Well I for one has had her sew Jo inspired by your UA-cam presentation. As a single mom I had lost my desire to sew..... now I sewing a bit, thanks to you and others
The blue and white gingham skirt and the blue dress are absolute bangers! I see why you feel awesome in them :) My creative process when it comes to sewing is quite different from most people's I guess - I do living history and re-enactment and I need stuff to wear for that. So I dig through archaeological records and historical sources and talk to other re-enactors and gather from that how clothes in the late Iron Age/early Middle Ages might have looked like and then try to re-create them on a historically plausible level that is still doable for me and my financial and spoon restraints. So taking short cuts like buying machine woven and chemically dyed fabric that still looks historically plausible but I can afford. Then I hate the cutting but from there it's mostly calm hand sewing and I enjoy that a lot. I wish I also had time to sew modern garments for everyday wear but I rarely get around that. But hopefully when I have more of a kit together for a new time period I'm starting (late 14th century). I have a lot of ideas and some nice fabrics for vintage inspired dresses and blouses :)
It's good to know you have fails and dont always love what you sew. I for some reason got it in my head that it would be fun to sew things for other people and now that I've picked up the fabric i feel obligated. Now those projects are holding me back from making the things that are inspiring me in the moment. I just want to get the fabric that isnt for me out of my stash and only sew for myself from now on
I get a feeling of guilt when I get something wrong (and a piece has to be scrapped). Getting over that feeling and pushing through to be okay with garments not being perfect is my biggest struggle. I really admire the fact that you pointed out the failures being okay. Sometimes you watch UA-cam and all people post are the wins and it can make you feel like other sewists don't make as many mistakes as myself. I admire your sewing skills a lot and it's nice to see that even someone who sews great things has pieces that aren't perfect. It's when we put so much pressure on ourselves to be perfect that we lose the fun of it all.
Yes, I generally plan that what I tackle on camera will work, but off camera I am constantly trying things and failing. I don't think there is a single seamstress out there who only produces perfect work, but often what we love is what we put out there and we "hide" the things that down't work out.
I can relate to the cutting out something and then coming back to it later, its like trying to go back to a video game character after a LONG hiatus. you don't really know where you left off, or where you were trying to go. the gingham skirt is super cute. I want to learn how to take something that is hand me down or thrifted and change it to fit my needs. (add pockets etc). that hollywood dress is adorable. You really are beautiful in that.
I'm just getting back into sewing & crafting, plus beading/jewelry-making. I kept saying " When I get my stash trimmed down to real supplies I'll use and my apartment is better organized/set-up for it, then I'll start" But the truth is, due to age & health I may only have 10-15 years left to do the things I want to do. So I decided to make a Day Planner into a Creating Journal Planner. I've set up sections for listing fabrics & patterns for clothing, use calendar grid pages for fabric swatches for quilts, ideas for jewelry items, etc. I'm not done with setting it up, but it already has gotten me doing a sewing project I planned 2 years ago. Simple thing , but I need 3 good laundry bags for the laundromat. Plus I'll be using a NEW machine. My 60s Singer was 3X as much to fix as what this new one cost. Sorry for rambling on.
I always enjoy seeing your off camera sewing projects - thanks for sharing! I'm at a point in my sewing journey where I mostly sew for me (and scrap busting bandanas for my dog - heehee) and I don't share it online - it's what makes me happy. While I rarely sew for other people, I did recently teach a couple close friends how to make pj pants. It was fun since I got to hang with friends and teach them some basic sewing skills. Every loves their pj pants :-)
You made so many lovely garments this past year. I didn't see the "diaper look" in the shorts you made, I thought they looked great on you. I love that 1940s dress you showed towards the end, the one that people ask you about quite a bit. You are look beautiful in that dress. I understand what you are talking about when you said how the heatwave makes it difficult to be comfortable in any clothing. We are in the middle of a big heatwave in California as well. I am tired of 100 degree plus weather, it actually makes me feel nauseous. Enjoyed your video. Have a great week.
You do very nice work, Haley. And, it's obvious that sewing is a passion. I agree about black interfacing. I just finished a black blouse and I used white interfacing. It's VERY evident around the buttonholes. LOVE your fabric!
I have made the Vera top (with original V neck) on my straight-stitch Featherweight machine, using only a ballpoint needle and slightly stretching the fabric while stitching. I was very proud of that top. In the end, I donated it because it was a size too small (or maybe the fabric didn't have enough stretch) and the color did not suit me. Like you, I like to learn on non-precious fabrics. Also, because knits don't fray, I skipped finishing the raw edges and they did not look bad.
Experimenting with your personal style while learning new skills is always a win, even if a finished garment doesn’t end up as you expected. Great job!!
Ok, you've inspired me to finally get my serger (I've never used it since my husband found it in an estate sale) in to the shop for a full on overhaul so I can use it someday
Love seeing these. Thanks for sharing! Especially love the blue and pink Hollywood pattern dress. I have been sewing clothes for myself for many, many years and even though I feel my skills get better the more I sew, I still end up donating 2/3rds of the clothes I make. Mostly, I don't do muslin/toile/test garments (too lazy and not enough time) and I'm very curvy so it makes fitting difficult. Most patterns need a lot of fixing, unfortunately.
I think the dropped waist looks darling in you fwiw. It is hard to embrace parts of you that make fitting hard, but there’s also something triumphant about it!
I post my sewing projects on tiktok, but I don't post consistently because it takes me a while to save up for them. In-between projects I'll usually post dress up videos. Although, I haven't even posted that in months. I ❤ sharing my hobby but I also feel like it's good for me to take a break from it too. That way when you get back into it you still love it instead of feeling burned out.
I think my favorite was the blouse like a jacket and gored skirt. I think it suits your style and does not look too business. It might have gone that way with a solid somber color. The checks and the colors make it look sweet. If you wanted, you could soften the look with a silk flower on the collar, or a frilly handkerchief and brooch pinned to it. I really enjoyed seeing the stuff you are making off camera. I hope you will make other videos like this. I'm glad you are planning some off time for yourself. You are incredibly generous to make content ahead of time for us to still get new stuff while you take care of yourself. (Edited for spelling.)
Hi Haley 👋 I miss you over on instagram buddy ❤ I am glad to hear your thoughts about sewing on camera. I really enjoy these videos where people just show me the stuff they make 💕✂️ but I know watching sewing videos helps others learn “how to sew” 😅 but as a seamstress myself, I often skip that part. Your wardrobe is so beautiful & just my aesthetic.
I really love the gingham skirt! I love your design with the fancy ribbon and trim. I have some trim I had been wondering what to do with. This may be my answer! Love it!
I really enjoyed these projects. I get what you mean about cutting and then having to kind of put it all back together a second time. I only quilt (so far) but it is a bit of work when I cut something out for a quilt and then leave it and come back later and wonder what I was thinking.
Regarding the two-piece dress with a jacket-like top, the second you started describing it I thought of it as a suit. There is some whimsy in the design, but in general, I agree that it’s very professional and almost formal. You may need something like that sometimes, but it’s not what you want to wear every day.
The jacket/skirt set is ridiculously cute. Okay yeah, a bit office, but SUPER CUTE office! Like what Elle Woods would wear to the office if there was a "no Barbie" dress code.
I made that knit blouse earlier this year with the vneck and 3/4 sleeve and I LOOOOOVE it. I need to make more in basic colors (mine is a citrus print).
I loved seeing what you made in your free time. I love the trim on the gingham skirt and everything about the skirt!! I love the idea of a sewing retreat to be around people who enjoy the same thing as me, but I have no clue where to start to find one near me. My whole project process is: get inspired > start project > get no more dopamine from project > add project to UFO pile > start process over again
I found people on the internet and going to local sewing events, I think you've mentioned being Seattle area, check out seattlesewsmeetups on instagram, they host stuff pretty all over and it's a great way to get out there!
I always cut 1, sew 1 except an outfit with pieces. Maybe that's still 1? I liked the 2 pc suit very much on you. Knits are difficult for me. I purchased some (LOL) new looks on the 99 cent sale specifically for knits. I've made 1. I don't particularly care for it, but my friends love it. Maybe I will try some more. The cream top is gorgeous. I was surprised at how much I liked it. That could be a knit I like. Thanks for the catch up. I enjoyed it very much.
Yeah I think why I don't do any knits is they often are simpler patterns that don't have the same "wow" fit as when you tailor a woven perfectly. There is just something less satisfying for me about making a tshirt that fits, but I've tried to find some knit patterns that remind me more of the wovens I like to sew and that seems to make me want to sew them a bit more!
I feel the same right now. I feel like the last couple of items I've made are just okay. Not anything that makes me super happy. I've learned a lot from them but still not something that makes me feel, me. So I understand. But I'm still trying. I almost gave up but I'm currently working on a new dress that I too, was told was complete and didn't have the skit pieces 🙄 so I had to search my collection for another but yeah, I hope it turns out well. 🤞🏼 I love your makes. And I enjoyed you telling us how you feel, makes me not feel like I'm the only one in this weird limbo feeling.
Hi Haley Marie! Thanks for sharing your non-filmed projects! I especially enjoyed the Hollywood dress and the button dress you made recently and are wearing :) I also really enjoy your cost breakdown of projects including the cost of your time! I think a lot about how I couldn't manage to film my sewing process, and not just because it's absolute chaos and improper methods and I can't follow pattern instructions so I usually wing the construction. I occasionally make a video of a few minutes for my IG stories but even that feels so challenging! I also wonder about how your physical limitations affect your sewing. One of the reasons I am sewing more this year is my physical limitations are making other hobbies impossible. I haven't been much of a garment sewist, but this year I have worked on 5 dresses, short stays, and am slowly making a Victorian style corset. I have autonomic neuropathy that makes me sweat when I stand (temperature regulation problems) and combined with the Seattle heat wave I have to wrap my head in terrycloth or I drip sweat on my lovely 40s patterns! I own so many vintage patterns I either need to sell them or start using more of them! Great that you are working on finding balance with your channel and non channel sewing. I look forward to hearing how that goes. As always, I enjoy your channel, and I'm not able to support you monetarily but I could probably send a couple of vintage sewing patterns your way if you are interested and there is a way to do so that doesn't give out your info to a stranger on the Internet.
Thank you! My physical limitation vary in how they effect my sewing, the number one thing is my hands and shoulders which make the hand sewing I can do incredibly limited, I would love to do a lot more beading, embroidery, decorating and smocking but right now my body limits me. My lower back things have gotten better though which make the actual sewing machine process and cutting out patterns better. It seems to come in seasons of life, and I just have to do what I can when I can.
@@HaleyMarieVintage I'm glad that you can do the machine sewing and impressed with how much you accomplish with your physical limitations! I always enjoy seeing what you have made. I move from one type of making to another as I cope with my own limits, but sometimes I just kind of give up for a few weeks, or maybe I should say recharge and recuperate, haha, but there are days when it's incredibly frustrating to accept my limits and hard to put a positive spin on it! I did finish the hand sewing my latest vintage dress the other day, yay, progress does happen although very slowly!
I have been paring back what I do for halloween every year to it being vaguely halloween theme, this year I have two fun campy projects that could be used for costumes but I am just making to wear
Do you keep a sewing journal? Mine has a list of my body measurements, a checklist of measurements to do on the flat pattern pieces, and notes on common adjustments I usually need to make. I use this checklist for every project I start. I have a huge behind and I have yet to find a pattern that doesn’t require adjustments-either in the butt area, or on the back hem to make the hem parallel to the ground all the way around. 😂
Well I for one has had her sew Jo inspired by your UA-cam presentation. As a single mom I had lost my desire to sew..... now I sewing a bit, thanks to you and others
Yay! I'm glad you're starting to get to it again.
The blue and white gingham skirt and the blue dress are absolute bangers! I see why you feel awesome in them :)
My creative process when it comes to sewing is quite different from most people's I guess - I do living history and re-enactment and I need stuff to wear for that. So I dig through archaeological records and historical sources and talk to other re-enactors and gather from that how clothes in the late Iron Age/early Middle Ages might have looked like and then try to re-create them on a historically plausible level that is still doable for me and my financial and spoon restraints. So taking short cuts like buying machine woven and chemically dyed fabric that still looks historically plausible but I can afford. Then I hate the cutting but from there it's mostly calm hand sewing and I enjoy that a lot.
I wish I also had time to sew modern garments for everyday wear but I rarely get around that. But hopefully when I have more of a kit together for a new time period I'm starting (late 14th century). I have a lot of ideas and some nice fabrics for vintage inspired dresses and blouses :)
Very cool! I can see how you would run out of time for sewing more modern things!
Oh I LOVE the gingham skirt!!!!
It's good to know you have fails and dont always love what you sew. I for some reason got it in my head that it would be fun to sew things for other people and now that I've picked up the fabric i feel obligated. Now those projects are holding me back from making the things that are inspiring me in the moment. I just want to get the fabric that isnt for me out of my stash and only sew for myself from now on
I get a feeling of guilt when I get something wrong (and a piece has to be scrapped). Getting over that feeling and pushing through to be okay with garments not being perfect is my biggest struggle. I really admire the fact that you pointed out the failures being okay. Sometimes you watch UA-cam and all people post are the wins and it can make you feel like other sewists don't make as many mistakes as myself. I admire your sewing skills a lot and it's nice to see that even someone who sews great things has pieces that aren't perfect. It's when we put so much pressure on ourselves to be perfect that we lose the fun of it all.
Yes, I generally plan that what I tackle on camera will work, but off camera I am constantly trying things and failing. I don't think there is a single seamstress out there who only produces perfect work, but often what we love is what we put out there and we "hide" the things that down't work out.
I can relate to the cutting out something and then coming back to it later, its like trying to go back to a video game character after a LONG hiatus. you don't really know where you left off, or where you were trying to go. the gingham skirt is super cute. I want to learn how to take something that is hand me down or thrifted and change it to fit my needs. (add pockets etc). that hollywood dress is adorable. You really are beautiful in that.
I relate so much to this, but I always tell myself I don't need notes, haha! One day maybe I will start a sewing notebook with fabric swatches...
Also when you put it down you don't expect it to be months haha
I'm just getting back into sewing & crafting, plus beading/jewelry-making. I kept saying " When I get my stash trimmed down to real supplies I'll use and my apartment is better organized/set-up for it, then I'll start" But the truth is, due to age & health I may only have 10-15 years left to do the things I want to do. So I decided to make a Day Planner into a Creating Journal Planner. I've set up sections for listing fabrics & patterns for clothing, use calendar grid pages for fabric swatches for quilts, ideas for jewelry items, etc. I'm not done with setting it up, but it already has gotten me doing a sewing project I planned 2 years ago. Simple thing , but I need 3 good laundry bags for the laundromat. Plus I'll be using a NEW machine. My 60s Singer was 3X as much to fix as what this new one cost. Sorry for rambling on.
Yay! Make sure to sew all your most precious fabrics, I think it is easy to delay those projects but we only have so many years we get to sew!
I always enjoy seeing your off camera sewing projects - thanks for sharing! I'm at a point in my sewing journey where I mostly sew for me (and scrap busting bandanas for my dog - heehee) and I don't share it online - it's what makes me happy. While I rarely sew for other people, I did recently teach a couple close friends how to make pj pants. It was fun since I got to hang with friends and teach them some basic sewing skills. Every loves their pj pants :-)
That sounds very fun, I get my friends together to tackle mending projects and always really enjoy that!
You made so many lovely garments this past year. I didn't see the "diaper look" in the shorts you made, I thought they looked great on you. I love that 1940s dress you showed towards the end, the one that people ask you about quite a bit. You are look beautiful in that dress. I understand what you are talking about when you said how the heatwave makes it difficult to be comfortable in any clothing. We are in the middle of a big heatwave in California as well. I am tired of 100 degree plus weather, it actually makes me feel nauseous. Enjoyed your video. Have a great week.
The last dress is my absolute favorite! Looks beautiful on you!
Love love love your blue gingham skirt. Looks fantastic xxx
I got a serger for Christmas and I absolutely love it and use it all the time for woven fabrics as well as knits!
Have you tried keeping a project journal? It's helped me remember what I've changed, what I liked or disliked, things I would do differently.
I need to start doing that via threadloop which is the app I use to track my sewing stash!
Love that you're experimenting with knits! Even if its just underclothes or at home clothes it will be great to experiment. You're very inspiring.
I'm very excited to continue to try new things with knits!
You do very nice work, Haley. And, it's obvious that sewing is a passion. I agree about black interfacing. I just finished a black blouse and I used white interfacing. It's VERY evident around the buttonholes. LOVE your fabric!
I have made the Vera top (with original V neck) on my straight-stitch Featherweight machine, using only a ballpoint needle and slightly stretching the fabric while stitching. I was very proud of that top. In the end, I donated it because it was a size too small (or maybe the fabric didn't have enough stretch) and the color did not suit me. Like you, I like to learn on non-precious fabrics. Also, because knits don't fray, I skipped finishing the raw edges and they did not look bad.
Experimenting with your personal style while learning new skills is always a win, even if a finished garment doesn’t end up as you expected. Great job!!
Ok, you've inspired me to finally get my serger (I've never used it since my husband found it in an estate sale) in to the shop for a full on overhaul so I can use it someday
Love seeing these. Thanks for sharing! Especially love the blue and pink Hollywood pattern dress.
I have been sewing clothes for myself for many, many years and even though I feel my skills get better the more I sew, I still end up donating 2/3rds of the clothes I make. Mostly, I don't do muslin/toile/test garments (too lazy and not enough time) and I'm very curvy so it makes fitting difficult. Most patterns need a lot of fixing, unfortunately.
I think the dropped waist looks darling in you fwiw. It is hard to embrace parts of you that make fitting hard, but there’s also something triumphant about it!
Thank you!
I post my sewing projects on tiktok, but I don't post consistently because it takes me a while to save up for them. In-between projects I'll usually post dress up videos. Although, I haven't even posted that in months. I ❤ sharing my hobby but I also feel like it's good for me to take a break from it too. That way when you get back into it you still love it instead of feeling burned out.
I think my favorite was the blouse like a jacket and gored skirt. I think it suits your style and does not look too business. It might have gone that way with a solid somber color. The checks and the colors make it look sweet. If you wanted, you could soften the look with a silk flower on the collar, or a frilly handkerchief and brooch pinned to it. I really enjoyed seeing the stuff you are making off camera. I hope you will make other videos like this. I'm glad you are planning some off time for yourself. You are incredibly generous to make content ahead of time for us to still get new stuff while you take care of yourself. (Edited for spelling.)
Thank you!
Hi Haley 👋 I miss you over on instagram buddy ❤ I am glad to hear your thoughts about sewing on camera. I really enjoy these videos where people just show me the stuff they make 💕✂️ but I know watching sewing videos helps others learn “how to sew” 😅 but as a seamstress myself, I often skip that part. Your wardrobe is so beautiful & just my aesthetic.
I really love the gingham skirt! I love your design with the fancy ribbon and trim. I have some trim I had been wondering what to do with. This may be my answer! Love it!
Trim can be tough but once you figure out what to do it'll be brilliant!
I really enjoyed these projects. I get what you mean about cutting and then having to kind of put it all back together a second time. I only quilt (so far) but it is a bit of work when I cut something out for a quilt and then leave it and come back later and wonder what I was thinking.
Regarding the two-piece dress with a jacket-like top, the second you started describing it I thought of it as a suit. There is some whimsy in the design, but in general, I agree that it’s very professional and almost formal. You may need something like that sometimes, but it’s not what you want to wear every day.
The jacket/skirt set is ridiculously cute. Okay yeah, a bit office, but SUPER CUTE office! Like what Elle Woods would wear to the office if there was a "no Barbie" dress code.
I made that knit blouse earlier this year with the vneck and 3/4 sleeve and I LOOOOOVE it. I need to make more in basic colors (mine is a citrus print).
I loved seeing what you made in your free time. I love the trim on the gingham skirt and everything about the skirt!!
I love the idea of a sewing retreat to be around people who enjoy the same thing as me, but I have no clue where to start to find one near me. My whole project process is: get inspired > start project > get no more dopamine from project > add project to UFO pile > start process over again
I found people on the internet and going to local sewing events, I think you've mentioned being Seattle area, check out seattlesewsmeetups on instagram, they host stuff pretty all over and it's a great way to get out there!
@@HaleyMarieVintage I will check them out!! Sometimes when I search for things, I have too many options and that overwhelms me.
I always cut 1, sew 1 except an outfit with pieces. Maybe that's still 1? I liked the 2 pc suit very much on you. Knits are difficult for me. I purchased some (LOL) new looks on the 99 cent sale specifically for knits. I've made 1. I don't particularly care for it, but my friends love it. Maybe I will try some more. The cream top is gorgeous. I was surprised at how much I liked it. That could be a knit I like. Thanks for the catch up. I enjoyed it very much.
Yeah I think why I don't do any knits is they often are simpler patterns that don't have the same "wow" fit as when you tailor a woven perfectly. There is just something less satisfying for me about making a tshirt that fits, but I've tried to find some knit patterns that remind me more of the wovens I like to sew and that seems to make me want to sew them a bit more!
I feel the same right now. I feel like the last couple of items I've made are just okay. Not anything that makes me super happy. I've learned a lot from them but still not something that makes me feel, me. So I understand. But I'm still trying. I almost gave up but I'm currently working on a new dress that I too, was told was complete and didn't have the skit pieces 🙄 so I had to search my collection for another but yeah, I hope it turns out well. 🤞🏼 I love your makes. And I enjoyed you telling us how you feel, makes me not feel like I'm the only one in this weird limbo feeling.
Yeah creative processes create limbo feelings and that is totally okay, it doesn't mean your work is a failure!
Hi Haley Marie!
Thanks for sharing your non-filmed projects! I especially enjoyed the Hollywood dress and the button dress you made recently and are wearing :)
I also really enjoy your cost breakdown of projects including the cost of your time!
I think a lot about how I couldn't manage to film my sewing process, and not just because it's absolute chaos and improper methods and I can't follow pattern instructions so I usually wing the construction. I occasionally make a video of a few minutes for my IG stories but even that feels so challenging!
I also wonder about how your physical limitations affect your sewing. One of the reasons I am sewing more this year is my physical limitations are making other hobbies impossible.
I haven't been much of a garment sewist, but this year I have worked on 5 dresses, short stays, and am slowly making a Victorian style corset.
I have autonomic neuropathy that makes me sweat when I stand (temperature regulation problems) and combined with the Seattle heat wave I have to wrap my head in terrycloth or I drip sweat on my lovely 40s patterns! I own so many vintage patterns I either need to sell them or start using more of them!
Great that you are working on finding balance with your channel and non channel sewing. I look forward to hearing how that goes.
As always, I enjoy your channel, and I'm not able to support you monetarily but I could probably send a couple of vintage sewing patterns your way if you are interested and there is a way to do so that doesn't give out your info to a stranger on the Internet.
Thank you!
My physical limitation vary in how they effect my sewing, the number one thing is my hands and shoulders which make the hand sewing I can do incredibly limited, I would love to do a lot more beading, embroidery, decorating and smocking but right now my body limits me. My lower back things have gotten better though which make the actual sewing machine process and cutting out patterns better. It seems to come in seasons of life, and I just have to do what I can when I can.
@@HaleyMarieVintage I'm glad that you can do the machine sewing and impressed with how much you accomplish with your physical limitations! I always enjoy seeing what you have made. I move from one type of making to another as I cope with my own limits, but sometimes I just kind of give up for a few weeks, or maybe I should say recharge and recuperate, haha, but there are days when it's incredibly frustrating to accept my limits and hard to put a positive spin on it! I did finish the hand sewing my latest vintage dress the other day, yay, progress does happen although very slowly!
Will we still get Halloween content is everything is pre-filmed?
I have been paring back what I do for halloween every year to it being vaguely halloween theme, this year I have two fun campy projects that could be used for costumes but I am just making to wear
Do you keep a sewing journal? Mine has a list of my body measurements, a checklist of measurements to do on the flat pattern pieces, and notes on common adjustments I usually need to make. I use this checklist for every project I start.
I have a huge behind and I have yet to find a pattern that doesn’t require adjustments-either in the butt area, or on the back hem to make the hem parallel to the ground all the way around. 😂
In all my creative practices I start journals only to abandon them lol
You Are beautiful!
Love the Hollywood 1619 pattern -- does anyone have thoughts on similar-ish dresses that are more beginner-friendly?
Do you include the time it takes to cut out/ iron pattern pieces and wash/iron and cutout fabric?
Yes I include ironing and cutting out anything, however no to washing because I put everything in the washing machine.
How’s your 3 legged black cat?
She is doing great! Best health in the time I've had her!
THe floral shorts look really good on you. I see no saggy butt at all.