Making a Linen Top From My Gown Pattern ✨

[@samh.3421]

I love the collar on this one. Very smart. And I wish people would leave you alone about the pins. They can take the pins out if they want to. You do you.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!!

[@kaytiej8311]

Oh Bianca. You have so many more gifts than just intuitive sleeve puffing!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thanks Kaytie! ❤️

[@blackhannahofficial]

Damn girl. The slight puff on the shoulder added an subtle exquisite element to the final look❕ BRAVO 👏🏾

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@mariannerady1137]

What a stunning garment! You look smashing in it. Yes please keep making what you love to wear, speaking how you speak and sharing what you enjoy. We are here for you, not for anything else

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!!

[@rachelamdecker09]

I just want to say, I love the detail with which you verbally describe every step of your process. I'm an experienced seamstress and I really enjoy watching your videos while I'm sewing. I can listen without looking and completely understand what you're doing, look up at the end for the final modeled product and not be surprised by the finished results! I really only fully watch during the beginning while you go over the drafting portion because that is where my experience is lacking. TLDR: I love the content you produce ❤❤

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Rachel!

[@susanpilling8849]

Another lovely project. Simple and elegant. I love your chatty content and don't in the least care if it's a tiny bit fast. Your diction is good and clear and you make sense (mostly 😂). Keep sewing over pins, it satisfies the inner rebel. Wishing you, your family and fur babies a happy Christmas. 💙

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Susan!! Happy Christmas!

[@a.guerra2139]

Oh my gosh, this is beautiful. Bianca, I think you're a revolutionary. I own thousands of Vogue patterns but I haven't bought one since you taught me to draft my own patterns. I never thought of myself as being creative enough to draft a pattern, but I can do it. That's a revolutionary in action: teaching the world to be a different place. Thank you. On another note -- yes, you speak fast, but you also blink fast. I'm trying to replicate your eye make-up, but can't figure it out even when I have you in slo-mo. When you need a break from sewing, please do a make up video. I thought I had your technique down but I looked as if someone had given me two shiners ... not a good look to go with my self-drafted holiday dress. Random comments: I sew over pins as I was taught to do in 7th grade; buy sheets from the Goodwill to use as mock-ups (muslin has gotten way too expensive!). You're a great gift!!! Happy Holidays!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!! I'm so glad you're having success with drafting! I always say anyone who has fixed commercial patterns to fit them can do pattern drafting 😅

[@mickeyhinkson1750]

Bianca, that was a brilliant video! People get upset about sewing over pins because they don’t understand that the machine makes a difference. For you it might mean a dull or broken needle. For someone sewing on a “high end” modern machine, it can mean expensive, annoying, time consuming repairs ( did I mention expensive?). I was unhappy about just the thought of hand sewn eyelets, so I really appreciated your explanation about why you preserved through making them. I’m wondering if I can adapt that to my machine sewn eyelets (no pre-punching necessary) then work an awl through the fabric without cutting threads. I’ll have to experiment!

[@hechetonchieres]

There is a chance however small that a broken pin or needle can go flying into your eye and blind you. Something I think about as I sew over my pins without safety glasses XD

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Mickey! Yeah my Bernette machine does /not/ like pins, so we don't meet up very often unless I'm sewing knits 😅

[@missred586799]

Bianca - this is gorgeous! When I finish my weight loss journey, I’ll be making a vintage wardrobe. I was lucky enough to find a beautiful vintage sewing machine, much like yours. Thank you for all that you do. Susan

[@jessicaneal8553]

I'm partway through my weight loss journey, and have decided, since I enjoy my clothes to be loose- fitting, I'll start with my coat and move inward layers from there 😅 thankfully I've only got 8kg more to loose, but 2kg has taken a year and I'm too impatient to wait another 3-4 years for more pretty clothes 😂

[@Reggiespaghettismom]

You should consider adjustable vintage garments (for example many pregnancy garments were created to last through many different sizes) also, there are many styles that can be reworked as you lose the weight. Why wait!? Wear what feels good now

[@Reggiespaghettismom]

Also wanted to add, if it’s too much of a time investment to create clothes and then have to rework them every year, you can also upcycle thrift clothes to look more vintage as a quick fix until you’re ready to invest the time. There’s a channel called Evelyn Wood that has a series around making thrift purchases into vintage looks.

[@missred586799]

@@Reggiespaghettismom - great info….thank you so much!!!!

[@missred586799]

@@Reggiespaghettismom - thank you!!!!

[@arvettadelashmit9337]

It looks great on you. I found a Singer 301 in it's wooden cabinet/desk at Goodwill today. The whole Singer 301 appears to be there; but, it is very dirty and needs to be cleaned, oiled, and lubed. I felt very lucky to find it. The Singer 301 is all metal (no belts). You are correct the older, all metal, sewing machines are the best.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Arvetta! Good find!!

[@IAmCraftingAgain]

I sew over my pins. No problems. If your pins are at right angles to the foot, it's fine. Especially with my 1917 99k. It's a bit more disruptive on my modern machine. Bianca, I'm on team sew-over-your-pins-if-you-want-to

[@tiffanytomasino335]

People need to mind their own business. I doubt they’d like it if people looked over their crafting and kept repeatedly commenting on the things they do that others don’t like or if someone told them their voice is annoying. The jacket/top came out lovely, and the collar is a nice touch. And it of course looks very fab on you. Thank you for sharing ❤

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! The internet is weird, I always just click away if I find something irks me online, but some folks just love to point things out to you before they go 😅❤️

[@Eliza-br2so]

For the sleeve, you could also pivot the elbow dart so that it goes into the wrist and then separate it into a style line to make a fitted two piece sleeve! Thats what I do when I want a slit or placket or lace up section of my sleeve. regular plackets are too fiddly for me, id rather just have it be a seam that becomes a slit, like the back of a pencil skirt.

[@Eliza-br2so]

Also this top rules, and I love linen/rayon blends! one of my favorite textiles

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Eliza!

[@marigoldmonsters2725]

evil headmistress vibes. love it

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! Always a goal ✨

[@Valla84]

Revolutionary or not, Bianca, your videos help me survive in this capitalist hellscape.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

❤️ Thank you! I feel the same way about a lot of KZbin 😊

[@mandylavida]

6th time of watching, and it never gets old. Have got the black linen, now I need the courage. I adore this Jacket/ top/shirt...whatever.

[@celticgoddess81]

There is nothing wrong with the cadence of your voice. People can slow the video down if they truly have an issue or your know they could just not watch. Honestly society really needs to keep their opinions to themselves.

[@jennasilver94]

Indeed! I tend to speed most videos up, as some people speak so so slowly and take forever to get to the point. Never had to do that, nor slowing down, with you, Bianca!

[@davederrick9431]

Yeh, couldnt agree more.

[@frazzledhaloz3184]

Agree!

[@ReinaElizondo]

Lol I watch everything at 2x. It helps my ADHD tune in better. So TCH definitely doesn't talk too fast for me. 😅

[@mandylavida]

I just play at 75% , which does make it easier for me to see the bits of drafting that I need to learn, so why people have to complain I don't know. My 43 year old daughter had a go at me for sounding like a teacher. I had to point out that (you guessed it) I am a teacher. No pleasing everyone!

[@creepycutiecrafty]

Such a beautifully sculpted jacket, the silhouette it creates is very dynamic. And you make the creation look so effortless! I am in awe of your ability to mentally map out the three dimensional shape in flat fabric sheets. It’s wonderful to watch.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!!

[@pennyplaysbach]

The black things you make are my favourites. I like how they're rather severe, yet there's always some little detail that gives the outfit a playful personality!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thanks Penny! 💜

[@michellecornum5856]

Isn't it funny how we can sew so many things and yet there's that one thing that gives us a mental block. Hooks and eyes. I would rather spend HOURS sewing 90 feet of rolled hem on a ruffle than sew on a hook and eye. It's a hereditary condition. My mother has bins of skirts that she set aside, each one with some dreadful unknown problem she just couldn't tackle, only to find -- decades later, that all they lacked was a hook and eye. This is a lovely jacket. Love the silhouette.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Michelle! I always find the last tiny bits the most grating on a project, because I'm so ready to be done 😂

[@sweatpantgardener]

Nice great tips on the hand sewn eyelets and image thanks

[@ljshaw8516]

LOL just had my hubby got get ice at the store as my hotel collection white shower curtain was too large for our ice in the frig in NM. Nothing in our casa is safe since you introduced me to "Ice Dying". ***I found lovely tailoring pins due to you on Amazon and my Singer Heavy Duty machine glides right over them. Cheers to another over the pin sewer! Tell CO my birthplace "howdee" for me. x's lj

[@TheClosetHistorian]

I know some ice dye enthusiasts buy big ice making machines to have constant ice supply! 🤩🧊

[@stephanemami]

I use masking tape for patterns because you can still write on it contrary to scotch tape and I just like the paper feel of it… BUT it dries out and after a few months it actually often peels off. So I find myself retaking old patterns when I want to reuse it. Maybe I should try other brands or just go for scotch tape. Thanks for one more brilliant video

[@petapendlebury9024]

If you buy the matt scotch tape rather than the shiny you can write on it! It is a bit more expensive though.

[@pdxcyn]

Love this top so much!!! You inspired me to get a Singer 66 earlier this year. It is so powerful and reliable compared to my modern machine. Though I have to admit I miss a few of the modern features, so I tend to go back and forth between machines depending on what I'm sewing.

[@auntheidi9389]

Older machines were well made and sturdy enough to handle pins. New machines are made cheaply and to last only a handful of years so you have to buy a new one

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! I'm so glad you are getting along with the 66! Sometimes you just want the horsepower 😂

[@tishie42]

I love that I don't have to speed you up to get through a bunch of waffling. Your videos are perfect. ❤

[@KenZchameleon]

Charlie (@gettheetothestitchery) did a couple videos on grommets/eyelets and had a lot of fun. I bought some of this fabric in an off-white thinking I would make pants but now I think I'll make a top like this.

[@katynosework]

I’ve been watching your vids for months now. I don’t sew yet but I like learning. So when I do start sewing I am more familiar and most importantly more excited 🎉 because your designs are amazing and inspiring!

[@Mysmichelle69]

I love your voice. 👀 Kinda favorite thing 😂

[@ThatisSewSilvia]

Another voice for a vintage Maschine! If it does zigzag (for you that also sew knits, not Bianca 😊) is perfect. I will never go back or new! 😅

[@sweatpantgardener]

Beautiful! The fit is fantastic, love the length and how you finished the bottom of the bodice. The sleeves are so good looking though!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!!

[@armedvsokord]

Yay linen, my favorite textile!

[@simonemacandrew]

What a gorgeous top! Love your videos!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Simone!

[@ZitaAnneReno]

Finally finished with my semester and excited to celebrate with watching your new video! Fantastic as always!

[@stephaniethompson4918]

I too just finished this semester! Celebrating by catching up with all the videos!

[@DAYBROK3]

my last exam for this semester was last monday, got the mark for it yesterday. im in shock, i expected like a c or d, got b+. digesting. i hope you have done well.

[@stephaniethompson4918]

@@DAYBROK3 That's wonderful! I had six classes, five A's and one B. One semester left then graduation! 🎉

[@woochles]

I have one more final to go!

[@ZitaAnneReno]

@@woochles Good luck!!

[@SandieMitchell]

Oooh, that is a sharp-looking jacket! The perfect piece for a brooch. xoxo's Sandie

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Sandie!

[@wcoyotej]

Wow, this is beautiful. I love those sleeves! Don’t think I would have the patience to make the eyelets, lol.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! Yeah it took me days because I don't actually have much patience either 😅

[@TheFreckledLassSeamstress]

Beautifully done!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@atiya-said-hey]

For once your video shows up the day it debuts, even though I've been subscribed for over a year. I'm so happy to see this. I also go through a lot of tape when I'm drafting.

[@monstersouleater]

I watch everything on KZbin on 2x speed and even I don't think that you are speaking too fast. Don't worry ❤ love your videos and the dress is extremely pretty

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! I do that too 😂

[@dottiemathews6853]

gurl! you be KILLIN IT!! LOVE IT!!!!!! FABULOUS!!!!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Dottie!

[@BoudicasQuest]

I love your channel. I like to think I could do what you do. For the most part, it all makes sense, especially the pattern-drafting. I'm an aspirational sewer, however.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! You can do it!! I'm not magic I promise 😅

[@hollypk]

I would be so excited to see you create a block pattern for a friend or family member! I would love getting a refresher on creating a block pattern for a different body shape, especially someone like me who is less endowed in the, um, boobs. Got the hips though! 😆 I do understand that it takes SO much more work and time and effort to produce a garment pattern and a video for someone else! But I’m volunteering! I’ll be in the front range this spring and volunteering! Oh if I had block patterns for darted, princess seam, and raglan sleeves…The garments I could make!

[@secretfox8940]

I love this. I might try to make it with a full length skirt.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! I made a maxi dress version the first time kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmKthpiEmqeAp7s

[@katynosework]

It’s so beautiful in so many ways!!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@michelleneumann2413]

Dayum! I love this blouse 👚!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Michelle!

[@Judy-rk1ge]

I love the style of this piece you designed. The laced up sleeves are gorgeous. It fits you perfectly. Thank you for sharing.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Judy!

[@sarahlongshore2605]

This looks incredible!!❤❤❤ I do love watching you modify your patterns. It just amazes me. No one else I've ever watched can do this the way you do!!!!! Someday i hope you do a complete breakdown of how you study the design and come up with your version of it!!! I cant seem to do it. Somehow it goes wrong every time. It just fsacinates me the way you do it!! Merry Christmas 🎄 to you and your family have a wonderful holiday!!!!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Sarah! Figuring out how to explain the more designy-nebulous bits of the pre-project start is a challenge I would like to one day master!

[@dismae7784]

UGHHHHH!!!!!!! GORGEOUS!!!!!! Ughhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!!

[@JosieStev]

OMGodess , another fave 🎉

[@chermarano]

Gosh that's gorgeous.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@marieeaton-smith5168]

Beautiful, I too, love the collar, it looks really smart. Great work on the sleeves.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Marie!

[@kardonay]

She sews shoulder seams by the sea shore

[@Hiker_who_Sews]

That turned out beautifully! I'll add Singer 15-91 to the list of great vintage machines.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@Kera.S.]

I love this style, everything about it actually! You did an amazing job. This looks so comfortable too. 💙

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Kera!

[@ltellis63]

Fabulous top/jacket! I love it! So many techniques and tips in this video. Thank you for making it and sharing it.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@christinebarker9361]

That goes in to the top ten to make list. Lovely. x

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Christine!

[@Hippiechick11]

You cover so much during your videos, it's awesome!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@toolsoffantasy]

Your musings on magic systems makes me wonder if you like/would like Brandon Sanderson's (Mistborn, Elantris, Stormlight Archives) magic systems--they're so extremely logic based that they verge on scientific, which is a big part of why I love them. Not to mention the fact that he's an amazing author in general.

[@eurekahavok]

Love the top, it would be a great top for winter, or a light jacket. ❤

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@carolbarbee5653]

Wow that's that's beautiful even my four year old grandson thinks so❤❤❤❤

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Carol! (and grandson!)

[@1Koriander]

That is just an amazing garment!!!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@mandylavida]

I absolutely love this shirt, will be drafting later.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Mandy!

[@rossmail5924]

My sewing machine is out of the closet for the first time in years; and YOU are narrating every move I make 😂😘 Thankyou! No clothing yet, but Christmas bunting, table clothes and upholstery projects.

[@KackyMuse]

A wonderful construction!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@pameldridge984]

Beautiful ❤

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Pam!

[@mandycollins8795]

Absolutely stunning!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Mandy!

[@juniperjr2017]

Lovely make as always! I love my little Babylock, but I managed to get 2 vintage sewing machines recently, and they do hit different 😅. I've got a Singer 401A I'm still figuring out, and a 128-13 for hand crank fun.

[@ghostsandcoffee126]

Hello Bianca! I really like this shape and want to eventually make something like this. I'll have to add it to the ever growing To Make list. 😂 Also, your speaking pace/ cadence is fine. 😌

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!!

[@jmsmom67]

It’s kind of funny how you were talking about the tape you use and then used an an extremely large amount of it ! 😂

[@susandickerson2663]

Wow, beautiful!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Susan!

[@beyondf3737]

Beautiful😍😍😍!!!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@ceara3100]

Love it! I hope you reconsider on the new Hunger Games movie or book. It is very different from the others.

[@robintheparttimesewer6798]

This is stunning!! I love it. It's so fun watching you change up your pattern base to make other styles! I've taken a few courses way back so it makes sense and reminds me of things from long ago! It's so very sad that people think they have a right to but you about how you do things or how you speak. I don't understand who has the time to invest in something that they apparently don't like! Or why they think you want to know! I have no problem understanding what you are saying. As for the pins I too use an old machine and sew over my pins but really who cares?!? I love my heavy machine. I got it used in the early 90's we've been through a lot together! Thought I did pick up a singer 301 that is so easy to top stitch with! It's so very nice!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!! Gotta love an older machine ❤

[@tinaloveless4895]

Enjoyed this piece

[@CharredFibers]

Oh that's cute. Closed up it's giving Victorian nanny

[@catherinemckegney8344]

Re: machines. I LOOOVE my 1947 Singer 15-91 (Or just a plain 15). I got mine second hand around 50 years ago after working in a costume shop that had a bunch of Touch and Sews. Which I hated. My husband just bought a 66 for $33 at an auction. The only downside to them is that my aging body doesnt find them as portable as they were …

[@ReinaElizondo]

Not finished watching yet, but I found out the eyelet cams fit both style of old singer buttonholer attachments. It honestly makes me want to finally get the buttonholer for my vintage machine. Eyelets are pretty but oof agree, they're time consuming by hand. And stretching the fibers takes more hand strength than I can expend regularly. I do want to try using an awl first and lining it up to the hole. I don't see why it couldn't work like zigzagging off the side does. I was told there are the vintage cams, but there're also reproductions sold by the singer featherweight online shop, which are less expensive.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

I have one of the reproduction cams yes!

[@VeretenoVids]

Another lovely creation! I just received my first order from Cartwright's. You've created a monster. 😂

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! Hooray for sequins!!

[@wrathofkath]

Errrm I must know where you got the fabric for the top in the intro!! Amazing

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thanks! It was from Mood fabrics unsurprisingly 😅

[@cindybruce992]

Your comments about puffed sleeves made me laugh. I am from Prince Edward Island, the land of Anne of Green Gables, written by Lucy Maude Montgomery. Anne, a red headed precocious orphan, was obsessed with acquiring puffed sleeves! It was her dream, and raised many times in the novel. She was a girl on the precipice of womanhood, with an over active imagination, and beloved worldwide as the book has been translated into hundreds of languages. I love your videos and the skills you demonstrate by making it all look so easy. If only!

[@Queenread82]

I love listening to your stream of consciousness

[@DuarneArt]

You should get yourself a sunshine lamp for your studio to combat the seasonal slump!

[@julietokumaru3855]

Another beautiful garment. You have really found the perfect fit. I am still working on my perfect fit. What is your secret? Even as you move around the top fits you so well.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Julie! It's possible that the undergarments are doing some of the work, I like a long line (Rago brand) bra for a bit of extra structure ✨

[@monikasturm2575]

Sloper done Ideas listed materials obtained Momma cat and kittens moved in to my backyard so, sewing on hold until TNR project and outdoor cat house build gets finished.... We plan and the universe laughs. 😊

[@damogranheart5521]

An old Yiddish saying. How do you make God laugh? Tell him your plans!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Cats always have priority!! ❤️

[@PumpkinSpikey]

Personally I love sewinf over pins. I think it's fun. I enjoy when the needle perfectly misses the pins. Don't let the whiners stop your process.

[@bohemiansusan2897]

KUDOS for lining! I was glad to see this one after tons of vids of some of the worst sewing ever that is a repeat of fast fashion from hell. It has nothing to do with style but lots of cringe worthy.... After its sewn up, it goes to the trash or whatever and more things from awful quality fabric is made. Nothing wrong with the sound or whatever video issue whiner will comment on. They nitpick because they don't have any kind of life and especially in reality. As a middle aged nerdy Goth, I use Dylon dye to ensure that all of my black clothes are the same shade of black. It's really good and easy to use if you want to refresh your clothes or just want to never deal with the various shades of black 😊. I'm slowly recovering from devastating illness from the past two years and am walking again. Took a few month to be able to sit up without support for 5 minutes and now I can do it for an hour. I slowly work on my projects that I planned out and will wear endlessly for th next decade.

[@damogranheart5521]

Thank you for the dye trick. Now that you put that out there, I wonder why I didn't think of it myself! I'm glad that your stamina is improving and you are able to do more of the things you like. May you feel more comfortable and take all the time you need to heal. Happy Holidays to you!🌟🕊🎄🫖📚🐈‍⬛

[@bohemiansusan2897]

@@damogranheart5521 thank you and happy holidays to you too.

[@damogranheart5521]

@@bohemiansusan2897 ✨️🖖🧸

[@MaryMPringle]

I sew over them, too.

[@ninapettersen5220]

Beautiful

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Nina!

[@paintingwithnicole]

Absolutely stunning!!!!! im obsessed!! this jacket/blouse is also kinda giving star wars too now that i think about it, tho maybe a bit more darth vader than luke?

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Nicole! I think the linen and no visible zippers can veer Star Wars easily for sure ✨❤️

[@MsHedgehog]

The lace up sleeves are gorgerous 💖 Could you perhaps use video from previous garments to illustrate your points in any given basics video? Like filming the basic theory and then adding in already made examples? Mock up sewing is boring, and I suspect mock up sewing only for illustration of the thing is even more so.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! The trouble is there are types of sleeves I have not and wouldn't use for my own wardrobe is all 😅

[@niki_0107]

A fitted peplum is just a fitted top that isn't cropped, so you're right

[@ReinaElizondo]

I love it! Great silhouette and details! The lacing is super satisfying! Question: If you wanted the collar to stand high and then fold, is that just an additional height thing or a 2 part collar stand thing with a tall stand? I'm trying to figure out on peacoats like the collar is more dramatically tall before the fold than a dress shirt. And it might not fold all the way back.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Reina! A collar with stand can be done in two pieces or all in one, it sorta depends on the exact shape desired, I can try and do a collars special this next year!

[@ReinaElizondo]

@@TheClosetHistorian A collars special would be awesome, if it works with your schedule!

[@EowynDriscoll]

I. LOVE. THIS. TOP. Do you sell your patterns?

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! I'm afraid I don't sell patterns, I just teach pattern drafting and hope more and more people will give it a try!

[@jessicaneal8553]

The last dress I did I quickly learnt that I needed to topstitch the seams to keep them flat and open... decided to do a zigzag over the seam to do both sides at once 😅

[@jessicaneal8553]

Hmmm... for the sleeve basics that you were talking about, could you include 1 type of sleeve thing every 2 or 3 garments, then edit them together with voice over to make the full video? I suppose you could always do a full collection around sleeves, too 😂 that would be fun to watch.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

The trouble is I need to include sleeve types that I personally wouldn't use on my own wardrobe, so muslin mocks ups is the only way 😅

[@jessicaneal8553]

@@TheClosetHistorian hmmm... start with the various ones you do like, then finish it up with the ones you don't? You do excellent work.

[@e_viola]

I definitely prefer masking tape, because it can go under the iron

[@Eneri-z9v]

Question I have to ask you. I have a black constellation print fabric in my possession. It's about five yards total. The problem it's a Star Wars constellation print fabric. I don't do Stars Wars. I am certainly old enough to remember when it first debuted. I was eleven years old when Star Wars primered. It's a black cotton flannel with white constellation print. Once I realize I really didn't want the fabric I have been trying to off load it ever since. I would love 😍 to destash this fabric as 🔜 as possible. Preferably to someone who would appreciate it. You're the only person who probably doesn't have anyone who would be competing for this fabric print in your family. I am hoping you would be able to take this fabric off my hands. I am not going to charge you. I want this fabric out of my possession. I hope I get a reply from you soon. Thanks 😊.

[@entropyacres9986]

Have you heard or seen "shibori bubble technique"?...made me think of you!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

I love Japanese shibori, which I imagine is similar!

[@petapendlebury9024]

Re the sewing over pins - definitely better avoided on a modern machine. But also because your videos are sped up people may not realise that you're not sewing over pins that fast! For me that is the key - to slow down just before the pin in case I get a direct hit. That is rare though. As you say the needle usually just slips past the pin. Very nice finished result. I like the rhythm of eyelets - well, any hand sewing. I use a mag lamp which means tighter, neater stitching for my neat freak me!

[@binglemarie42]

So chic!! And you are a woman of many skills, some perhaps weird. You are no one-trick patterning pony! 😅

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@sarahr.trenchard8287]

Is there a reason u don't just sew the lining directly onto the piece? Seems like it would save a lot of time?

[@TheClosetHistorian]

I don't know what this means I'm afraid? Do you mean hand stitching the lining on by slipstitching every edge instead of bag lining it? If so, I am more accurate and faster with my machine than I could be with my hands. If you mean flat lining instead, that wouldn't encase the raw edges, which was the entire reason I lined this garment anyhow.