Sewing a silk 1930s evening gown | Vintage sewing project + sew with me

[@connie6545]

I love the way the gown turned out, and the techniques used, too. Plus, your mock-up served a double by creating a new dress! Excellent!!

[@HaleyMarieVintage]

Thank you! And yes I find it important to try and make sure my mockups aren't wasterful

[@gwenwells3699]

In the 1930s and '40s, dressmakers would have used pinked seams, which are in fact sturdy enough, especially for evening wear, and will be invisible when the garment is pressed. Gorgeous gown!

[@HaleyMarieVintage]

Thanks! Next time I will stick to those!

[@StephanieCanada]

I know I say this a lot, BUT I LOVE THIS DRESS ON YOU! ❤❤❤

[@pamchirathivat]

I’m watching from bangkok and taking my first sewing class tomorrow! Glad to know we have cheap silk 🙌😁

[@HaleyMarieVintage]

Yes! I loved the shop I picked this up at it is called Hien Yoo Huat!

[@mjdc2533]

Thanks. I liked seeing the mockup worn for daily wear and then the formal version. The cost breakdown and info on living wage is always my favourite part of your videos. Sharing skills : what a wonderful idea.

[@saranatalie13]

Thank you for being cost transparent all the time! I think it makes your making process more tangible. Hearing the amount you invest in projects helps me gauge how much I can/want spend on a similar project.

[@Amaryllis28]

Love the money and labour sections of your videos - it's unique and intelligent, and one of the reasons this channel is in my top 5 (as well as the sewing, of course!).

[@HaleyMarieVintage]

Aw thank you!

[@impish750]

What a beautiful dress! That colour looks perfect with the pattern. In the future, you can bind some seams with lace seam binding to reduce bulk (it's similar to bias binding the edge but way thinner).

[@EFergDindrane]

Oh, wow! I love how the mockup looks even, but I've always wanted a slipper satin gown similar to that, so I'm enchanted! Glorious work.

[@yougotmeinstitches1847]

Haya. WOW, your gown is stunning 🤩You look soooo beautiful 🤩This style & cut of dress really suits you 😀It has such pretty details & the color is wonderful 🤩The mock up is equally wonderful 😀Right there with you, I am all for sharing & hearing about skills 😀Thanku 'sew' much for sharing 🪡✂🧵💙

[@aribella6913]

Beautiful

[@janisi9262]

Rayon seam binding, which is basically a thin, rayon ribbon, is a good finish to reduce bulk. Faux French seams can also be useful.

[@vernieplummer5148]

Woohoo I'm first! Good morning miss Haley. Hope you're having a lovely day.

[@williaminadonn7412]

Another fabulous dress 👗👌xx

[@katwitanruna]

I make all my internal seams like narrow hems if that makes sense. I fingerpress both pieces, right sides together, and fold down half my seam allowance. Then I fingerpress again so the raw edge is hidden. Then I just sew a straight stitch or running stitch depending on if I’m using machine or hand.

[@katwitanruna]

If it’s a really really thin fabric you can even do it with a narrow hem foot. Foldover and stitch both pieces together then insert in foot.

[@zanili]

I love the idea of community building & skill sharing !

[@marieryan2541]

Hi Haley Marie. I love both dresses. The buttons on the blue goes so well together. The blue is extra special for an evening out.

[@emmy8526]

A loving use of the silk! Stunning color and sheen on you. Based on the pattern illustration and that gathering at the bust style, I would say that the gather should go all the way around and under the bust. To not make the décolletage too deep, this seems like something you could customize by playing with the shape of the point in the pattern - lower it but also make it a bit more pointy, so to speak, were you to ever use this pattern again.

[@irenevalbuena6417]

Spookie 🥰🥰🥰 so cute how she wants to be with you while you hand sew ♥️♥️♥️

[@bohemiansusan2897]

Others brought up suggestions so I won't repeat it. Its a ton of fun to have evening gowns and I wear mine to dinner, theater, ballet, opera and symphony. No longer the dress code but I dress for myself. Makes me even a bigger freak in Walla Walla. I'm itching to sew two to three more but the six that I wear in rotation are still very nice. I did refashion them some in the past.

[@allieg6401]

The easiest and quickest way to finish your seams would be pinking shears. But if you don't have an overlocker/serger some sewing machines game a couple of overcast sts, otherwise you can do a zigzag st if you material frays badly enough that pinking isn't enough. Good luck 👍 Love your videos, esp the cost breakdowns it's interesting converting the cost to Australian $ and prices.

[@jac_and_the_making_of]

Watching this while I'm working and it took me all the way to the reveal to realise why this looks so familiar LOL We're twins! I have one in green ^_^ Love this dress! Looks amazing in the blue!

[@nomorelittlemonkeys]

Your gown is absolutely gorgeous! I love the color of that scrumptious silk fabric!

[@kaytiej8311]

All that swoosh!

[@herebecause]

Frocktails is such a fun idea! Love the video and the dresses

[@OhAlice1951]

Love this video! This pattern caught my eye earlier this week and I love seeing it in real life!

[@mele9952]

The dress came out beautiful and the color is absolutely stunning!

[@gavannapatterns353]

Beautiful dress💙💙💙! I really love the cut of 1930s dresses, always so elegant! I agree with that pinked seams would have been ideal, or maybe handfinished but everything worked out fine!

[@katwitanruna]

I’ve made a couple of these for a musical. I have fabric envy for your silk.

[@KatherineYoung]

This is my favorite color! So darn dreamy!

[@marihonkanen9876]

Love all the earrings 😍

[@aprildriesslein5034]

I love the back! The buttons and the butt ruffling are so cute.

[@marietaitague5296]

Stunning.

[@katwitanruna]

The similar dresses I made to this had the point high but still had the gathered seam not quite under the bust.

[@therewillbecatswithgwenhwyfar]

OMG it's gorgeous!!! You look amazing!

[@therewillbecatswithgwenhwyfar]

Spooky 😂😂😂

[@katwitanruna]

Stunning

[@Rotten_Ralph]

Beautiful 🤩

[@katwitanruna]

If you’ve got space to pink the waist seam then that’s what I’d do

[@theMermaidRhonda]

Beautiful!

[@user-yc4fz7vv6u]

I would have really liked to have seen the hem length on the mockup. Otherwise this was very enjoyable.

[@HaleyMarieVintage]

The full reveal for the mockup will end up in a different video in the future!

[@user-yc4fz7vv6u]

look forward to seeing that @@HaleyMarieVintage

[@cherriesnhoney]

its sooooooo beautiful! love the colour and its so swooshy...where did you find this pattern..i totally need a bustley bum!

[@cherriesnhoney]

ok nevermind lol...i was so excited i didnt wait for you to say you linked it

[@katwitanruna]

Kitty!

[@alekdog2694]

🌅❤️👗👸💐

[@chenyiwei2870]

I feel it's extremely difficult to sew slippery fabric like silk on my home sewing machine. The seams always pucker, especially on the bias, even worse when sewing biased French seams. I've tried different methods on the internet, changing the thread weight, and thread tension, using the foot for straight stitches, or sticking tape on the hole of the foot. None of these work for me.

[@sewcute_sewvintage]

Have you tried tissue paper?

[@HaleyMarieVintage]

I think it can really depend on the machine, my last one I would never have been able to do this project on