Love how the sweater and shirt combo in this video is your perfect tone. Would love to see you paint a self portrait in a cool tone. Wonder how that would turn out.
Thank you for sharing! Getting rid of my « mistake» makes finally got me to work a better color palette too and more appreciation of my me-made wardrobe. You are so right regarding the social media’s influence about the trends, now I take more time before I decide to add a pattern to my collection.
I was a teen in the 80s, and the seasonal colour system was really big. It has expanded to be 12 or 16 palettes depending on the system, but it really is one of the trends that has stood the test of time, and people return to this system. Colour is a mood lifter; and when we wear colours that make us glow, it gives us confidence.
That's so interesting, thank you for sharing! I think I'll do a bit more research into it to try and pinpoint my 'season' : ) I agree color has a huge impact on how we look and feel.
I have had similar thoughts lately as I feel like I’ve recently stepped up in my sewing. I feel like as an early sewist I would pick out a popular pattern i wanted to try, then buy fabric to suit and oftentimes find out later that it’s not really my style or a good fabric match. Now that I’ve been sewing for a while and am more certain of my style I buy fabrics that “speak to me” (usually secondhand or vintage) with a garment type in mind and pick out the pattern later.
Totally agree. Upping my skills and confidence has definitely helped me make sewing choices more aligned with my style. Would love tips on sourcing vintage fabric!
Loved your thoughts. I too search out inexpensive fabric especially on the first go of a pattern. I do want my toiles to be wearable for at least some wears, so that I can evaluate the piece for fit and function. Those patterns that pass the test get better fabric for round two.
So true! I’ve definitely made second and third versions of patterns that work for me in higher quality fabrics. It is really helpful making a full trial version to test fit and techniques.
Thanks for sharing all this! I’ve been struggling with the same issues, and always wondered what makers do with their unsuccessful projects. I’ve also been thinking about my colours, and especially whether I want to find them out or not. I’m afraid I might ditch some colours that don’t suit me according to the analysis, but which I nevertheless love and feel good wearing (some jewel tones, for instance). Then again I find doing wrong colour decisions over and over again, and feel kind of stupid. 😅
Thank you for watching :) I think anyone can wear any color of course, I just want to pay a bit more attention to the color tones I wear close to my face in particular. Can always add pops of colors in accessories too.
Yes wish I had insight of colors earlier in life. Also if you want a comfortable waistband try a yoga waistband out of stretchy fabric for ultimate comfort. I would love the linen dress as a tunic but would have to dye it to a dark blue or something like that. Bardon dress not flattering for me either. You look so nive in your blues and I think jewel tones. Polyester so bad for environment. I sew so I can get natural fabrics.
A yoga waistband is a great idea! I agree the linen dress would be great in a dark blue : ) Thank you. Sewing with and wearing natural fabrics is definitely my preference as well.
The journey to self awareness of color, style, fit, and quality/type of fabric and construction is what is so exciting about learning to sew, knit, and crochet for yourself. In my process of discovery, I learned that I don’t like wearing black as my neutral. I have fully committed myself to navy blue and charcoal. I just found it interesting and empowering.
Thank you. I completely agree, it’s a huge part of making clothing for yourself. The idea of using navy and charcoal instead of black is really interesting!
I really enjoyed this, and it helped me with my already existing approach to making garments. I really struggle with getting distracted on Instagram by trends (as i have ADHD, thats not a minor problem), but i often take so long to decide on a project, that i tend to make more lasting decisions in the end. Also, colours! I thought i new what suited me, but "olive green" can be warm and cool, and greyish, and, i often am struggling in a store (or thrift store) to decide if that fabric in front of me would be that special olive green that fits. Thougt of taking samples with me. Online shopping makes it even harder. I love dark blue, but turns out, the slightly greyish dark blue that merchant and mills does a lot of does not suit me. And thats such a shame. (Thinking of dying it a dafker navy.
It's so easy to get caught up in insta trends / what everyone else is making! I've been trying to keep a list of things that inspire me and waiting before diving into something that's out of the norm for my style. When I revisit the list sometimes I still want to try it, sometimes I've moved on. It's helpful. And yes color choice is so nuanced, especially shopping online it can be hard to see what the true color will be. Dying is a good option, especially before sewing with the fabric. I've had some difficulty dying garments I've already made if the fabric is natural (cotton/linen) and the thread is polyester...the thread doesn't take the dye the same.
What is your favorite t-shirt material? I've been looking at jerseys at Joann Fabrics, and most of it is polyester. I did find one cotton/spandex mix, which I'll try for my first t-shirt.
I've found at Joann that the 100% cotton jersey fabrics are in the kids fabrics section. The "pop" jersey line has a lot of child like prints but also solids. I've made a solid navy and black tee with it and they're great. I also like the cotton jersey on FashionFabricsClub.com they have lots of colors.
Do you have any recommendations for a type of waistband elastic? I'm a new sewer and just made Pietra pants which have a 2" elastic waistband in back. I found that the elastic I used was very stiff/firm and was wondering if there is a better choice.
If you're shopping at a Joann or craft store there is a Dritz Soft Waistband Elastic option. I've also ordered this elastic on amazon in black and white and find it to be soft. amzn.to/4cGp4FZ I tend to avoid elastics that have vertical reinforcement lines.
Love how the sweater and shirt combo in this video is your perfect tone. Would love to see you paint a self portrait in a cool tone. Wonder how that would turn out.
Great idea! Thank you :)
Thank you for sharing! Getting rid of my « mistake» makes finally got me to work a better color palette too and more appreciation of my me-made wardrobe. You are so right regarding the social media’s influence about the trends, now I take more time before I decide to add a pattern to my collection.
You are so welcome! It’s refreshing to edit things and definitely helps making future project plans :)
I was a teen in the 80s, and the seasonal colour system was really big. It has expanded to be 12 or 16 palettes depending on the system, but it really is one of the trends that has stood the test of time, and people return to this system. Colour is a mood lifter; and when we wear colours that make us glow, it gives us confidence.
That's so interesting, thank you for sharing! I think I'll do a bit more research into it to try and pinpoint my 'season' : ) I agree color has a huge impact on how we look and feel.
I have had similar thoughts lately as I feel like I’ve recently stepped up in my sewing. I feel like as an early sewist I would pick out a popular pattern i wanted to try, then buy fabric to suit and oftentimes find out later that it’s not really my style or a good fabric match. Now that I’ve been sewing for a while and am more certain of my style I buy fabrics that “speak to me” (usually secondhand or vintage) with a garment type in mind and pick out the pattern later.
Totally agree. Upping my skills and confidence has definitely helped me make sewing choices more aligned with my style. Would love tips on sourcing vintage fabric!
Loved your thoughts. I too search out inexpensive fabric especially on the first go of a pattern. I do want my toiles to be wearable for at least some wears, so that I can evaluate the piece for fit and function. Those patterns that pass the test get better fabric for round two.
So true! I’ve definitely made second and third versions of patterns that work for me in higher quality fabrics. It is really helpful making a full trial version to test fit and techniques.
Thanks for sharing all this! I’ve been struggling with the same issues, and always wondered what makers do with their unsuccessful projects.
I’ve also been thinking about my colours, and especially whether I want to find them out or not. I’m afraid I might ditch some colours that don’t suit me according to the analysis, but which I nevertheless love and feel good wearing (some jewel tones, for instance). Then again I find doing wrong colour decisions over and over again, and feel kind of stupid. 😅
Thank you for watching :) I think anyone can wear any color of course, I just want to pay a bit more attention to the color tones I wear close to my face in particular. Can always add pops of colors in accessories too.
Yes wish I had insight of colors earlier in life. Also if you want a comfortable waistband try a yoga waistband out of stretchy fabric for ultimate comfort. I would love the linen dress as a tunic but would have to dye it to a dark blue or something like that. Bardon dress not flattering for me either. You look so nive in your blues and I think jewel tones. Polyester so bad for environment. I sew so I can get natural fabrics.
A yoga waistband is a great idea! I agree the linen dress would be great in a dark blue : ) Thank you. Sewing with and wearing natural fabrics is definitely my preference as well.
The journey to self awareness of color, style, fit, and quality/type of fabric and construction is what is so exciting about learning to sew, knit, and crochet for yourself. In my process of discovery, I learned that I don’t like wearing black as my neutral. I have fully committed myself to navy blue and charcoal. I just found it interesting and empowering.
Thank you. I completely agree, it’s a huge part of making clothing for yourself. The idea of using navy and charcoal instead of black is really interesting!
Thank you for sharing. It’s ok to pass along hand crafted items that don’t work for us. Take care.
Thanks for watching :)
I really enjoyed this, and it helped me with my already existing approach to making garments. I really struggle with getting distracted on Instagram by trends (as i have ADHD, thats not a minor problem), but i often take so long to decide on a project, that i tend to make more lasting decisions in the end. Also, colours! I thought i new what suited me, but "olive green" can be warm and cool, and greyish, and, i often am struggling in a store (or thrift store) to decide if that fabric in front of me would be that special olive green that fits. Thougt of taking samples with me.
Online shopping makes it even harder. I love dark blue, but turns out, the slightly greyish dark blue that merchant and mills does a lot of does not suit me. And thats such a shame. (Thinking of dying it a dafker navy.
It's so easy to get caught up in insta trends / what everyone else is making! I've been trying to keep a list of things that inspire me and waiting before diving into something that's out of the norm for my style. When I revisit the list sometimes I still want to try it, sometimes I've moved on. It's helpful. And yes color choice is so nuanced, especially shopping online it can be hard to see what the true color will be. Dying is a good option, especially before sewing with the fabric. I've had some difficulty dying garments I've already made if the fabric is natural (cotton/linen) and the thread is polyester...the thread doesn't take the dye the same.
What is your favorite t-shirt material? I've been looking at jerseys at Joann Fabrics, and most of it is polyester. I did find one cotton/spandex mix, which I'll try for my first t-shirt.
I've found at Joann that the 100% cotton jersey fabrics are in the kids fabrics section. The "pop" jersey line has a lot of child like prints but also solids. I've made a solid navy and black tee with it and they're great. I also like the cotton jersey on FashionFabricsClub.com they have lots of colors.
Do you have any recommendations for a type of waistband elastic? I'm a new sewer and just made Pietra pants which have a 2" elastic waistband in back. I found that the elastic I used was very stiff/firm and was wondering if there is a better choice.
If you're shopping at a Joann or craft store there is a Dritz Soft Waistband Elastic option. I've also ordered this elastic on amazon in black and white and find it to be soft. amzn.to/4cGp4FZ I tend to avoid elastics that have vertical reinforcement lines.