Sewing two summer/overall dresses (based on a tank I already had)

[@elisabethcuningham3526]

Please make more sewing videos! You’re my favorite seamstress on KZbin! I love how you just throw your fabric together and patchwork it together and it turns out beautifully! Totally my style, but not many people work this way!

[@HeatherNokes]

Love your simple no fuss approach. A very talented lady, and beautiful music. Really enjoying these!

[@EllaHarp]

Thank you so much!

[@elsiegreen4884]

Very impressed with your approach to this work. The finish is high quality and there’s no extra supplies to buy. Your aunt is a lucky lady!

[@susancropley6194]

Thank you Ella for the inspiration, and showing that your clothes you make are ageless, you, your aunt,and your mom all look fantastic in your creations, love your 🎵🥰

[@EllaHarp]

Ah thank you, I really appreciate it 🥰

[@irinamitrea6013]

I love your work, your style, your spirit! Such a special person you are. Thank you for sharing. I wish you enjoy a good life, a life that you shine your light upon!

[@EllaHarp]

Ahh thank you so much for the love! And thanks for watching :)

[@bridgetjones8339]

Aren’t you two the cutest - be blessed

[@rosemariepluckrose3781]

The dresses look lovely. I have made 4 of your work dresses (different length sleeves and fabrics) and love them, so may give this one a go. I like that you can put a top under it as my upper arms not too good ha ha. Thank you for sharing.

[@EllaHarp]

Ahh that's so wonderful! I'm loving the versatility of this one right now, especially wearing it with sweaters/shirts in the Bay Area's often chilly summer days

[@amyahdocq8835]

I sew myself little boleros in light jerseys, with sleeves to the elbow, so it hides my upper arms... it would look lovely with this kind of dress. I want to make it as I have to redo all my wardrobe after I got a double mastectomy without reconstruction... so what a problem to find or modify a pattern for very flat breast and a little bulge ... I love this pattern.

[@KatherineMcG]

Love the dresses. Lucky Aunt

[@EllaHarp]

Ah thank you so much! 🥰

[@goldwest53]

Love the dresses. I hadn’t thought about dart for gaping fabric. I love how you accentuated them with the topstitching.

[@danniefrenchpea63]

Oh my goodness, I just love your projects. So beautiful 💖 Thank you so much for sharing 🙏🤗

[@emsmomma4606]

You did such a wonderful job on the two dresses; what a blessing that your aunt received a homemade dress from you! I just love your signature touch that you put on each item you made…gotta leave your mark! My birthday was on the 4th of this month and I received a sewing machine and I’m “sew” excited. Like crocheting, I find sewing very peaceful. Enjoyed your music too, you have such a beautiful voice and such a talented harp player. Thank you for sharing🥰

[@EllaHarp]

Congrats on your new machine! Sewing is such a joy (except for the stray and unpredictably random projects that choose violence 😂) And thanks so much for the kind words 🥰

[@beckyunderwood4220]

I want to try your method of gathering fabric, as it looks easier than my traditional method!

[@sigmacinnamon4506]

I enjoy your super practical and easygoing sewing style. Your music accompaniment is just right. I also love your vintage sewing machine. I would enjoy a how you came to sewing and got that great old sewing machine/machine tour video.

[@elisabethcuningham3526]

Please show more of your creations! I haven’t been able to find anyone else with this no fuss approach and style with the chill fit and linen! I’m going to try all of them!

[@christink.5264]

It’s so sweet you made one for your aunt! I love it and love the colors you chose!

[@britneyshaw6392]

I truly love your videos!!!! I actually just made new shirts because of your videos I love that you remind me to pause and to remember in infuse my life with creative hummmms of the sewing machine and crisp clips of fabric shears. Thank you beautiful soul for reminding me of this. 🥰❤️

[@janicevisger497]

Such lovely thoughts! So beautiful! ♡

[@EllaHarp]

Ahhh love that! ❤

[@donnayeager2703]

I love French seams. I think the inside of a garmet should be finished well and I use French seams a lot. I also love sewing with linen.

[@kymclinton3140]

I wish I was your aunt and the olive dress with the orange thread a really nice contrast

[@EllaHarp]

Thank you! I love a good contrasting thread

[@danyellerobinson5940]

Always wash and dry natural fabrics before you cut any pieces to allow for shrinkage.

[@EllaHarp]

I am familiar with this fabric and know it doesn't shrink by much, so I cut my pattern pieces slightly larger to account for it. If you are unsure of how much the fabric you're going to use shrinks or if you prefer to prewash and dry by all means do so, but my method works just as well and saves me a step 👍

[@danyellerobinson5940]

@@EllaHarp ... it's a tutorial, I was simply adding information that every novice needs to know. Nice dresses.

[@barbaraa6098]

Two lovely ladies, how lucky you both are.

[@motherearth5462]

Absolutely adorable ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@katehayford5086]

I’m so glad I found your channel! Your videos are so lovely to watch.

[@LeticiaCuenca]

Beautiful dresses and music! 🩷

[@mandsophie]

What a great model!! Love you Girls💚💛💗

[@CzechJamie]

Love the dress. And you make really great videos, too! ❤

[@MarinaFilipchik]

love watching ana listening ...

[@ptoste1]

Beautiful dresses and look great on you two. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@emcarver8983]

I love you two elvin ladies.

[@EllaHarp]

🧡💚

[@evelynwald9132]

You both looked so cute in those dresses. Loved the idea. Thanks for sharing.

[@KenidiDavid-n1g]

Screaming into the void❣️

[@bfs1209]

Very Talented ladies! I love your simple style🥰

[@jsalmn]

I am looking forward to making one of your dress.

[@laurenenash5329]

I love your videos! Thank you for sharing your beautiful music and your mad sewing skills with us! You have really inspired me!😍

[@EllaHarp]

So glad! Thank you for watching

[@TXDHC]

Addicted to your videos! I like your style….because it makes my life easier! 😁 BTW thanks for the pattern.

[@EllaHarp]

Love it!

[@SuperClare]

Wow! So beautiful! ❤️❤️❤️

[@janthurgood1803]

I love how simple you make it look, i love the look👏👏

[@goodvolks2know372]

You are so blessed to have like minded spirits in your family. I do not have that and I truly feel that void.

[@EllaHarp]

Ah I'm sorry to hear that, my family and I have our fair share of differences but I'm extremely lucky and grateful for the example they've set of following their passions ❤

[@Queenread82]

Clever finishing, thanks for sharing!

[@RhondaGebara]

Beautiful!!

[@NatureGirl58]

they look great. you are so clever and talented

[@pjgfountaine7690]

Swim or drown.....i just came across your channel , watched this as a First , and really enjoyed your lovely song as i watched you do something i had hoped to find a video of : sewing a project successfully by somebody else who doesn’t like to iron before sewing, haha and you proved to me that my aversion to ironing doesn’t have to sideline me from sewing. Haha thank you so very much for the lovely video, and you make it seem second nature, the way you whipped those dresses out, and bravo for not ironing or prewashing and making two very versatile and fun looking jumper dresses. And please if you could maybe link to your song? Thanks! Great job!

[@EllaHarp]

Song link is the first in the description box above, and thanks so much for the kind words 🥰

[@lindajimmerson8542]

Love the dresses, your video and the sweetness of you and your aunt. What a special pair you are🤗💐

[@EllaHarp]

Thank you so much! 🥰

[@dotathillcrest]

Beautiful Dresses, love the way you sew..

[@emilinebelle7811]

You guys look so beautiful

[@catherinefox7832]

Love love all your dresses 😍

[@EllaHarp]

Ah thanks so much :)

[@anniebird248]

Great video! Your ability is mesmerising.

[@kymclinton3140]

Absolutely love your dresses and love you machine &table

[@evasaker2476]

Lovely! All of it, lovely! ❤️

[@theseamstressatthecottage]

Another inspiring video, love the dress

[@NellieChristopher]

Beautiful dresses! 💃 Beautiful ladies! 💃 😃 🌟

[@EllaHarp]

🙏❤

[@leehirschman473]

Good job! Love the dresses

[@beachygurls6]

So funny, I thought she was getting the green one and you were keeping the burnt orange! Beautifully done and looks lovely on you both!

[@Vera-kh8zj]

nice content and really good choice of music.

[@faybosgra2599]

Love, love these dresses!!!! Great work and artistic style! What is the year/model of your vibrage sewing machine?

[@lindasnyder5048]

Love the dresses I really need to try sewing one ...they look easy but I usually need a pattern to do something 🤔...colors are great...I would be afraid to wash in hot and dry on high..I'm more on cool and hang to dry then iron...afraid of shrinkage...were these linen....

[@sagesinkingrun]

i absolutely adore your sewing style. its so inspiring! if i may ask, where do you buy your linen? i would lovee to start working with linen but have no clue where to find it at a semi affordable price lol

[@summmerly]

You’re aunt has vibes

[@veriseoul8756]

Hi Ella, I was wondering if you ever have any issues with drying your linen garments in the dryer? I have linen pillowcases and try to always air dry them because I've heard that the heat from the dryer is bad for linen fabrics and drastically shortens their lifespan. Do you only dry them like this the one time for shrinkage or all of the time? Thank you!!

[@EllaHarp]

I personally continue to dry mine in the dryer (tho I'll often take them out just before they're fully dry) and haven't had issues, but air drying is totally fine if that's your preference! The initial wash/dry is the most important to set the seams/shrinkage

[@valeriefrederick2389]

Ella , I just found your channel , lovely work , love your video , and the music , is this you singing ? Is so beautiful ! What’s the name of the song ,

[@EllaHarp]

Thank you! It is one of mine, called 'Late Summer'

[@elaineobrien7699]

Beautiful 👍

[@KenidiDavid-n1g]

Learned to sing dirty money wen i first found you, shotgun saddie nd snowbird are my favorites helped me more than anything ily ella🩵❄️

[@ChristineMcClendon]

What finish and weight is the linen you used in this dress? Noticed they had different weights and finishes...Signature finish, soften, and no finish. Was curious which finish you used in this video.?

[@idahernandez9362]

So incredible sweet, I enjoyed this video very much

[@maike__-]

Hey I was wondering how long you make the straps to tie it in the back? Lovely video as always! 😊

[@EllaHarp]

I made these about 3' because I like the visual of them trailing, but 2' would have been adequate 🥰

[@MrsCucciaSews]

Where do you get your linen material from? Unfortunately I am having a difficult time finding it in my local shops.

[@EllaHarp]

I get mine from Fabrics Store Online, have put a link in the description

[@lpmoron6258]

Did I miss the type of fabric you used?

[@EllaHarp]

Linen!

[@careya]

Why don’t you press your fabric? Genuinely curious.

[@prisillaspace]

✨💐💖🦋🌷

[@cosmiccoyotedog-doreenb9605]

Dresses are more beautiful on you two pretty ladies.

[@michellemerritt2692]

Would you mind terribly explaining how you measure for your skirt pieces widths?

[@janell2645]

My guess is that each gathered piece is one and a half times (1.5x) wider than the piece above it that it’s attached to or it could be 2 x wider which is also common for gathered pieces. So if one bottom edge of the tank top is 20” wide the top skirt piece would be between 30” to 40” wide. You can choose how full you would like the gathers to be on your skirt.

[@EllaHarp]

As a general rule, I aim to have my skirts stick out about 1-3" wider on each side of my top panel for workdresses (laid flat, before I start gathering) depending on the visual I'm going for. You could have more allowance for a fuller skirt, but wouldn't want to do any less. Because the skirt panels are tapered, the bottoms are wider by around 2-4"

[@lindaorozco4595]

Was this supposed to be a teaching video ?

[@EllaHarp]

This is me making some dresses and timelapsing/explaining what I'm doing. If it helps others feel inspired to create their own, similar dress, there should be enough info in here to help

[@janell2645]

A lovely inspiration video for sure! 💛

[@morganswisegood9624]

I love the dresses I just wish you could go a little slower so it’s beginner friendly!:/

[@aloh2330]

Is it just me or do all her sewing pieces look the same?

[@EllaHarp]

Well you are commenting on a video in which I made two identical dresses so.... yeah? 🤣

[@altaroberts5105]

Why does such a lot of youtube sewists work on the floor? Why don't you have tables?

[@EllaHarp]

Can only speak for myself, but space and dedicated furniture are luxuries I don't have the finances for as an independent musician in a very expensive city/state. The floor of my 350sq foot studio is what I have and I'm cool with it.