Making a Book Page Dress! || "Walking Library" Part One

[@FenderStripes]

The benefit of choosing red for the bodice means the dress allows you to truly embody "black and white and read all over"

[@Olivia-ot4hs]

Genius!

[@christinevr7698]

Bravo! 👍🏻👏🏻[standing ovation]

[@eavittarts707]

YES

[@rachelmaksy]

lol YES I am a newspaper or an embarrassed penguin 🙏

[@leenone8456]

🤯 why only now do I understand this joke, I've been wondering since childhood and nobody could ever explain it!

[@charlottenorskau]

I feel like Rachel is the super realistic and relatable middle ground between Micarah Tewers and Bernadette.

[@ice_bead]

I have never seen a more true comment tbh

[@anthonyjake9726]

Omg this is on point, it's very accurate

[@rinajoy9284]

Amazingly accurate 0_0

[@azlynfugate6590]

I'm so glad that others agree omfg

[@charlottenorskau]

I could go into detail, but I'd rather finish my actually graded Essay beforehand xD

[@bernadettebanner]

Wait this is CUTE, please wear this unironically irl 😭

[@bonsai-is-a-lie]

i was gonna like but its at funny number 😔 so have this 👍

[@pixiemeg]

Right??? I want one now

[@anna8389szczerba]

I just came from Bernadette banners “the nevers “ video! I love that actress in the nevers, the one from outlander! Do you like outlander Bernadette?

[@unicornlover9043]

I loved your pirate shirt video and in general

[@0meAcat1]

Just here to say "many strengths friend" absolutely sent me

[@kirstenpaff8946]

"If wrinkled fabric bothers you, don't worry, I will fix it." Pixelates the wrinkled fabric. Rachel proving once again that she is the chaotic neutral of the CosTube world.

[@atkinseh]

It's the only reason I gave the video thumbs up. It was instantaneous

[@rachelmaksy]

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@lulumoon9]

My biggest laugh out loud moment!

[@aprotista]

I really like this multi-part project idea, keeping the stress down but the creative juice flowing. I can’t wait to see the completed project! On a side note, those pages in chiffon would be so totally couture.

[@rayofmoonlight2]

Me too!! The suspense!!

[@anaquezia5532]

Yea me too!!

[@cassiafirewill3129]

Agreed. It takes nothing away from the greatness of Rachel’s videos.

[@thebitterepiphany]

I also love this notion! I love watching your sewing projects and sometimes feel like they go by too fast, even.

[@andreag8508]

Yes! I love it!

[@MakeyJu]

Rachel finally cutting her project into parts so that she has enough time to actually do them and not cry from stress - that's what I call *CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT* ! 😂🧡

[@rebaladyw6314]

Well put!!!

[@rachelmaksy]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@ShroomAndMoss]

Yessssss

[@TehMomo_]

G R O W T H

[@sofiacapella]

@@rachelmaksy i was just wondering can you read the pages? Or it's kind of nonsensical

[@llamasugar5478]

Ooh, you NEED a rotary cutter, ruler, and mat; it’ll save your wrists! Edit: Or spring-loaded scissors. I had no idea there were such things until someone commented about them, but now really need them.

[@petrastedman669]

Seriously! That was my first thought when I saw her fold it 'one more time' - oh. Honey? You need a rotary cutter! Not to mention it would slice through 8 layers like a hot knife through butter.

[@alesswonderland]

Okay but how do you cut straight even with a ruler? I legit can't get a straight and steady cut.

[@missnikin]

@@alesswonderland I put the cutting mat on the floor so I can cut while putting my weight above the cutter. Also make sure the screw on your rotary cutter is tight so the blade doesn't wobble.

[@cutedarkarts]

@@alesswonderland it’s not necessarily easy, but practice makes adequate (perfect is unachievable). It comes with practice. But my tip, try lightly pressing the blade against the rulers edge, not enough to move the ruler, but that you can feel the slightest of pressure when your holding the ruler straight.

[@l.m.2404]

@@alesswonderland I hear you there. I bought 3 different ones before I realized that it was me that was the problem.

[@meamela9820]

The wild strawberries do not get any bigger than that, so eat them as soon as they get fully red and do not wait for further growth. ^^

[@annaanna6411]

that. Love wild strawberries. They taste so much nicer.

[@pagemayrand4956]

@@sharacasey4071 wild strawberries is the variety, not that they're necessarily actually wild

[@juliemcleod1119]

Also know as "Alpine Strawberry's" small but Delicious

[@curiouslywoven9737]

Worth taking a few moments to notice the bloom color as there is an invasive “mock” strawberry that has yellow flowers. As a child I was told that they could make you ill but the internet just says that they have no taste. Anyway, if they do have yellow flowers, and you want tasty/edible strawberries, would recommend just pulling them up and replanting the area with some other native or edible varieties - they like to grow in similar conditions.

[@Sudenveri]

They're not wild strawberries, those are Potentilla indica, mock strawberries. The biggest tell is the seeds sticking out from the fruit rather than laying flat like real strawberries. They're technically edible but don't taste good.

[@lizzieholland]

They are wild strawberries and will never get big, but they have the most intense strawberry flavour you will ever experience! Eat when red!

[@carameldare]

Ok wait wild strawberries have never ever tasted good to me. What's the tea??

[@bunnyboo1457]

I was always told by everyone that the tiny strawberries were poisonous ☠️

[@karavixen2834]

If they taste really strawberry y they're wild strawberries. If they're kinda bland and tart even when dark red they're snake berries. Neither are poisonous and eating the snake berries wont hurt you any they just dont taste good. We always just left them for the rabbits and snakes to enjoy. They're naturally occurring though, so chances are an animal pooped out the seeds and they spread in that area from there.

[@carameldare]

@@karavixen2834 oh dang you're right. I've always been trying snake berries!

[@steveofthewoods3119]

There are False Strawberries (yellow flowers) and Wild Strawberries (white flowers). You shouldn't eat False Strawberries.

[@mossydreamz]

The auto-captions morphed Frodo Baggins into "frontal baggings" and I'm never calling my boobs anything else every again🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Lmao, shoving my phone into my bra like "please place the item in the bagging area."

[@zucchinigreen]

😂

[@BubblegumSocialClub]

LOL!

[@everyoneknowsitslindy6074]

BEST COMMENT i've ever seen. 10/10

[@pluviophile._.j]

Ahahahahahahahahahahahaha 😂😂😂😂 my frontal baggings are shaking with laughter

[@cayjadoobirsingh2519]

😂😂😂

[@rachelfirst8621]

The “walking library” look is now the only thing I will accept as high-fashion

[@midnightqueen3332]

Not my person look, but to each their own, and at least it's an interesting concept. Myself, I lean to the Victorian/Edwardian librarian look, ala Bernadette Banner style look.

[@rachelmaksy]

😂😂😂 look out fashun weeeeEEK

[@sorayaforest5659]

Rachel as Anne of green gables ,cosplaying Rosie from LOTR singing “skater boy” is the best opening for a video 😍

[@rachelmaksy]

😂😂😂😂

[@kevinm7480]

"This one is just straight up dead... but for some reason, I'm like here, have some water" Me just to myself as I attempt self care at the end of the school year as a teacher....

[@haleykenville4155]

Hey same! I should be grading final projects but I’m here for some wholesome joy.

[@themintgreenspaceship5787]

Hahaha omg tragic

[@deadlylaughterproductions]

Same for me, but with coffee, after close to 12 hour serving shifts

[@AnastasiaMichelle22]

Same! And the military stationed us in Texas so I'm also having to pack my classroom... :/ water will fix it!

[@kaylamiller1572]

They gave us 'self-care' packages with mugs that said "you can't pour out of an empty cup". The mugs were empty.

[@ilahjarvis]

I deeply appreciate Rachel crouched on the floor in a messy room, burping with ink on her face. I can confirm that this is what the crafting/art making process actually looks like.

[@Piti_Pingu]

my partner makes fun of me saying I'm like a 3 year old cause I always end up with paint on my face 😂

[@CrystalRuizEnriquez]

Lol, pretty much...i was crocheting the other day....and somehow ended up with paint on my face, i honestly don't even know where it came from. It happens more often than i would like to admit.

[@rachelmaksy]

hahahaha keeping it real

[@amsodd2023]

My heart is screaming to tea stain random pages on the skirt so they appear to be of various ages. Also a corner of my brain is urging me to try (never having sewn) to make this skirt and add a few illustrations to some pages like Alice in Wonderland, or filigree on chapter pages? Ahhh the possibilities of a book themed skirt! This is too dang cool!!!

[@pumpkinlightsfanservice9484]

And now I must do this. Thank you. 😢😂❤

[@mayarabatistas]

I'm obsessed with the fact that the red part actually looks like the cover of some books without the jacket, even the texture!!!

[@rachelmaksy]

thank you so much!!!

[@bennynims1191]

4:28 Rachel fist-bumping a plant that may or may not die on her is something I didn't know I needed

[@clairejeansonne9800]

Rachel, I promise, if you split up projects nto two parts for the sake of taking on less stress/time constraints and being more pleased with your final work, we will love it all the more.

[@cindymora6714]

Amen to that!

[@pannaliteratka]

Me: the perfect dress for a librarian doesn't exi--- Rachel: hold my pages

[@0meAcat1]

No but seriously my arm is agony, please hold them 😂🤣

[@rachelmaksy]

hehehe gotta make Evie proud :')

[@oliviachannon6450]

The year is 1440. A sheet uncovers the newest invention - the Gutenberg Printing Press. "A demonstration!" The rug is moved out of the way. Printing begins.

[@XTremeCaffeine]

Sacre Couer, the host exclaims; I have no paper for this press! However shall we demonstrate it's wonderous function?

[@AbbyCox]

🤣😂🤣🤣😂 THAT WAS A VERY FUN FACT THOUGH 10/10

[@rachelmaksy]

LOL FORGIVE ME QUEEN

[@anaasbury7382]

Rachel asking if slather is actually a word and then dancing around when she realized she was right is such a mood.

[@ligiya_64]

“I might regret this later but...” direct quote from Rachel for every single project. Also her hair is so “I’ve been cleaning and chasing my children all day, don’t you tell me my hairs fallen out, your lucky I don’t make you're head fall out.” Said in the most extra old London accent living in a poorer area of London and her husband wants some frisky business.

[@loglady33]

Now I need a movie about this 🤣

[@eliseelizabeth5018]

Lmao true

[@isabellmarie8381]

Molly Weasley

[@rachelmaksy]

lol YES

[@samanthawescott2287]

If I saw a teacher or librarian wear this dress, I would think they were the coolest person ever. Love this.

[@alexisgarland8004]

Rachel has Unlocked a New Aesthetic: Tiny Library Sprite that keeps the book labels in order and annotates new manuscripts before heading to her little home tucked away in a bookshelf and making her own clothes from scrap materials she collects around the library.

[@mythandmayhem1134]

Okay, new dream job though?

[@alexisgarland8004]

@@mythandmayhem1134 It would be the best!

[@rachelmaksy]

Very catchy 😂😂😂

[@ajnaeye7616]

I need a full story written about this magical character please!

[@alexisgarland8004]

@@ajnaeye7616 Ahh, I would love to write a short story about it sometime! If I have some time to take a break from my big project, I will give it a go :)

[@AgnetaOhneH]

Rachel: "I decided to make a mock up" Me: *gasping out loud even before the collective gasps*

[@rachelmaksy]

hahahaha you're PSYCHIC

[@ellisaclumpner2858]

I started applauding.

[@c.j.cranford269]

As a book person and school librarian, can I just say, this is one of my favorite things ever!!!! I don't really sew, but I might have to figure out how to make one of these for myself!

[@angelasimmons9330]

"When I drive by a field that has horses and and try not to shout HORSES!" I feel attacked.

[@JessicaReinke]

I always yell PONIES! And of course, MOO COWS!

[@LinguisticFanatic]

@@JessicaReinke Oh my goodness! I thought my dad was the only one who trained us kids to go "CoOoOoows! Moooo, moo cows" (yes, it's kinda sing-songy) when we drove by cows.

[@frostfang1]

Theres a bunch of horse farms around me, most of which are tucked into backroads. But now literally across the main road from my lil diry road, is a lil field with two horses, and I love just driving by and checking to see if they are eating or hiding in their shed or what they are up to. They cant hear me, but I'm gonna say hi to them. When I lived elseware there was this white pony that had a field on a main road as well. Back then I'd ride my bike to work so I'd say hey Horsey, when I went by if he was out. Sad thing was later I go by and hes not there, and thetes a bunch of flowers on all the fence posts. I was like, well that's an odd decoration for that time a year. Coworker told me he died. But like, everyone in the community knew about that horse, apparently some of them left the flowers. Its sweet that he will be remembered.

[@fliptail6016]

My family and do this thing where the first person to see a cow or pasture of cows will yell “punch cow!” and punch the person next to them (punch pond also applies, but actual bodies of water are rare in the west) . It makes for a lot of fun during long road trips in the Wild West.

[@IonIsFalling7217]

@@JessicaReinke I was going to say COWS!

[@mastersadvocate]

As I like to take notice of everything that Rachel wears, I did notice that she was wearing the MOSS Core blouse that she made a few weeks ago. I love that Rachel makes and wears a lot of the garments that she creates! The book page skirt is genius! I wonder why no one has come up with that idea before. I love the way Rachel thinks! ~Janet in Canada P. S. I used to work in a library, and this would have been perfect for me to wear!

[@the1band1wagon]

My heart skipped a beat when I saw that. I thought that shirt was so cute.

[@sophiepotvin5356]

I agree.

[@rachelmaksy]

😊😊😊😊

[@merindymorgenson3184]

“You do not need all of these toys. Out. At. Once.” This is the refrain in our house all day long, every day. Four children instead of dogs, but same problem.

[@Midge5184]

I love Rachel's messy edwardian engineer lady/seamstress look! This should be a new aesthetic! ♡

[@donavynmcball544]

“i will pause now for collective gasps” me alone in my room: *gasps loudly followed by immediate uncomfortable laughter*

[@mominator-inator]

Same!😂🤣

[@barbara_LL]

OH GOD SAME LOL

[@4492]

I gasped quietly, but then was confused when I couldn't hear all the other gasps XD

[@theancientgeek8267]

Same! 😂

[@rachelmaksy]

😂😂😂😂 yes gOOD lol

[@kaceyf7418]

Talking about how lifting dogs messes up groomers backs.... I'M HERE FOR THIS REPRESENTATION

[@cypriennezed5640]

[@kiarakeeper2154]

I think it would be fantastic as a skirt, a pinafore, or even an apron. I have been spending my whole day learning all the fun things I can do with a cricut.. screen printing is one of those things... and im very tempted to screen print the pages of a book onto fabric now.. it was kismet I think.

[@inkedscroll]

Another actual librarian and I was definitely thinking the same thing. I run a book giveaway, it would be fun to dress up for it.

[@helenedussaussois4879]

Same!!!!

[@annafatima]

Next: Camel-Library-of-Garissa,-Kenya-dress? 🤞😬 Sincerely yours /NOT an actual librarian but has worked at the city library for more than a decade.

[@Sincyn241]

Here, too! There’s a whole tribe of us who are fans apparently! 😂

[@pixelilly]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who has to say “horses,” or better yet, “horsies,” when driving past a field of horses 😂

[@iamwindchakra]

My Mom does this In drives but it's for whatever she sees, it's adorable. "Cowssss!" "Alpacas!!!!!" "EMUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!" (We have this one farm that has many types of animals.)

[@frostfang1]

I say horsies too, but I have to say it like I'm Cheese from Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends.

[@haleykenville4155]

Basically everyone in my family says “Cows!”

[@AmberOrtolano]

@@frostfang1 SAME LMAOO

[@schneideramyjeanne]

@@haleykenville4155 Cows! Big grin.. my family does too!

[@andrewrobinson4019]

"Do you want to hear how "slAtHeR" is spelled?" "Do you want to hear "SlaThEr" in a sentence?" "Do you want your only thought and entire existence to become "SLATHER"!?"

[@andrewrobinson4019]

Also, Mrs. Rachel, for someone who spends every week making a new garment, you sure do spend a lot of time thinking you're not good at it. (Compare to myself who makes 1.5 garments every three years and considers myself practically a genius seamster--before I start. Guess it's that whole Dunning-Kruger Effect thing, huh?)

[@rachelmaksy]

S L A T H E R

[@0meAcat1]

🤪😝 hahaha

[@starbean9]

The morbidity of Rachel watering her dead plant. So cute yet so dark

[@benjalucian1515]

Ya never know though. Once, my potted gardenia shriveled up from my lack of watering it. But I continued to water it. Some part of it was still alive and it re-sprouted.

[@taysialaforme1158]

Rachel: makeovers her entire basement so she can use it for these projects Also Rachel: proceeds to continue using her living room

[@laurac1908]

A good trick for the other stamps, since the center portion is lacking enough pressure, stick them to a large can of something and roll it on the fabric. Like an old can of coffee or large water bottle.

[@abbypayne4496]

The skater boi impression was **chef’s kiss**

[@aureliacourtrught8249]

Wonderful impression as always

[@madm1115]

Accurate impression of my friend lmao

[@rachelmaksy]

thank you :')

[@chelseavickers8435]

My family has this “rule” to intentionally make a flaw in everything we create (we’re somewhat a creative family my sister bakes pies and cakes, my dad, brother, and I weld and my mom decorates for weddings.) We use that flaw to tell ourselves it’s okay to make a mistake to “let the devil out.”

[@irisfilmproductions]

Yo that's dope. Freeing too

[@maitesoto1953]

As a perfectionist in recovery, I'm adopting this mindset

[@bunhelsingslegacy3549]

LOL somewhere hiding in a hem of each sewing project I've ever done is at least one blood spot... I don't need to TRY to create flaws :)

[@samevans1289]

Whenever I start a new sketchbook I always draw something kind of bad on the first page or at a random page I open in the sketchbook for the same reason. 😁

[@Amcsae]

That's an ancient practice in at least a few cultures around the world. Don't want to offend God(s) by too much perfection- that's their thing, and we must remember our place!

[@tinamarina8983]

Rachel: "Even though my skirt pattern looks like a rumpled up old snake skin" My brain: "Rumpelstiltskin? More like RumpleSNAKEskin"

[@rachelmaksy]

eEEYYYY 😂😂😂

[@lucadoesvideos]

I feel like Rachel’s slogan would be « I know that’s not what you’re supposed to do ... »

[@willowashe]

The “flaccid” stamps are a kind of stamp face that adheres to an acrylic stamping block to make them easier to use. It’s easier to store several flaccid silicone stamps that can interchange on a single block than whole traditional rubber stamps! I’m glad to have a new name for them now 🤣. (These kinds of stamps also allow you to create custom stamps, like words or specially spaced images.)

[@catherinejustcatherine1778]

I, too, love the flaccid stamps' new name 🙂

[@hillarylarcenceil9224]

The only way I will ever refer to them ever again "have you seen my box of flaccid's? I'm making crafts..."

[@kimkong1413]

How about "flamps" for short? 😆

[@catherinejustcatherine1778]

@@hillarylarcenceil9224 😂

[@beelzebabe5112]

20:46! Yes!!! I tell this to my piano students all the time! All the “rules” we learn right now are the basics to EVERYTHING! You learn the basic pattern and you can run with the rest of it! 💛

[@beelzebabe5112]

Also... if they notice the front of the bodice is “crooked” and they say something I’d literally take it off and be like “ok, you do it! 🤷🏼‍♀️”

[@GloriousClio]

Why was I not issued this dress when I received my library degree? It's so so so cute, Rachel!!!

[@venitagaynor7676]

Ooo! I love this idea for a graduation dress! I'm getting my library degree and totally want to do this for it now!

[@andreabranemyr8319]

As a librarian I am just now planning how to make this dress, because I simply need this in my life.

[@carterfrvr]

I had the same thought!

[@HeyCuteEarrings]

This dress is so stinking cute! Girl, where's your Patreon??

[@liv97497]

I can't believe you can just utter the words "but I am proud of what I am. I am... a librarian!" in real life, unironically. Amazing.

[@friedallie]

Rachel charming the skirt off her own mannequin, the content we didn't know we needed.

[@galaxysprinkles1573]

This dress is like all I want in life

[@taydoc8580]

Rachel: "I'm a bad plant mom. They were supposed to be watered, like, three days ago." Me, who sometimes goes two weeks before watering the plant babies: "You're doing great, sweetie"

[@marisadaniela6]

Saaaaame. sorry planty boys😟

[@jbear_83]

For me it’s survival of the fittest when it comes to my plants. If they can’t handle me not watering them for a week, or watering them to often, they don’t belong in my home.

[@katistrophic17]

This reminded me to water my plants....

[@rachelmaksy]

😂😂😂😂♥♥♥♥

[@merindymorgenson3184]

@@jbear_83 yes, I’ve often said that plants can’t survive in my house unless they can tolerate some skillful neglect.

[@mellyink]

I'm fairly certain this is a dress that Ms. Frizzle would wear given the chance. It's so stinkin cute!

[@returnoftheromans6726]

Good point! 😆

[@Irina-lp9jy]

"I kind of look like Nicholas Cage is about to steal me" - Rachel Maksy 2021

[@rachelmaksy]

hehehehhee

[@Irina-lp9jy]

@@rachelmaksy wow, the vintage plant mom queen herself has responded to my little comment im so happy rn!

[@mariluther4003]

Me: sees Rachel doing a project gets inspired to make something Also Me: to lazy to roll out of bed

[@SparkleFeyed]

This is too relatable 😂

[@Queendreamer]

Same

[@soaperon1]

Literally me rn

[@mme3557]

"...I think I will wear a thicker petticoat just to really accentuate the volume..." Book puns make me happy.

[@jessicaneal8553]

Using the mock up for a lining is genius! Now I actually have a reason to do one lol

[@SalindaNichols]

I'm a simple gal, I see Rachel Maksy making strange and wonderful stuff, I click

[@jw8223]

I ALWAYS say “Horsey” or “Horsies”. If I see a baby, it’s “Baby Equine!!!” Or “Baby Bovine!!!” if it’s a cow. I yell “DEER!” If I see a deer. And if the cattle are lying down, I say, “It’s a good day for fishin’” because my grandpa always said that.

[@racheldobbs2028]

I've had a tendency to say Moo if we drive by a bunch of cows..lol--I don't know why and I'm 43...

[@irisfilmproductions]

I always say _"look at the coos"_ cause that's what they call cows in Ireland. _Coos_

[@emilywebster5706]

I live in a state with a TON of deer. I still yell deer whenever I see one

[@maryblaylock6545]

My parents had taken us out for a drive. They said "Look at the cows!" I looked around and said "WHAT cows!" They got my eyes checked and now I wear glasses.

[@theancientgeek8267]

36 years old and still shouting, horsies, squirrelilla, puppyto(papito), sheep or sheepsesies in plural 😂 I live in Wales so that's a lot of shouting. I'm totally going to adopt your baby equine/bovine thing, I love it.

[@15wolfgirl]

As a bookworm beyond recovery I must say, I would never take that dress off.

[@carrie9716]

I always remind myself that a flawed finished product is better than an incomplete one... at least for sewing and art :)

[@returnoftheromans6726]

Good advice. I needed that. 🤗

[@magiv4205]

Thanks for that

[@Sleipnirseight]

SO TRUE!! I need to make this my damn mantra😅

[@biblicallyaccuratecockroach]

It doesn't need to be perfect, it just needs to _be_ - wise words that save me from ripping out my own hair, and ripping apart sections I've already made because "I can do it better now!", yes you can, but this one's already made, so just move on. Perfection is unattainable, good enough is good enough.

[@feliciya7152]

+

[@Tessq]

Rachel: I'm going to make a two part project! Also Rachel: Still makes an entire gorgeous dress in one week. What an icon. That is so impressive.

[@rachelmaksy]

you're too kind 😭😭😭

[@peggyloveoscar]

it's super that you're giving yourself two weeks to finish a product, I think it's better for yourself and for us who watch it (more content, something to look forward to, getting a lot of banter in between the making-process)!

[@MM-cz1dw]

Painters drop cloth is basically just rough canvas, so if you ever get to a project where you don’t want the canvas material to fray on the edges you could use the technique that painters use for art canvases. Mostly it’s just a diluted PVA mixture painted on. One layer is usually enough.

[@scafleet]

Everyone: you may now add "Rolling Shirtsleeves" to your "How Rachel Hurts Herself" bingo cards.

[@juliejay5436]

😋🤣🤣😂

[@arthurteddy91]

Something I found out while suffering with outer and lining layers being different colors and not knowing how to keep the inner lining from showing... EDGE STITCHING!!!! Basically you sew about 1/8th of an inch from the edge, parallel to the of the fabric (you can use thread that matches and won't show, but you can also use differently colored thread for ✨contrast✨), after ironing the edges. It just makes the edges look so neat and -chefs kiss-

[@savaanballantine6918]

rachel: *is speaking but trails off” editing rachel: “well said” 9:03

[@savaanballantine6918]

i really like how this dress turned out! super psyched to see the top being made and really want to recreate it so thank you

[@jenniferharlow4603]

So adorable. The red top is perfect for the dress. I agree with others that it looks like the binding of the book and the pages fell out!

[@mus3.j4yd3n]

I just want to thank you Rachel for adding subtitles to your videos. I'm not deaf, but I have bad hearing and it really helps and makes it easier to understand things, so thank you so much. I love your videos and I promise it's worth it to add the subtitles. Also, petition to get Rachel a proper rotary cutter, just so we can make her life a bit easier, they are a bit pricey, but they are so worth it, (like seriously, they are so nice, plus their like boxer cutters, when the blade gets old and dull, you can just get a new one and your good to go again!)

[@robinhahnsopran]

I know Rachel's comments section is always full of hilarious, happy, fun joke comments and stuff, which is great and wonderful, but I ALSO wanted to say that I so appreciate the creativity and SUPER hard work involved in making videos like this, both on the sewing projects and on the editing. ✨

[@definitelynotagoose]

I love that this is being done in two parts. The bodice really does give off bookend vibes. Side note, if you're sewing machine is being contrary, it might help to bring it in for a cleaning/servicing. It can make a world of difference

[@kathyjohnson2043]

Oil it.

[@bunhelsingslegacy3549]

Some machines are just ornery. Even after servicing, my 80s Singer likes to skip off the tensioner and make terrycloth...

[@rachelmaksy]

my machine is working fine! just a lil joke about using it too much lately hehehe

[@DaniTellsAll]

So I clicked on this video fully prepared to shed tears at book destruction. Because your fabric pages looks sooooooo amazing!!!!! I love this dress so much!!!

[@StephanieCanada]

Walking Library part two prediction: more folks will be asking to read the skirt than borrow a book from Rachel's back. Either way, this turned out great!

[@kozykasmr]

She’s literally the CUTEST lil bean I’ve ever seen wow🙌💛

[@sarahmwalsh]

This librarian is 100000% excited about this project!! The skirt and bodice turned out AMAZING and I also love the slight fraying at the edges of the pages. It gives it that old-timey slightly worn look. I cannot wait to see the backpack shelf!!

[@mhschiller714]

You hair and outfit feel perfect for a Victorian era library who is studying and has made a wonderful (but dusty) discovery... and it's perfection

[@eugeniasnyder8845]

Absolutely 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@naomilgay]

I love how the library is studying

[@MaleneMaare]

@mamaghoul: Edwardian, dear. But yes!

[@mhschiller714]

@@MaleneMaare Thank you! Edwardian was what I meant 💖

[@LJ-zz1qf]

Anyone else actually do a huge, dramatic gasp to contribute to the "collective gasps"? 😂 Anything for you, Rachel. Also I can't believe how much I LOVE the choice you made to go red - it just! Pops! So! Gorgeously!!!! So much dynamism, so striking!

[@scarletwillowwood489]

This is so stunning! Plus the fact that you actually made the pages, rather than using pages from old books, is INSANE

[@MianTaffinDezmir]

I literally LOL’d when Rachel danced with her mannequin, and then was all like “stop distracting me, I’m trying to work” 🤣😆🤣😆 oh I love this channel! The dog and the plants and the pins and the crafts! It’s KZbin perfection! Rachel, you are *chef’s kiss* Amazing! 😘

[@rachelmaksy]

♥♥♥♥♥♥

[@patriciahernandez4542]

Rachel: makes a nice sewing craft room Also Rachel: continues to craft in the floor

[@paisleywatson3369]

I thought the same thing

[@yvonneburns2786]

Old habits die hard lol

[@americanbookdragon]

It's cold down there in the basement.

[@leenone8456]

You can build the floor troll a cave, but in the end they always return to the most natural of habitats. 😆

[@bridgetthewench]

@@leenone8456 Oh yes. I have a table that I can use to cut out patterns, and yet I still goblin around on the floor most of the time.

[@NanaChan63]

I've been watching your videos for a couple years now and I just wanted to say: You bring me incredible joy. You're so hilarious and talented, and I love seeing you create so many amazing things! You really inspire me and again you make laugh so much. I love how relatable and flawfull you are, you seem to just be true to yourself and that is the coolest thing ever!

[@azrani2023]

speaking from my soul ... :)

[@meganjacobson1736]

Imagine this skirt but actual book text. Why yes, my skirt has the entirety of Great Gatsby on it. Or the first half of The Hobbit. Or hand picked excerpts from the Harry Potter series. It's absolutely dreamy!

[@SugiyamaHiromin]

A fabric store near where I live has a bunch of quilting cottons with actual book and newspaper print. They also have a lot of other stuff like a dozen of lavender patchwork prints and so. much. more. I stopped counting how much I spent on funky prints in that store.

[@m.maclellan7147]

SUCH a good idea ! I would volunteer to scan 25 pages of the Hobbit onto fabric and send to her! ;) Crafting chain letter ?!

[@gothiccturt]

The little bebe strawberries are wild strawberries and once they're fully red they're ready for EATING!

[@Eowyn3Pride]

Probably best to get rid of the clover growing around it to give the strawberries more space...

[@littlestlass5844]

And they're also the most strawberry tasting strawberries ever. Love wild strawberries.

[@pia8302]

@@Eowyn3Pride wild strawberries, in my experience, do not care what's happening around them and will grow like the devil's after them haha so I think the clover's fine 😅

[@mazurinka2001]

@@littlestlass5844 for me any wild berries are the best 😋

[@Psgsshjl]

“Baby strawberries” might just be wild strawberries, they tend not to grow as big!

[@purpledaydreamer9682]

They are delicious too!!

[@rachelmaksy]

i feel like a proud mama :')

[@Kayjayoh]

If you don't already have one, let me sing you the song of the rotary cutter for fabric. It might not be able to cut a full eight layers of canvas, but as someone who cuts a bajillion fabric squares, it was a *lifesaver*.

[@SparkleFeyed]

I second this. Rotary cutters for the win!!!

[@midnightqueen3332]

The large size ones might be able to. The largest one I have is about the size of my palm around(I forget the mm size of it).

[@petrastedman669]

I have a spare. I will freaking *send* her one, with a sympathy card for her poor arm muscles.

[@tuzu1758]

Put glasses on Frodo. Then pose in front of him. Giving the impression of him reading the dress. Thought bubble, . o O (Fascinating!)

[@MiffoKarin]

OMG those small strawberries (called Smultron in Swedish) are my favourite berries ever. They grew in our garden and in the nearby woods when I grew up. I highly recommend eating them with some whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

[@superlovetodance123]

I love how much happier Rachel is now that she’s switched her video schedule!!!!

[@alejandrarodriguez8410]

Rachel is the queen of "I have never done this before and I'm not following any rules but it will still be amazing"

[@rachelmaksy]

😂😂😂😭😭 you're too kind!!!!

[@pixiemeg]

She REALLY is I'm always amazed

[@ClareAngel78]

It really did remind me of a ballet dress especially with the shoes I really loved the bodice

[@ianesmaia3891]

this victorian-messy-bun-kind-of-thing is soooo cute and elegant 🐻😳

[@floweringgarlic]

THAT’S WHAT I WAS THINKING! I wish I knew how to do that.

[@ianesmaia3891]

@@floweringgarlic our girl Rachel could drop a tutorial huh?

[@theladyinthetinymanor]

Watching a Rachel Maksy video, a summary : coming for the whimsical sewing idea, staying for the wild sewing machine and the dance with the mannequin.

[@alietheartist734]

I love how you get all messy with your paint like I do. 😁 I personally think the smudges all over the face and arms make you look extra cool and artsy. The dress is gorgeous, and so whimsical and fun.

[@me1123581321]

Wooooo!!!! Who else here is a librarian?!! I feel like there will be more than a few here

[@valerietheodore1688]

Walking library: something we didn't know we were missing but severely needed. Edit: holy cow! Thanks for the likes!! Didn't think the comment would be that resonant!! Have an incredible day! You deserve it!!❤❤❤

[@onetopol1967]

I love your red hair color would you mind sharing your color brand?

[@valerietheodore1688]

@@onetopol1967 in the picture I'm using my hair is my actual color. If the comment is ment for rachel you might have to create a main comment so she might see it. Im not sure what type she uses.Hope you find what your looking for! Good luck.

[@onetopol1967]

Yes it's for Rachel who else could it be for

[@valerietheodore1688]

@@onetopol1967 sorry, you had commented on the comment I left. Hence the confusion.

[@onetopol1967]

Love love love the book skirt you are so cute and make me laugh so funny, keep up the great work

[@YetAnotherJenn]

Uhmm. I gasped at this skirt before it was a dress!!! I have never seen anything you have made before that from the minute I clapped eyes on it I wanted to wear EVERY DAMN DAY. And in fact, I am going to make that for myself and take that same design and make myself linen book bloomers!!! So if I am not wearing that skirt, I can wear my bookish bloomers under a different skirt or dress. I CANNOT WAIT!!! You are BRILLIANT. The edges of those panels you printed were perfectly placed, loved the edge around the writing. Impossibly wonderful. Beyond thrilled with your project. Thank you Lovely!!

[@SueK2001]

Wow a walking library is cool but I’d be worried people won’t return the books lol. Have I been burned before when lending out books? Yes. Yes I have. 🥲

[@EmerlyNickel]

What about a walking take one leave one library?

[@abigaelmacritchie1365]

@@EmerlyNickel but then that one guy who takes a tiny short story and gives the first volume of The Lord Of The Rings in exchange 🥵🥵🥵

[@Ru-yi9lt]

I once let a "friend" borrow my very pricey Brothers Karamazov book and then I had to ask her to return it for four years, and when she finally gave it back, it had some water damage. We don't speak to each other anymore.

[@MyHairyRoommates]

I like thrifting books and "setting them free" after I've read them. A favorite coffee shop of mine has a take one leave one book bin and I always replenish it with whatever weird thing I manage to find. Though I do have books that I keep if they were super meaningful.

[@cinemaocd1752]

Rachel doing Gomez Addams and failing to say "caramia" with a flower in her mouth ENDED me. also the final dress reveal was so stinkin cute.

[@SalindaNichols]

'Err on the side of extra' is my new life motto

[@redhead_bebs]

You look like you would be a cool librarian in a fantasy school children's show... I LOVE IT!

[@medievallovernerd4076]

THIS

[@Hannah-qv4zo]

could, could we just take a moment for the victory dance Rachel does, WITHOUT SPILLING A SINGLE DROP OF COFFEE!!

[@melliedearwolf]

Absolutely stunning! And I agree with the whole "figuring out clothes are just shapes" thing - I'd been sewing since 2010 and never really succeeded in making anything because I was so focused on just following patterns that I never took the time to try and understand them. It's only been in the last couple of years I've actually ventured away from that and just looked at the overall shapes to actually learn how it all pieces together!

[@mael2039]

wild strawberries are always small, they're growing everywhere in the woods around here and they don't get bigger. Eat them when they're red, in my personal opinion they're a lot more tasty than other strawberries especially bought ones.

[@leenone8456]

I wish wild strawberries grew here (phx az). The produce in the stores suck (all pale and juiceless). I'm so jealous.

[@SusanYeske701]

Hard to find properly ripened 🍓 in the store. They go moldy really fast after they are ripe. Our wild strawberries have zero flavour though. It was very disappointing. I'm just going to have to grow my own.