This Magical Sewing Illusion Is So Versatile

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[@mamadeb1963]

You basically invented the 21st C version of the tea gown - a dress comfy enough to relax in, but nice enough to entertain guests. Which was also called a hostess gown in the mid 20th C. Also, anyone one else see that black gray stripe in the pile and immediately know that was what Charlie would pick?

[@raraavis7782]

You're so right about that! This can be just about as fancy as you want it to be - depending on the fabric and whatever jewelry/accessories you wear with it, without needing to compromise on comfort. Great comparison to the tea gown!

[@annasolovyeva1013]

Yes; we need the tea gowns, dresses looking nice but washable and feeling comfy like a nightgown...

[@AllThePeppermint]

@@annasolovyeva1013 Amen! About 15 years ago it was a common/popular find in my area for stores to have stylish yet comfy dresses made out of swimsuit-like material. I had (I think I lost it) one such dress that was a deep V-neck with material that draped from the neckline to do a faux-wrap around the waist. It had a little of a high waistline that hugged just enough and it had a tea-length handkerchief hem. It had a large abstract floral print of coral pink, almost a mint blue-green, white, and black. I wore that dress so so much because it was so pretty and so comfy! I love the modern "variations" of the original tea gowns.

[@DisplacedUnderDog]

Oh my pancakes and syrup!!! My thoughts exactly!!!

[@inkenhafner7187]

The gray and black dress is in the thumbnail of the video, so I knew which fabric she'd pick. Literally.

[@skylerbrown5495]

As a deaf person, I LOVE how you captioned the fabric thuds at the start 😍 thank you for caring about accessibility

[@Soulcrash3]

I had asked myself how the people at Maison margiela had sewn the waist of a dress of blue and white stripes this SS2024 to make it so fitted yet so fabulously puffy at the bottom and you made a video about it! This is revolutionary!

[@ajchapeliere]

Haven't watched the video yet, but I'm guessing it's box pleats following the stripe edges.

[@munjister177]

This technique reminds me of the Oscar de la Renta rainbow stripe dress. It's mostly white with free spaces for rainbow chiffon, it's lovely!

[@alangdorf2983]

@@ajchapeliere or Moo

[@nonakabyrd5759]

Love these, in the summer it's almost all I wear

[@TorchwoodPandP]

So basically, you have updated the Ancient Greek Chiton with stripes? Brilliant result! 😊😊

[@christineg8151]

It really does look like a chiton, doesn't it!

[@ladyflimflam]

Well, the first one does. The v neck ruins the effect.

[@5centfabrications578]

Exactly what I thought! The ruching on the shoulders especially helps it become a striped chiton.

[@therewillbecatswithgwenhwyfar]

If I were an ancient chiton wearer, I'd be the one always yanking my neck hole into a V neck. 😂😂😂

[@brooke_reiverrose2949]

I immediately need fifteen of these in lightweight linen for summer

[@amsteldam5887]

This is a riff on the technique called 'pleated to set' it's a method used in kilt making where the tartan is pleated in such a way that when the wearer stands still the pleats maintain the pattern and as the wearer walks you can see the full tartan. It's quite beautiful and demands technical skill. This of course is a simpler method with done with stripes instead of plaid, but the idea is roughly the same. I never thought to do it with stripes or on a dress before, very clever.

[@synderach]

Yes, pleated to sett, or in her case, pleated to stripe.

[@Prairiesentry]

@@synderach actually pleated to the stripe is another kit technique. where the tartan is pleated so that only the horizontal stripes show through the pleating. most common in military kilts as it uses less fabric.

[@vincentlevarrick6557]

Yes, I was watching Charlie's brain ticking over and i was wondering if she'd make the connection to kilts! The pleating of kilts to maintain the cross tartan pattern is absolutley insane skills. Working with stripes, and then using stripes of uneven width seem like great stepping stones to get the techinique and maths sorted in one's head before tackling a full tartan.

[@lain-or-shine]

Persephone in the spring and summer vs. Persephone in the fall in winter ♥️

[@tinaxlynn9157]

I can’t express how much I love this comment 😍

[@bonecharms519]

Obsessed w this comment

[@MiffoKarin]

Gosh, this dress looks SO GOOD in monochrome! I have a variation idea; what if you also sew together the stripes at the shoulder seams? 🤔

[@Bigsistermeg]

From the thumbnail, I thought the black dress was a pencil sketch and the cotton candy dress was the finished one. I was delighted to realize seconds into the video that no, they’re both real.

[@mrsmac6193]

If the colorful dress is your cotton candy version, this new one is cookies and cream. Both are so fun! The pleating technique reminds me of pin tucks, but using the fabric to guide the size. So cool!

[@AllThePeppermint]

They kind of remind me of Wizard of Oz. haha

[@m.jewell9107]

I hadn't thought about the extra fabric inside the dress behind the pleats until you showed us the pastel dress inside out! Thank you for that! Does it feel like you have lots of layers of fabric around the waist of each dress? would you consider cutting out the back of the pleats, or tacking them down so they lie in a certain direction? Congratulations for using your new sewing foot and switching to a new needle for every new project! I look forward to the woven form of this style!

[@mrsliberty9220]

I am so happy when I see you have a new video. You make me 😊. I am a 77 year old who use to make most of my clothing years ago, especially when I had somewhere special to go and wanted to wear something different. You are so very entertaining to me. Thank you for the smiles.

[@Avotts]

She reminds me of laurel and hardy, the 3 stooges and harpo marx.....all at the same time.

[@humaneleaguelancPA]

I'm 66yr. and did the same as you did making my own clothing! She is funny isn't she!

[@ditahargrove2804]

I’m 49 and used to do the same thing 😊

[@LazyIRanch]

@@Avotts I haven't watched yet, but now I know I will REALLY enjoy this, if she reminds you of those classic comedians! Especially Harpo. I fell in love with him as a child, and he still has my heart at 63 years old. Groucho was the funniest Marx Bro, but Harpo was such a genuinely sweet man... such an angel, he even played the harp (beautifully!). The only man I truly loved reminded me of Harpo. He was so funny, did magic tricks for children and everyone loved him who knew him. He adored his sweet mom, and I do to. She raised wonderful children. We had 8 wonderful years together, before he died in 1989. I still dream about him.

[@dawsie]

Okay, this is fantastic, by sewing the strips at the waist it removes that look of “I should not wear strips issue” strips has a way of making me look wide as a battleship 🙈 but if I do this method it will make my waist look slimmer and given that nice hour glass look. Now I need to find me some black/grey striped jersey cotton or light weight wool 😹😹 Thanks Charley this is one of the best looking dresses🤗❤️

[@michellebyrom6551]

Make the centre pleat seams gradually longer than the outer pleat seams and you'll mimick the shaping of a waist corset to emphasis the hourglass. Say 2.5 to 3" seam at side waist to 5 or 6" seam at the centre, lozenge shape over the tummy. This will probably help the shortwaisted be more comfortable too.

[@LazyIRanch]

I'm built like a telephone pole... with boobs! I'm tall, 5'9" and 135 pounds, but short-waisted with very long, skinny arms and legs so I look thick in the middle because I have no hips or butt, just my D-cup tatas!☺ I can tell already this dress will flatter my lack of curves, while keeping me cool and comfy! I have the perfect piece of fabric, some gorgeous, finely woven Egyptian cotton I bought @ 30 years ago to make my sweet Dad a Summer dress shirt. It was expensive, imported fabric but sadly, my Dad died suddenly in 1996 before I could make that shirt. I made him many shirts over the years from a Vogue designer pattern that fit him perfectly. Momma said he looked sexy in those tailored shirts, so he wore them a lot!😉 40+ years together, and they were sweethearts until death parted them. Momma died 4 years later, and I believe he came to guide her Home. Her ICU nurse told me that she called him to close her door in the ICU because she "needed to be alone for a few minutes". Momma died with a sweet, peaceful smile on her face. I asked that nurse if he believed that people see their loved ones just before they die, he told me that he KNOWS they do, because he's seen it happen hundreds of times, just like it did with my Mom. I believe that nurse. This July 27th would have been my Daddy's 100th birthday if he was still with us. It's time for me to make something beautiful with "his" fabric and to celebrate the life of the man who meant the world to me! Momma was with me when I got that fabric and she loved it. She paid for it, because it cost more than I would typically spend. Mom was right! It was worth the price. I'm making this dress, and I will think about my wonderful parents every time I wear it! I do anyway!💖 Sorry for the long story no one asked for, but I'd love to hear from anyone who has had an experience like that. I'm not religious, but after seeing my mother's beautiful smiling face at peace after all she suffered changed my beliefs about death. I don't fear it anymore.

[@BumblingBee-xm4dy]

Lol quick rule of thumb? Horizontal stripes draw the eye from side to side, giving the illusion of more width whereas vertical stripes draw the eye up and down giving both a slimming effect and an illusion of additional height lol i read it in one of those teen-bop style magazines when i was 13 or so lol im 35 now so that was a good chunk of time ago lol

[@__reneemaof2]

Enid dress and Wednesday dress! 😍

[@SciFiFemale]

That was my thought too.

[@Not_mera]

The ratio of desired colour to other stripes would be all you need to know what the panel would shrink down to, no? Like for the 'everyone liked this dress' dress, the pleating would reduce the width of the fabric to ⅓ to total. Same goes for any evenly sized 3 colour fabric. And for an even 2 stripe, itd be ½ etc. (Please correct my 1am maths if im way off.)

[@ingajohannsdottir1180]

Came to make the same comment, so I definately rhink you're right😅

[@kray3883]

Yes, the math is actually super intuitive when you realize measure the part you want to have showing vs the entire thing. It also seems (have not tried yet) fairly flexible even if you have a specific measurement in mind and the stripes don't come out evenly, you can make the part showing a little narrower... Say you have big 2" stripes and you want to end up with 5" total. You need at least 3 stripes showing because 2"*2=4" would be too small. So you actually want 5 inches/3 stripes = 1+2/3" (calculator, yay) per stripe, or in other words for each stripe to be 1/3" narrower than the original 2". Since we are sewing on both sides of each stripe, you need to remove half of that, aka 1/6", from each side. So when you fold and sew, instead of sewing on the stripe boundary you would actually sew 1/6" into the color you want to show, making that color narrower. This should only really matter if you have really wide stripes so that you have fewer stripes total, otherwise the amount per stripe that would have to be different is going to be so small that it's essentially just rounding error.

[@kray3883]

I also have a whole bunch of ideas for getting more shaping by sewing a different length for each stripe. Or, a bit insane, if you had really wide stripes you could make those seams into fisheye darts.......I wouldn't want to do that with more than about 8 darts in front and 8 in back and really even that would be a lot, but still, the possibilities...

[@michellebyrom6551]

​@kray3883 after I read that my mind said Thanks, maths isn't my favourite area of interest. By the time I opened the comment box the lazy part of my brain went: count the seams for the pleats, how much narrower does the piece need to be, now divide that by number of seams and halve that. Each deeper pleat removesthe same amount from each side so 4mm becomes 2mm on the seamline. I bet that's a more complicated equation but it gets my head around what needs removing from where. Lol

[@kray3883]

@@michellebyrom6551 It's exactly the same, actually! You can replace "stripe" with "seam" in my post and it's the same math in the same order. I think the main difference might be if you're thinking about what is taken away or what is left behind.

[@SuperLollipopKitty]

I really love your book review...because sometimes there are these book snobs who look down on people for not having read the "classics"...and it always feels weird like some kind of right of passage I didn't sign on for💃 I just like to read lol

[@patientgrace]

@SuperLollipopKitty right? I read gone with the wind because I got so tired of that snobbery, and because Carol Burnette did a skit making a dress from curtains. 8 hours in (audiobook) the war was over and I was ready to wrap up but no, there was 8 more hours. Let me save you the 16 hours of your life you will never get back.... Rhett loves scarlet, who loves Ashley, who loves Melanie. Scarlet doesn't realize she "cares" for Rhett until she's spent the entire book being horrible to him and crushing his spirit. By that time he no longer "gives a damn". There's the entire story for you.... 🙄🙄🙄

[@ToriLynnH]

I was totally embarrassed during a party game when I didn't know the Bronte sisters.... And I'm very well read. I knew the books, but not the authors' names.

[@LazyIRanch]

@@patientgrace I've seen the movie, and hated that beeyotch, Scarlett, and how the slaves were portrayed as being happy and enjoying living in cruel abject poverty, worked literally to death. NO! Slaves did not love their "masters", and slavery did NOT improve the lives of Africans who were stolen from their families. They "forgot" the part where their "owners" split up families, sold the children and spouses as if they were livestock because that's how they were treated. I absolutely adore Carol Burnett though, and her "Gone With The Wind" skit is classic! Bob Mackie, the brilliant designer who made costumes for Carol and Cher was my idol and inspiration to learn sewing. Bob Mackie and Edith Head are still my favorite designers. I will watch any old movie if Edith Head was the costume designer, no matter what the movie is. Her designs were gorgeous!!

[@mallarieluvsgirls]

@@LazyIRanchthank you. absolutely

[@trishwinstead28]

There is an Edith Head exhibit in Oklahoma City (I believe). It is through most of September. I wonder where the collection travels next.

[@thedrinkinggames9573]

I love that your chaos sewing is exactly opposite of my chaos sewing but still so inspiring! Fun fact: that exact same thing happened to our first bed, but my husband and I hated that bed, so we used it as an excuse to get a new frame. Your puppy deserves his perfect stick!

[@madelinehero4353]

I think that this dress would really lend itself to a cowl neckline! I'd also be fascinated if you could tack the pleats down in such a way that they are reversible? You'd definitely need the correct fabric for that

[@Avotts]

If she had something like satin.....making larger sewn down pleats could be so great.

[@humaneleaguelancPA]

I agree about the cowl neckline, I thought she was gonna go with that type of neckline as she sort of had it draped that way on her dress form.

[@ArDeeMee]

If you sew the tapering on the inside flat it would be either two colors, or be twisted to the left or right. You could go with the two colored (lots of work, godspeed) and either be ok with that OR cover it with a piece of fabric in a complimentary color, like a waistband. Or just a big belt. You would have to pretty up every seam of course, so it doesn’t look like the inside of a dress, but that’s just a little extra work.

[@gothicanimegirl44]

If you did a two color stripe I think you could make it reversible but it would probably need hand sewing for the wrong side of the fabric depending on the colors. I would sew it all the way and then iron down the pleats and hand sew them into place so that you wouldn't see the seams

[@ZiriO]

Oooooh, the grey lacing on the black waistband look SO good!

[@salemstrange2091]

The waist pleat makes it look like a corset which is amazing

[@nomusicnecessary]

i definitely prefer black and neutral shades in my own wardrobe and WOW this dress is incredible. i want it SO BAD omfg

[@ingar-n723]

The puppy drying himself on the bed was just delightful!

[@LazyIRanch]

Darling doggy!! Looks like a smaller, younger version of my beloved border collie, Joey, who is snoring on the floor next to me right now. He's thirteen years old, so he naps a lot these days, but when he was young he acted like this precious adorable pup. Joey's first owner loved him, but after he bit a neighbor (who was screaming at her small children!) she was told by law enforcement that she had to find him a new home, or be put down as a "vicious" dog. IMO, that neighbor earned that bite. Joey was protecting his family, like a good boi. I have a 20 acre goat ranch, off-grid in the mountains, and my beloved BFF cattle dog Ringo was 14 years old and needed to train a new dog how to do his job. Joey was born to be a ranch dog! He's very happy here and loved. I've kept in touch with his former owner so she's happy knowing that Joey has a wonderful life here, and he's my heart! He has bitten two men in the 12 years he's lived here. One was a stranger, a burglar who broke into my old motorhome, but ran away screaming after Joey bit his leg. The second one was a creepy man who told me he could fix my truck, but he came here and started trying to put the moves on me... gross! Joey ripped a hole in his jeans and bit his butt. The creep looked like he needed stitches, so he left and never came back. I found out later that this man had done time in prison for rape! Joey is a very, very, VERY good boi, and I'm so lucky he's mine. Dogs are proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!🐶💝😻

[@gadgetgirl02]

The great thing about this (besides the easy shaping) is the versatility. It would change the "belt" effect, but you don't need to sew every pleat to form a continuous solid colour.

[@nickiecarlson1837]

I used this technique on a dress I made in college and loved it! 16 years and 3 kids later it no longer fits. Thank you for the inspiration, encouragement, and reminder to make a new one!

[@kellytroy7602]

I love this! No patterns or complex assemblies, just rectangles and pleating, but it's so cool looking. Amazing! I'd say I need one but I need several.

[@AngelCCD]

"Don't make me go back to watch my own video" 🤣🤣🤣 I literally had to pause the video to post this because that would be me. Sometimes I make my own videos of something I'm doing in case it works so I know how I did it🤪🤣

[@marvellousmrsmoller]

I write instruction notes as I work for precisely this reason, Future me is very grateful to past me for the clear instructions.

[@sianifairy9070]

Exactly. Instructions or a video....great idea to document

[@konoha-kun4024]

First off: Your dog drying themselves off on the comforter is hilarious!!! XD Also: It's really cool that you let us share in your creation process rather than just showing the parts that worked - it makes your videos very relatable =D

[@cawneyhawme7141]

For thinner stripes you could make larger pletes. Instead of going dark over light to dark you could skip two lights and a dark to get to the next dark.

[@JankoWalski-hz3lu]

Yeah, but you'll still need to do the same amount of work and much more fabric xD

[@kimberly3299]

Okay, but the continued montage of the striped fabrics piling up made me laugh; that was a good bit. And I love how the final look has a very Greek goddess kind of effect!

[@Dionysian.Cryptid]

Doing this technique on a plaid would be fun and make lining up the waist way easier

[@FriggyEsq]

i can even think of having a striped fabric like the simple black and white added as an insert horizontal panel to an existing patterned fabric you like, for the express purpose of making it into a waistband-only flat color while drawing in the pattern fabric to be pleated/gathered together nicely and evenly. it almost seems like a quick and easy fix for someone who struggles with uniformity of their own gathers into thicker waistbands like that. nifty!

[@reecomyn386]

I have been eagerly awaiting this video since the pastel stripes showed up. And now I desperately want to try this because I love how the black and gray turned out. That looks SOOOOO comfy.

[@jellomiki]

I usually hate stripe fabric, congratulations on making me love this dress !!

[@mewennm4387]

Yes! Grecian princess is exactly the right description and, looking at you, is now my new goal in life. I loves the grey and black dress, the V neck is a great look on you.

[@AmandaBrooks-j8i]

I saw the pink, blue, and yellow dress in a video a little bit ago and almost commented on it it then because I did a very similarly made one for a casual Statue of Liberty costume for a work function! Mine was solid colored (because oddly enough, the Statue of Liberty is not wearing stripes 🤣) and pleated into a waistband because that's how my brain processed it at the time, but I love the use of the stripes to create such a cool illusion!

[@fjolliff6308]

I love this style! Greco-Roman sleeves are the best! I'm tempted to use this technique to make a solid color dress look more structured and detailed, maybe sew it with diagonals to make a triangle section of pleats or a "corset" shape! ~Variations~ I bet this would make a killer nightgown too... In a sheer fabric it could be lingerie. It could be a high waist mini skirt, a fun lil summer dress, even a formal gown! Omg... I'm going to have to get another clothes rack just for these... What have you done?!?!?!

[@nanettebromley8843]

I saw the finished dress and immediately thought Ancient Greek Princess. Love both versions but prefer the black and greys. Must be my goth coming out 🤣

[@fredericapanon207]

I prefer the greater contrast in the black and grey one. An equivalent fabric in tones of crimson, or royal blue or emerald would also work very nicely.

[@heatherh9859]

I love it! I was delighted to see the Shannon Makes video in the background.

[@katherinenelson5905]

The black dress is so much more dramatic! Love it!

[@thejaneymac6385]

I have been so excited waiting for this video after seeing the Pastel dress on your instagram. It’s so dreamy and swooshy.

[@jennifersdoglife]

"But I do what I want." LOL YES! Yes to pleats on the outside!

[@HesperidiumStitches]

Absolutely gorgeous! I enjoy your videos so much that I tried watching other sewing videos... nope, just you. I appreciate your mind and that you don't overly edit it. Not only are the videos more relatable and understandable, but I don't feel like I'm being talked down to. Thank you. Also, infinite variations says my mind! Ooohhhh, shiny new idea! Completely agree!

[@jansusanjennafletcher1712]

I just found your channel…the striped dress caught my eye! You’ve combined a “ form fitted” waist appearance along with the free form top of the dress! So unique but reminiscent of another era…and I believe it would look wonderful on so many different body shapes! I haven’t been so excited by creating a garment since I was challenged to create an Asian inspired cape/top ( with Mandarin collar) 20 minutes before a children’s’ dance recital- for the student teacher- and all I had was a piece of red satin, scissors And an entire container of safety pins!!! That was exhilarating- and your brain just comes alive with imagination! Thank you for reminding me of the possibilities!

[@daxxydog5777]

What a great way to use stripes as part of the design!

[@liav4102]

You have a lot of stripes, I have a lot of plaids. Thinking about trying this out with a plaid

[@blaireshoe8738]

Have you given it a go yet? It seems like it would be easier to make sure your pleat lengths are aligned since you have the extra direction of stripe to work with on a plaid 👀

[@MossyMozart]

This design looks like it would made a comfortable nightgown.

[@lapoppy4801]

Oh! Puppy drying himself!😍 Love the dress, too!

[@daalelli]

I really look forward to these Friday uploads. You are one of the few people that I will watch as soon as I see the video show up. The few times I've tried to sew with knits, I wanted to set everything aflame and it never got any better. Keep being an amazing knit magician.

[@chellysanford8067]

Im really surprised no one has mentioned Smocking yet! You keep gathering those pleats in thst manner, stacking them ontop of eachother, and youll come out with a form of smocking. Which is like doubly cool if youre going for the tea gown edwardian atheistic.

[@cor3944]

“atheistic”= without God like. “aesthetics”= related to beauty.

[@blaireshoe8738]

@@cor3944 Your comment confused me for so long, turns out my brain "autocorrected" their final word into the intended word, lol! I'm going to guess their autocorrect thought it was being helpful 😂

[@haveaballcrafting8686]

my favourite stripe manipulation technique is counterchange smocking - you can make shapes from the stripes.

[@debmarabito2486]

They are both nice, but the black is wow. I love it and would never have known how to make it. Thank you for your video.

[@DBYouTubeHandle]

That’s a gorgeous black dress! Love the belt illusion, & the sleeves, sort of ‘70’s! I think twisting the stripes is really striking.

[@zarah._ahmed3181]

I would so watch a video of just you trying different style variations of the same technique! It would be so interesting and creatively stimulating, so see you play about and see how far you could go with one technique or idea.

[@JanealJohnson]

The many faces of Charlie, love it

[@cferracini]

I love you always think of the pockets. My hero!

[@BMoll87]

The black one looks like a Roman Goddess with the sleeves rushed up.. I ususally don't sew with knit fabrics, I usually don't buy stripes... but this makes me wanna try!! Thanks for the inspiration..

[@isabelledescarries5593]

Physical comfort and mental comfort (for me, it *is* princesscore) is *hard* to get. Now I need to make one.

[@goblinjaskiniowy9083]

It gives ancient vibes, and I'm here for it

[@shindiganna]

Spectacular. Cotton candy looks like a beachy lounge tea dress. The black and gray is all that and elegant. Clever and you look great.

[@neocat81]

i have never seen strips look better!! so so so pretty!!

[@feed8647]

You did it. For the first time in my life I have an urgent need for striped fabric. Damn. But these dresses look so fabulous!

[@raraavis7782]

Love it. You really nailed it with that design. And I don't even like stripes, usually. And I love, how easy it is to construct. No messing with a pattern or need for a mock-up. Congratulations on finishing Ulysses - I tried, but never made it through 😆

[@superlolipop1111]

Oh yeaahhh now I wanna make a peplum top with this idea

[@studio._.z]

The editing is fantasic! I love the cuts between the thuds of the fabric and your intro

[@adawatson]

Both the dresser are lovely. The pink one is "casual" and the black one is good enough for an elegant evening dress. I love the shape it gives your body & think it can work for any body shape. Was also thinking that you could do the same technique on the shoulder area (but may be a little puffy around the chest area). Really enjoy your videos

[@ugenbird]

This would be a great method to make 16th century slashed puff sleeves!

[@emilyrln]

Very cool dresses and technique! You could use a black fabric maker to color in any gray showing between the pleats 😊

[@kraznia]

You discovered the basics of kilt making!

[@amandanelson8991]

Thanks for being so helpful, funny, energetic, teaching me ways to sew, that's if I can & ever learn how to use my sewing machine that I got from my mom. She wants me to get into sewing and so do I. I have no idea what is what on the sewing machine. I have never taken it out of my storage closet or open the lid to it. Also, THANKS FOR BEING YOU! U R 1 OF A KIND!

[@fredericapanon207]

Did that machine come with a manual? There's some light reading for you.... with some scrap fabric to practice on. ;-) Eh, I should follow my own advice LOL

[@TheSuedesista]

Oh wow,,, that black & grey dress...it is sooooo stylish. I can imagine Kate Winslet wearing it in a period/modern movie where she is a polite yet fiesty femme fetale with thev ability to both memerise yet shock every male that she comes across...yes, we could centre a whole movie around that dress 😊

[@LazyIRanch]

Now I'm thinking a classic wide brimmed hat with a black ostrich plume would compliment this dress perfectly! I agree, I easily see Kate Winslet rocking this dress!

[@zanthiaaihtnaz6510]

Thank you for showing the inside! It made my brain click in a wonderful way.

[@NancyW96CatLady]

I really love how both dresses turned out. If you told me you'd bought them from like a small batch indie fashion brand I'd believe it. I own exactly zero striped garments (save for a few pairs of undies), but I might have to come up with a way to incorporate this technique into a striped button down shirt or something. I can already feel that it's going to require much finagling. I also really love mesh. That purple fabric with the sheer stripes immediately had me intrigued. So many possibilities!

[@michellecornum5856]

I started a skirt like this a hundred million years ago. I really should finish it. I stopped because I didn't want to make it tight over my hips, but I couldn't answer the question of where I wanted the sewn down part to end. Now, you've made my head buzz with an idea for a dress using this technique. And I still haven't finished cleaning up the pile in my sewing room

[@sallyoneil2337]

I wasn’t so sure at first, but I love this!

[@carole5648]

comfortable and like a pretty pretty princess are all my fashion goals

[@kayfreschly6272]

You are so creative! I'd have NEVER thought of that!

[@tinasuarez]

I love watching you sew. You have such a fun personality and are so sincere. But we don’t really have the same aesthetic preferences for clothes. Which of course is totally fine. Until now. I love this dress. I want one. For all the same reasons you love it. I mean sewing the stripes together looks like a giant PITA but I don’t care. It looks so comfy and I especially love it with the v-neck. I need striped fabric now!

[@kalka1l]

Congratulations on finishing Ulysses! That is a real achievement and I am glad you shared it. I love the black stripe manipulation so much. When I try this I am going to lengthen the side stripes so it makes an optical Illusion waistline.

[@nenagravil]

I really like the cotton candy one, but I LOVE the black and gray one. Those ruched sleeves are perfection.

[@auntietara]

The black and white one. 😍 DRAMA CITY!!! Love it! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@WhirlyGirl_2679]

As a dog mom myself, I have to caution you about letting the puppy chew on sticks. Chewing on sticks can sometimes lead to splinters getting lodged in the mouth which can sometimes lead to infection and/or abscess and an expensive vet bill. Get him a Bully Stick to chew on instead. They get slimy and disgusting but you will never have to worry about splinters. Also, great job on the dress; it really turned out awesome!

[@bonecharms519]

As someone who has been a staunch Solids Only person her entire life…. I might need some striped fabric to try this. But I could also measure out stripes on some solid fabric for the same silhouette 👀🫦

[@victoriagale810]

Thank you again for the wonderful subtitles! They're genuinely amazing, and I really appreciate the time/effort taken to include them, especially by including all the background sounds and descriptors! From a very appreciative hard of hearing viewer x

[@liezakiel6705]

If you used a stripe that had a wide/narrow pattern and pleated out the narrow stripe, you'd end up with a reversible bodice - pin tucks on one side & pleats on the other. Making the shoulder seams and pockets reversible would be a bit more difficult perhaps. It might be interesting to pin tuck the shoulder seams as well.

[@amandahaynes764]

I LOVE the black one so much. I want one now. Now I have to start sewing again. Lol

[@shiyardiagariepy]

I totally understand that getting caught up in the middle of a project and seeing all the many variations that you could do and then immediately never doing any of them ROFL I primarily work with woven fabrics so a lot of what I see you do I am totally jealous of because me and knit do not get along. Excellent dress!!

[@hermitowllens]

I love crocheting to these videos - each video makes me want to try sewing more and more though!

[@kandreasworld4374]

Your process of coming up with ideas and figuring it out as you go is exactly how I do it. 😁

[@twinnieschaal]

G’day beautiful lady 💐 I just wanted to say thank you, I really enjoy your channel & I love it when you chat a lot 😀 especially when it’s random thoughts 🤣. I admire that you’re not afraid to try something new. So again thank you for being you! 🤩

[@KristinaHoneyHavenFarm]

Fascinating technique. I thought the blue on the cotton candy dress was an actual waistband (separate piece). The pink on the sides doesn't stand out as a different fabric, probably because the ties are made of the same fabric as the front and back. Both versions are beautiful.

[@RebeccaTreeseed]

I have blue and white stripe to try it out. Very cute.

[@youarebymyside]

I think this one might be even prettier. The V neck line really suits this dress & the colour turned out surprisingly good.

[@zanecheryl8768]

I love both of them but the v neck is hands down my favorite

[@ira2016]

The black one fits your figure so much better, simply because of the neckline! You inspired me, will definetly buy some striped material now.

[@bonniesf6719]

Great design!

[@MinurielLai]

These are beautiful! And I love the inclusion of just real things like having to try again, dog hair everywhere, and even just the little faces while sewing - unexpectedly made me feel validated, I also pull faces at my projects when they don't do what I want them to xD Delightful video and dresses!

[@HaphazardPeach]

this honestly might become a new nightgown pattern for me. thanks!

[@Oiami-.-]

I don't even like stripes that much, but I love this idea and the dresses. Thank you for giving me an idea for what to do with the one stripy fabric that I was gifted and somewhat like.

[@yolandamartinezgarcia8703]

I love so much that technique. The dresses are stunning on you. I need one. You are very creative Charlie.

[@noodlefeather]

end result looks like a goth greek goddess! I love it!

[@roxiewright2967]

I am OBSESSED with the black/grey/white dress.