Vintage Pattern Mystery Box Unboxing LIVESTREAM!

[@obsidianrosestudio2663]

Watching the replay and sorry I missed the live but that is life! 🥰

[@StephanieCanada]

Happy to have you in the replay!

[@rachelsiler7610]

I just got done watching the live stream -- so much fun! That 'Grace Kelly gown" OMG.!!!

[@StephanieCanada]

Aww yeah replay life! I know wasn’t that one stunning?!

[@eileenhildreth8355]

Great to have you back

[@StephanieCanada]

Aww thank you!

[@alisonbeiko2050]

Hello Stephanie! So glad to see back and doing a Haul video! What a great box of beautiful patterns! Hope to see soon again, your fan from 🇨🇦

[@StephanieCanada]

Hi Alison! I am so glad to be back!

[@rd6203]

1:07:00 I AM LITERALLY MOCKING UP THE REPRINT OF THAT RIGHT NOW! You should do one of your comparisons videos on it. There's something about it I'd love your reaction to 😈

[@TheGardenKitten]

I was so thrilled to see you back. I missed your vids. I actually had started going through all your old videos. Thank you for this. I look forward to future Stephanie shenanigans. And maybe sewing? Thank you again

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you so much! I am glad to be back. And yes once I fix my sewing machine (again) there will be more sewing.

[@juliemcleod1119]

So much fun, missed you. So many i would love..

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you Julie! I am glad to be back.

[@kaytiej8311]

So good to see you again. Love your fun shananigans!

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you so much Kaytie!

[@johnettehaines6291]

I am happy l came across your channel a few days ago. When l was a senior in school (won't say how long ago that was). I used a vogue pattern to make my prom dress in home Ed class. It was a coat and dress. I still have both in my cedar chest and now that l see you come across vintage vogue patterns maybe just maybe the pattern l used will show up. Would be nice to have pattern again to put with the dress. Long story about how and where the dress and coat where made. But l got graded twice on it. At the school l made the coat and started the dress l got an A+. The dress was finished at the second school and l got an A++. Also wore both the dress and coat in the school fashion school before my prom. Of course l was a size 12 then, can't say that now hahaha. It was 1968 when l made it.

[@jessicaneal8553]

I've been binge watching your channel... now I want to peruse patterns to find yet more to make 😅 I need to make what I have!

[@rd6203]

1:02:24 Stephanie, you should make that one!

[@rd6203]

I think you would rock it so well!

[@KatieRae_AmidCrisis]

Hey, Stephanie! Just started watching the replay. So good to see you back on KZbin 😁

[@StephanieCanada]

So glad you were able to catch the replay! It feels good to be back!

[@Motorsportqueen]

Stephanie sorry I missed your livestream but had a ball watching your unveiling. You make patterns so much fun... Colleen OPP Australia

[@StephanieCanada]

It’s all good Colleen! I am so glad you enjoyed the replay!

[@carolinestagg6807]

I love your enthusiasm !!!!!

[@agcons]

I have a number of vintage patterns from the 1940s and 1950s that were my mother's, and yes, some of the envelopes are slightly crispy. This may freak out the archivists in the group, but I've found that an iron set on the lowest possible steam setting helps a lot with that. I test carefully to make sure the iron isn't going to spit water and press lightly without moving the soleplate until the creases are supple, then I straighten things out and press again. It's almost as though a small amount of moisture revives the paper, at least long enough to smooth it without any risk of damage. This also works on pattern tissue. Since the 1980s I've used Ziploc freezer bags to store some of the patterns I bought then, which may also freak out some of the archivists. I can report this: those that were stored in Ziploc bags are in significantly better shape than those that were not. On-line searches reveal a lot of often very lively discussion about using Ziploc bags in this way, but after 40 years I'll say they aren't damaging my patterns - quite the reverse. I've had no qualms about using them for my mother's patterns. Now I have a question: I repaired a few1980s pattern envelopes with bog-standard Scotch Magic tape way back then, and of course today it's yellowed and peeled off. I just found a product called Framer's Tape II and I can get a clear version. Does anyone know anything about this? In my inexperience I'll assume it has to be better than Magic, which I will not use to repair anything else now, especially those envelopes of my mother's patterns that are torn.

[@StephanieCanada]

First, thank you for watching. Now here is my two cents on your question: 1. Newer ziplocks are better than older ones but still aren’t ideal. Comic book sleeves (or archival bags) are the best. 2. I haven’t tried steaming a pattern but I do iron mine to get them to fit in the envelopes. However, unless I knew my iron inside and out I wouldn’t try it. 3. Tape, if you want to tape them you need archival tape from Lineco. That is your absolute best bet.

[@agcons]

@@StephanieCanada Clearly there was something in my reply to you the KZbin algorithm didn't like - one day I'll figure it out. Let's try again. Thank you for your reply; it was very helpful. I know my iron very well; it's like an extension of me. I still test for spitting, though, because even my hands sometimes don't work properly. As for the brand of tape you indicate, I did manage to find a Canadian source for it eventually; the same source has archival bags in many sizes too. There is a choice of document repair tape or mending tissue, so I'll pick one and give it a whirl. One listing for the repair tape on the Canadian version of an on-line retailer named for ancient female warriors (is this what it takes to foil the algorithm?) says a 12volt battery is required . . . okie-dokie. I have to admit I'm intrigued.

[@miriamjames4140]

My jaw dropped so many times watching the replay! What a great box!! Glad you’re back 😄

[@StephanieCanada]

There truly were SO many good ones! Thank you for watching!

[@RedPaperBadger]

Loved seeing the patterns. Fashion seems not to have changed much over the years and I can see some that have had several cycles.

[@StephanieCanada]

Agreed! I love the cyclical nature of fashion.

[@maralehhansen1610]

Hi, lol, what a great greeting. Hope all goes well today.

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you

[@Avotts]

Very nice box and presentation.

[@bunniesinclair197]

So glad to see you ❤️

[@angeladent4175]

Your excitement was catching!

[@StephanieCanada]

Aww thank you angela!

[@AdventuresInLife2012]

Great unboxing! Some beautiful dresses from Vogue.

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you Linda! I thought so too!

[@shammydammy2610]

Good morning from Central Mexico. And here, a cañada is a glen, so everytime I hear your Canada spiel, my mind translates your surname to Glenn.

[@StephanieCanada]

Hi there! Thank you for watching and for the super interesting info! How cool is that?!

[@rd6203]

58:24 I literally just wrote HAVE TWO-DO NOT BUY next to one of the pattern numbers that I liked, so I understand this. In my defense, one is a 1940s print, and one is a 1950s whereupon they fluffed up the skirt a little.

[@johannahayhtio8608]

Hi! 👋 I tried to watch this stream but it was 3am for me so fell asleep waiting for it to start, but im here now and this was cool+ happy you are back 😘

[@StephanieCanada]

Aww thank you for trying! I am glad you caught the replay!

[@eprohoda]

wow. goregous , guy~ :))

[@darlenetaylormurals4713]

Missed you my friend

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you Darlene! It feels good to Be back.

[@barbaraferron7994]

Are vintage needles different from modern needles? I noticed a change around the '80's. The new needles have a groove above the eye. The old ones were round all over.

[@StephanieCanada]

I prefer vintage ones (so long as they aren’t rusty). They are sharper and better made.

[@ZelB06]

How do you know if something is waterlogged? I'm curious ☺️☺️

[@StephanieCanada]

You can tell by the water lines and general fragility of the piece.

[@mandylavida]

I missed you!

[@rd6203]

Somehow i misread this as scheduled for tomorrow 😢

[@StephanieCanada]

Aww shoot! At least you can catch the replay? I will do more. Promise.

[@rd6203]

@@StephanieCanada I just finished watching. Fun as always!

[@Cherrysinthesky]

I'm so sad 😞 I missed it, I was on a date! Glad to see you back queen, I'll catch the next one!

[@StephanieCanada]

Don’t worry there will be plenty more!

[@alisonbeiko2050]

Hello Stephanie! So glad to see back and doing a Haul video! What a great box of beautiful patterns! Hope to see soon again, your fan from 🇨🇦

[@mandylavida]

I missed you!