DIY cloud dress from old curtains

I made a Selkie inspired dress using old curtains, and tried tye dye techniques. Was it a success?
From drab to fab - join me as I transform old curtains into a magical princess dress with cloud prints! In this video, I'll show you step by step how to sew a princess dress that's both sustainable and stylish.
We'll dive into the dyeing process, where I'll reveal a secret not professionnal technique to achieve dreamy cloud patterns on your fabric. Then the sewing, where I'll guide you through the essential steps of creating a dress that fits like a glove. Kinda
Don't worry if you're new to sewing - I'm here to make it easy and fun for you! I'll share my tips and tricks along the way, and we'll have a few laughs too. By the end of the video, you'll have a gorgeous dress that's perfect for any occasion - from cosplay to prom, or just a fun photoshoot.
So grab your scissors and thread, and let's get crafty together! Whether you're a seasoned seamstress or a curious beginner, this tutorial is for you. Either way you can judge the result lol
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:47 Sewing materials
02:54 Patterning the dress
03:59 Cutting the fabric
05:08 Tie dye
09:27 Sewing the dress
10:02 Croissant
10:24 Final assembly
14:11 Le reveal
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#sewing #DIY #princessdress

[@HazarielAtelier]

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[@kitchencat1816]

"This is not my cat" That cat chose you. You are their human now, lol

[@jman2871]

agreed

[@mr_alicates8965]

"Nice, new human staff!"

[@gordonmcmillan4709]

I think the cat needs to be called "That's not my "

[@HazarielAtelier]

Maybe this is the cat of a little kid! And now the little kid is SAD! What should I do!

[@gordonmcmillan4709]

@@HazarielAtelier Keep feeding. petting, and sheltering the cat but ask the neighbours. Do cats have identity chips where you are?

[@patriciahamel5674]

Congratulations on being adopted by your new cat! A tip for pet owners who sew: Set up a decoy project whenever you are getting ready to work on something. Lay out some fabric that you will not be using and pretend to be very interested in it. Your pet will lie on this fabric, leaving you free to lay out your real fabric and cut out what you need before they move. (If they do move before you are done with the fabric you are actually using, pretend to work on the decoy fabric for a few minutes, and they will move back to it. If this doesn’t work, then you can use treats to bribe them.)

[@ShainaMakesStuff]

This is the best sewing advice I have ever seen 😂

[@mrscolonyrabble]

Thank you! No cat, my DOG takes over any projects I am working on. Lays in the middle and since she is a corgi, she leaves massive fluff behind. Too cute to admonish her, so my projects don't get done. Let's see if a "decoy" project fools one of the smartest breeds of dog. Here's hoping.

[@patriciahamel5674]

@@mrscolonyrabble my last dog had to lie down on every piece of fabric I would put down. I had to get creative, lol.

[@damogranheart5521]

I have a black cat that sheds. I have set up what I call "Kitty Jail." This is the bathroom where the litter box is. I put in a food and water dish, place him gently in the "compound," and close the door! This way, I keep my temper and do not say terse😬 things. Some of which might be true.😉

[@patriciahamel5674]

@@damogranheart5521 I couldn't do that. I would feel so guilty, lol.

[@peglamphier4745]

Sewing chiffon is a 7th level of hell activity, so kudos to you! Ruffling by hand is a 5th circle of hell craft... so more kudos! Dying polyester, ALL the circles of hell. ALL the Kudos! This was a difficult project and you nailed it. Thanks so much for suffering for my enjoyment.

[@cheshiredeimos1874]

Since you keep seeing rainbows, perhaps that is a sign that you need a rainbow accessory to go with this dress.

[@PiratePowell]

Rainbow purse!

[@Lemonrollcake]

I really like how much you experiment with different materials and that you leave your mistakes in the video.

[@HazarielAtelier]

I only leave half of the mistakes...

[@LadyDragonbane]

@@HazarielAtelier Any amount is appreciated

[@damogranheart5521]

@@LadyDragonbane True! Those are the lessons that stick in our minds!

[@MelancholyRequiem]

I remember I bought the short version of this cloud dress from Selkie right before I found out I was laid off from my job I had been working for the past twelve years. It was the only new purchase I kept from that period of time in my life because the fluffy twirling skirt and light cloud pattern reminded me of how this might still suck recovering financially but I'm finally free from that extremely toxic work environment. And oh my gosh, YOUR DRESS IS SO MUCH MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN THE REAL SELKIE ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! May you enjoy your own freedoms while wearing it ❤Much love!

[@ujika8164]

How are you now ? I am so glad you left that toxic work environment.

[@kaytiej8311]

Definitely the best ever tutorial for how to do french seams!

[@HazarielAtelier]

Quasso

[@bunhelsingslegacy3549]

I know what I've been missing this whole time, it's gotta be the croissants!!!

[@Leanimal]

The cat distribution system is hard at work 😂

[@GCAT01Living]

First project from the new space! This turned out beautiful! Thank you for the French seam instructions. I will go get a croissant the next time I see one. 😂

[@HazarielAtelier]

Croissant

[@m.maclellan7147]

I laughed WAY too much at that "Proper way to do a French Seam" part 🤣

[@damogranheart5521]

I haven't ever made a French seam and haven't the foggiest idea how to make one. I've never seen a really close view of what one would look like.

[@rd6203]

I just want croissants now

[@asilverfoxintasmania9940]

@@m.maclellan7147 I now know why mine haven't worked right in the past! No croissant! Very obvious now of course!

[@JulieNapp]

My sister also proclaims "Not my cat" when a new one shows up. She is regularly proven wrong....eventually. (I think you have a cat now.)

[@HazarielAtelier]

We need to search for the owner!

[@JulieNapp]

@@HazarielAtelier Good luck. :)

[@fallen0angel]

New house. New view. New dress. ... New cat! I hope if the kitty has a owner, it finds them, but if not...I think you have a new sewing (and modelling it would seem) companion.

[@KelseyDrummer]

I've never been more happy to be awoken by my yowling cat. I'm so excited to watch this!❤

[@HazarielAtelier]

Meow

[@KelseyDrummer]

@@HazarielAtelier Noli says hi lol😽

[@Zillah82]

The dress is beautiful! I plan on making a less sheer Selkie type dress with old bedsheets and either reclaimed lace or embroidery on the bodice. Don't know which one yet. Also, I think that is now your cat. They seemed to have claimed you.

[@HazarielAtelier]

We don't own cats they own us

[@Rotten_Ralph]

Congratulations on your new cat friend. You have been chosen

[@idarekorval8077]

Feed a cat, gain a cat.

[@katadams9941]

1. Congrats on the cat 2. The way you sprinkle in le français is super helpful for a still very bad French speaker! I will never again forget “there” because Ariel pointed to the the sky and said “là, là, là!”

[@TruFlyFox]

Your cat now 😹. I love how this dress turned out! It is SO pretty.

[@kiaradoesart9682]

I cackled at "this is not my cat", that's what they all say at first 🤣

[@juliejay5436]

Works nicely as a princess dress but also as a really cute Summer dress! And your red hair looks gorgeous against the blue!

[@ima.ekenes]

Now I know how my mother's wedding dress skirt was made!💙

[@cypriennezed5640]

I love the shot of putting on all the clips with the clouds in the background!! 💙☁️🥐

[@HazarielAtelier]

Thank you! It was a real challenge to make this video with the move!

[@barbaraferron7994]

I am blessed with rainbows appearing in my back yard a few or more times a year.

[@treeflamingo]

What’s it like being simultaneously phenomenally talented *and* phenomenally gorgeous? 😍😍😍

[@cornflakes-does-stuff]

Lovely dress! The music and aesthethics of the reveal made me think the dress has a really 70's, gunney sax vibe, esp with your hair, love it! also the "this is not my cat" ehehe, many times how a person ends up with a cat :"D , but maybe the cat is just living a double life and also has a family elsewhere and telling them it's going on business trips when it's hanging out with you! :"D

[@Kitty-JuneOhSixJanTwentyFour]

Because wearing curtain fabric on your body is the bestest idea evar!

[@stephenthompson5413]

The world has changed forever. You CAN make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. It's the AGE of AQUARIUS , baby!

[@gavannapatterns353]

Absolutely lovely! The reveal in your garden looked so beautiful and dreamlike. And thank you also for proper instructions on doing french seams the croissant way, it's all so much clearer now😊

[@AngelavengerL]

Aww the kitty loves you so much! I loved seeing them frolic with you in the grass.

[@karlarose536]

It really is as if you are wearing the sky! So lovely. And bonus "My house, not my cat" moments included. What could be better?

[@quisnessness]

I love that you reuse old fabric like curtains. I don't sew a lot but most of the things I've sewn have been from thrift store bed sheets lol fabric is so expensive

[@dejahdanger]

You’ve been chosened by the cat for your excellence. This dress turned out so gorgeous. And I adore your videos. Watching you have fun and be goofy is the best. I’m a goofy, dancing person too. Congrats on the new house. Can’t wait to see what’s next.

[@r4dwolf]

I love it 😍 It has very good swoosh.

[@HazarielAtelier]

Thank you!

[@hollyerin897]

the reveal has big florence welch energy

[@damogranheart5521]

And now you are sky clad! Marvelous!

[@justilou1]

Looks like it’s your cat now…. 🐱🐈🐱

[@HazarielAtelier]

🙀

[@WheezyCatLady]

This came out soooo beautifully. And this colour suits you so well. It goes with your red hair perfectly! Was giving me Little Mermaid vibes 😍

[@SiriusFeanor]

All this time I did my French seams wrong! Thank you for this tutorial! Life changing! 😂

[@ambero8726]

Thanks for bringing us along. Always a joy to join you in the 'work room'. Till next time

[@AndersWatches]

Amazing result! That cat is absolutely gorgeous omg. It might be worth taking them to a vet to check for a microchip or asking around any neighbours you have nearby if they are/know of anybody missing a cat. The baby seems very friendly and well looked after so I doubt they are a stray. Fingers crossed they are reunited with their family! And if not, well they seem to like and trust you, may as well let yourself be adopted by the kitty x3 ❤

[@pollypocket2282]

Bonjour!!! Happy to see you in the new digs!!!

[@themurrrr]

“This is not my cat” LOL! Hmmmyes…. I have had TWO thisisnotmycat cats so far……

[@caitthew8223]

the Cottagecore Aesthetic gained a few points with this one

[@piscesplayer9473]

So much work but such a wonderful dress!

[@HazarielAtelier]

☁⛅⛈🌥🌦🌧🌨🌩

[@sarahtriboix-kamga416]

Ça me rappelle la robe couleur du temps dans Peau d'Âne ❤❤

[@foxylovelace2679]

That cat may have chosen you. Time to ask the neighbors if its theirs. Good way to meet them too!

[@cherylhuot4436]

That dress turned out lovely! Great job. Looks like you do have a cat now! I found having cats, when I lived in the country, to be essential. Without the cats the mice would have taken over the house. We had 2 neutered male barn cats. They never wanted to be in the house! They lived to be 17 & 20 yrs old!

[@Alacrity199]

Hazariel, have you ever seen the Carol Burnett Show skit of Gone With The Wind? It has a great dress from curtains. 🙃 Love your creativity and enthusiasm in your videos. Cheers.

[@rachealgetscreative]

Lovely retro looking reveal and lovely dress!

[@cheshiredeimos1874]

The cat came with the house. It is your cat now.

[@Blondie42]

A nice first project for the new digs

[@susanpolastaples9688]

We're 5he croissants good and the dress is so cloudlike. The cat definitely approves.😊

[@antoniobroccoliporto4774]

Long Zip ties are good for boning.I’m 67 but when I was a child tie dye was very popular…we used to do reverse tie dye ..first dye the entire piece and later use Bleach (j’avalasse ?) to make a negative pattern doing so.remember you can overdye the light one…haha while I wathced further you did the bleach. Love all your work…merci!

[@codeearth9820]

La robe est super belle (and spinny), elle contraste super bien avec tes cheveux!

[@mrscolonyrabble]

OK, I love seeing you enjoy your new home. Gorgeous dress! Thanks for sharing the fun.

[@MattTee1975]

I think I may have said this before, but if not - I don't sew, not into cosplay or anything at all related, but damnit if your channel isn't refreshing. Great to watch when work sucks.

[@EvilRubberDuckie]

French seam 🥐

[@HazarielAtelier]

Croissant

[@TheEliseRodgers]

I really liked the sleeves. This way clearly The Way😂

[@dianapacheco2108]

I think the sleeves look very whimsical! (in an intentional manner)

[@charlarp]

Turned out beautifully !💕💕💕

[@CaptainStitchyPants]

Ariel, I have a very important technical question. My husband went to visit family in Paris this week and brought home croissants and macarons. I need to sew tomorrow. The croissants are long gone, but we still have macarons left. Can I use those for French seams, or must it be a croissant?

[@HazarielAtelier]

In case of emergency, a macaron or a pain au chocolat can be used. But no brioche.

[@CaptainStitchyPants]

@@HazarielAtelier excellent, thank you. I will tell my husband he must leave all the macarons for me 😁

[@fuchsfarben]

Well, I'm in love with Not-my-cat now :) The dress is so flowy, too bad the sleeves aren't as poofy but it fits regardless.

[@mrsgingernoisette]

It looks magnificient. YOUR cat looks great too

[@J.J.13]

Love the new 🐈🐱❤.

[@asilverfoxintasmania9940]

What a perfect dress for your first costume reveal in the new house! No hidden rainbow though? And I love not your cat!

[@robintheparttimesewer6798]

That’s turned out so wonderful! Definitely got a good amount of swoosh!! I’m not brave enough to try dying but I love watching everyone else do it. Also your new home is truly amazing. Love the views

[@dawsie]

It’s easy to dye fabrics, it’s the space that’s the hardest to get 😹😹😹I have to wait for a nice hot sunny day as this helps me as I place much of what I dye into clear plastic bays leave in the hot sun under something that helps to transmit the heat to the bags during the day, leave out for a few days for a very vibrant colour. I have an all white polyester dress, (when I bought it online it said it was all cotton that’s what I bought it) had to buy the dye meant for polyester but I still not done anything with it. I’m use to natural fibers for dying but I like how she was painting on the dye so that I might try 😹😹😹but we are going into winter now so will keep it for next summers project.

[@HimeCookie]

That is so cloud-some 😍💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@Rip_Saturnn]

You Seriously bring the best vibes into my day,I love that dress and I’m so glad you made it😂❤

[@SliverOfSomething]

Whoops I actually love the sleeves

[@meowdee]

J'ai chopé un bac complet de voilages blancs comme ça lors de la fermeture pour rénos d'un hotel.... Merci pour l'inspiration!!!!!! 😍

[@berthulf]

That's soo pretty and summery!

[@roseruby1775]

Everything is all stunning, dress amazing but you started dancing in the yard full of flowers which could have bees, with no shoes on. Everything is beautiful until you get stung, Please stay safe.😊

[@PattyCFG]

you gained a new follower ☺ and yesss, life is easier with a Croissant at your side.

[@katerrinah5442]

This is so pretty! Very Florence Welch of you, 😍

[@tiffanytomasino335]

It turned out well, I think. At least it looks very good on you! Thank you for sharing

[@PatrickPoet]

The reveal portion of the video stylistically reminds me of what we Americans called Spaghetti Westerns from the late sixties and early seventies. It was quit well done. I especially liked the whimsical cut to the cat walking toward the camera. It's effect was funny and deconstructed the genre.

[@annbrookens945]

The dress looks lovely! And I love the shots of you frolicking in your garden!

[@WillinrowArts]

I just found your channel. Love it! Can’t wait to watch more videos ❤❤

[@SurinaSlackArt]

What a delight to have found this channel. The robot overlords have catered my feed to my taste 😙👌

[@HazarielAtelier]

Welcome aboard!

[@sarahallegra6239]

Oh my goodness, it’s so beautiful!! I have vowed to never take on French seams (even with proper instructions, now, thanks to you) but seeing the ethereal beauty of your gown is really tempting me! It’s just so gorgeous!! I love it! And now I need a croissant 🥐

[@Greyfoot]

Stunning dress! 😍

[@tiffanytrippeer5401]

Beautiful dress!

[@pavlal.4552]

I guess it's your cat now 😄 Dress looks awesome 👍 it must have taken for ever to get the right colour. But please, just stay still for second 😄 so we can actually admire it, thank you.😊

[@LynnHermione]

It looks infinitely better than those silkie dresses that makes one look like a barbie cake!

[@c0ldlight1]

What a beautiful dress! I love the way the paintbrush on top of the tie dye came out.

[@melissashiels7838]

That is dreamy! Love how it turned out!

[@makeda6530]

Oh my, I love clouds! It’s so cute!

[@anotherjannajay]

Every time I look at a croissant now I will think “hehe french seams…”

[@R4IN80W4V3]

☁️ ☁️ omg. This is such beautiful dress. That color goes spectacular with bright red hair. 🌹🌹🌹

[@kateapple1]

Two suggestions that may help! 1-use zip tie bodies for boning! Works wayyyyy better and is cheap! And 2-get a hand held portable projector! Use it to project your pattern from your phone or wherever onto the fabric. Which can hang or be on the floor. It’s helped me immensely! Good luck 👍🏽 always looking for cheaper dollar store ways to do the same stuff. Also, get a rotary cutter girl! Save your hands 🙌🏽

[@brianahawkins8124]

Beautiful.💖

[@maleahlock]

I really appreciate how you problem solve and show how you managed your process. Also the @theclosethistorian is incredible. Thank you for this most entertaining video. I'm sure it's not easy to create new content while renovating a house while also being adopted by a new cat.

[@rikkugippel5]

Absolument magnifique et hypnotisant ! Allez Peau d'Ane plus que deux autres^^

[@meystir]

So much fun to watch! Really love the editing of the video as well!

[@S-T-A-R-]

IT'S SO PRETTY !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@PeachPlastic]

I reckon the lady who sold the house has been feeding the cat? 🐈

[@simplymedieval]

I hate doing french seams... But I will try your tip. It looks like it can work for me to 🥰

[@lindseybotelho]

The dress is beautiful Ariel

[@rivergalen4020]

Bonne chance pour trouver les propriétaires du chat. La robe est adorable

[@jennglow4647]

Very pretty 😀

[@Siennaflower]

Enchanting! ❤

[@JoannaPiancastelli]

"This is not my cat" says Ariel, lying to herself.