🪷 THRIFT FLIP 🪷 upcycling a color blocked shirt from start to finish

[@emmneto]

I love how much detail you go into with your design process, even when you end up changing your mind. I like that because it keeps it real - you're pushing yourself with every project and with learning comes the organic decision changes! I would personally like to see the physical sewing, as well. Your videos are a treasure trove for me as an aspiring sewist, so if you can make it work, I would love to see how you pair up pieces of fabric, how you work through getting the seams to fit together right, etc etc. Great project!

[@AM-xo7lr]

The reason those colours look so good on you is that the soft green is similar to your eyes and the cool pinky-purple is similar to your lips. So the top picks up and highlights two features that are small in size but highly significant to human psychology and attention. A related tip for all you subtle colour seasonists out there: For similar reasons, choosing a nail polish colour that matches your eyes is very captivating. People often don't realise why they like it so much, but it's because it's echoing a part of the body that is of great significance to onlookers.

[@suno8911]

I strongly suggest checking out The Closet Historian’s videos on creating a block/slope for your body and your patterns in a simple, intuitive way. She doesn’t approach it with Maths, but in a super practical way. I used to dread the idea of self drafting and now I will never NOT self draft again. Also, her video on darts is by far the best video on understanding construction I’ve ever seen.

[@agentcallisto]

+1 to that dart video! I need to rewatch it; it’s a treasure trove of fitting information.

[@yamaksy]

I am just grateful for the amount of detail you get into and film quality! Keep on doing what you want to do! We are here for it!

[@ericaeschenbacher4921]

I'm totally here for the process! I find your creativity very inspiring especially when using thrifted materials. So happy you worked through the learning curves and brought your beautiful vision to life. 👏

[@laurineeng]

Don’t change anything. I’m a crafter lover too & I enjoy your videos. very motivational and inspirational.

[@agentcallisto]

Not to be dramatic or anything, but while you were talking about creative fulfillment at the end of the video I was struck with such a feeling of gratitude that I get to live at a time when this type of entertainment is available. Watching someone else pursue their creative endeavors is so inspiring and though I don’t have a lot of time for my own projects right now (mom of very young children), this helps fill my tank. You’re giving me ideas for the thrifted garments I have sitting in my stash. I’ll get to them eventually!

[@mirandaosmelak480]

Your videos are perfect as they are. I feel like I am getting just the right amount of design info. You know what I like most about your videos? Your unapologetic drive for perfection. You really care to test things and get them just right, but at the same time you maintain a positive attitude. It's just so refreshing. I am so happy for you every time you end up being satisfied with the garment:). Hope you're doing well. And your silver jewellery suits you great. Good riddance to the golden earrings.

[@crazy4beatles]

Love it too! Way back in the late 90s I had a hand me down blouse. It had two buttonholes since it was supposed to close in a trendy, just at the bust, belly button out style. I had the bright idea to turn it around and close it up, take off the short sleeves completely and take off the collar and make it into a pronounced boat neck type. Thankfully my mom had the sewing skills to bring my ideas to fruition. Loved it and used that top for a loooong time.

[@mudotter]

I love your whole process and how you're thinking out loud as you go. To give you an idea of your audience, I am listening to you, while I add a waistband to a circle skirt, made from a table cloth. I have only recently come back to sewing after...30 years. So I am kind of where you are at. Loving the process of learning how to meet my own clothing needs. If you like the back seam, I recently made a Bronze Age shirt design for myself. Made from a single piece of fabric and it has a T seam in the back, It looks and feels like a design choice. I need to tweek the basic design for my body shape, but the shirt I made looks lovely. Has a similar fit to what you designed.

[@SunshineDeGennaro]

I'm appreciating the detail of your process. Many of your 'stuck points' are frequently mine. Thanks for the inspiration and reminding me that it's just a process and it's okay to stop and think about it all for a bit.

[@macuisinesanssulfites4101]

I liked everything about this video, especially the part where you had to figure out how to make the pattern fit better. I like you try to draft things myself and often stumble upon unexpected issues. I am currently making a summer top for my daughter using a shirt that my husband couldn’t wear anymore (collar all worn). It is taking me a long time since I am not a professional; but one by one every problem gets solved. I decided to add a bit of interest to the plain blue silky top by using one of the stitches on my machine as embroidery along the edges and over the seams to secure them. I bought variegated embroidery thread to match the fabric and it looks very nice. Your videos are inspirational; I look forward to the next ones!

[@sidmiller8840]

This was my first video of yours that KZbin suggested to me. I really loved your breakdown of the process, including the design process and your thinking going through each step. It's also great to see your mistakes along with successes!

[@ca6177]

Me too, and I'm so glad I stumbled across it! I will tune in again! Thank you!

[@toksi.]

Love the shirt! I think showing your process is good, because we get to see when an idea you're not sure of works out, or how you adjust when something doesn't work out.

[@beccssmith6285]

Rit sell colour remover. Removing all the colour allows you to start or dye from scratch. I love your ideas. I love linen too, and I thrift it. Silk and wool too.

[@arlenem6659]

It turned out really nice. And the colors look great on you. Thanks for showing the process of correcting the underarm problem, I appreciate that.

[@AurelieJoie]

I really appreciate your creation process because it's somewhat like mine. I especially benefit from your struggles and troubleshooting for patterns. I work a 9 to 5 Monday through Friday Job and time to spend on pattern, drafting and experimenting with what shapes result in what problems for sleeves especially is a premium. Not only that but because I work a desk job, time toiling away at a sewing table has its limits for me in a given week. So every minute I can gain experience, knowledge and secondhand lessons learned is very valuable. Thank you for sharing your process!

[@Deafkid97]

I love wearing any color even if it doesn’t “suit” me it’s all about confidence! I think leaving the sleeves as is if you had the main body within your color palette would be a good option in the future

[@inespastormarazuela9845]

I looove the result, and I loved watching the whole process! The different design ideas you go through before landing on the last one, the different tests... Your videos are so polished and professional!

[@romain_goetz]

I love to see the design process, from the first sketch to all the small adjustments and changes you make to the project on the go. I think it is fascinating to see!

[@Bowmanville100]

I love to see the process of creating the garment. How the ideas coming alive. There is a lot of tutorials, but you showing your process of thinking about the project. It’s very interesting and inspiring. Love it❤

[@KatyaXander]

Love seeing alll the process. And there’s so much to learn from our mistakes. Love your channel and feel inspired each video. ❤

[@sherribaker271]

Enjoyed seeing you work thru the fitting process. I have sewn for over 50 years and just now am starting to create/modify patterns . Getting the second-hand benefit from your experience is very helpful.

[@Wick-a-Roo8897]

Love the end result. I like seeing how you decide what you want to do

[@prosie1968]

I love to watch the drafting process and the sewing. I appreciate you doing it yourself from start to finish.

[@baidykle1]

It was surprising to learn you are a beginner in this, as I always thought that you are drafting everything with such eye for details and your sewing always looks finished professionally etc. So it was actually quite nice to see you stumble across mistakes (not because I want you to fail so that I feel better but because then we get to see your thought progress and how you would solve the problems). That process of working through problems is actually very valuable not only for you but for us, viewers, I think. As we also learn together (yes, I've been meeting simillar problems).

[@emma.greenwood]

I love this!! For the seam at the back, I would personally add a few small pearly white buttons to accentuate it as a feature 😍

[@yvettemorales1671]

I love your process, and how every aspect of the clothing is so well thought out. I upcycle thrifted things as well, and am really great at finding natural fabrics. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@pompom8030]

Your level of energy that u put into this project amazes me. And it turned out so lovely ❤

[@whatislife5436]

You have such good intention and workethickit seems and i truly enjoyed watching the whole thing! Trust your gut

[@studiobonvon]

Yay I’m glad to hear you enjoyed it 😊

[@henriettelinkshanderin1449]

I just discovered your channel today and I this is the first video I watched. Love it from start to finish, can't wait to watch more. Thank you! This is very inspiring!

[@Pdubb235]

Enjoyed your experimenting and testing on the fabrics and color. Awesome video with good detail and analysis. I did fast fwd bits and pieces mainly because I was excited about the result. I totally support sustainable wardrobes. 😊 Brilliant!

[@Whimsy_the_bus]

I love the making of process. It’s very interesting!! As a sewer myself I love to see what your process

[@ca6177]

Everything you showed was very instructional, and i sure liked it! Thanks, I'll be tuning in again!

[@jenniferrich5292]

I loved this video! Seeing your design process was fascinating and inspiring. I’ve sewn all my clothes for several years and I’ve spent most of my time on fit and drafting, but I’d love to add simple embroidery and get more creative. You may have learned this by now, but I’m pretty sure the front of a bodice pattern is always wider than the back, at least for women. The parts of the pattern that need to match in length are the parts that sew together, so the shoulder seam and side seam. Then you can check that the neckline works by butting up the shoulder lines to each other and seeing if there is a nice curve from front to back. I hope that makes sense. I would love to see more of your dying process. I have some yarn that needs a dye bath, and over dying fabric is fascinating. It would be great to watch a regular person like me use Rit dye.😊 Thanks for all the work you are putting in on these videos. I’m sure it’s not easy, but I’m learning a lot from you. Good luck👍

[@hobgobbling]

my favorite part of these projects is definitely the making-of process. I'd also like to see a start to finish thrift flip, where you include footage of the thrift process. idk if that'd be too long for most people though.

[@praskufkaomaina]

Your videos are always so well made! I absolutely enjoy your content, keep them coming ❤

[@bellasuperstar-hg1wx]

I am changing my wardrobe over to natural sustainable fires too. Love❤ your channel

[@Victoria-gq8gt]

Gorgeous turquiose colour top on you!! Spot on colour analysis! You got it right in your last video.. Anyone who disagrees doesnt have the precise eye, sadly for them, as they dont realise it and this confounds others when they offer their opinions in the comment section.

[@DianaFoskett-ds5rx]

I like the process piece. I want to get better at making clothes, so watching you solve problems is really interesting and helpful!

[@blumenspirare718]

Thank you for sharing your process - especially the troubleshooting / learning along the way!

[@susang7396]

I'm only halfway through the video, but maybe you'll get to this: sleeves are often a bit bigger than the armhole. I went though a phase of making clothes with vintage patterns and this is how the sleeves are usually made to fit--adding stitching that you remove to very slightly ease the sleeves--and below I'm going to try to attach some text I copied from reddit about this, since I can't figure out how to explain it myself: So sleeve pieces are usually slightly bigger than the armscye (arm hole) they attach to, though not massively so. To fit it in you will need to gather it. (Not so it's visibly puffed-you're just easing it). Here's how: Use a straight stitch with a long length and sew two parallel lines of stitching around the curved top of the sleeve piece, within the seam allowance but not so close to the cut edge that the fabric frays - about 5mm and 10mm in from the edge tends to work well. Leave the end of the threads long and don't tie them as you'll be removing the stitch later. Find the middle of the sleeve piece and pin or clip it to the top shoulder seam, bring careful not to get the threads in the pin or clip. Pull gently on the top or bottom threads, (being careful not to pull them out or snap them) to 'bunch up' or gather the fabric until it's the same size as the armscye. Pin/clip as you go to fit it into the armscye, smoothing the gathers evenly. This takes some practice so take your time to avoid lumpy seams. Sew the seam. Remove the two long lines of stitching by pulling them out and then proceed with the rest of the sewing.

[@suetheron4495]

I'm enjoying your videos. Thank you. In particular, I like how you're working out the patterns and adjusting to fit. Personally, I wouldn't mind a little more detail on that. Looking forward to your ongoing videos. It's a great journey

[@ca6177]

You are awesome, you worked through the process and turned out a great product! Thanks! Inspired!

[@CalmingChaos-q7p]

I love this channel so much and I feel like I have already learned from the first few videos I have seen of yours because of the clear and so visual way you present and explain things during the process of making and working through. So pleeease if you have the time and enough people like it, I would love to continue seeing it. And since your approach to a sustainable wardrobe involves so much of the aspects I am working towards regarding my clothes, I feel so inspired and with your explanation I feel like I too can reach my goals step by step : ))

[@maddywalker3154]

love love love your videos. so relatable & encouraging! can’t wait to see more from you (:

[@mosgroen]

love the simple ideas and usage of scraps its inspiring even if its not a very long video thanks

[@astral-alien]

She's baaack! ❤ Thank you for this project, we love to see it🎉

[@carrierenee]

I’ve directed so many friends to this video since watching yesterday and stayed awake until 2am as a new Craftsy subscriber. Thanks so much, btw. :) I would really, really love to learn more about the digital side of things, tech and software used to design. I’ve always wanted to learn this, and I’m hoping to be traveling a lot again soon and it seems like the most portable way to stay creative. :) And also a bit more about how you discovered which silhouettes you feel look best on yourself, because I don’t even know you and absolutely second that that shirt is so you! :)

[@doktorzhigonzo9165]

This was such a cool process to watch! I would love to see your process of choosing garments at the thrift store and what you look for when selecting them.

[@robynwilliams460]

I love watching the process.

[@elisamassenzio9230]

Another triumph!! I love watching your videos. Seeing how you figured out the things that weren't quite right, and how you adjusted the design was really helpful. I've sewn some garments before, but am mostly a knitter, so I'm interested to see how you would adjust fit issues with fabric. I also appreciate how thorough you are with checking that everything will work out before diving in to the finished piece-definitely something I need to work on in my creative practice!

[@miraearles3372]

This makes me appreciate all the sewing patterns I've ever used. 🧵

[@jellywhale1415]

That transition at the beginning was just too cool! Overall, I love this! Thank you, great work. 🥰

[@KariGibsonArt]

I love the top, it's beautiful! I too am working on a sustainable wardrobe and I find your videos so inspirational.

[@suno8911]

Colour analysis is controversial, but everybody seems to agree that what matters is the colour next to your face. I find that I can wear any colour (even the ones I used to fear) if I have a “good” colour that I always gravitate towards next to my face (white is my favourite) and if include other aspects of style that resonate with me (high contrast, structured, balanced, pattern play, etc.) nowadays, there is no colour I will exclude from my closet. I’ve been surprised to find mind blowing colour combinations that I never would have imagined before.

[@LovesRock]

The thrift flips are what I enjoy the most so far 😄 What a beautiful result! Your channel will grow so fast. Happy to be here from the start :)

[@nancynewman6592]

I thoroughly enjoy seeing your process that you work through. I see people whipping through projects, and get frustrated that it takes me a long time, but I check each and every step to make sure that it is what I want. Even then , there are still some issues, but I have only thrown out 1 project in 5 years. I think that your approach brings better results. By the way, stitching the grid on the bodice was ingenious! I will have to try that. Your top is beautiful, congrats

[@debbie845]

You did great, it turned out fabulous.

[@AlexaSmith]

omg amazing video, i loved watching your problem solving process. im slowly realizing how much i prefer natural fabrics to any amount of blended/polyestery stuff. im slowly going thru my wardrobe and thrift flipping to have those pieces that just fit perfectly and work exactly how u want. its the besttt.

[@maria.b.this.old.cottage]

The blouse looks terrific and I thoroughly enjoyed every bit of the process 😊 especially the dyeing of the fabric.

[@thaisaykroyd5113]

I loved watching the process!

[@McKenzieIdeality]

The process is the best part♡

[@1aliveandwell]

Did learn last week that some tape measures change (mine are prob older than you) so compare with a metal ruler. Recall a some people have gap in back of top and a fix in old Vogue book on fitting clothing . Thanks for the showing details as am trying to get self back to fixing front of arms of top made.

[@nzshauna3680]

Really interesting process especially the dying, enjoy seeing you create your aesthetic

[@GJ-pj4mj]

I would love to have those patrons they are lovely. ❤

[@4757bryce]

Beautiful! Use a color grabbing sheet when you wash this to avoid sleeve colors bleeding onto the body. Sadly, Rit dies are not always 'permanent'.

[@marijeb278]

I'm here for the scientific design process and the fact that you remind me of my favourite movie, moonrise kingdom

[@veggiebowls6489]

Just gorgeous. Great job 👏

[@nche4191]

but the reasoning is very interesting, thank you.. I also think like that when I finish my products to the perfect fit

[@fatema.s.4577]

Your channel is special and makes me feel comfortable, so thank you❤

[@glorianeiman726]

I love seeing the process.thank yo.u.

[@freyjarin]

I love the process ❤❤❤

[@liflorence362]

The process is very interesting to watch!

[@AmyRaeVee]

I am similar to you in that I do graphic design and I grew up around sewing, but never had the patience. I also hate shopping because I have specific colors and body shape things I want and nobody makes them. I moved to another state and got rid of my old sewing machine. I kept having tension issues and spent weeks trying to fix it. I just want a sewing machine that works. (Suggestions anyone?) Also I have found that as I've aged, I've gotten wider in the shoulders and have to alter everything now. I look best in a more fitted style, but I like seeing your problem solving and transparency on this front. Have you considered making your patterns using Illustrator or something like that? I'm tempted to try it myself.

[@avaraquel]

Love it!!!!!!

[@Howulikethem23apples]

You made another beautiful garment! I very much enjoyed seeing your process. When you were werking with the chartreuse fabric I thought: perhaps you can make something out of it for someone who would look awesome in that colour? But I don’t know if you are into that (right now). Either way, looking forward to the next video and good luck with all your other endeavors 🌸

[@Howulikethem23apples]

*working

[@lucyrodriguez2082]

I love it !

[@VildaJordroten]

I love these videos! It´s so interesting to see the process

[@danaratteray1274]

Great job

[@rileywiebe3512]

I want to take a sewing class some day to motivate me to get going

[@Xenathewarrior83]

Keep up the good work!!))

[@ingriddavies563]

Xyellow & green = blue, so to get the green to turn to any shade of blue you would have needed yellow dye

[@lenaseale08]

This was such a joy to watch! Have you looked into your kibbe ID? You give strong gamine vibes (think Audrey Hepburn!)

[@RobertsFamily-bu3dx]

Love, love, love - fantastic! Is the grid just a regular stitch at 1.5 length? 1.5 being mm? What brand of sewing machine are you using? You're inspiring :)

[@sd99944]

Where do you live that you can get thrifted bed sheets? Thrifted bedding for some reason can't be found in my state.

[@cariiinen]

Nice

[@efafe4972]

can you color theory in monochrome

[@maryann1187]

Try bleaching the fabric samples first. Get rid of as much of the original color as possible, without degrading the fabric. Then, experiment with color!

[@shalinisharma4713]

👍

[@venus_en_12]

Shivhon. I really love your videos and would like to contact you by email . My idea is to book a color analysis from you ❤😊

[@studiobonvon]

Hello! I am definitely open to discussing this. You can reach me at [e-mail] 🌷

[@alexs6268]

The chartreuse has too much yellow. There's no way you will get bluish shades from it. Yellow + blue = green

[@nche4191]

This is so strange. A person sits by a blouse or football shirt with a perfect cut and doesn’t know how to make a new one with a perfect cut. Tip: take the ideal one from yourself and transfer it to the game. When sewing, the thread can be torn and directly transferred. Did you want to wear the sleeves just long enough?