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[@lkmcclellan1246]

To the pocket thing: it depends on the weight of your fabric and construction of the skirt. Pockets in a light fabric or any fabric without proper stabilization will show and flop about. A pocket placed below the waist but anchored to the waistband of a skirt made from a thick fabric will hardly be noticed. I have a skirt made from a heavy twill that I can fit my phone, a water bottle, and my wallet in one pocket and then routinely go looking for my phone because I forget it's in the pocket, I can't feel it because it is properly inserted and anchored and the skirt is in a heavy fabric. TLDR: pockets are better in heavy winter skirts

[@pryerhannah12]

You could look like a real life Belle from the beginning of beauty and the beast

[@crowfaerymori]

She really does!

[@theresamarie6258]

I was going to say that! She really does though. So pretty!

[@murroncook5648]

Ikr

[@loona-o9u]

First of all: the dress looks great and suits you really well! And you are right, the right Dirdl is flattering every woman :D For anyone interested in the history of the Dirdl: The Dirdl originally was a dress for working class women in rural areas like maids, farmers and so on. It was fairly convenient because it didn't really get in the way and you could easily just wash and switch the apron. In the late 19th century the middle/upper class caught on and in the cities it was seen as an idyllic dress. Over the course of the 20th century it was modernized several times. Today we have a wide range of different styles. :) (I am from Austria by the way.)

[@efjeK]

Beautiful dress! I don't like it when pockets are pulling on the side seem of a dress. So I made a skirt with pockets anchored to the waistband. Those I love! I hate bringing handbags everywhere, so at least one sizeable pocket in either my skirt or top is a must!

[@HeyCuteEarrings]

Also pockets in skirts, some people add a connecting "band" or strip of fabric that runs from the protruding part of the pocket inside the dress to the waistband that relieves the weight of what's inside the pockets and maintains a lot of how the skirt would otherwise lay/behave.

[@airalyn.]

I like pockets in skirts as a quick place to throw my phone when I need my hands free. Usually I wouldn’t keep it in there for a long time. I also like putting my hands in skirt pockets.

[@staarvsraainbow]

I am living in Austria, all my Dirndls have about 5 cm seem allowance on the side seems to easily fit the garments if you change in size. There is also lots of seem allowance on the straps to get the perfect fit for everyone. I haven’t met anyone jet who doesn’t look good in a Dirndl

[@jac_and_the_making_of]

I always anchor my pockets to the waist seam so they don't flop about when I put things in them. The skirts/dresses I've done this with, you can't tell I've just crammed them with my phone and enough snacks for 3 days. Definitely recommend for the pocket lovers out there.

[@crashofthemoons]

it depends on the skirt, buy usually i do like pockets, just to throw my phone in when i'm moving from room to room in my house. if the fabric is sturdy and it makes sense with the dress pattern, i'll add them, otherwise i dont

[@jo-annscholtz6590]

I've never so much as sew on a button, but boy, do I love watching and listening to you!

[@vanessakearns5847]

I love pockets, but not to put things in, mostly to put my hands in and swing the skirt around!

[@lily_white]

Oooh speaking of darts, The Closet Historian did a little demonstration of how to Move the darts into a gathered neckline :O in her latest vid called Making a 1940's Cotton Poplin Dress//Drafting a Gathered Neckline. It's the first thing she does, so it's at the beginning of the vid. I'm sure it's a useful tool in your arsenal that you'd like to have.

[@mcwjes]

Her pattern skills are making me a much better sewist! I love Bianca!

[@joyruppert4710]

I just found a Austrian dirndl in a Dutch thrift store. Gorgeous washed red linen. And I found out it's 600+ euros new when I googled the brand! It's such a pretty summer dress. It does have pockets, and they're awesome ;)

[@P0nyl0ve]

Wow, lucky find!

[@joyruppert4710]

@@P0nyl0ve yeah! It only had some stains and needed minor repairs. Fixed that in an afternoon. So happy with it ❤

[@ginadelfina5887]

I very much agree with your pocket comments. I never understood why so many costume youtubers go gaga over skirts with pockets because, like you, I personally never use pockets (or very rarely), since I always have a purse with me. Fun sewing video! I liked the music, too.

[@violetstarla]

Great construction and beautiful fairytale dress. Yes, pockets are only necessary if you like to keep your hands cozy and near your body that's about it. I love skirts and dresses with pockets, but like you mentioned no one likes the weight of things making them feel unbalanced swaying back and forth. Most people simply find comfort putting their hands in pockets in the garments they own because it also looks pretty.

[@thefancyone784]

I neeed pockets in my skirts and dresses for the little bits and pieces like a handkerchief, my student ID, a mask, housekeys or a rosary or other little pieces, where I don't want to have a whole bag with me. I have nowhere to put my keys if I just want to go for a walk for example. So pockets are absolutely necessary for me :) I find extra bags annoying actually XD

[@Oceansong2008]

I like pockets because it gives me somewhere to put my hands when I get nervous, which is basically all the time. It makes me even more nervous not to have them. 🤷

[@P0nyl0ve]

Same!

[@jamierguillory]

It's lovely! The color, the fit, the fabric...perfect! I agree with some other's about the pockets, I mostly like them to put my hands in. I rarely put something else in the pockets.

[@CrownedLily]

WHen I put pockets in my skirts and dresses I use some bias tape from the pocket to the waist band to support the pocket.

[@MrsMom-py8yt]

I do like pockets in my skirts. However, I fixed that weight distribution problem with a tip I found on Bernadette Banner's channel-walking skirt video. (Basically a piece of tape anchors the pocket to the waist seam to support the weight in pocket.)

[@7ADGr8]

I got the pattern after you mentioned it during making the blouse . I did the bodice and the skirt as separates. It's my first “ complicated” sewing project and I am loving how it ended up looking. I’ll do it as a dress next time. Ps. It looks amazing on you 💖

[@szbyzan]

I like patch pockets towards the front. On a dirndle you would have pockets in the apron or a tie on pocket for historical accuracy. Then either a pocket slit to the pocket tied under or just tie it on top. Pockets could be very elaborately stitched

[@robynr]

If I put anything in my pockets it is usually something light or traveling a small dostance. Like keys to get the mail, a pen or something else small to take in the other room if my hands are already full. If going out some people, including myself use pockets to rest your hands in. They dont always have to have items in them. Just nice to rest your hands in.

[@caleydrake6805]

Just a creative idea, I would love to see your photoshoot process at the end of videos like these! Or even just a cute little frolic in a field :D Love the dress by the way.

[@olwendw442]

Yes! Maybe something like Rachel Maksy? When she does the reveals in the woods

[@L1SSU1N]

I love it!!! I am on the way to doing my whole wardrobe as I am sick of fast fashion and I have a dirndl between my patterns. So nice to see another one being done!

[@strawberry1025]

Gorgeous! You are getting speedier and speedier with your sewing. And you remind me that I owned a proper Austrian folk dress when I was a little girl, complete with apron. I loved it so much.

[@magorzatarutkowska5518]

Greetings from Poland! To all fans of Loepsie and sewing and sewing machines - I just wanted to point out that the Lucznik sewing machine she is using in this video has been produced in Poland. It is a vintage model - series 415 started to be produced in 1964. I also use Lucznik sewing machine though my model 884 comes from the 1980's.

[@LoganW1815]

I love this. Everything about it is perfect. The blouse is so light and fresh, it really makes the look.

[@AshleySimpkins666]

I love the dress! You did fantastic! To answer your question, yes i want pockets in every piece of clothing I wear that way I dont have to carry a purse with me on my walks with my dog.

[@HeyCuteEarrings]

I think a fun idea for a video and which I would love to see is one doing multiple stylings for each of the dresses you've made, or particularly the "cottagecore" ones. Would love to see different ways you could/would wear these!

[@MetteNielsenswag]

I love dirndls as well! So flattering an fairytale like. It turned out gorgeous! Agree with other comments, it's very much like beauty and the beast

[@piyusarkar3065]

Pocket in skirt in not mainly for carrying stuff, but for just putting the hand there. Sometimes when hands are too full and you just quickly need to keep the phone somewhere and you don't have a bag or maybe the bag will need both hands to open and keep the phone, pockets work.

[@mayfair_forest_witch]

I always do my pockets attached to the waist (suspended at the waist), so they stay in front and do not flop around. I'm also not a big fan of in-seam pockets, recently taught myself to sew pockets in skirts kinda the way they are in trousers and I love it so much.

[@JoJo-rr6lm]

There are ways to stabilise pockets without relying solely on the side seams. You either make a giant pocket that gets bagged into the waistline (Morgan Donner tends to use this method) OR you attach ribbon from the waistline down to the inner edge of the pocket (think like a suspender holding up your stockings). Sewstine used this technique on a recent project. Or you can sew the pocket to your lining. Patch pockets also have more support spread across the skirt and not just in the side seams. I hate bags with a burning passion. I always overengineer my pockets and have a tiny wallet.

[@moi379]

pokets aren't for carrying things imo. its all about the cool factor and hiding anxiety. you look beautiful by the way

[@ceciliakugler5327]

I hate skirt pockets too! I only like them when its similar style to 18th century pockets that attach to the waistband so it doesn't flop around as much. when pockets are only connected to the side seams of the skirt it becomes floppy and the weight pulls down the skirt too much

[@SugiyamaHiromin]

I wonder if doing them the 18th century style would solve that. You know, have a slit on each side with the pocket tied under. That way, you can have all the storage you want without it pulling on the skirt.

[@Elentarien]

I have to agree with you. I also don't like pockets in skirts for that reason. It moves around too much, the weight is lopsided and it just feels. . .draggy. A small pocket, perhaps, for a kleenex (as someone with allergies, I need it with me at all times. lol) or something small and light. However, I personally just wear tie-on pockets now anyway, so if I were going to make a skirt, I think I'd just add the slit that allowed me to reach through to the tie-on. That doesn't fix the 'lopsided' weight - unless you make it a two-pocket belt, I guess - , but I don't find the separate pocket moves around or drags nearly as much as a skirt pocket does.

[@stellalpina]

An all linen wardrobe! 😍 That's my dream!

[@MariaHellerDesigns]

I do like pockets in my skirts and dresses, and I usually add them in when making my own, but I only use them for keys or small lightweight objects that I need on hand. I never leave the house without a tote bag or backpack or bag, because I NEED a liter of water on me on ALL TIMES. I don't go anywhere without my reusable water bottle, even if I go out for just 15 min to the nearest bank or grocery store, and I never understood people who go out for the full day and don't need water. So I don't really need pockets, because if I always have a tote or bag with me anyway I can put all my stuff there and don't need to use the skirt pockets anymore.

[@luna160881]

This is like a proper Belle everyday dress! So pretty!

[@anieth]

I LOVE what you said about pockets. I hate pockets, except for fun, like patch pockets. I have a little belt pouch that I wear that works very well for a phone, checkbook, and keys. I'm also switching over my wardrobe to linen. I love the look of it and it's a dream to sew on!

[@charaayars4692]

i know you might not like quilting as sewing style, but if you have lots of linen scraps, you could do a linen quilt.

[@sarahkay5038]

the dress turned out so pretty! I grew up in Bavaria/Austria and used to always cringe at dirndls because a lot of them look so tacky, but I really love your more simplistic/modern take

[@cecilegreer8122]

It's also very Beauty and the Beast!!

[@blazertundra]

I also hate that heavy pocket feeling so I anchor all my pockets to the waistband and adjust the size of the pocket based on what I think the skirt can handle. For example, my knee-high skirt made of thinner cotton has a single tiny pocket. Compare to my heavy corduroy jumper dress which has pockets almost big enough to smuggle a chichuahua dog. The great thing about making your own fashion is you make it according to what works for you. Pockets or not, that dress looks amazing on you.

[@eleanorstiles7133]

I'm currently learning to sew so I was so excited to see this video come up!

[@sashenkadumerve3017]

Me too! I recently got my sewing machine

[@tammyellison735]

I love skirts pockets and Morgan Donor did a video of her putting pockets into all of her skirts.

[@caleydrake6805]

Omg! I totally agree about the pockets in skirts. Thought I was the only one.

[@christelsmit9223]

Wow, I love the look of this pattern. The shirt and the dress

[@nastasjatowe2765]

Love this! I recently made this dress and blouse. I would love to see an update on how you finished the seams. I flat felled mine, and I bound the raw edges of the gathered waist with twill tape because I didn't feel like there was enough seam allowance on the bodice to encase it. I think on my next attempt of this pattern I will either do a lining, or increase the waist seam allowance to encase the raw edges. I think next time I will also recalculate the skirt, so I can have side seams in the right place to install pockets (or just pocket openings, I prefer to reach through the dress to the pockets on my bike shorts) Hilariously, I ended up installing the skirt inside out 😵‍💫 and didn't notice until I had bound the waist seam. Luckily, fabric looks good on both sides, and my flat felled seams look very neat even inside out 😅

[@SilentRiotXOX]

The second I saw your finished dress I ordered my own pattern from Folkwear

[@wandagambling6523]

Hurrah, for sewing motivation. I love the color of it and the finished garment looks so nice, but I'd have put in pockets.

[@manicantsettleonausername6789]

It turned out beautifully!

[@Diniecita]

I need pockets in all my skirts and dresses. I am going to be adding them to the ones I currently have in my closet. I dont mind feeling my things. I think it is comforting. I alsways need a place for my things and bags are sometimes too much.

[@colettebramwell-colyer]

I agree with you about pockets. I rather just have a bag to put stuff in.

[@kmtrocks]

Gorgeous, love your sewing videos. They motivate me to continue to sew and learn.

[@liv97497]

I am absolutely in love with that fabric! I think the color suits you so well!

[@aliloucreations1817]

You could always chalk or thread mark your seam Allowence in , gorgeous dress ❤️❤️❤️

[@dawnmontero3865]

This might be my ultimate favourite ❤️

[@lilianneweinhandl8493]

My dirdndl has pockets and I didn't even see it had them until I had to turn it inside out to iron it. That dress taught me to always check for pockets because you don't realise how much you miss them until you've experienced 1 dress or 1 skirt with pockets. I also started to wear dresses and skirts way more after I got some more with pockets, it's just weird to hear people who think that it makes the experience worse since that seems to me like you've just never experienced good pockets in a skirt.

[@samanthacoe9767]

Ugh! This dress is a dream, I now need a linen dress like it!

[@floratink]

Very Belle. 👌 And i LOVE pockets!!

[@rondaks3757]

I love, love, love this dress! I need to get this pattern :) Great job!

[@liiporta7964]

Beautiful Dress and Yesss to pockets 😁

[@zoefinlayson5149]

As a mother to a 1 year old and a 3 year old. I need at least two pockets in my outfit. I will not buy a skirt if it doesn't have pockets. And every garment I have made includes them too.

[@xfallenxlostx3254]

I usually prefer to not have pockets in dresses and skirts. I also dislike uneven weight and feeling something flopping around, but my bigger problem with it is how it makes the garment look. Often, pockets change the line of the dress or skirt and it’s no longer as flattering. However, there are times when pockets work!

[@Nnya494]

I love your style! Would you consider a sewing 101 video for those viewers (like me!) who want to give it a go, but have absolutely zero experience working with a pattern and no idea where to even begin?

[@Loepsie]

I'd love to make one of those when I'm more experienced myself! I'm still more or less winging it at this point 😅

[@Hevynly1]

That is gorgeous!! I'm inspired to make something similar myself! Well done! And... YES on the pocket issue. I don't get why people are so into them. I have many things with pockets and never use them. Ever. I'm a purse girl who also hates that swingy weighted feel in pockets. So with you on that.

[@odsmey]

I love pockets in dresses so much! Mostly because that means I can easily wear them for work, where I usually run around with a big set of keys, my employee card, my big work phone (handheld landline phone, not mobile phone, though I usually also have my private phone on me). Imagine carrying all that while running across a big building to get a big binder from another office, or just walking to the cafeteria to get a coffee.

[@melodyrector719]

That dress looks great and I want one. I'm going to have to make one. Also, I just discovered your channel and I love it! About pockets: look at Bernadette Banner's video about pockets. There's a way to attach the pocket to the waistband to the skirt so that it doesn't flop around, which would work great in that dress. She also shows how to make historical detachable pockets, which don't move with the dress at all, but you would have to either have pocket slits inside your dress and wear the pocket underneath, or wear the pocket outside of the dress, kind of like a belt pouch. I love pockets.

[@maitelarreak]

I agree with you about the pockets BUT they are great when you are not carrying a bag, for example around the house.

[@agimagi2158]

For me victorian type pockets work so much better in skirts. They have a little piece of fabric that is attached to the waistband, so a lot of the weight is carried by the waistband and not the side seam. I love how your new dress turned out, the color looks beautiful on you!

[@urmilaramaa3152]

It would be so cute to see a lookbook with just all the different ways you style this one dress I loved hearing your ideas. Also I love vintage style and do not like pockets in skirts and dresses for this same reason. I always have a purse anyway.

[@gerdine9258]

Aaaah, this is cuteness overload 😍😍😍

[@laurelh7536]

That color is really great on you. Good job!

[@0MissNemo0]

Ig the dangling is your only issue with pockets, you can try securing them with tape, both the beginning and the end to the waistband. That way you won't sacrifice any skirt swooshyness. Sewstine shows how to do it in her Belle's blue dress.

[@lesleyharris525]

Hi Lucy, I'm loving the cottagecore looks you look fabulous in your dress.💖

[@stone.durfey5862]

Lucy you remind me so much of my younger self. I stayed home much longer than some...where I was very welcome and made most of my own dresses. The music in this video is beautiful. And I love the finished dress..it looks lovely on you. Thanks for this beautiful video😊💙 I'm with you about pockets. They have their place, but not in all dresses.☺

[@aliiannucci3135]

This is a beautiful dress! Also, I am pro-pocket (even though you are right that you can't keep much in them) because I LOVE having somewhere to put my hands, and also right now I've been carrying my mask in my skirt pocket

[@gunnandersen7412]

I never have pockets in dresses. You look awesome in your new dress.

[@rachaeloliver8131]

I'm just up from a really challenging night with my baby and this video is everything I needed to make the world feel right again. Love it :) thanks xx

[@Anna-rm1nj]

It's so pretty, esplecially with the blouse underneath! It gives Belle from Beauty and the Beast vibes

[@Sillie82]

Ooh, that dress is so pretty! Love it! I'm all about the pockets. I hate it when my skirt or dress doesn't have them. I've actually stopped buying skirts/ dresses that don't have them. I always have a lipbalm and a tissue in my pockets. I also need a place for my hands to go. XD

[@augustburning3045]

Your dirndl came out so beautifully! This looks like a really cool pattern. I think it's going on my wish list.

[@Adi-tt5ox]

This shade of blue is very pretty on you! I am in love with this dress pattern and am on my way to purchase it and some forest-green linen fabric!

[@Adi-tt5ox]

Also I kind of agree about pockets. I've never worn a dress or skirt with pockets, but I never find myself wishing for pockets when I don't have them. I just carry what I need in a tote

[@catherinelevison3310]

I love that look. I own that pattern and haven’t used it yet. I’ve made one just like it that Vogue put out a zillion years ago. I don’t like pockets except occasionally I’ll include a patch pocket to only hold things for a few minutes. You’re right, the non-pocket opinion is not as popular. That looks fantastic on you. And, that’s my favorite length as well. You don’t trip on it but it has that long look!! Plus, linen is a great fabric!! Well done.

[@cherylkavanagh3387]

This is lovely. I think that you could also wear it as a sun dress (without a blouse) for summer.

[@mce1939]

Looks cute! Really like that blue color, looks great on you!!

[@shellsbellswac1]

I loooooove this dress!!!!

[@Diniecita]

When I sew linen (and I feel the same way about it) zi finish seams as I go along and test fit for every change. This is beautiful though. Linen frays too much and too fast not to bind them up.

[@WantedVisual]

Dirndls usually have at least one pocket. It shouldn't flop around because it gets attached just below the end of the bodice, which normally ends at the natural waist. This is a beautiful dress and you've done a great job making it. I'm just not sure why a lot of the design elements deviate from any Austrian or Bavarian dirndl pattern I've seen.

[@nevisende1]

I follow you from Turkey, your sewing videos are very helpful🌸

[@piyusarkar3065]

It looks like belle's market scene dress ❤️

[@gracieayers8706]

I have this pattern and I've been putting it off so this is great!

[@fruktsodaadorable]

i agree with on the pocket opinion with it being annoying and floppy, however i do like having pockets on dresses because i have somewhere to put my hands. like i don't use them to put stuff in (except my keys for work when im at work), only my hands, otherwise i feel so awkward lol

[@mandarinz69]

The dress looks stunning, and you make it look so easy to make. Could someone who's never sown before make this? And if not a video of about how sowing is harder than it looks could be really fun.

[@pip5284]

Beautiful dress!!

[@LittleLotte5]

It looks wonderful! I like your style very much.

[@irisl7817]

I understand the discomfort of skirt pockets. I need pockets for work clothes to keep my phone and couple other emergency necessities with me at all times. I can't always keep a handbag on my person. Sometimes the pockets do feel unbalanced and that bothers me too.

[@SierraMascara28]

The dress came out so pretty! Love it!