there was a previous video where i organized this all into this roll format which i still love
so much i can easily see every single fabric i have and the point of that was so that i would
not forget the fabric i have and make the mistake of continuing to buy new fabric to work with we've
got some lightweight mesh we've got some satins we've got some twills and cottons we've got some
spandexy stretchy knit print gunmetal things various faux leather interfacing lining fabrics
fancy fabrics is what i call this section and then heavy warm stuff plus blue tool okay we
just posted help us choose a fabric for the next video we've got a few different categories to help
us nail down the preferences julia's coming over in a moment so let's see what you voted for first
the people want lightweight fabric this one yeah because the other one is all heavyweight right
next up a preference for sheer oh that's like my wedding dress tool i think
the strawberry the next stipulation is matte obviously can't do this gunmetal thing
and then flight preference for solids goodbye goodbye so little control
and slightly prefer that it is knit do you want to draw some ideas yeah
we have our drawings mine is a combination of big collars balloon sleeves everyday lingerie
i've come up with this and i'm gonna make it in the eyelet fabric what is your plan okay
kind of doing all like the cutouts and strappy um details doing a drape across the chest area
flared sleeves which i really like and then also i'm gonna do like
the these go days on the hips also going to be in all weight i'm planning to use the
white mesh fabric because i decided on that fabric i was inspired by uh catherine bowen which
is like a toronto designer the seam allowance is basically gonna like show through the mesh
and kind of create like piping yeah like kind of like a piping yes i guess we will cut our fabric
let's go
if you've been watching my channel you've seen us use this drafting kit before i'm using the
letterlo kit which takes just one body measurement and turns it into a giant
collection of patterns that they've developed for my blouse i picked a pattern with a fitted bodice
and a collar and i traced out a front a back and a collar piece i skipped the sleeve because
i want to do my own sleeve design the front has a large dart to accommodate the bust and for a
drop shoulder effect i extended the shoulder by eight centimeters and i also lowered the armpit
by five centimeters for comfort so they have a new curve connecting them same with the back of
the bodice eight centimeters out connecting to a five centimeters drop at the armhole
for a garter strap detail i added this little extra bit on the front and the back that will
hopefully come together once the darts are sewn shut and here is how the collar pattern looked
at this point i realized i would not have enough eyelet fabric so i added this sheer floral fabric
which was also not enough so looks like we're finishing all of my white cotton fabric today
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wendy does anyone else think of gum whenever they unwrap a new needle let's start with the collar
i've got four pieces two in each hand of the collar they've been cut so that the two
are symmetrical for the ruffle of the collar the letter low kit said that i needed 170 centimeters
i purposefully tried to salvage all of the ruffled edge of the eyelet fabric as possible and i think
i'm like on the line and it's just not good to be on the line with ruffled material
you know a little more ruffle is always good okay first the ruffle is made up of
three separate pieces so i just gotta join them together and make one long ruffle strip it's
always good to trim and press these seams open since they will be visible to the observant eye
although i'm saying that and i literally sewed the ruffle together in two different joinery ways so
here's the one joined perpendicular this is not as ideal because it can get you
a bit bulkier of a finish but i'm trying to max out the fabric and then here's the one joined
on an angle i have to trim this little doodad this is a little less bulky a little nicer of
a joinery method i got a left and a right on the collar so this whole strip needs to be cut in half
i added a straight stitch along the top on the longest stitch length i'm going to use that to
gather this up so this is one meter this is 64 centimeters so i just want to shrink this
until it matches just hold on to one of the strings give it a little tug cotton is just so
cute like this i took one of my collar pieces pinned it right sides together with the ruffle
i'm gonna sandwich all the ruffle between these two layers i've made my fabric calzones
over here on the edges i turned it in twice with a straight stitch and i closed it off by doing a
top stitch all the way around and at that opening using a little awl to shove in
the excess fabric as i lock it in with the stitch julia's pattern pieces are much more complex to
achieve her interlocking piping detail i had a whole explanation of how these pieces work
but she actually redid her pattern at home i'll let her explain i ended up taking a long sleeve
sweater of mine using that as a basic block so adding all the style lines
and then making the goday as well so let's cut out the fabric
i'm going to be sewing the front pieces together and the back pieces together so my
order of operations is to start by serging down this piece and down these two pieces
and then i'm going to search it all together down here and then repeat it on the backside
this is the front back and then the sleeves
the next step we're going to do is go along these sides
so the flare is like non-existent i just wanted it fuller this is the first one
this is the second one i'm scared
we got two symmetrical backs two symmetrical fronts i closed off all the darts typically
i just draw a line for where the seam is supposed to be for the darts then i try to pin through that
line on both sides so it just naturally brings the seam in alignment sew it down from a straight
stitch and it goes from a flat fabric now into one that's got a little shape little contour to
match the body and then the other good thing to do is to press the excess fabric towards the side of
the body or away from the center i thought that was all the prep i need for the bodice but then
i realized with these like fancy little garter strap things i think i do need to line it so then
i repeated everything in another layer of fabric and then i ran out of fabric so in the spirit of
not buying any more fabric for this project just pulled out some satin i got to join the bodice
together at the shoulders right sides together and at the sides right sides together drop shoulder is
definitely at the length i wanted i feel like this at some point i would like to trim and reshape
so here's the sleeve it's not as flared as i wanted it to be so i'm probably
gonna add a go day just like on the side
we have a lining and we have a shell which i've already attached to one sleeve too so the base
of the sleeves i decided to use this white floral fabric i want it to be a balloon that's gathered
along the top and along the bottom and so i took this template from the regency dress that i made
and kind of i don't know massage the lines so that it became this balloon s curve shape on the top an
s curve shape on the bottom but that's not all in addition to the balloon sleeve i wanted to add
this ruffle detail just above the sleeve of course you can always use a gathering foot for these but
doing the gathering stitches allows you to have the greatest possible control on how much it's
gathered and when i'm trying to fit this exactly into the sleeve hole size i kind of need it to be
flexible as i pin it in i think this is roughly the length i need i'm going to bring the two ends
right sides together and sew it closed with a straight stitch so it will be a complete loop
i did the same gathering stitch at the armhole of the sleeve so here she is and i've also sewn the
inner arm i'm gonna pin everything together at the armhole this right here is the armpit this right
here is the shoulder and there's three layers in total we have the outer shell the ruffle trim and
the sleeve you can just sew with a straight stitch and hope everything catches and it's all good
this is exactly the effect i was hoping for i've got the shell and the lining
right sides together we're going to go across the entire neck hole cross the two fronts join
it together and the part i'm dreading across all of the garter straps along the bottom i
can picture it working in my head but i'm not sure if it's gonna work out in real life oh alrighty
the shell and the lining have been sewn together with a straight stitch all around the neck front
opening every single strap to do i remembered that this was my best opportunity to give a
final assessment to the shape height opening of these curves that are in between the straps
i recall wanting the front one to be a little bit higher what do you think to make the right
choice meanwhile julia has been hand sewing all of her seam details to lock them in place
she's adding a beautiful drape on the chest she's finishing her shoulder straps julia really is
doing the most and it's amazing i successfully under stitched my entire lining so it would look
professional i flipped everything right side out to see for the first time if it all looked good
and i poked and pressed all the edges to get them sharp and crisp i'm scared to curse us by saying
this but i think we are almost done hey julie help me buy this hook and eye tape i'm gonna use this
to close the entire front which combined with the garter straps was just meant to evoke a little bit
more of that like lingerie inspiration just gonna sew them to the front opening and try to make sure
they all line up horizontally because we don't want to go askew at this point in the game oh
i think this turned out so good you can afford to start at any height really on the hook side
because this will become the anchor for making sure you get the other side correct so i'm going
to go in with a straight stitch really close to the edge just try to keep it as neat as possible
and then i'm tucking away the raw ends folding it over and sealing it down with a straight stitch
i'm just going to blanket stitch all the fabric together around the armhole i know
someday someday my day will come where i will learn how to do all of this
inner lining thing properly but i've already crossed many bridges to get to this point
and when i'm ready i will cross that next one last night i finished off the sleeves
by encasing an elastic inside on the back side of the collar i sewed the two crescents together
and on the front i added a little snap let me just get this adjusted for us
i did it didn't buy any new fabric cleared way for more fabric to enter the home i can't believe how
much this looks like what i drew i've never drawn something with so much complexity and
pulled it off so accurately i feel like i proved to myself how many little skills i've been picking
up over the last few years i can't believe i basically free handed these sleeves and they
turned out the correct length and floofiness i can't believe i added this hook and eye
closure strip in the front and it looks so smooth i can't believe i under stitched the whole thing
without batting an eye literally a year ago i was just starting to get okay with under stitching
if you guys love this fabric challenge please let us know in the comments let's go see julia
i hope you guys are as amazed as i am by what julia has sown to be honest we were joking
that if the olympic figure skating committee would like to contact us for fits we would
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hope you find something you love i'll see you all in the next video bye
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