Thank you so much, that's so kind of you! :) I wasn't sure how long to make them to begin with but I was really happy with how they turned out in the end 😁
Wow those are such great words! I've never heard of inflorescences, but need to find a way to throw it into everyday conversation now 😁 it's beautiful!
@@annabaileysewing An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches, it is a word often used by botanists
Love it for a long time now I've wanted a dress like this. You look beautiful in it, and I love the colour. I have a bobble jumper like yours too, strangely I've had more compliments about it than anything I've ever worn before 🤔and they still keep coming last one only yesterday
This is gorgeous! Did you learn to do pockets by adding pockets into an existing garment? If you haven’t already watched instructions since making this here’s a bad explanation of how to add pockets while you’re sewing a garment: - Take each single layer of “lung” and attach it right side to right side where it goes along the side seam. - Set your garment side seams together, with the lungs on top of each other, hanging of to the side of the garment. Pin. - Sew your side seam normally, and 3/4” or 1.5cm onto the top of the lungs. Continue around the edge of the lungs, until you reach your side seam. - make sure you stitch up the side seam a bit from where the lung attaches to the side seam. 1” or 2cm ish. (Turn some pants with pockets inside out, you’ll see what I mean). This prevents your pocket from hanging out the side seam weird in a way that I refer to as “A tribute to Georgia O’Keefe” - Now you can continue down the rest of your side seam. - Turn and press, and theoretically, you shouldn’t need to do any top stitching. If you want top stitching... I think that involves... yeah I don’t know how it works in that case. I think that makes sense. Ish. For just words. Maybe I’ll have an easier time remembering it myself having put it in words. The gown is gorgeous and I adore Carol of the Bells. :)
Hi, sorry for such a late reply but wow thank you so much!! That’s honestly so kind of you, and I’m glad you like Carol of the bells too :) I can’t remember exactly how I first learned to sew them, but I think for this dress I was vaguely basing the ‘adding pockets’ technique off a video by Bernadette Banner (although obviously, she did this way better than I did!!) - I’m always trying to get better at any rate! Thank you so much for your explanation of how to add pockets too - that sounds like a great method, and I’ll definitely keep it in mind next time I have a project that needs some pockets added!
I tried weeks ago my first attempt on this dress but instead of using patterns I just took a piece of clothing I thought would fit nicely on my body but turns out it was a very bad idea to use a pullover for a bodice… well. End of the story: second trial will be done but this time with lots of good tips, Tricks, patterns and tighter clothes like corsets and well fitting tops as a guide. The actual number of how much money I did spend is unknown but I can guess the actual in total number could have brought me a cheap wedding gown:‘) oh boy… #justdoitforcosplay I guess
Oh gosh!! I'm sorry it took so much trial and error, I'm sure it will look incredible in the end though! The main thing is that you're trying to make it better every time anyway - I've definitely had projects where things haven't gone to plan, but I've been really happy with the end result anyway. Good luck!! :)
I like how it turned out!!! The only downside for me is that I have memory retention problem, meaning if you talk to much out of the content or just to much, you lose me because I can not concentrate for a long period of time. Specifically when you got out of content for so long I have hard time remembering what you are doing… I am no saying you cannot do that, I am just saying keep that in mind. I took me 1 hour to process this video.
Hiya! Thank you so much for bringing this to my attention, I know I do go off on a tangent sometimes but I didn't realise that it could be distracting / problematic for people trying to follow the video! I'll definitely keep it in mind for next time, and I'll try and find a better balance / make it clearer where to follow on from in future :)
Hi! I self drafted most of this pattern, so unfortunately this explanation isn't the simplest - but the measurements I took to draft my pieces included: Waist Hip Bust Upper bust Under bust Shoulder Neck If you're interested in drafting your own pattern, you might want to start by following a tutorial on how to make a basic bodice block. You could then perhaps combine this with an existing skirt pattern (or draft your own) to create a similar style of dress to the one I made. I used 4 identical triangular panels to make my skirt, so I had to measure the distance from my waist to the floor (feel free to adjust depending on how long you want your skirt to be) and then made each triangle as wide as necessary to add up to the desired total circumference (basically, how full you want your skirt to be.) For the sleeves I adapted the sleeve piece from the 1960s Coat pattern in the book 'The Great British Sewing Bee: Sew Your Own Wardrobe' - basically I just widened the hem of each sleeve, beginning at the elbow point. Hope this helps!
Hi! Thanks for your interest :) unfortunately I don't have a specific pattern to share for this one because I self-drafted parts of the dress, but please see my previous response to Chloe Ridall's comment for a more detailed explanation of how you could make your own! Hope this helps :)
Might be a bit late but check out Morgan donner on UA-cam. She does a great tutorial on both draping and drafting Kirtles depending on what you find easy.
Hiya! I'm sorry I don't have a lot of experience in adapting pattern sizes, but you might find the link to this website useful for advice on how to make a sewing pattern bigger or smaller: mellysews.com/make-sewing-pattern-bigger-smaller/ Hope it helps!
This turned out so well! Thank you for sharing your journey!! 😍🙌🏻
Thanks so much for the kind words!! It was a lot of fun to make 😁
Kitty with the lacing is exactly the content I needed today. ❤️❤️❤️
This is beautiful I love the long sleeves
Thank you so much, that's so kind of you! :) I wasn't sure how long to make them to begin with but I was really happy with how they turned out in the end 😁
Love this! You look so beautiful!
Thank you so much, that's so kind of you! ❤
It was a really fun project to work on & I'm hoping to try more medieval sewing soon 😊
My favourite words are :-
Inflorescences
Apocalypse
Mercenaries
Efflorescence
Love your videos
Wow those are such great words! I've never heard of inflorescences, but need to find a way to throw it into everyday conversation now 😁 it's beautiful!
@@annabaileysewing An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches, it is a word often used by botanists
The colour is exquisite
Thank you so much! I actually dyed the fabric myself, so feel free to look at my dyeing tutorial if you'd be interested in creating a similar shade :)
Love it for a long time now I've wanted a dress like this. You look beautiful in it, and I love the colour.
I have a bobble jumper like yours too, strangely I've had more compliments about it than anything I've ever worn before 🤔and they still keep coming last one only yesterday
Thank you so much, that's so sweet of you!! And huh, it's funny isn't it - glad to hear your bobble jumper is being appreciated though! 😊
Fantastic. A joy to watch the construction of this very pretty kirtle. Subbed and looking forward to seeing more. 🫶🏻👩🏼🦼🏴🧵🪡
Thank you so much! That's very kind of you to say, and I'm really glad you enjoyed the video 💛
Loving the hedgepigs!
My Grandmother Q used to make Damsom plum jelly. She is the only person I ever knew to make that kind of jelly. :)
Really that's so cool!! My mum's damson jam is one of my favourites, it's nice to hear someone else is enjoying the damson themed desserts too :)
The kirtle looks lovely! in future I would be intrigued to see more historical finishing and the differences
thank you so much, that's really kind of you! And sure, next time I'll try and include some more historical techniques :)
This is gorgeous!
Did you learn to do pockets by adding pockets into an existing garment?
If you haven’t already watched instructions since making this here’s a bad explanation of how to add pockets while you’re sewing a garment:
- Take each single layer of “lung” and attach it right side to right side where it goes along the side seam.
- Set your garment side seams together, with the lungs on top of each other, hanging of to the side of the garment. Pin.
- Sew your side seam normally, and 3/4” or 1.5cm onto the top of the lungs. Continue around the edge of the lungs, until you reach your side seam.
- make sure you stitch up the side seam a bit from where the lung attaches to the side seam. 1” or 2cm ish. (Turn some pants with pockets inside out, you’ll see what I mean). This prevents your pocket from hanging out the side seam weird in a way that I refer to as “A tribute to Georgia O’Keefe”
- Now you can continue down the rest of your side seam.
- Turn and press, and theoretically, you shouldn’t need to do any top stitching. If you want top stitching... I think that involves... yeah I don’t know how it works in that case.
I think that makes sense. Ish. For just words. Maybe I’ll have an easier time remembering it myself having put it in words.
The gown is gorgeous and I adore Carol of the Bells. :)
Hi, sorry for such a late reply but wow thank you so much!! That’s honestly so kind of you, and I’m glad you like Carol of the bells too :)
I can’t remember exactly how I first learned to sew them, but I think for this dress I was vaguely basing the ‘adding pockets’ technique off a video by Bernadette Banner (although obviously, she did this way better than I did!!) - I’m always trying to get better at any rate!
Thank you so much for your explanation of how to add pockets too - that sounds like a great method, and I’ll definitely keep it in mind next time I have a project that needs some pockets added!
💃🎼💗😻🐾🦔, thank you for sharing (love the sleeves! ) 🌺🌼🌸😊🍀🌻
Thank you so much! It was a lot of fun to make 😁🌸
I have some funny-looking crocodiles for making those diagonal stripes you sort of feed it into a crocodile and it presses it
Very nicely done. Thank you for sharing your process.
Thank you so much, that's really kind of you and I'm so glad you like the video!! 😁
@@annabaileysewing you are welcome.
THIS IS SO PRETTY I LOVE IT
THANK YOU SO MUCH 😁 that's super kind of you!!
I tried weeks ago my first attempt on this dress but instead of using patterns I just took a piece of clothing I thought would fit nicely on my body but turns out it was a very bad idea to use a pullover for a bodice… well. End of the story: second trial will be done but this time with lots of good tips, Tricks, patterns and tighter clothes like corsets and well fitting tops as a guide.
The actual number of how much money I did spend is unknown but I can guess the actual in total number could have brought me a cheap wedding gown:‘) oh boy… #justdoitforcosplay I guess
Oh gosh!! I'm sorry it took so much trial and error, I'm sure it will look incredible in the end though! The main thing is that you're trying to make it better every time anyway - I've definitely had projects where things haven't gone to plan, but I've been really happy with the end result anyway. Good luck!! :)
This is stunning! 😍😍
you're so sweet!! thank you 🥺❤❤
I like how it turned out!!! The only downside for me is that I have memory retention problem, meaning if you talk to much out of the content or just to much, you lose me because I can not concentrate for a long period of time. Specifically when you got out of content for so long I have hard time remembering what you are doing… I am no saying you cannot do that, I am just saying keep that in mind. I took me 1 hour to process this video.
Hiya! Thank you so much for bringing this to my attention, I know I do go off on a tangent sometimes but I didn't realise that it could be distracting / problematic for people trying to follow the video! I'll definitely keep it in mind for next time, and I'll try and find a better balance / make it clearer where to follow on from in future :)
What fabric is it , from which you are making this beautiful dress
Thank you! It's a polycotton blend, and I've dyed it green from its original grey colour :)
What measurements do you use and what pattern
Hi! I self drafted most of this pattern, so unfortunately this explanation isn't the simplest - but the measurements I took to draft my pieces included:
Waist
Hip
Bust
Upper bust
Under bust
Shoulder
Neck
If you're interested in drafting your own pattern, you might want to start by following a tutorial on how to make a basic bodice block. You could then perhaps combine this with an existing skirt pattern (or draft your own) to create a similar style of dress to the one I made. I used 4 identical triangular panels to make my skirt, so I had to measure the distance from my waist to the floor (feel free to adjust depending on how long you want your skirt to be) and then made each triangle as wide as necessary to add up to the desired total circumference (basically, how full you want your skirt to be.)
For the sleeves I adapted the sleeve piece from the 1960s Coat pattern in the book 'The Great British Sewing Bee: Sew Your Own Wardrobe' - basically I just widened the hem of each sleeve, beginning at the elbow point.
Hope this helps!
It reminds me of arwens dress from lord of the rings.
I love Lord of the Rings! Arwen is truly living the best life
can you share your sweing pattern?
Hi! Thanks for your interest :) unfortunately I don't have a specific pattern to share for this one because I self-drafted parts of the dress, but please see my previous response to Chloe Ridall's comment for a more detailed explanation of how you could make your own! Hope this helps :)
@@annabaileysewing Thanks, Anna! And lovely job on that dress! I want to try and make one for an upcoming Renisaunce Fair!
Might be a bit late but check out Morgan donner on UA-cam. She does a great tutorial on both draping and drafting Kirtles depending on what you find easy.
When yours bad at measuring and don't understand measurement. I am an xl, how do I sew for my size😖
Hiya! I'm sorry I don't have a lot of experience in adapting pattern sizes, but you might find the link to this website useful for advice on how to make a sewing pattern bigger or smaller: mellysews.com/make-sewing-pattern-bigger-smaller/
Hope it helps!