@@hopefortruth Thank you. I think I am with you. I don't think I'm ever going to start quilting for fun but sewing a new top or as you say a pair of curtains, yes I see that in my future. I spin and knit to relax as much as anything I'm not very project focused it really is the process I love.
Wow! You are ambidextrous! Tacking with both hands! I’m a long term sewer like you, and am a bit intermittent with my sewing machine. Not done much lately although I did make scrubs for the local hospital during COVID lockdown. And what seems like thousands of face masks for my family and friends. I had a Frister and Rossman for the first 25 years of my married life, but when it got that kind of ozone smell my husband told me to get a new one. The Frister and Rossman, which had cost £76 in the 70's, was traded in for a beautiful Pfaff in the 90's and they gave me £100 in part exchange!!! I love my Pfaff…..and am feeling I need to get it on the table and sew some of my beautiful fabric stash Perhaps I need to be a UA-camr…..!
That is awesome! Spinning weaving and sewing handmade textiles is very appealing to me. However I know what I'm like so I have to stop myself from going down that rabbit hole.
@@bybeccalewis rabbit holes are deep and take you in weird directions. It is the ultimate slow living though, to be involved in cloth making. I live alone and have the headspace for it. It isn't for everyone though
Hi lovely Becca, my mother taught me to sew on a sewing machine when I was 8 or so and I have made clothes for myself, my children and others. Even a handfasting dress once! In my teens I was constantly crocheting jackets. Everyone around me had one because they were so warm and cosy in the winter. I did also knit, but I always thought that knitting takes so much longer than crocheting - I don't know why! However, this year I started an entirely new knitting adventure, I started knitting socks. And that is such fun! From there on to a sweater, ready for winter, and a cosy warm woolly hat for the hairless baker of organic, old grain bread who comes to our market every week. He calls himself the 'baker in a beanie' so this winter he'll be warm and cosy in the Musselburgh I made for him. Sadly I find learning to spin from YT videos much harder to do, so I'm going to have to find someone who can help me in person. Not many spinners here inGlastonbury😞. The thing with silk and velvet and sewing machines is that the silk and the velvet were in existence waaaaaaay before humans thought of sewing machines, so these don't really go together very well in my experience. Hand sewing may well be the way to go there! UA-camr Bernadette Banner is a theatrical and historical costumier and she wrote a wonderful book called 'Make, sew and mend'. Lots of information about stitches and 'how to's' so you can be thrifty with your clothes and materials. Also her videos are not to be spat at! And when she sews anything late Victorian, early Edward she sews on an age-appropriate Singer machine, either hand or foot driven. That is sight to see, even if you don't use such a wonderful thing yourself! One thing I did notice in your sewing, unless you edited lots of mistakes out, of course! You filled that bobbin like a pro, so even if your head says 'I've forgotten this' your hands haven't, so trust them! Also the way in which you cut the yarn and all that good stuff, you picked it up again very quickly, so even if a silk blouse may not be the best thing to start with - I wouldn't either! - why not make a mock-up of it, to see if you really like it that much anway? And making mock-ups is good practice too. Have fun sewing, enjoy getting the sewing cobwebs blown out with those 40-mile-an-hour blasts walking with Millie - just make sure she doesn't get blown away, she's so small! - and enjoy your adventures with whatever you do this week! 🎉
Thank you for the channel recommendation I will check it out. I do think in person spinning lessons are important. I learned from Sarah Harris who has a shop in Portishead N Somerset. The other option for you is to contact your local spinning guild . The Guild is Somerset was one of the first guilds in England. They meet monthly near Taunton. They will be able to recommend a local teacher. I hope that helps. 🐏🙏🌸
@@bybeccalewisThank you for that, Becca! What is the name of the Guild in Somerset? Taunton is a bit far for me, but maybe they will know of spinners near me that I can get in touch with for lessons.
My first purchase when i started work - years ago - was an Elna. It was a lovely machine, used it for years and then i sold it. Realise now it was a mistake.
I only got into sewing this past couple of years, and so far have only made project bags. The Little Drops of Wonderful podcast has a good video for this. For sewing tips and info I follow Evelyn Wood who also runs a sewing school.
Hi Becca, I hope you and Andrew are both OK and Millie is too xx ❣️❣️❣️🐕 Thankyou so much for sharing this video podcast. I love your Quirkiness, I'm a bit like that too😊😊 I would have pinned and tacked the hem into place.🪡🧵 Your fabric looks ideal for Napkins. I'm absolutely useless with a sewing machine but can sew just about anything by hand, although I've not done any sewing for a while.🪡🧵 I agree with Katy when she said your like having coffee with a friend. ☕️ I'm indeed an "old friend" I'll be 70 in September. I definitely don't mind being called an old friend, as we go back to the beginning of your UA-cam channel. Love the fresh air as always, its so lovely to tag along with you and Millie🏞🐕😊 I hope you have a Wonderful and Creative Week, my Creative Fibre Friend ✨️🌟🪡🧵🐑🥰 Take care and stay safe Lots of love, Blessings and Big Hugs to you both and Cuddles for Millie ...Jen xxxx ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🐕🫂🫂
@@bybeccalewis Hi Becca, I hope you're OK xx ❣️❣️❣️❣️ You're very welcome xx ❣️❣️❣️ I always enjoy your video podcasts and your Quirkiness. 🙂😍 Happy Creating, Creative, Quirky Fibre Friend 🎉😊🐑🥰 Take care and stay safe Lots of love and Big Hugs from your Quirky Fibre Friend..Jen xxxx ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🙂🐑🥰🐕🫂🫂
It is tricky to get corners right - seems to be a tail sticking up and also it is hard to get a nice stitching length at the corners because of the thickness. This helps: stitch the area that you fold over to give you a mark to follow esp. if it is not a plaid which it has it's own straight line. Also hand baste first the difficult areas. # 3 is Don't start sewing at the thick corner but go in an inch and back stitch to the edge and then forward and if possible sew in a chain with immediately sewing on the next corner with out stopping. Good luck and have fun! To answer you I have sewn since I was 5-7 and am now 77. I had a decorating business for 30 yrs and also sewed garments for others. I have watched since I had time to watch Tom Kat Stitchery. She has changed her vision lately but I still watch and definitely one of my favorite.
Call me old fashioned but I do not like the word "sewist". (Nor does the UA-cam spellcheck for that matter.) So I'm going to stick with seamstress. The only problem with the word "seamstress" is that there isn't (as far as I know) a masculine form. EDIT: Sadly, short of some major developments in optometry, my sewing days are pretty well over. Where spinning and knitting are concerned I can do a lot by feel, so the eyesight is much less of an issue.
I’m with you on this! I can’t think what is wrong with the term ‘sewer’…….other than people's stupid minds. Sensible people can pronounce the word without sniggering! I think we should all stick up for sewer…..or simply say I sew as a hobby. Then the silly sewist word will go away…..hopefully!
I'm sorry to hear your eyesight is not what it once was. I completely understand why spinning and knitting suits you better now . I too don't need to look at what I'm doing when I'm playing with wool .
Hi Becca, l know the very basics, but l aspire to learn more with sewing 😊
Good luck with your sewing journey 🧵
Cheering you on from the sidelines x
Thank you so kind 🙏🌸🌀🧶🧵
I like your quirky video
Thank you. I love being quirky 🤗🌻
Your videos make me so happy 😊 it feels like I am sitting in a friends living room. Sending warm crafty hugs from Katy from NZ ❤😊
That's such a lovely thing to say. Thank you 🌸
I learned to sew before I learned to knit. I generally don't love it for crafting, only for necessity's like curtains and such. It was fun watching!
@@hopefortruth Thank you. I think I am with you. I don't think I'm ever going to start quilting for fun but sewing a new top or as you say a pair of curtains, yes I see that in my future. I spin and knit to relax as much as anything I'm not very project focused it really is the process I love.
Wow! You are ambidextrous! Tacking with both hands!
I’m a long term sewer like you, and am a bit intermittent with my sewing machine. Not done much lately although I did make scrubs for the local hospital during COVID lockdown. And what seems like thousands of face masks for my family and friends.
I had a Frister and Rossman for the first 25 years of my married life, but when it got that kind of ozone smell my husband told me to get a new one. The Frister and Rossman, which had cost £76 in the 70's, was traded in for a beautiful Pfaff in the 90's and they gave me £100 in part exchange!!!
I love my Pfaff…..and am feeling I need to get it on the table and sew some of my beautiful fabric stash
Perhaps I need to be a UA-camr…..!
I would totally watch your UA-cam channel. It was great to get my machine out again. Thank you for watching 🙏
I prefer to be known as a seamstress. I sew and spin and weave and knit etc and have just started weaving fabric for my own clothing. I love it. 😊
That is awesome! Spinning weaving and sewing handmade textiles is very appealing to me. However I know what I'm like so I have to stop myself from going down that rabbit hole.
@@bybeccalewis rabbit holes are deep and take you in weird directions. It is the ultimate slow living though, to be involved in cloth making. I live alone and have the headspace for it. It isn't for everyone though
Hi lovely Becca, my mother taught me to sew on a sewing machine when I was 8 or so and I have made clothes for myself, my children and others. Even a handfasting dress once! In my teens I was constantly crocheting jackets. Everyone around me had one because they were so warm and cosy in the winter. I did also knit, but I always thought that knitting takes so much longer than crocheting - I don't know why! However, this year I started an entirely new knitting adventure, I started knitting socks. And that is such fun! From there on to a sweater, ready for winter, and a cosy warm woolly hat for the hairless baker of organic, old grain bread who comes to our market every week. He calls himself the 'baker in a beanie' so this winter he'll be warm and cosy in the Musselburgh I made for him. Sadly I find learning to spin from YT videos much harder to do, so I'm going to have to find someone who can help me in person. Not many spinners here inGlastonbury😞. The thing with silk and velvet and sewing machines is that the silk and the velvet were in existence waaaaaaay before humans thought of sewing machines, so these don't really go together very well in my experience. Hand sewing may well be the way to go there! UA-camr Bernadette Banner is a theatrical and historical costumier and she wrote a wonderful book called 'Make, sew and mend'. Lots of information about stitches and 'how to's' so you can be thrifty with your clothes and materials. Also her videos are not to be spat at! And when she sews anything late Victorian, early Edward she sews on an age-appropriate Singer machine, either hand or foot driven. That is sight to see, even if you don't use such a wonderful thing yourself!
One thing I did notice in your sewing, unless you edited lots of mistakes out, of course! You filled that bobbin like a pro, so even if your head says 'I've forgotten this' your hands haven't, so trust them! Also the way in which you cut the yarn and all that good stuff, you picked it up again very quickly, so even if a silk blouse may not be the best thing to start with - I wouldn't either! - why not make a mock-up of it, to see if you really like it that much anway? And making mock-ups is good practice too. Have fun sewing, enjoy getting the sewing cobwebs blown out with those 40-mile-an-hour blasts walking with Millie - just make sure she doesn't get blown away, she's so small! - and enjoy your adventures with whatever you do this week! 🎉
Thank you for the channel recommendation I will check it out. I do think in person spinning lessons are important. I learned from Sarah Harris who has a shop in Portishead N Somerset. The other option for you is to contact your local spinning guild . The Guild is Somerset was one of the first guilds in England. They meet monthly near Taunton. They will be able to recommend a local teacher. I hope that helps. 🐏🙏🌸
@@bybeccalewisThank you for that, Becca! What is the name of the Guild in Somerset? Taunton is a bit far for me, but maybe they will know of spinners near me that I can get in touch with for lessons.
My first purchase when i started work - years ago - was an Elna. It was a lovely machine, used it for years and then i sold it. Realise now it was a mistake.
Thank you for sharing your story 🙏🧵🌀
Love the music! Brilliant job on the napkins.
Glad you enjoyed it!🙏
I only got into sewing this past couple of years, and so far have only made project bags. The Little Drops of Wonderful podcast has a good video for this. For sewing tips and info I follow Evelyn Wood who also runs a sewing school.
Thank you for the recommendations 👍😁🌸
Hi Becca, I hope you and Andrew are both OK and Millie is too xx ❣️❣️❣️🐕
Thankyou so much for sharing this video podcast.
I love your Quirkiness, I'm a bit like that too😊😊
I would have pinned and tacked the hem into place.🪡🧵
Your fabric looks ideal for Napkins.
I'm absolutely useless with a sewing machine but can sew just about anything by hand, although I've not done any sewing for a while.🪡🧵
I agree with Katy when she said your like having coffee with a friend. ☕️
I'm indeed an "old friend" I'll be 70 in September.
I definitely don't mind being called an old friend, as we go back to the beginning of your UA-cam channel.
Love the fresh air as always, its so lovely to tag along with you and Millie🏞🐕😊
I hope you have a Wonderful and Creative Week, my Creative Fibre Friend ✨️🌟🪡🧵🐑🥰
Take care and stay safe
Lots of love, Blessings and Big Hugs to you both and Cuddles for Millie ...Jen xxxx ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🐕🫂🫂
Thank you Jen I'm glad you enjoyed my query video ☺️
@@bybeccalewis Hi Becca, I hope you're OK xx ❣️❣️❣️❣️
You're very welcome xx ❣️❣️❣️
I always enjoy your video podcasts and your Quirkiness. 🙂😍
Happy Creating, Creative, Quirky Fibre Friend 🎉😊🐑🥰
Take care and stay safe
Lots of love and Big Hugs from your Quirky Fibre Friend..Jen xxxx ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🙂🐑🥰🐕🫂🫂
It is tricky to get corners right - seems to be a tail sticking up and also it is hard to get a nice stitching length at the corners because of the thickness. This helps: stitch the area that you fold over to give you a mark to follow esp. if it is not a plaid which it has it's own straight line. Also hand baste first the difficult areas. # 3 is Don't start sewing at the thick corner but go in an inch and back stitch to the edge and then forward and if possible sew in a chain with immediately sewing on the next corner with out stopping. Good luck and have fun! To answer you I have sewn since I was 5-7 and am now 77. I had a decorating business for 30 yrs and also sewed garments for others. I have watched since I had time to watch Tom Kat Stitchery. She has changed her vision lately but I still watch and definitely one of my favorite.
Thank you so much for your fabulous tips 🙏 and thank you for watching.
I don’t have a Chanel or videos and I live in Australia but I am more than happy to help you with your sewing if you need some encouragement. ❤
Call me old fashioned but I do not like the word "sewist". (Nor does the UA-cam spellcheck for that matter.) So I'm going to stick with seamstress. The only problem with the word "seamstress" is that there isn't (as far as I know) a masculine form.
EDIT: Sadly, short of some major developments in optometry, my sewing days are pretty well over. Where spinning and knitting are concerned I can do a lot by feel, so the eyesight is much less of an issue.
I’m with you on this!
I can’t think what is wrong with the term ‘sewer’…….other than people's stupid minds. Sensible people can pronounce the word without sniggering!
I think we should all stick up for sewer…..or simply say I sew as a hobby. Then the silly sewist word will go away…..hopefully!
I'm sorry to hear your eyesight is not what it once was. I completely understand why spinning and knitting suits you better now . I too don't need to look at what I'm doing when I'm playing with wool .
No, you're not...I still pin and tack!
Good I'm glad 😁