I Made the Style Arc Hope Dress! Pattern Review and This Week’s Project Roundup.
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- I've made some stuff! Join me as I chat about my finished Agnes top, rectifying sizing issues with my Butterick dress and a review of my Style Arc Hope Woven Dress - how did it turn out and how many otters did it rate?
-- SEWING PATTERNS REFERENCED --
* Agnes by Tilly and the Buttons: shop.tillyandt...
* Butterick B6705
* Style Arc Hope Woven Dress: www.stylearc.c...
* Style Arc Hope Woven Dress Extension Pack: www.stylearc.c...
-- FABRIC / CRAFT STORES REFERENCED --
* Spotlight (Australia): www.spotlights...
* Minerva (UK): www.minerva.com
* Sew Me Sunshine (UK): sewmesunshine....
-- OTHER THINGS REFEREENCED --
* Stash Hub App: stashhubapp.com/
Go on....follow me on Instagram: @ripperseams @RipperSeams
All the items mentioned in this video have been purchase by myself. Exceptions will be advised if and as applicable. All opinions are my own.
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Hi Kate. I really enjoyed your indepth discussion about the skill building, as well as your presentation style. My suggestion for content going forward: don't get tempted to jump on a bandwagon and become a cookie cutter vlogger (couldn't resist a mixed metaphor) by only making the latest fads. Keep doing what you're doing.
Thanks! Will definitely do my best to blaze my own trail on here. If I make videos that I would enjoy watching then fingers crossed others (like you) will too! Thanks for watching ☺️
Hello Kate. This is my first time to look at your channel and I love your style and I love your analysis of the various aspects of each garment. Keep it up and I'm now going to check out your other makes. I also love that I'm roughly your measurements so what looks good on you should look OK on me.
Thank you so much! Hehe… I’ve clocked other vloggers that are my size too and have been taking notes! It really helps 😊
Thank you for sharing. Love your dress especially 🎉
Hi Kate. New subscriber from Perth WA. Doing a binge watch of your channel. Love it.❤️
Yay! Thank you! Love Perth. My dad is originally from WA and always love visiting family over there. Need to get back for a cheeky winery tour ☺️
Your Agnes top looks great.
Oh thank you!… and thanks for watching ☺️
Hi Kate! You learned a valuable lesson making the Agnes. We, as sewists, are highly critical of our work and notice (or remember) every little mistake. But it's a little like childbirth, it's painful at the time, but a bit later when thinking about doing it again, all you truly remember is how wonderful the end result is. II've been sewing for 4 years. Now I pull things I made as a new sewists from my closet, and think, wow, this is actually quite good and I'm happy I didn't trash it. 😉
Another Aussie here...mid north coast of NSW. I really enjoy your presentation technique and your makes of course x 🐨
Thanks so much 😊 Love the NSW coast. My folks live along there so know how stunning it is.
Hi Kate! Chef's kiss for your Hope dress! Love everything about it...cool summer style and fabric choice are spot on. For Big 4 patterns, I've started using my high bust measurement for the bust measurement with much more fitting success. Independent patterns still fit better, but this gets me closer to the fit I prefer. Burning question...are you a broadcaster? Or trained in public speaking? I love watching your videos because you are very entertaining and I marvel at how well spoken you are...no um's or ah's (not that I mind that from other vloggers, just have noticed a complete absence of them in your videos). Also, palm trees in England?!?!?! Never dreamed they would grow in your climate. Please fill me in.
Thank you! (and sorry for the late reply) I’m definitely tackling the Big 4s with more caution going forward but determined to get them to work for me as they have some lovely designs. Not a trained public speaker and actually doing UA-cam to help me improve. Find that if I’m talking about things I enjoy I tend to do alright with it. As for our palm trees… that’s a whole story in itself…but the ones in our backyard are hardy and suitable for growing in southern UK without too much babysitting. But definitely won’t be growing as fast or as tall as the exact same species growing in my brother’s sub-tropical garden in Queensland!! Thanks for watching ☺️
@@RipperSeams No need to apologize...you owe me nothing. What a great way to improve public speaking skills. You're ripping it! (Don't you hate it when people try to be cool by using expressions that are new to them?) Keep up the good work. Thank you for the palm tree explanation 🤣
I’m in awe of your vlogging skills - you are so professional and the way you cut and edit your videos is really skilled.
Back to the sewing. I love your makes and fabric choices. Your Agnes turned out really well and admire your “all in” approach to that piece. The colours really suit you. I’m always afraid that puff sleeves will make me look wider, I’m only 5ft tall, but you’ve made me reconsider that.
Love your Hope Dress - as you say a perfect easy breezy summer dress and I agree the fabric is very nostalgic - beautiful! Happy sewing Kate 🧵 😊 🧵
Aww.. thank you and glad you’re enjoying 😊 I do tend to take an all in approach as why just learn one thing when you can learn 4! Thanks for watching!!
Hi Kate, great vlog & great review of the Hope dress. This is on my makes wishlist so it’s good to hear your thoughts on it. Your dress is fabulous, I love the fabric 😍
Thanks so much! 😊
Fabulous! On all.
Really like the shirt you are wearing.The puff sleeves are so flattering on you(seeing you on camera of course).
Thank you! I think I am at peace with the puff sleeves and have a place in my wardrobe 😊
I sew my neckbands on my sewing machine with a zigzag stitch. I think your Agnes Top looks great! I like your rating system for learning. I notice that often when I finish a project I don't like it right away. I need to set it aside for a couple of days sometimes and then I do. Happy sewing!
Thanks for watching! Reverting to the zig-zag stitch for my jersey neckbands for the time being until I’ve got a few more under my belt. Was good giving it a shot on the overlocker but know when to scale it back to get it right. Glad I’m not the only one to have to sleep on some of my makes. Appreciate second opinions… and my husband will definitely let me know if it didn’t suit 😜
So cute.
New to your channel and just subscribed. Love the ratings as you build your skills- which you seem to be doing very quickly indeed. I have the Hope dress pattern and extension pack but still not made it- must get on with it. Totally agree with you about Style Arc pattern instructions- everything is there but they do not waste words. I go through the instructions carefully and separate each sentence with a coloured pen as they are so closely bunched together. Happy Sewing. 😊. Lynne
Yay! Thanks for watching and subscribing! I’m quite a visual learner so understand the appeal of lots of detail and pictures available in lots of indie patterns… but sometimes clear simple instructions are just as good. I do find myself gravitating a lot to Style Arc patterns so they must be doing something right!
Your t shirt looks great Love your dress
Thanks so much
Love your Angus top it looks great. In the big four patterns I always use the finished size measurements and I find that works well. Love your hope dress I’ve had the pattern ages and not made it yet but I will definitely down size as my measurements are exactly the same as yours.
I’m normally quite good at referring to the finished garment measurements… but this dress didn’t have them on the back of the envelope… and I didn’t realise they are on the pattern pieces. I know that now… but why do they make it so difficult for newer sewists?? 🤷🏼♀️….. now I’m wised up and good to go for future makes. … and for sure downsize on the Hope dress if you are not one for that amount of oversized goodness ☺️
Really love the fabric on your Hope Dress. 33 pounds for the dress is great.
Thank you! 😊
Thanks for the encouragement to try some skill building!
Go for it! Skill builder mindset for the win!! 😁
I’ve got the same problem about how far to stretch the elastic. It’s definitely the pattern. I threw it in the UFO pile where it’s been for a year. I’ve just emailed Tilly for the measurement.
Ahhh… that makes me feel better! I want to give it a go again soon as it is a lovely top. Might make my own markings this time…. Even if just a line to follow. Thanks for watching! 😊
Lovely makes! Hurray for skill building! When you “quarter” a neckline, you divide it into four EQUAL parts. The front is not to be longer than the back, and pay no account of the shoulder seams❤
That Hope dress looks fantastic on you! Nicely done! Really enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!! 😊
Hi Kate, the butterick dress is going to be stunning once you've made the adjustments. The hope dress....I'm with you on this style of dress for me personally.....but, I really like your version. I've always stayed clear of oversized dresses, but yeah, yours looks great and like you say, hot weather dress. 👌
Thanks! (And sorry for the late reply). Both dresses turned out great and actually wearing my Hope dress today. Looking forward to making a sized down version in viscose. I’m sure that will be a complete different look altogether. Thanks for watching! ☺️
I love your hope dress. I haven't made that version but I really want to after seeing yours. I think I felt the same way about the style when I first made mine and I made it so short I don't really wear it. Definitely need to revisit. I still am terrible at putting in my neckbands. They never go in neatly. I think you've made some really pretty items. I'm looking forward to seeing how your big4 dress turns out. I hope it turns out nice. Have a lovely weekend ❤ ❤
I can definitely see jersey neckbands being my arch nemesis going forward so reverting to non-overlocker insertion for the time being. I am leaning into the midi dress length more and more. I stuffed up a davenport dress earlier this year by cutting it too short after originally being too long. Still feeling the burn. 😩
Hi Kate, I stumbled across your channel and thoroughly enjoyed your vlog. Where are you located, I ask because you sound like an Aussie, but mentioned the postage path of your spotlight bundle so thought perhaps you’re over seas somewhere. I have the Pattern for the Tilly and the Buttons blouse, so you’ve inspired me to pull it out and get cracking on the make! ❤️🌹
Yay for a bit of stumbling … thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed. I live in the UK just north of London…. so do rely on family to send me Aussie care packages occasionally (that now include fabric from Spotlight and not just Cherry Ripes). Definitely have a crack at the Agnes. It’s cute! ☺️
@@RipperSeams what! No Vegemite? 😂😂😂 I live in Canberra, my family emigrated from the UK (10 pound poms), when I was a baby (Felixstowe in Suffolk in the south east, they tell me🧐)🌹❤️
Luckily I can get Vegemite at Tesco and Tim Tams at Waitrose supermarkets over here so the essentials are covered 😜
@@klastove clearly you live in a great place! 😂😂😂
Thank you for this video re Hope dress - I’ve been looking at this dress for a while, but I do like a fitted bodice with a gathered skirt and so am thinking I might a/ size down (I prefer to work off finished measurements) and b/ add French use seam. Will let you know if this works!,
Thanks for watching! Definitely opportunity to size down here if you prefer less ease so give it a go. It’s a great, easy make and the French Seams will elevate it even more. Might try that myself next time! 😊
I made the Hope dress from a quite pretty bed sheet. It fit great because I sized down, but I look like I stepped out of the 1800s. I'll still wear it at home, which was the original idea anyway, but it is quite laughable. I think I just need to put my hair up in a severe bun and wear some little gold wire rimmed glasses on the end of my nose for the look to be complete. (I am 63, so the look should be quite realistic). Maybe I could have my photo taken by our wood burning cook stove. Or is that overkill? Lol.
Yes to all of that!! I love a bit of overkill occasionally. I made a Davenport dress earlier this year in yellow mustard gingham. It was originally too long and screamed Little House on the Prairie. I would not look out of place joining you for that photo by the wood burning stove! I then botched it up and cut it too short so now it looks like Little House on the Prarie goes to Coachella. So now I’m going to turn it into tea towels 😜
@RipperSeams lol. It would have been worth traveling all the way to your place for that picture.
Hi Kate, very entertaining vlogs - thank you! A question for your Q&A - obviously you’re an Aussie but every now and again I can hear a slight Scottish twang. It might be my imagination as I’m a Scot (now living in QLD), but each time I watch your channel I always pick up on that. Am I right or am I way off? 🤔 Thanks. Laura
Thanks for watching, and for the question… it’s on the list! There isn’t a short answer for it and definitely some ‘non-Australian’ sounds in there 😜
@@RipperSeams ooh now I’m intrigued! 😊
The feature on the front of the Agnes also came out slightly off for me. My version was striped too. A floral one I made for my niece looked fine. Q&A How did you come up with your rating system?
Thanks for watching! Your question is on the list! As for the Agnes, I’m going draw a line to follow next time and use some clear elastic. That has surely got to work…. So long as I manage to execute accordingly! 😜
Hi Kate, loving your videos. My question for your Q&A is why did you leave Australia to live in England (I'm also from Perth WA)?
Good question! And definitely one I’ll cover in my Q&A video so keep an eye out for it soon. ☺️