FRIDAY SEWS 20 JANUARY '23 - Joli Lab Aimee & Ose Patterns Delano Dress
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- This week's patterns
Aimee Skirt - Joli Lab
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Brown Japanese Herringbone Cupro - Rainbow Fabrics
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Ose Patterns - Delano Dress & Top
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Monty's Delano Response Video
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Fabric - Leons Fabrics Chorlton
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Pattern Fantastique Harmonic Top & Skirt
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Dungarees:
Twig & Tale
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I Am Patterns
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@SewSewLive for a couple of dungarees sew alongs
Helen's Closet Yanta
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The Delano is gorgeous!
Always love your vlogs, so whichever format suits you is great by me.
Oh thank you!
I love that dress Alex, it looks great with your boots 😊
Oh thank you! ❤
Great to see you, Alex! Get yourself a £30 steamer from Amazon. It’s takes 5 minutes, very easy and satisfying, and you’ll wear your skirt. From one hater of ironing to another.
I love the length of the skirt and looks good on you. Beautiful sleeves on the dress what a feature
Thank you so much!
Love all you Post Alex
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Nice video thanks for sharing
Thank you too
Hi Alex. Great makes! Have you ever tried a hand held steamer for your items that need ironing? Keep it in your bathroom and hang your item on the shower rail and it only takes 3-4 minutes to do anything. I have given them to my adult kids who don't want an ironing board and iron in their apartment. It is fast and easy- not like ironing at all. Try it! You can always return it if you don't like it
I absolutely love your Delano dress - in that plain fabric it looks very designer. I now really want to make one in a denim as agree that a plain, slightly thicker fabric probably makes it more wearable for everyday.
I thought about denim too, but was concerned that it might be too thick for the gathers and pleats, chambray would do the trick - oh no, now I want to make another one 😂❤
@@AlexJudgeSews Yes, I think you're right - chambray would give the same look but be much nicer to work with. Thanks for that - chambray it is!
Oh, I love your dress Alex 👌😍...such an unusual design and so stylish ...you look amazing in it 💝. The pattern that you shared again is so unusual and interesting too 👍. I had to laugh a little about Lola and her nesting with your fabrics 😉...she obviously loved your choices 🐾😂✊💝😘
Thanks Sally, that dog is a menace but we love her 😀❤
Thanks Alex. I love how you’re always introducing new or lesser-known pattern companies to us. It’s so good to see how you match them with beautiful fabrics and sew them so beautifully. I am nearly 70 but still hoping to one day sew as well as you! I especially like your taste and style so that’s always a bonus too 😊.
What a lovely comment, so reassuring 😘. ❤️❤️
Your new boots are fabulous. i would want to make something to wear with them too.
😀 I've been looking at them for ages, but they were too spendy for me until I found this pair on Vinted - hooray.
I love your Friday Sews episodes and watch them whenever I can. I thoroughly enjoy your open conversations about your makes. As a knitter and dressmaker I appreciate the time and effort involved in each project and to then make videos to share is another project entirely! So,please keep on with these. They're fun to watch and always informative!
Thank you, that’s really kind of you. I’m starting to knit again although so far it’s not going too brilliantly 😁❤️
@@AlexJudgeSews knitting is my daily practice and the sewing is something that I do more on a whim, so quite the opposite to you but still fun! When I got back into my sewing I had no idea how many indie pattern companies were out there, so your YT is a boon for keeping updated.
On the knitting side of things, you might what to have a look at Ravelry, if you haven't already. It's a treasure trove of patterns, yarn info and sources, and designers.
The Delano dress looks lovely on you and how special to have recognition and contact from the designer 🙂
Yes, it's a wonderful response and made my week ❤
What a GREAT version Alex 😍 ! When I designed the DELANO dress, this is the look that I had in mind for the winter version : with boots, just like you wear it ! Many thanks for your review !
And I have subscribed to your channel, this will help me to improve my English skills !
The sleeves on that pattern are so beautiful!
I must have read your mind 😂. you know you have a new fan now Monty. Maybe I should try to learn French sewing terms from your tutorial, I keep making French sewing patterns ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Another wonderful episode. I love the Friday Sews videos that you make. Your version of the delano dress is beautiful and the boots are lovely. I have found so many pattern and fabric ideas from your episodes! Thanks so much!
Thanks so much 😘
The new dress looks great with your boots, nice length.
Thank you! 😊
You are such an inspiration. Gorgeous dress and LOVE. Your boots
Oh Wow - thank you 😘
Fabulous Alex, thank you your reviews of new patterns are brilliant and how wonderful the designer recognised you 😊
Thanks, I was really pleased with her response and secretly glad I didn't say anything negative 😂❤
My hand held steamer is the best thing I have purchased for awkward items costing me
£10 in a sale. Lovely makes. The dog story did my me laugh.
I wish I had photos of her in her den, but everytime she heard me coming she'd shoot out 😀❤
Beautiful dress! Thanks for the video, I enjoyed it!
Thank you so much!
That Harmonique set is stunning! I am so tempted to make it! The sleeves….the hem detail….the neck….😍 I hanker after a hot pink and red version ❤️💖
I was just thinking the same! I'm not sure I'm a pink/red person, but my neighbour is and I was thinking how it would look amazing in that combo - I think you should do it
How wonderful that you have found so many dungaree patterns from suggestions from your viewers. When my husband and I started dating in the late 70's we both wore overalls. I'm so tempted to make myself another pair but not sure if its a look for someone almost 65. Here in Canada overalls are like dungarees and coveralls have sleeves and usually a front zipper closure. They are usually made to be worn over your clothes to protect them or they are insulated to keep your warm. I had open shelving for my fabric but it was my cats that kept climbing up and sleeping on it. I found a very large dining room hutch at a Habitat for Humanity store on sale for $80. The bottom half has shelves with wood doors and drawers and the top half has glass shelves and doors. It's great so be able to see most of my fabric and not worry about the cats enjoying it. I LOVE your Fridays Sews.
I'm thinking of sewing myself some overalls in the next year...same age...living in a rural landscape. I love top stitching.
What Julia said below - I'm not yet in my '60s but when I am I aim to wear what I want to regardless - get those overalls cut 😀❤
I love this ❤❤❤❤
Hi Alex, I’m loving this new format. I like the chat in your sewing room with the inserted video/photo of you in your make. There’s something more personal about this format over your videos from last year is your shed/barn. Loved the skirt and the dress with the lovely sleeves. 🤎
That’s great to hear Karen, it’s really working well for me too, plus I can stay warm😁❤️
Love your style, you always make outfits that are super stylish and just a bit different and I appreciate your explanations on how you choose your fabric for each garment. Your dress looks amazing. I'd love to see you make the skirt and top in the new pattern you mentioned and see what material you choose. It would be so striking on you. Great video
Yay! Thank you! I have been thinking about that pattern all weekend, I've just got to find the right fabric, but it's only a matter of time 😀❤
You've made a beautiful version of the Delano Alex. It really suits you and I like the shorter length on you - modern and young looking!
Thank you, I'm wearing it today for the first time in the wild so I hope to get used to what feels like a reeeeealy short length 😬❤
That dress length looks amazing with your legs!
😊 thank you 🙏🏻
I recently stayed with a friend who has a steamer and am seriously considering buying one since using hers. Great for fabrics that crease in one section while you are ironing another. I’ve used that herringbone cupro from rainbow fabrics and have found it gets easier to iron as you beat it into submission after a few washes.
Hooray, you’ve given me hope 😂❤️
Your dress is gorgeous and the sleeves are brilliant too. I have an Anthea blouse which is similar and I wear quite regularly, and definitely do not feel overdressed.
One day Marilyn we'll meet and we can waft our sleeves at each other 😀
Really enjoyed your makes and Monty's response.
Glad you enjoyed it 🙏
Alex, you need a seam stick in your pressing tools! I could never take the time to do the paper under the seam allowances. A seam stick is a long, half round piece of wood. Press your seam on it, the allowances fall away and never show. Invaluable! Love your channel. It’s great to see your works in progress!
Ooh goodness I’d forgotten about the seam stick idea, I actually have one I made a few years ago in fact I think it’s in the gap behind my fabric stash. Thank you so much for the reminder, I’m going to fish it out today 🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️
How lovely to get a response! I love the name of the pattern company too and the dress is wonderful (that crepe is also gorgeous !!!)
Agreed, I suspect a lot of us could do with being more bold ❤
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I made the Twigandtale overall for my grandson, it is a great pattern. I love your videos and will watch them no matter what format you choose. I appreciate that you sew for yourself in reasonable quantities and give honest opinions.
Thank you so much, great to hear that the Twig & Tale pattern worked well too. I need to find some good denim before I can get started. 🙏❤
Great vids, Alex. Really enjoying the Delano adventures (not quite convinced of it for me personally, as I think over my own silhouette and proportions, but oh so tempted!). Thank you for mentioning Waffle patterns ... I wanted to try the one I think of as "the skirt with all the pockets" but had lost where it came from.
i'm glad it jogged your memory, I might make another one now I've reminded myself of it 😀
Could you steam the brown cupro skirt with your little steamer thing I saw on your room tour?
Hi Alex. I also loathe ironing. I bought a hand held steamer. It doesn't work with every garment/situation.... but its changed my life 😃😁👍
Sometimes I really worry about my memory, I have a hand held steamer! I’d completely forgotten about it 🤦♀️❤️
@@AlexJudgeSews At the risk of being way too familiar... I think you might be a similar age to me..... honestly HRT is my best friend 😁. I'm not 100% 30 years old again but not far off. Well ok... 45 again ☺.
I love your dress and I think the length is perfect with your cute boots, it’s not too short. I live in Southern California we’re woman who are much, much older than you were dresses so short, they can’t bend over 😮, without flashing their unmentionables, it’s not pretty!
To solve your ironing resistance you need a steam iron the same as the ones most boutiques have to get creases out of clothes. Here in Australia they are notvery expensive.
I’d completely forgotten about steamers 🤦♀️
Your story about you and Lola is cracking me up!
She put up a good fight 😁❤️
Your Delano, looks gorgeous on you, those sleeves 😍 I loved that Harmonique too - I didn't get the 70s from it though - it's so unique!
Yeah, I know what you mean Sam, I'm really looking forward to seeing what people do with it xx
Get an upright steamer! I love mine. Ellen
That’s a great idea Ellen, I’ve got one as well as a handheld one and had completely forgotten about them! ❤️❤️❤️
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Hi Alex lovely video! Gosh that Delano dress is absolutely gorgeous 😍
I couldn't quite catch what type of fabric you used though, would you mind telling me please xx
Sorry I was waffling on so much that I edited a lot out and I think that included the fabric! It's a wool blend, from the suiting section - I suspect it has some polyester in it as it's machine washable.
Two lovely makes. I think I’ll make the skirt too. I don’t really like Cupro, it looks lovely like a heavy silk but I don’t like wearing it, the creases, the structure or the sound it makes. It just doesn’t feel like it moulds to your body for me.
The sound! I haven't noticed that, I'll listen out. 😀
What about a steamer for the skirt?
Can you steam it instead?
Much to my shame I'd forgotten I had a steamer!
Hi Alex, didn't find the info about the new pattern you showed? Pattern Fantastique?
Oh no! Thanks for letting me know, Ove adding it now, here it is
www.patternfantastique.com/collections/top-sewing-patterns/products/harmonic-set-top-skirt-two-in-one-pattern?variant=43076090822819
I've stopped this video at this point - 4 mins in - put the skirt down and step away. Give it to a friend and make in in fabric which is not a pain for you to iron,,,,right, I'm going back to the video now 🤞 Sorry Alex as I feel your pain xx
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