You are a diamond. You are the epitome of charm and grace, and your presentation style is utterly engaging. Your content is beautifully and thoroughly presented. Some people will always pressure and judge those who are soft-spoken, but it's a "them" thing, not a "you" thing. You are perfect just the way you are right now. You're smart and brave and you've excelled where the vast majority of the population only dream. I'm excited for the possibilities ahead of you. Many warm thoughts and wishes for a happy future.
I’m a retired California girl living in The Netherlands and concur with your reasons for preferring the social perks of some European countries. I miss the sunny weather, Mexican food, and family & friends. Like you, I sew for a good fit, preferred fibers & finishes and the creativity. Though I’m well into my senior years, I enjoy your channel.
Thank you for your comment! I agree, ever since my parents moved to Southern California and I finally got to eat good Mexican food, that's all I want to eat when I go to visit them and I crave it so much now! 😂
Hi Sarah, I just recently found your channel as I have just begun to take up sewing again. I took classes in high school many years ago. It’s nice to see a fellow nutmegger on UA-cam.
Congratulations! We all like your style and you also have a quiet Grace about you. Knitting is amazing. Your lifestyle is uncluttered and you are knowledgeable. Love your channel.
Men's shirts: Best hands down guide is David Page Coffin's Shirtmaking from 1993 (was translated into French too). Also, instead of a formal shirt with collar stand, a camp collar shirt might be a worthwhile thing to try. The style also works for a women's blouse so a great technique builder. (Also check out Peter Lappin's Male Pattern Boldness-He doesn't appear to be updating his blog anymore but he has great shirtmaking tips)
I’m going to check this out, I want to make a men’s shirt and have had the same problem, how do I make fit adjustments!? Thanks! I am also going with a camp collar as there are quite a few patterns for that.
Thank-you, I appreciate your channel. I knit, quilt, and needlepoint. Thank-you for your inspiration. (Don't allow your channel to change your life. You be you just as you are😊. Your viewers can wait.) Thank-you, Christina🧶🧵🪡🙂
Thanks for letting us get to know you better, Sarah. I've really enjoyed watching your videos, including this one. As for pressure from others to do x or y, just ignore them! Your life choices are nobody's business but your own 😊
Thank you for making my morning coffee so enjoyable! I loved hearing about your life, especially the story about your paternal grandmother showing you how to make clothes for your Beanie Babies.
Sarah, I really enjoy watching your videos, more so now. Stay true to your passions and your dedication to managing your priorities. Best of luck in all your ventures.
Thank you for sharing so much personal information; it's more than I would be comfortable with, for certain. Out of all your responses, I was delighted to hear that you love your job! Not too many people can say that. Take care!
Thank you for sharing this personal, chatty Q&A with us (you made cutting and ironing my interfacing so much more bearable!). I have a similar ballet background, disgruntled hips and a lack of adult not-beginner-but-not-quite-intermediate classes nearby. I've had to make do with Les Mills Barre classes at the gym/online but it's just not the same! If I ever get back into classes my dream is to make leotards and skirts 😊
I’m so glad you enjoyed it (and that it helped you through ironing on interfacing - I dread that step every time 😂). Thank you for sharing your adult ballet dancing journey and I hope you find a class that suits you eventually too. Although, even if I do too, the idea of making my own leotard intimates me! 😂
@Sarah_Naomi oh gosh yes I'm petrified of sewing lycra (not to mention a seam splitting mid grande battement or something), but a girl can still dream 😅
Wow you look great! I feel like if someone has nerve to ask me a private question then can feel free to respond with ‘I don’t care to answer the question’ that’s worked for me
Thank you for the video! Very informative and interesting. I feel your struggle with the CDI / CDD and sponsoring issue (I'm also an immigrant living in France). You job sounds like a lot of fun! Also, 36 is young! you're at the prime of your life, you have a stable life, a great life-work balance, a job you love, a warm household (from what you explained, with your husband), you get to pursue your interests and do what you like, don't let anyone pressure you, not even yourself! (Also you look much younger, I guessed 29 tbh). Thank you again for the Q&A, and congrats on 15k!
That was so interesting learning about you. I felt like I was sitting down getting to know a new friend. I have a deep appreciation for books also there’s nothing like a book and the smell of the paper
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! And oh yes, I'm also quite enamored with printed books, there's something so very comforting about having one in one's hands!
Your videos are always a delight to watch, but I particularly enjoy the ones in which you share details about your background and life in Paris. I liked your point about tired and inaccurate clichés about the French and Americans, but I wonder if there are any of these well-known clichés that you find to be largely true, or any funny cultural traits that you've discovered for yourself. I love hearing about lesser-known stereotypes. For example, an amusing one I came across on my travels about my compatriots is that Australians are big on buying elephant-themed souvenirs when abroad. I learnt that from a store owner in India who, when he found that's where I'm from, pointed to the elephant shelf like "Well, you'll be wanting these then..." 🐘 I have indeed bought at least one elephant souvenir in my travels, so that story checks out... 😄
I'm glad you enjoy these kinds of videos, they're fun to make! Hmm 🤔 there are definitely some clichés that are often true about both. For example, French people in general have low tolerance for "hot" spices in their foods and many don't even like the taste of cinnamon! Alas! Also, I find that the French are, in general, somewhat skeptical and cynical, but French people also tend to be pretty well-informed on what's going on in the world. Americans, on the other hand, (I find) are much more in touch with their childlike wonder and more likely to believe that anything and everything is possible (for better and worse)! But we're also very bad at geography compared to the French, so there's that too 😂 I never knew that about Australians and elephant souvenirs, how funny! And how cool to have traveled to India, I'd like to go someday too 😊
@Sarah_Naomi Great answers! I'm with the French on this one - I like spicy food, but in my experience, Americans are way too heavy-handed with cinnamon! When I make American recipes featuring cinnamon, I halve or even quarter the amount specified. 😂 India is a fantastic place to go fabric shopping. I hope you get the opportunity to get there one day.
Kanalını yeni keşfettim ve takibe aldım. Sen çok akıllı ve bilinçli bir kadınsın. Kendini çok iyi ifade ediyorsun. Seni izlemeyi sevdim. Sen gerçek bir "Emily in Paris"sin 😂 O yüzden Paris vlogları da çekersen zevkle izlerim. Türkiye'den sevgiler! ❤❤❤
Hi Sarah, I just discovered you recently since a week or two. The first video I watched you I couldnt know what to think. Then I thought let me watch some more videos. The more i watched your videos the more I liked you and your content. I am happy I kept watching. I am a child of immigrant also 90ies kid and I was mostly upset born and living in germany. I learnt french at school but forgot most of them cause I transitioned on focusing in learning english. I always was interested in the US but I hadnt had the chance to live there. So in total you and your life is very inspiring me and I get so much input. You look so gracefully in all of your clothes. sorry for any mistake :)
It was lovely to watch this video! Congrats on the 10+ subscribers 🎉 I went to Paris recently and I visited some of the stores you mentioned in another video. ❤ You’re very kind and it’s lovely to hear about your experience and thoughts.
Your sewing and knitting is beautiful. I love the top you are wearing, and I love the Tee you knitted. So beautiful. I live in Australia, so I would love to know what the fashions are like in France, especially since we are a season or two behind you guys. That means I can be organised for my sewing for a couple of seasons. Thanks for posting your video's, I love them.
I'm glad you enjoyed it and thank you! Thank you for the video idea too, it gives me all the more reason to do some people-watching in Paris 😂 I'll have to pay closer attention to the trends and report back!
Fun Q&A, it was nice getting to know you better ☺️ I love the beanie baby story, my aunt taught me to crochet beanie hats and tube dresses for my Barbies. They were ugly but I was "hooked"! Someone else asked if/how you fabric shop when traveling for work. I loved your Japan video and would be interested in any fabric/notion shopping travel videos!
Oh, how cool! I'm not sure I would've had so much motor finesse to crochet tubes as a kid, that's impressive 😂 Yes, I answered the travel fabric shopping question below! I'm glad those videos interest you, I've been thinking of making more 😊
Hi Sarah, I watch you very regularly on UA-cam but have never commented before. I find your blogs really interesting and informative. I just wanted to say how much I loved listening to this Q&A session, hearing about your life in Paris, a city I love to visit. I am fairly new to sewing, mainly craft projects. I have not yet plucked up the courage to make any garments, so looking forward to the blog you plan to do about beginner friendly projects. I do however knit and have done since my mother taught me as a child.
Thank you for being so open about yourself. It is very interesting to hear your story. I will definitely look at some of your other videos on sewing. So glad I found you.
Congratulations on 15K! Yes, the Hansie top video was excellent! I immediately got the free pattern and made two in a row! Still haven’t tried the Sashiko, but loved that especially on gauze. Now I want to try knitting and my neighbor will host a knitting class (in Japanese) later this month. I had been pondering what would be a good beginner project, so thanks for your recommendation. Not sure if you mentioned, but what weight/type yarn did you use for your sweater? I love my life in Japan and identity with your experiences in France in many ways. It is a special, incomparable lifestyle, surely, to transplant oneself comfortably. ❤❤❤ Suzanne
Thank you and I'm so happy you tried the Hansie pattern! Wow, how cool to be able to attend a knitting class in Japanese! I've always thought that if I had had the opportunity to study and live in Japan like I did in France when I was 21, there are good chances I would have immigrated there instead! 😂 For the raglan sweater I presented, I made that with Sandnes Garn Alpakka Ull (a worsted weight wool that's 65% alpaca and 35% wool) in the 1002 white colorway. It does pill quite a lot and it's itchy (I have sensitive skin), but the pattern was fun to knit up and it keeps me nice and warm!
The colour of your wall (at least the way it shown my computer screen) is called FRENCH GREY in the UK. It is a beautiful combination of sky blue and grey.
Hi Sarah, I love your channel and personality. Just like you when I visited Paris it felt like home, unfortunately I don’t live in France. What would you recommend to learn French? I been wanting to learn for a while now but have not found the right resources.
Oh! How bittersweet to have felt such a strong feeling in Paris and to ultimately have ended up elsewhere, even if I'm sure you feel at home now too! For learning French from the beginning, nothing is better than an in-person class with a teacher to set up a strong foundation and master the essentials. If you're just looking for a little bit of French to get by on vacation here, a free language learning app would probably suffice. And then if you already have an advanced beginner level, you can start listening to podcasts, audiobooks, reading the news in French, etc. to build your vocabulary. I hope that helps!
Thank you and yes! My favorite French authors are Delphine de Vigan, Edouard Louis, Lola Lafon ("Chavirer" in particular), Valérie Perrin ("Changer l'eau des fleurs" especially), and my favorite classic French author is Émile Zola ("Au bonheur des dames" ❤️) 😊
@@Sarah_Naomi Thank you for your answer. I will try these authors.. I grew up reading Jules Verne and Alexander dumas , so on my next trip to Paris , I plan to make a day trip to Amiens as well as visit Chateux Monte Christo near Paris.
Hello! I missed submitting questions for your Q and A, but after having watched this video, I have a question. You say you travel a lot for work. Do you always try to visit a fabric store where you travel? Do you simply google stores and then visit them? I very much enjoyed your video on fabric stores in Japan when you went for your honeymoon. Also you showing some stores in Paris. (Which I would love to see more). I am going to Gothenburg for business and have started looking for fabric stores to visit. I have limited time. Any suggestions on researching prior to my visit?
Hello! I'm glad to hear that you enjoy the travel fabric shopping videos I've made! Yes, I do often look up fabric shops when I'm traveling abroad - I look for blog posts or videos that others have made and then I search for shops in Google maps. Sometimes, especially in a foreign language like Japanese, it's hard to find shops when searching in English, but if you find one, sometimes you'll see suggestions for others listed below the shop description in your search and that's helped me too!
Hi Sarah! I’m another American living permanently in France. I’m curious to know which social media accounts and UA-camrs you watch for sewing content ? Thanks ! Kris
Oh my, so many! My favorites on YT are: The Foldline, Lisa Makes, Pattern Scout, Bernadette Banner, Ash Bentley, Seamwork, and Gina Seams. It would take me at least an hour to go through and find the names of all the people I follow on IG, so I'll leave it there!
I haven't found a ton of pressure on age from people online, more family. The only thing I often hear questioned is the kid thing because biologically there are more timelines.
I’m from a suburban area in Connecticut in the greater Hartford region, very similar to (but bigger than) the fictional town of Stars Hollow in Gilmore Girls!
You are a diamond. You are the epitome of charm and grace, and your presentation style is utterly engaging. Your content is beautifully and thoroughly presented. Some people will always pressure and judge those who are soft-spoken, but it's a "them" thing, not a "you" thing. You are perfect just the way you are right now. You're smart and brave and you've excelled where the vast majority of the population only dream. I'm excited for the possibilities ahead of you. Many warm thoughts and wishes for a happy future.
Oh my goodness, thank you so much! 🥰
I enjoyed your Q and A very much. I'm am so surprised that you are 36! I would have guessed 26! 😊 My oldest daughter is also 36.
Thanks for sharing!
I’m a retired California girl living in The Netherlands and concur with your reasons for preferring the social perks of some European countries. I miss the sunny weather, Mexican food, and family & friends. Like you, I sew for a good fit, preferred fibers & finishes and the creativity. Though I’m well into my senior years, I enjoy your channel.
Thank you for your comment! I agree, ever since my parents moved to Southern California and I finally got to eat good Mexican food, that's all I want to eat when I go to visit them and I crave it so much now! 😂
Hi Sarah, I just recently found your channel as I have just begun to take up sewing again. I took classes in high school many years ago. It’s nice to see a fellow nutmegger on UA-cam.
Congratulations! We all like your style and you also have a quiet Grace about you. Knitting is amazing. Your lifestyle is uncluttered and you are knowledgeable. Love your channel.
Oh, thank you so much! That's so kind 🥰
Your videos are awesome and so appreciated 👏 💐 Thanks for your positive content, and please keep on bringing happiness to our hearts!!!
Men's shirts: Best hands down guide is David Page Coffin's Shirtmaking from 1993 (was translated into French too). Also, instead of a formal shirt with collar stand, a camp collar shirt might be a worthwhile thing to try. The style also works for a women's blouse so a great technique builder. (Also check out Peter Lappin's Male Pattern Boldness-He doesn't appear to be updating his blog anymore but he has great shirtmaking tips)
I’m going to check this out, I want to make a men’s shirt and have had the same problem, how do I make fit adjustments!? Thanks!
I am also going with a camp collar as there are quite a few patterns for that.
Thank you so much for the tips! I'll check these out! 😊
Thank-you, I appreciate your channel. I knit, quilt, and needlepoint. Thank-you for your inspiration. (Don't allow your channel to change your life. You be you just as you are😊. Your viewers can wait.) Thank-you, Christina🧶🧵🪡🙂
Thank you so much for your kind words!
You are so welcome😊🧶🧵🪡🌻🍃🍂🍁🍃🍂🌻🍁🍃🍂
Thanks for letting us get to know you better, Sarah. I've really enjoyed watching your videos, including this one. As for pressure from others to do x or y, just ignore them! Your life choices are nobody's business but your own 😊
Thank you for your kind words and yes! 😊
Thank you for making my morning coffee so enjoyable! I loved hearing about your life, especially the story about your paternal grandmother showing you how to make clothes for your Beanie Babies.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! 😊
Yay we're the same age!! So happy to find someone my age in the UA-cam sewing community. ❤️❤️
Hi Sarah! I loved this Q&A. Thank you for sharing so much about your life.
I’m glad you enjoyed it! 😊
Thank you Sarah for sharing this lovely video. I enjoy watching your channel very much.
Sarah, I really enjoy watching your videos, more so now. Stay true to your passions and your dedication to managing your priorities. Best of luck in all your ventures.
So lovely getting to know you more
Thank you for sharing so much personal information; it's more than I would be comfortable with, for certain. Out of all your responses, I was delighted to hear that you love your job! Not too many people can say that. Take care!
Thank you and I'm glad you found that part interesting!
Lots of interesting questions and answers. Moving to Paris seems to have been a happy life choice for you❤
Thank you for sharing this personal, chatty Q&A with us (you made cutting and ironing my interfacing so much more bearable!).
I have a similar ballet background, disgruntled hips and a lack of adult not-beginner-but-not-quite-intermediate classes nearby. I've had to make do with Les Mills Barre classes at the gym/online but it's just not the same! If I ever get back into classes my dream is to make leotards and skirts 😊
I’m so glad you enjoyed it (and that it helped you through ironing on interfacing - I dread that step every time 😂). Thank you for sharing your adult ballet dancing journey and I hope you find a class that suits you eventually too. Although, even if I do too, the idea of making my own leotard intimates me! 😂
@Sarah_Naomi oh gosh yes I'm petrified of sewing lycra (not to mention a seam splitting mid grande battement or something), but a girl can still dream 😅
Thank you Sarah,lovely video I really enjoyed watching this ❤❤
That was so interesting Sarah. Thank you.🙋🏼♀️🇦🇺
thanks for sharing your life in France with some personal details about yourself, not an easy thing to do.
Thanks so much for sharing with us! I really enjoy watching your channel and learning from your sewing and knitting journey! ❤
Wow you look great! I feel like if someone has nerve to ask me a private question then can feel free to respond with ‘I don’t care to answer the question’ that’s worked for me
That's great! Yes, I think boundaries are hard to reinforce sometimes (especially for people-pleasers like me), but I'm learning!
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Thank you for the video! Very informative and interesting. I feel your struggle with the CDI / CDD and sponsoring issue (I'm also an immigrant living in France). You job sounds like a lot of fun!
Also, 36 is young! you're at the prime of your life, you have a stable life, a great life-work balance, a job you love, a warm household (from what you explained, with your husband), you get to pursue your interests and do what you like, don't let anyone pressure you, not even yourself! (Also you look much younger, I guessed 29 tbh).
Thank you again for the Q&A, and congrats on 15k!
Thank you so much for your kind words and I'm glad you enjoyed the video! And I hope that your France immigration struggle has ended well too 😊
It was so lovely to get to know you. Thank you for sharing and congratulations on 15 000 subscribers now!
Thank you so much!
That was so interesting learning about you. I felt like I was sitting down getting to know a new friend. I have a deep appreciation for books also there’s nothing like a book and the smell of the paper
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! And oh yes, I'm also quite enamored with printed books, there's something so very comforting about having one in one's hands!
I think you’ll find people in the craft community are very kind and won’t pressure you.
Love this video Sarah! Thanks for sharing with us - you are always so elegant and inspiring!
Yes!!! I remember you making dresses for my beanie babies too! And you always played with the lamb!
You won this time 😖
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Your videos are always a delight to watch, but I particularly enjoy the ones in which you share details about your background and life in Paris.
I liked your point about tired and inaccurate clichés about the French and Americans, but I wonder if there are any of these well-known clichés that you find to be largely true, or any funny cultural traits that you've discovered for yourself. I love hearing about lesser-known stereotypes.
For example, an amusing one I came across on my travels about my compatriots is that Australians are big on buying elephant-themed souvenirs when abroad. I learnt that from a store owner in India who, when he found that's where I'm from, pointed to the elephant shelf like "Well, you'll be wanting these then..." 🐘
I have indeed bought at least one elephant souvenir in my travels, so that story checks out... 😄
I'm glad you enjoy these kinds of videos, they're fun to make!
Hmm 🤔 there are definitely some clichés that are often true about both. For example, French people in general have low tolerance for "hot" spices in their foods and many don't even like the taste of cinnamon! Alas! Also, I find that the French are, in general, somewhat skeptical and cynical, but French people also tend to be pretty well-informed on what's going on in the world. Americans, on the other hand, (I find) are much more in touch with their childlike wonder and more likely to believe that anything and everything is possible (for better and worse)! But we're also very bad at geography compared to the French, so there's that too 😂
I never knew that about Australians and elephant souvenirs, how funny! And how cool to have traveled to India, I'd like to go someday too 😊
@Sarah_Naomi Great answers!
I'm with the French on this one - I like spicy food, but in my experience, Americans are way too heavy-handed with cinnamon! When I make American recipes featuring cinnamon, I halve or even quarter the amount specified. 😂
India is a fantastic place to go fabric shopping. I hope you get the opportunity to get there one day.
A delight to get to know more about you. 😃👍🏾Deb
Kanalını yeni keşfettim ve takibe aldım. Sen çok akıllı ve bilinçli bir kadınsın. Kendini çok iyi ifade ediyorsun. Seni izlemeyi sevdim. Sen gerçek bir "Emily in Paris"sin 😂 O yüzden Paris vlogları da çekersen zevkle izlerim. Türkiye'den sevgiler! ❤❤❤
A very enjoyable vlog. It was interesting to hear your story and thoughts.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 😊
Hi Sarah, I just discovered you recently since a week or two. The first video I watched you I couldnt know what to think. Then I thought let me watch some more videos. The more i watched your videos the more I liked you and your content. I am happy I kept watching. I am a child of immigrant also 90ies kid and I was mostly upset born and living in germany. I learnt french at school but forgot most of them cause I transitioned on focusing in learning english. I always was interested in the US but I hadnt had the chance to live there. So in total you and your life is very inspiring me and I get so much input. You look so gracefully in all of your clothes. sorry for any mistake :)
Thank you and welcome!
Woo 15k!!! All the newbies get to binge all your videos like I did!
Yay! Thank you! 😊
What a lovely video Sara. I watch quite a few youtube sewing channels and find that yours always brightens my day. Merci x
Oh thank you! 🥰
Congratulations Sarah on reaching the subscriber milestone. I really enjoyed listening to you whilst sipping a cuppa and knitting. 🎉❤
Thank you so much!
It was lovely to watch this video! Congrats on the 10+ subscribers 🎉 I went to Paris recently and I visited some of the stores you mentioned in another video. ❤ You’re very kind and it’s lovely to hear about your experience and thoughts.
I'm so glad! I hope your visit in Paris was lovely and thank you so much! 😊
Fun and interesting video, Sarah😊 Thank you!
Your sewing and knitting is beautiful. I love the top you are wearing, and I love the Tee you knitted. So beautiful. I live in Australia, so I would love to know what the fashions are like in France, especially since we are a season or two behind you guys. That means I can be organised for my sewing for a couple of seasons. Thanks for posting your video's, I love them.
I'm glad you enjoyed it and thank you! Thank you for the video idea too, it gives me all the more reason to do some people-watching in Paris 😂 I'll have to pay closer attention to the trends and report back!
@@Sarah_Naomi oh thank you ❤️💖❤️ I can't wait to see what you have next
Fun Q&A, it was nice getting to know you better ☺️ I love the beanie baby story, my aunt taught me to crochet beanie hats and tube dresses for my Barbies. They were ugly but I was "hooked"!
Someone else asked if/how you fabric shop when traveling for work. I loved your Japan video and would be interested in any fabric/notion shopping travel videos!
Oh, how cool! I'm not sure I would've had so much motor finesse to crochet tubes as a kid, that's impressive 😂
Yes, I answered the travel fabric shopping question below! I'm glad those videos interest you, I've been thinking of making more 😊
Hi Sarah, I watch you very regularly on UA-cam but have never commented before. I find your blogs really interesting and informative. I just wanted to say how much I loved listening to this Q&A session, hearing about your life in Paris, a city I love to visit. I am fairly new to sewing, mainly craft projects. I have not yet plucked up the courage to make any garments, so looking forward to the blog you plan to do about beginner friendly projects. I do however knit and have done since my mother taught me as a child.
Thank you for your comment and I'm so glad you enjoy these videos! 😊
Thank you for being so open about yourself. It is very interesting to hear your story. I will definitely look at some of your other videos on sewing. So glad I found you.
I'm glad you enjoyed it and welcome!
Congratulations on 15K! Yes, the Hansie top video was excellent! I immediately got the free pattern and made two in a row! Still haven’t tried the Sashiko, but loved that especially on gauze. Now I want to try knitting and my neighbor will host a knitting class (in Japanese) later this month. I had been pondering what would be a good beginner project, so thanks for your recommendation. Not sure if you mentioned, but what weight/type yarn did you use for your sweater? I love my life in Japan and identity with your experiences in France in many ways. It is a special, incomparable lifestyle, surely, to transplant oneself comfortably. ❤❤❤ Suzanne
Thank you and I'm so happy you tried the Hansie pattern! Wow, how cool to be able to attend a knitting class in Japanese! I've always thought that if I had had the opportunity to study and live in Japan like I did in France when I was 21, there are good chances I would have immigrated there instead! 😂 For the raglan sweater I presented, I made that with Sandnes Garn Alpakka Ull (a worsted weight wool that's 65% alpaca and 35% wool) in the 1002 white colorway. It does pill quite a lot and it's itchy (I have sensitive skin), but the pattern was fun to knit up and it keeps me nice and warm!
The colour of your wall (at least the way it shown my computer screen) is called FRENCH GREY in the UK. It is a beautiful combination of sky blue and grey.
Hi Sarah, I love your channel and personality. Just like you when I visited Paris it felt like home, unfortunately I don’t live in France. What would you recommend to learn French? I been wanting to learn for a while now but have not found the right resources.
Oh! How bittersweet to have felt such a strong feeling in Paris and to ultimately have ended up elsewhere, even if I'm sure you feel at home now too! For learning French from the beginning, nothing is better than an in-person class with a teacher to set up a strong foundation and master the essentials. If you're just looking for a little bit of French to get by on vacation here, a free language learning app would probably suffice. And then if you already have an advanced beginner level, you can start listening to podcasts, audiobooks, reading the news in French, etc. to build your vocabulary. I hope that helps!
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Thank you for the video, so interesting! Do you have favorite French authors, current or classic?
Thank you and yes! My favorite French authors are Delphine de Vigan, Edouard Louis, Lola Lafon ("Chavirer" in particular), Valérie Perrin ("Changer l'eau des fleurs" especially), and my favorite classic French author is Émile Zola ("Au bonheur des dames" ❤️) 😊
@@Sarah_Naomi Thank you for your answer. I will try these authors.. I grew up reading Jules Verne and Alexander dumas , so on my next trip to Paris , I plan to make a day trip to Amiens as well as visit Chateux Monte Christo near Paris.
Hello! I missed submitting questions for your Q and A, but after having watched this video, I have a question. You say you travel a lot for work. Do you always try to visit a fabric store where you travel? Do you simply google stores and then visit them? I very much enjoyed your video on fabric stores in Japan when you went for your honeymoon. Also you showing some stores in Paris. (Which I would love to see more). I am going to Gothenburg for business and have started looking for fabric stores to visit. I have limited time. Any suggestions on researching prior to my visit?
Hello! I'm glad to hear that you enjoy the travel fabric shopping videos I've made! Yes, I do often look up fabric shops when I'm traveling abroad - I look for blog posts or videos that others have made and then I search for shops in Google maps. Sometimes, especially in a foreign language like Japanese, it's hard to find shops when searching in English, but if you find one, sometimes you'll see suggestions for others listed below the shop description in your search and that's helped me too!
Hi Sarah! I’m another American living permanently in France. I’m curious to know which social media accounts and UA-camrs you watch for sewing content ? Thanks ! Kris
Oh my, so many! My favorites on YT are: The Foldline, Lisa Makes, Pattern Scout, Bernadette Banner, Ash Bentley, Seamwork, and Gina Seams. It would take me at least an hour to go through and find the names of all the people I follow on IG, so I'll leave it there!
I haven't found a ton of pressure on age from people online, more family. The only thing I often hear questioned is the kid thing because biologically there are more timelines.
Can you tell us a little bit more about where you are from in the US? Region or state? Urban, suburban, rural?
I’m from a suburban area in Connecticut in the greater Hartford region, very similar to (but bigger than) the fictional town of Stars Hollow in Gilmore Girls!
@@Sarah_Naomi thanks! Lol. Gives context for Paris VS US. Lol.
You do not look anywhere near 36!!
Thank you Sarah,lovely video I really enjoyed watching this ❤❤