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

HI HELLO!!!! So, in my first two-part project ever, I wanted to become a "Walking Library". Seen in an image from 1930's, you know I HAD to recreate it. BUT, I wanted a cute dress to go with it, which is what we do for this part!
Why do I enjoy making book-related clothing so much? Well that's a question that I don't have an answer to, so ENJOY ANYWAAAYS
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[@bernadettebanner]

Wait this is CUTE, please wear this unironically irl 😭

[@bonsai_is_a_lie1537]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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!

[@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!

[@AbbyCox]

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

[@rachelmaksy]

LOL FORGIVE ME QUEEN

[@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!

[@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!

[@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.

[@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. 😢😂❤

[@sorayaforest5659]

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

[@rachelmaksy]

😂😂😂😂

[@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.

[@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

[@samanthawescott2287]

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

[@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.

[@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]

😂😂😂

[@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.

[@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!

[@kaceyf7418]

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

[@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

[@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!!!

[@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

[@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! 🤷🏼‍♀️”

[@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 :')

[@ligiyas5127]

“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

[@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.

[@15wolfgirl]

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

[@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!

[@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!

[@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!

[@tinamarina8983]

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

[@rachelmaksy]

eEEYYYY 😂😂😂

[@bennynims1191]

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

[@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?

[@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)!

[@galaxysprinkles1573]

This dress is like all I want in life

[@anaasbury7382]

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

[@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.

[@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 ... :)

[@jessicaneal8553]

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

[@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.

[@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]

😊😊😊😊

[@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 :')

[@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!)

[@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!

[@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

[@scarletwillowwood489]

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

[@kenziehurlock]

The panels on the bodice make it look kinda like boned stays especially with the shoulder ties. I like it.

[@azrani2023]

Right?? It is so nice and fitted and structured I'd love to own or be able to make something like that.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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-

[@oliwiaprajzendanc1924]

Who else spotted the little doll being almost a replica of how Rachel looked in the intro? oh, just me?

[@rachelmaksy]

hehehe someone made it for me and sent it to my PO box!

[@azrani2023]

oh my god yes I thought so too but I noticed it only in the bloopers haha

[@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 :)

[@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.

[@vrjanis-inkedscrollmyths]

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! 😂

[@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!!!

[@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!!

[@Midge5184]

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

[@abbypayne4496]

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

[@aureliacourtrught8249]

Wonderful impression as always

[@madm1115]

Accurate impression of my friend lmao

[@rachelmaksy]

thank you :')

[@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.

[@azlynfugate6590]

This dress would go perfectly with my books tattoo on my leg (it says in type writer font and cursive, I have lived a thousand lives ❤)

[@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 😭😭😭

[@lucadoesvideos]

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

[@ClareAngel78]

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

[@z0mbiearms]

I always love your videos, but this was extra special/appropriate because I graduated with my master's degree in library science today! What a lovely way to end the day :)

[@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 😂

[@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.

[@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.

[@katiebarbrow_tattoo]

The sounds the ice coffee is making on day two ( 12:42 ) The ice hitting off the glass was so satisfying for some reason.

[@taysialaforme1158]

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

[@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]

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[@TheLballou]

Hi Rachel, You are a marvel! I am an old lady who does costuming for community theatre and a local high school. Your "process" reminds me of how I work...much, " Well, let's see if this works!" Cyclone hits sewing room vibe. I just discovered you, and have to tell you how much HAPPY you bring to me every day. You go girl, and keep creating! Love you!

[@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.

[@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! 😆

[@Friedallie]

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

[@alegnalavieenrose8120]

Amazing! I’d totally wear something like that in real life. I use a powerchair so people stare regardless. That was very liberating, because I was a fat girl trying to blend into the background always wearing black. Now when I wear black I fade into my chair and people still stare, so that gave me the incentive to wear whatever I damn well please and it is so liberating. At my lowest in life I finally found my confidence. Your channel is the best I’ve accidentally stumbled upon ever. I love it here and that dress is gorgeous!!

[@melodybales2038]

I have never wanted to sew more in my life. I found an old shirt that says librarian on it and immediately bought it for too much money. Now I must make this dress and live my best book life

[@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

[@sophiasmith7750]

Literally me rn

[@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

[@caspian8650]

Power move: wear Tom Riddle's diary as a trophy

[@MossStoneStoryVintage]

Stamping on an uneven surface like the floor is why your images were not inking well. A hack you can use, is get a foam sheet, like the packing foam under the material being stamped and that will help the stamp make contact with the slightly uneven places. Fun project! XO

[@SalindaNichols]

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

[@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.

[@deskquixote3464]

I just made a cross back apron for painting out of a painting drop cloth. 10/10 great utility fabric!

[@jessicasmith2067]

I loved your bit of taming your sewing machine :) Also I know that the focus is meant to be on the skirt of this dress but I really loved the bodice you made it was really pretty. I'd love to see that style appear in a future dress :)

[@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]

♥♥♥♥♥♥

[@mme3557]

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

[@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!!

[@thisisjes90]

Rachel, I think you may be my spirit animal. From the out of control interests that you obsess over , to the odd socks and legit EVERYTHING that you're into . I feel like whatever people are made out of , we are made of the same things 🖤 I love watching your videos and they've given me the confidence to be more interactive and show my face more on the Instagram I run for my little art bizz. Thanks so much , you're awesome ! I look forward to your uploads every Friday. Xoxo

[@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 😋

[@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. ✨

[@xXqueenOFheartsXx]

This turned out so cute!! Depending on how much energy I had left by the end I would probably take the lazy way out and just throw a belt over the waist instead of fixing it lol. Can't wait to see part 2!

[@dannahbanana11235]

I always see your thumbnails and think "oh that's so cute" in passing and forget how hilarious you are until I actually start watching the video lol

[@alejandrarodriguez8410]

By this point we just need a rachel maksy inspired aesthetic honestly, because I MEAN... vintage fashion, earth colors, books, Plants, we just need to call this something like ✨maksy academia✨

[@thevintageplaylist7191]

THIS-

[@mjap-l4447]

Mak-ademia? :D

[@alejandrarodriguez8410]

@@mjap-l4447 mark academia sounds perfect🥺 we should do this an aesthetic omg

[@medievallovernerd4076]

The most accurate comment ever

[@m.maclellan7147]

#CANNON #MaksyAcademia

[@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

[@shonitagarcia3222]

I love it! Bravo! Outstanding! Need to wear this on your next trip to the Library! Gorgeous!❤❤❤

[@Hannah-qv4zo]

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

[@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 💖

[@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.

[@kristallyzation]

I lost it at you watering the dead plant. I love you so much 😂

[@missbunburyist]

Oh man I moved away from MA last month and that Dunkin cup really tugged at my heart strings. That's the real deal right there. 😍