@@GingerheadCo - just made my first basic knit sweatshirt for my hubby. Had lots of arguments with my machine last wk & was pulling my hair out as nothing I did seem to solve the problems. However, left it a couple of days & tried again & yippee it worked. Have a heap to learn as this is my first computerised machine & so different. It’s given me a bit of confidence back. If I try your pattern think I might try it in a woven fabric first. Thank you again, your a great teacher. Ali x
@@alisonwilliams5355 when you make it in woven, don’t sew on the overlocker, use your regular machine (you can finish the seams in the overlocker of course 😊) and draft a facing (just go around the neckline and make about 2.5 cm or 1” wide facing) - and you can make the neckline slightly wider if you want- so 9cm from the centre back and centre front and about 10 cm down from the centre front 😊 you can design your own neckline 😁) New machines take some time to get used to, but after a few weeks you’ll forget that you didn’t know it (her?) well 😘
Thanks Hales 😊 it’s time frugal, too 🤣 takes about ah hour to make (though levelling the hem means you need a couple of days to let it hang for a bit before hemming)
Oo, that's a lovely dress 😀. You have made the drafting look simple and your coverstitching is still beautiful 😉. I think the most difficult part for me would be pressing the belt 😂😂. I have never used ITY and wonder if it is a "clingy" fabric.
Thank you Sue 😊 the drafting is simple (there’s lots of ease and it fits all sizes, as all the more problematic areas are simplified). ITY is clingy but it really works well with clothes that are roomy- like viscose jersey (but ITY is slinkier and has a heavier drape despite its light weight ) I like it because I can make floaty dresses that are more wind resistant than viscose - something that is very important in quite a windy country 😘
I really enjoyed watching your drafting process.😊 Years ago, I worked with a girl whose mum was a seamstress and I watched her drafting a dress by chalking lines on the fabric. Your frugal frock dress is lovely! 😍
Thank you Laura 😊 the dress can be drafted directly on fabric - it’s something I saw a lot as a child and I feel quite nostalgic about (fabric was more precious and hard to buy so it was the fabric that determined the cut) 😘 I think the dress is so easy to draft that everyone can have a go 😊❤️
Thank you 😊 I don’t draft all my patterns, I did various online courses and I’m not a drafting expert. This particular method is something I knew from childhood (it’s actually drafted on the fabric not on paper) but I learned it better from one of my teachers who is Ukrainian.
@@GingerheadCo This reminds me when I was growing up we had this wonderful dressmaker lady who drafted all her patterns/designs straight onto fabric and never used paper. It's must be rare now.
@@evanick823 I think I like it for that reason: it reminds me of my childhood/youth and the seamstress my family would go to when we needed something 😊 but also, when I was a child it was quite popular as it’s the fabric that determines the cut (so the flared skirt would be possible only on wider fabric- the dresses were as unique as the fabric and the person who created them 😊)
This is brilliant Alex, thanks for joining in the challenge, I think I will give this a bash at some point, I'll have a dive in the stash 😘
Thank you Sam and thank you for organising the challenge 😊x
Great video, you make it look so easy & your instructions are really good. The dress looks great on you.
Thank you 😊 and it really is very easy 😊x
@@GingerheadCo - just made my first basic knit sweatshirt for my hubby. Had lots of arguments with my machine last wk & was pulling my hair out as nothing I did seem to solve the problems. However, left it a couple of days & tried again & yippee it worked. Have a heap to learn as this is my first computerised machine & so different. It’s given me a bit of confidence back. If I try your pattern think I might try it in a woven fabric first. Thank you again, your a great teacher. Ali x
@@alisonwilliams5355 when you make it in woven, don’t sew on the overlocker, use your regular machine (you can finish the seams in the overlocker of course 😊) and draft a facing (just go around the neckline and make about 2.5 cm or 1” wide facing) - and you can make the neckline slightly wider if you want- so 9cm from the centre back and centre front and about 10 cm down from the centre front 😊 you can design your own neckline 😁) New machines take some time to get used to, but after a few weeks you’ll forget that you didn’t know it (her?) well 😘
You are so good at this.
Thank you 😊
Great looking dress and interesting to see how you constructed it.
Thanks Hales 😊 it’s time frugal, too 🤣 takes about ah hour to make (though levelling the hem means you need a couple of days to let it hang for a bit before hemming)
You are so clever😊 excellent video
Thank you 😊😊😊
You make it look so easy!! I'm so going to have a go at this! Love the colours on you as well!! 💜❤️
Thank you 😊 I’m sure yours is going to be perfect (it really is that easy 😁😘)
Thank you for this video. Its very informative
I’m glad you like it, thank you for watching 😊
Thanks so much for this, beautiful dress, looks great on you :)
Thank you Susan 😊
Oo, that's a lovely dress 😀. You have made the drafting look simple and your coverstitching is still beautiful 😉. I think the most difficult part for me would be pressing the belt 😂😂. I have never used ITY and wonder if it is a "clingy" fabric.
Thank you Sue 😊 the drafting is simple (there’s lots of ease and it fits all sizes, as all the more problematic areas are simplified). ITY is clingy but it really works well with clothes that are roomy- like viscose jersey (but ITY is slinkier and has a heavier drape despite its light weight ) I like it because I can make floaty dresses that are more wind resistant than viscose - something that is very important in quite a windy country 😘
I really enjoyed watching your drafting process.😊 Years ago, I worked with a girl whose mum was a seamstress and I watched her drafting a dress by chalking lines on the fabric. Your frugal frock dress is lovely! 😍
Thank you Laura 😊 the dress can be drafted directly on fabric - it’s something I saw a lot as a child and I feel quite nostalgic about (fabric was more precious and hard to buy so it was the fabric that determined the cut) 😘 I think the dress is so easy to draft that everyone can have a go 😊❤️
Thank you 💗
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Very clever. Do you draft all your patterns and where did you learn this?
Thank you 😊 I don’t draft all my patterns, I did various online courses and I’m not a drafting expert. This particular method is something I knew from childhood (it’s actually drafted on the fabric not on paper) but I learned it better from one of my teachers who is Ukrainian.
@@GingerheadCo This reminds me when I was growing up we had this wonderful dressmaker lady who drafted all her patterns/designs straight onto fabric and never used paper. It's must be rare now.
@@evanick823 I think I like it for that reason: it reminds me of my childhood/youth and the seamstress my family would go to when we needed something 😊 but also, when I was a child it was quite popular as it’s the fabric that determines the cut (so the flared skirt would be possible only on wider fabric- the dresses were as unique as the fabric and the person who created them 😊)
It wasn’t easy to buy fabric when I was a child 😊
@@GingerheadCo Exactly, you must come from a similar country to mine (Poland). That's what we used to do.