MAKE IT BIGGER: Taking apart a $150 vintage skirt and using my $100 piece of vintage fabric

[@StephanieCanada]

I hope you enjoyed another of my "Make It Bigger" series. Let ma know if there is anything else you would like to see me try out! Also, check out this Sewing and Crafting Playlist for more sewing fun: kzbin.info/aero/PLaG2bBTXx7U7pyiejUIlugJrXqjVsnpXg

[@jomercer21113]

the pink section could make a cute apron I keep a spray bottle of water at the ironing board to make steam while avoiding the dreaded rusty eruptions from the iron. I get my pinking shears sharpened about every other year. laying a gathering stitch on either side of the final seamline makes it a lot easier to get it even and flat. Lovely project!

[@michellecornum5856]

the fact that these two pieces came together was no small miracle. YAY! A SKIRT!

[@StephanieCanada]

Right! I love it SO (now I have to squeeze back into it....dang quarantine stress baking)

[@hazelgeno]

Loved your what I call “Combat Sewing”. Just make it look good to you, wear it and enjoy your lovely skirt. Who’s gonna be snoopy enough to look at all of our sewing tricks right. I use the old fake out button technique regularly👍🏻 great job!!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@StephanieCanada]

COMBAT SEWING!!! I love that so much!

[@lorrainebailey4267]

I am so relieved that I am not the only one that need to refer to her owners manual for just about everything

[@leighmeagher6836]

As an Australian, your use of irony os 100%. Well done! So many of our North American cousins kinda miss the subtleties of effective irony!

[@vickismallwood2082]

Wow it's beautiful Stephanie I am in love with the material and its so amazing you even found a skirt with the same pattern.

[@robinbaum-hn2pc]

Cute cute cute.or should I say Ole Ole Ole!Carmen would be so jealous! You’ll be the belle of the Cantina!

[@lisaterk9318]

I've read that cutting aluminium foil with, your pinking scissors, will sharpen them. Love your channel!

[@sewjostudio]

I love your sweet Singer Merritt in the pink base. I have just donated 2 of them to some worthy underserved students from my non-profit sewing school. I love rehabilitating those beautiful older but simple Singers. And of course they love pink.

[@elainebye9090]

Very satisfying to see two pieces of the same fabric come together after all these years... Fun video!

[@soma24jp]

You should try the zig zag over floss method of gathering. Way easier and only one line of stitching🤓

[@aleciamcdonald3941]

I must remember this. Sounds like a much easier option.

[@linda9731]

How fun, the vintage skirt project was exciting! I watched to the end and caught your bloopers too. Because you are so good at your craft, a super videographer, and all around funny, funny gal I want to see more, so I subscribed. Best wishes Steph. Hope it's ok to call you Steph!❤😊

[@elliemayormaynot]

I hate pattern matching too. My grandmother used to tell me that you can't tell the difference on a galloping horse. Don't you love Southern colloquialisms?

[@ruthirwin8222]

My mum used to say a blind man on a galloping horse wont notice in im from northern ireland

[@jadakowers590]

I did enjoy every bit of this video. What did you do with the pink fabric?

[@barbaraokin6507]

I make lots of full 160” hoop skirts and I learned from The Tailorette to iron my gathered skirt to set and flatten the gathers before sewing it to the waistband/bodice. It has made a big difference in the final product.

[@patriciahazeltine9986]

That was an amazing find, and I love the skirt, $250.00 worth!!

[@EastSider48215]

Hooray for pockets indeed!

[@hattierensberry1561]

I can't tell you how many times I have googled "how to make a vintage skirt bigger"! The world needs more videos like this! Also, I fully support you deconstructing this skirt to reunite it with your other tan version of this fabric! (That original color blocking was hideos, I agree.)

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you so much! I am trying to increase (respectfully) as many items as I can without altering their original intent. I still think the pink/tan combo was a "this is all I have" situation. But it still made me laugh.

[@hattierensberry1561]

@@StephanieCanada YES! I love that. As a person who is on the smaller end of sizing, I have repeatedly reminded myself that I am not allowed to damage/permanently alter a garment that is too large for me in any way, but it is perfectly ok to add gores or a sash to one that is too small!

[@hazelgeno]

I’m with Hattie, love the make it bigger videos!

[@robinwhite-underwood467]

Love the "button over the snap" shortcut! Buttonholes scare me, as do zippers, facings, sleeves, and knit fabrics (am I even a sewist?), so any shortcut to avoid buttonholes is appreciated.

[@coralquail]

Thank you for sharing this! I have a bunch of vintage skirts that my Grandma made that I want to update so I can wear them, but I've always been afraid to rip them apart. Watching you rework your vintage pieces gives me some confidence that I can do it too. Cheers!

[@pooareda]

Love your non perfect sewing.

[@juniper111984]

I love it! Also I hate picking sheers mine similarly like to chew my fabric I ended up buying a pinking rotary blade just so I could avoid it's shenanigans

[@lynn858]

If you haven't memorized how to put in a bobbin without referring to the manual, that's a solid indication that your machine works reasonably well. The reason I know how to thread my machine, and my SERGER from scratch, is because both have been absolutely beastly to me at times forcing me to rethread repeatedly for a couple of hours. The serger I had a deadline, and money to be made - but only if I could force it into submission. Under no other circumstances could I have persisted with such diligence had there not been money on the line.

[@StephanieCanada]

Oh you are so correct!

[@rebeccacamacho-sobczak4282]

Oh, this is sooooooooo cute!!

[@daisydaffsforever723]

You were so brave to do that...I admire your true grit!

[@deloresgutierrez1350]

@StephanieCanada cut aluminum foil with those dull pinking shears to sharpen.

[@bigc8127]

your sewing machine is cool

[@stevezytveld6585]

Pinking Sheers Suggestion - fold up a bunch of tin foil. And cut into it with your scissors until you have nothing but wee confetti. Won't make up for professional sharpening. But it will get you there in the meantime. - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown

[@StephanieCanada]

Oh so COOL! I will definitely have to give it a try!

[@kristinedoty7876]

You know, to get the maximum fullness, you CAN cut out the printed part (with a seam allowance) and applique it onto a matching beige background. All depends on how distinct the lines are to the print.

[@kyriea3112]

You have the same technique I use to for seam ripping! Woo!! Also, thank you for showing the understitiching, I now realize what I did wrong on the last skirt I made. Lucky for me, the fabric for the pockets is the same as the skirt, so you can tell.

[@StephanieCanada]

Happy to help! I love what understitching does for my garments, but yes it can be a pain (especially on curves), so start with a straight seam.

[@kittyizquierdo3481]

I loved it !!!

[@cometkatt]

LOVE THE SKIRT!!!

[@nataliasmetanina219]

I like your energy and sense of humor, please keep going on 😄

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you so much for the kind words!

[@sueb4368]

I realize I'm very late to the party with this question, but did you make an apron out of the discarded pink fabric? It would make such a cute half apron in my opinion.

[@leonorm8453]

It was such a nice video to watch.I love the way you added pockets! Such interesting technique. Perhaps you could explain it a little bit more in depth, perhaps give some measurrements for the opening, placements and so on for us newbies in the back? Would be greatly appreciated :)

[@StephanieCanada]

Sure! As I get better with pockets I would be happy to show more specifics. Right now I am just sort of winging it because I know I want pockets.

[@theblerdshow]

Love your sarcasm.

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you!!

[@DebbieGreenSnider]

Love that fabric!

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you so much! I do too.

[@melaniew4354]

I know you have mentioned in several videos that you like to use thrifted thread. I have been sewing for 40+ years and have some really old thread in my own stash. I found out the hard way that I needed to throw most of it out because I made 2 dresses (that came out really well) with old thread and the seams started to pop because the thread was rotten. I had to go back and re-sew most of the seams with new thread. Have you had anything like that happen when using old thread?

[@StephanieCanada]

Interesting, Melanie. I have not had that happen to me. However I do always do a rot test first where I pull on the thread as hard as I can to see if it will break. If it does I don’t use it.

[@barbaraferron7994]

There's a trick where you restore old thread with mineral oil.

[@bonnieprater5124]

The "pinker" shade of tan on the original skirt panels may just be washing and sun fading over time.

[@kristinedoty7876]

I would have tea-washed it to match shades.

[@ssujh1]

🎉

[@2020Dumpsterfire]

cant tell the pattern matching cuz it gathered anyway, and if any one notices they can shove off its a 250 dollar skirt and it looks good and has POCKETS.

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you so much! And truth all around.. (bonus points to you for an amazing KZbin handle)

[@rebeccaturner8340]

Randomly watching this WAY after the fact and wondering if you were able to use the pink bits to make your daughter a matching something 🤔 I liked your process and completely agree with the color blocking thing. I don't particularly like that

[@StephanieCanada]

Still have that little pink scrap. Haven't decided what to do with it yet.

[@rebeccaturner8340]

@@StephanieCanada I'm sure you'll find something great to do with it 🙂