. Now I must return to editing the three other videos I hope to get up before the 25th!
In today's video I revisit an old pattern, with some updated construction methods. The whole process was also made easier by using a less fray prone binding material, and a pre-quilted main fabric. I've learned a thing or two since 2017, thankfully!
(Though the fit of this pair is arguably worse than the original, TIME IS CRUEL.)
Whether you've seen the video on my first attem...
2021-11-20 02:44:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone! Here is a video/vlog all about making this years pumpkin project!
This years project is *very* different from previous ones, but I do hope you still like it! I had a lot of fun both making this, and prancing around a pumpkin patch while wearing my ridiculous pumpkin pants.
It was however, a lot of work! I must have made over 100 yards of piping and spent ...
2021-10-30 22:05:57 +0000 UTC View Post
So this video decided to take FOUR hours to render, so I apologize if there are any issues I missed since I do not have time before bed to do a full watch through. If there are any, I shall resolve them tomorrow.
In the mean time - I hope you enjoy this not-so-little vlog about making a somewhat ridiculous ruffly dress made from silk unicorn fabric. It is quite the mish-mash of aesthetics...
2021-09-30 02:23:36 +0000 UTC View Post
I have no idea when this video will be made public, or when I will actually get this project finished. But it took the first week of the month to construct, and I was eager to share the results will all of you sooner rather than later!
I wish I had something else or something clever to say, but this took twice as long to render as I expected so now it is after my bedtime and I'm too tried...
2021-09-27 02:14:58 +0000 UTC View Post
This has been a long time in the making. Well, actually the dress only took like a week to make. But I've been editing this for literal months. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Once you get out of the habit of editing, it takes a million time longer!
But now this is done! And hopefully that bodes well for future videos with this format.
Also - as I said in this video...
2021-09-18 23:28:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Based on the response to the teaser in my last post, you guys are just as excited about these as I am lol!
These were an impromptu project inspired by a new book, and a recent fabric purchase. They went together really quickly and easily - one evening to draft, two days to sew, and one morning to stitch the eyelets. Which is a miracle, since they are completely different from anything I'v...
2021-07-31 17:54:11 +0000 UTC View Post
So, fun story about this project. I started working on it back in February, when I wanted an 'easy win' and to make something simple over the course of a weekend.
I zoomed through making the shift, but ran into fit issues with the bodice. Instead of addressing those issues, I abandoned it for like 3 months. Then over the last few weeks I've been working on it a bit of a time and now it is...
2021-07-31 01:32:29 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a video I filmed earlier in the year where I went through my sewing pattern collection and attempted to declutter it. And then I cluttered it up again with new acquisitions!
This is a bit out of date now - I've passed some on, gotten more, and the drawer is overflowing once again! So I need to do another pass through.
I'd also like to do a collection video, where I go throug...
2021-07-25 01:03:53 +0000 UTC View Post
After literal months in the making, here is an extra long video about making a very extra dress!
Fabric and fit issues plagued this project, but in the end I’m really happy with it. I think it is beautiful and I love the colors, textures, and finished result! It is a way better outcome than I had expected, given the frustration it provided at times.
My next project will hopefully ...
2021-04-23 22:43:53 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a very important educational video.
Okay not really, but I had fun making it! I found these tapestry panels at Mood with uniformed beagles on them, and couldn't resist buying them.
Despite being uniformed beagles, they were still a bit bland. So I spent about 8 hours embellishing them and turning them into fabulous, sort of tacky pillows. And I LOVE them.
I wante...
2021-03-31 19:40:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone! I've been working on lots of things this month and am excited to FINALLY start sharing them!
Starting with the least exciting - or perhaps it just feels that way to me - a 1940s evening gown. This is inspired by the line art of Vogue 8712, made using the pattern Vogue 8712. This is the first in a trio of videos about recreating pattern covers - all of which are equally str...
2021-03-28 00:53:06 +0000 UTC View Post
It's a new video! Finally!
I'll have an update with more info soon, but I've had awful luck over the past month when it comes to sewing projects. I've had nearly a half dozen things end in failure in a row which has really soured my sewing spirit...and my video schedule! But I should still have more to share before the end of the month.
Along with this video, which I'm sharing...
2021-02-21 01:32:44 +0000 UTC View Post
As promised, the Barbie series is back for 2021! And I started with one of my personal favorites: Fancy Free Barbie.
This design came out in the 1960s and has such a delightful silhouette, interesting collar, and vibrant color scheme. It makes me smile. And I can certainly use more things that make me smile in my life!
I made this dress over the course of two afternoons and ha...
2021-01-21 21:10:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone!
This video is a continuation of a previous, MASSIVE vintage pattern estate haul. It was filmed over a month ago but I’ve been slow with editing.
I think today is going to be a stressful and potentially scary day for anyone in the US who is remotely concerned or effected by politics - and potentially worrying for anyone outside the US who is effected by our presiden...
2020-11-03 19:48:24 +0000 UTC View Post
And as promised here is video number two about making this years pumpkin project! It covers the process of making a very detailed shirtwaist style blouse, based on designs from the mid 1890s.
Unfortunately, some of the details get lost from a distance. But I know they are still there, so I'm still quite pleased with how they turned out!
Thank you for the feedback on yesterdays...
2020-10-29 23:10:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Another week, another vlog!
I've been working on my annual 'pumpkin project' this week, so hopefully the video about that will be coming next.
But in the mean time, here is a vlog that features the conclusion of my 1890s wrapper, and 1840s blouse. I also made a petticoat and started on a taffeta skirt.
And once that was done, I got my 1890s wrapper photographed....
2020-10-16 22:27:08 +0000 UTC View Post
So. Here is a video. A weird video.
As I mentioned in my last update, inspiration for sewing was hard to come by in July and August. But I still wanted to stay busy so I wouldn't become overwhelmed by all the awful things in the world.
So I ended up taking on what my mother nicknamed "pandemic projects". It started with opening a pattern store. Then painting my sewing room ...
2020-09-22 13:43:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Two miraculous things happened this week:
1. I actually got enough sewing done to create a videos worth of content
2. I actually picked up a camera and filmed a videos worth of content
It isn't the making video I'd hoped to come back with and present to you, but it is a start! These projects were a great way to get back into sewing - in that they we...
2020-09-22 13:34:45 +0000 UTC View Post
So - this video was supposed to go up on the 18th, for early access. But there were a few hiccups in getting it approved, so that didn't happen.
However, I'm really excited to be sharing it with all of you! This video goes through the process of finishing the underskirt for the Worth peacock gown, and making a velvet train covered in peacock feathers.
This is definitely ...
2020-05-20 17:42:32 +0000 UTC View Post
This is another video I didn't post about ahead of time, but that's because I legally couldn't. This was sponsored by the new Little Women film (or more specifically, Sony, who created it) and I wasn't allowed to talk about it before the publish date!
But now it's out! So I can talk about it all I want. This was a doozy of a video, and just a huge project in general. I think I ended up wi...
2020-04-09 17:46:27 +0000 UTC View Post