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The number of times I’ve nearly fist fought my sewing machine because it’s randomly decided to not work with a certain fabric is a bit embarrassing

@beepwrld

Ай бұрын

you get me

@domicofo

Ай бұрын

I broke a needle on my sewing machine so many times i'm literally afraid to touch it xD hand sewing only now

@dar4835

Ай бұрын

​@domicofo don't sew over pins. Use the right needle for the fabric. Try to use bobbin and upper thread from the same spool. Good luck!

@FoxGirl-ql2ku

27 күн бұрын

I feel thiiiiis 😭 the amount of times I had to ask my mom for help… ….. in the span of a few minutes …. Yeesh. …. o-o

@andreah2077

10 күн бұрын

I’ve physically punched both my serger and my machine Bc both have given me a headache. 😂😂

The best advice I ever heard was "Sewing and Collecting Fabric are two different hobbies." Really made me think a lot differently about what I actually wanted my hobby to be and kicked me into gear on finally working through my stash.

@catyfaurie9446

Ай бұрын

Organising your fabric is another hobby!!

@mele9952

Ай бұрын

​@@catyfaurie9446 I get all mine organized and then immediately buy more😂

@Milena-ss6jh

29 күн бұрын

Oh yes, same goes for collecting and reading books and collecting and actually knitting yarn.

Nice work! For sewing knit fabrics, I recommend buying a ballpoint needle. So affordable and will make sewing stretch fabric an absolute dream, as it won't jam and pull the fabric into your machine, and instead, the ballpoint will gently move between fibres. A twin needle is another great lil addition to your sewing kit, as it gives stretch items, such as tshirts, a professional looking and slightly stretchy hem, without the need for a coverstitch machine, which is used in professional sewing workrooms. Two items that I think make sewing and altering your clothes easier in future, that I reach for constantly now!

@sarahkinsey5434

Ай бұрын

I came down here to comment the same thing. I was struggling with a knit and realized I forgot to put in the ballpoint needle

@beepwrld

Ай бұрын

Ok this is great to know, although I actually did use a ballpoint needle for that skort originally and it still wasn't quite right!! this machine is a very old hand-me-down so I think this sort of thing just happens sometimes hahah

@sarahkinsey5434

Ай бұрын

@@beepwrld sometimes the tension on my machine slips or something because the stitches underneath/the back get loopy from the top thread.

@helenm1085

Ай бұрын

​@@sarahkinsey5434this used to happen to me and then a friend suggested that I could be pulling my fabric out wrong. Like once you finish sewing, you need to pull the fabric out from under the foot by pulling it away from you (so in the same direction you were sewing), otherwise the next thing you sew may be screwed up. If you forget, just pull a bit of extra thread back before you start. Since I changed my habits, I no longer get weird tension or tangles under the fabric. Idk if this will solve your problem but it's such an obscure thing that no one teaches you!!

@sarahkinsey5434

Ай бұрын

@@helenm1085 thanks I’ll to remember! Most times I’ll be sewing along and then hear a *tink* sound and then it does the loopy thing. It’s only once in a while so it could maybe be thread

The "almost mental breakdown" when trying to sew a stretchy fabric on a normal machine is so relatable, I finally feel seen

@hollyebrown6375

26 күн бұрын

Stretch fabric was my arch nemesis in the 90s! Get some machine needles just for stretch fabric-not “universal” (what a lie!). They are the secret ingredient!

ok diy triceratops scrunchie has to be the new best trend in accesories fashion

I think the universe is sending me a sign to tackle the THREE bags of fabric I've been holding on to for years 😬

@LR-jo7ci

7 күн бұрын

Same, sis 😭 I wish mine was only a bag 💀 I need to stop buying and start doing shit with it

after watching this video yesterday, i went to my overloaded fabric bin and made 3 scrunchies, a bandana, and started a skirt!!! (after not touching my sewing machine in at least a year) this was so inspiring you gotta do it again sometime 😭❤️

I can't tell you how many times I've cut the wrong side, had to seam rip entire pieces, etc. And I've been sewing since I was 4 years old (I'm 33 now, so 29 years)! Don't feel bad when you make a mistake--even the most seasoned sewists screw up!! That being said, your projects look amazing!

@beepwrld

Ай бұрын

this is honestly so nice to hear haha, & I'm honored to have the approval of such an experienced sewist!!

That bias tape work on the blouse is BEA 👏U 👏TI 👏FUL!!!!

@beepwrld

Ай бұрын

THANK👏 YOU👏 haha that truly means a lot!!

Having a fabric stash is super normal, people have their fabrics for much longer than 3 years, you're fine ❤ (I've gotten fabric from someone who inherited a huge vintage stash. And no, I haven't sewn those fabrics yet haha)

@LauraOtermat

27 күн бұрын

I came to the comment section to say this, too. I held onto scrapbooking supplies for 9 years before I decided to use them. It's completely normal to cycle through your interests or just like having tools and supplies for the potential to use them eventually.

Craft stores sell a protective glove for use with the rotary cutter in the quilting department. Rotary cutters slice through fingers to the bone so fast you will hardly know what happened. This is from personal experience and it's one I cant forget. Sometimes when I have trouble sewing a certain fabric it's because I need a different needle.

@beepwrld

Ай бұрын

oh my god this is terrifying but VERY good to know, thank you so much for the heads up

Sewing all those things in a week is really impressive, and they all came out great! Sewing always takes so much longer than you expect and like... Sometimes you need to allow time for your project to sit in time out and think about its bad behaviour haha

liz that patchwork top is so professional looking omg you SLAYED and the scrunchie i canttttttt

@beepwrld

Ай бұрын

omg THANK U kendra I'm so honored you like them🫶🫶

It is so refreshing to see someone make mistakes sewing and not have it all figured out. Makes me feel so much better. Thanks for being honest and showing your journey.

I watch for education but I also watch for the entertainment value of seeing you struggle. In the most complementary way possible, it is very entertaining

That top is GORGEOUS! You can really tell how much your thrift flip skills have blossomed!!

@beepwrld

Ай бұрын

omg THANK U this is so kind :'))

The oversized scrunchie is giving ✨kokoshnik✨ and I love it on you

@beepwrld

Ай бұрын

omg I love that!! also kind of french hood vibes!

I've honestly never heard of milanote, but I'm intrigued so I actually appreciate this sponsorship

I feel the whole “cutting out the piece backwards twice in a row” so hard! Every project I do I have something silly like this. It makes me feel better that other people deal with this too. And the final result was stunning!

I fucking love your hair with the butterfly clips SO CUTE. Keep being yourself beepworld ily

I'm kind of obsessed with the pyjama shorts, they're so cool! And you did such a good job on the top, i love that the bandana matches 🤭

@beepwrld

Ай бұрын

thank you!! & hahah I'm eventually going to have an entire matching wardrobe remixing the same handful of fabrics

@tedkelly81

Ай бұрын

Same 😉

This year has been my year to complete as many projects as possible, since I literally have fabric from 10 years ago

i’m still so intimidated by sewing and modifying clothes. i hope someday i feel comfortable making my own wardrobe :3

@beepwrld

Ай бұрын

you can do it!!! especially if you start out with super simple easy modifications and work your way up from there :)

@happytofu5

Ай бұрын

I recommend starting with items that you don't want to have anymore anyways. So if you mess up, its not so bad.

@hollyebrown6375

26 күн бұрын

Sewing is a wonderful skill! Find some in-person classes near you. They will make life so much better. Good luck!

You should be so proud of yourself for just jumping in and trying it. It can be so scary to do something you’ve never done before. To put so much time into something that doesn’t work out or look how you want it to. But at the end of the day it’s how we learn. 👏👏

Once more, I am in awe of your design choices! I was very sceptical at the beginning of the tanktop project and now I am obsessed. Congratulations!

You did so good, those finishings on the top!! ✨️ I feel like all of the pieces would go together as well, even the little pajamashorts with the patchwork top and the lovely pop of red ribbon tied in front. What an inspiring video!

You’re so fun to watch! I always feel inspired after watching one of your videos haha thanks for making them!

Hi Liz! I love your creative videos and I am always SO EXCITED to see people sewing! I just want you to know that all of those struggles that you had are completely normal for even the most experienced sewist. The more you persevere through the mistakes, the more you'll learn and the less you'll make them over time. I have a machine that hates knit fabric (skort) as well, but I now use a walking foot and it's much less of a headache. One thing to remember, if you're going to use existing garments for your patterns, don't forget to add seam allowance. Congratulations on your beautiful bias finish. It looks great! And I really love your plaid skirt. What a great idea!

the scrunch is genius!!! love your vibe! this is definitely something I'd do

You being flabagasted at yourself cutting out the wrong piece in the fabric is SO RELATABLE! I just.. I felt that.

LOVE the hair bandana!! I wear one almost every day and ill def be making one soon!

About to start a new sewing project, so let’s see if this charm works 😂 Amazing DIYs by the way. It reminded me that it’s important to just start the project, don’t overthink it. My fabric stash is growing as we speak so I need to get going, thanks for sharing! 😂

Great video. Thank you for introducing me to Milanote. It looks like a great assist . Plus, your demonstration of how it works gives me so many ideas. I’m not usually one to use digital resources in my art. Your use of the program convinced me that this program is something I will try. Plus your delivery with your side comments are delightful.

love seeing your milanote process. seems very helpful

Oh, the shirt finishing is absolutely amazing! And funnily enough the by-product shorts are probably my favourite :D And the skort looks fantastic. Well, everything you make is fantastic!

Love, love love all these pieces.

The triceratops scrunchie is just amazing 😁 I'm hand sewing my first ever tank top (and first work with knitted fabrics) while watching this, good fun! 😊

stumbled across this video & i really enjoyed this, you should 100% do more of these thrift flip/sewing content, this made me really want to get sewing!!

dude i am so impressed right now!! these turned out so good?? so proud of you! and your hair looks absolutely adorable i can't get over it!

As a visual learner, the planning on milanote is gold, this is SO useful to me. Also, so you don't have to keep fixing the pieces, make yourself a pattern on paper once you find the adjustments you want, that way every time you want to make a new piece you can just edit the patter you already have.

Loved your video and what a great idea for a challenge. I need to do the same but my stash has been around much longer than yours. More like 10 years. All those challenges you had are so familiar, Ive done exactly the same things. Absolutey loved your patchwork top and know both my daughter and grand-daughter will want one of their own. Was most impressed by your bias making and application, looks amazing. Oh and your skorts look great, big win also. Look forward to watching you again.

Love the thoughtfulness of the top!

Also loved the scrunchie idea!!

Omg as an amateur sewist too, this while video is such a mood 😂😭 But I'm so glad you pushed through the struggles of sewing, the end results are so cuteee 💖 And you always learn so much with each project.

Hey, thank you for showing the parts that you made mistakes I get really frustrated by mistakes that are simple and that i keep doing it, so to see someone happy with something they made even after that makes me really happy

I'm totally stealing this. Thank you for this video!

The top with the cute frill is SO cute! Great job on these!

@beepwrld

Ай бұрын

thank you sm!!

It's a very happy coincidence how well the plaid patch lines up with the other plaid, I feel like that really makes it make sense on the red one in a more intentional way. I also finally understand the difference between single and double fold bias tape. My bias finishes are usually visible, which can be cute but that's way more useful

That is the patchwork tank top of my DREAMS omg 😍

Feeling so inspired!! Love how all of these turned out :)

@beepwrld

Ай бұрын

I'm so glad!!! thank you so much :)

I love your sewing videos because the chaotic energy is exactly my vibe when sewing 🤣

Love the Milanote idea to organize!!

The tank looks SOO good 👏🏼🥳

Wait I loveeeeee the duo plaid skirt!!

This video is inspiring. I have a plethora of projects that I want to get done before I move next year. But some of them are items I have had for YEARS. It’s overwhelming. But I guess I gotta start somewhere!

Thank you so much for this video 🥲 I have been putting off a whole bunch of projects bc I’m dreading all the inevitable mistakes, but your good sense of humor about it made me feel so SEEN and now I’m excited again thank you thank you

My favorite on you is the skort, followed closely by the scrunchie. Though the scrunchie is almost a hat or a fascinator, honestly!

Off topic but the hair this vid so cute

@beepwrld

Ай бұрын

aw thank you!!

Your wardrobe and style is so inspiring, awesome vid

I'd love it if you made more videos like this (but of course the rest of your content is amazing too).

Omg on the clip showing the inside of the tank top I was literally expecting there to be a tag it looks so profesh I could never-

i love your “I heard if you” comments at the end of your videos, but this one def takes the cake lol 🫶🏻

I like how you plan your projekts. Looks so cute. I haven't sewn vor many years. Now I'm planning what I could do and I'm about to buy a new maschine.

Hi, this is the first time the algorithm has thrown you my way. I really enjoyed your video. Everything you made you kept saying I’ve never done this before, so I was a little worried. Your blouse did turn out looking so perfect. I really liked all of the things that you made. I think I will subscribe and see how you get along.

this came at the perfect time!! i've been trying to find a skort that fits me properly for honestly years with no luck, might as well give sewing one myself a try! the hair bandana is also SO cute. you did such a great job on everything!!

@beepwrld

Ай бұрын

omg I hope you do and it turns out great!! & thank you so much :')

loved this. i need to learn to sew!!

I love that you made the patch removable! Wanna try that one myself 🤔

that blue and red plaid skirt! 🤩

The red skort looks so professional!

honestly it's great to see I'm not the only one for whom this is how sewing goes. I'm always like 'I'll sew something! Itll be so cool and fun and relaxing!' and then I'm so mad I can't even look at it once it's done or like a week even if I do like it.

@hollyebrown6375

26 күн бұрын

Be gentle with yourself. Sewing is a skill like playing the guitar. It takes practice! Also, make sure you’re trying things on as you go. It helps get the fit. Good luck!

Beautiful work! I always wonder how people take unlikely colors and mix and match them to create some cool patchwork garments. You also got me inspired to make some bandanas! 😮

The butterfly clips hairstyle 😍

yay new inspiration just dropped!! thank you🫡🫡

the patchwork tank top and skort were so impressive!

Congrats on your projects and learning process. I am increasingly more inspired to start my own channel to share my experience and sewing tips by watching other YT creators, I've learned so much thru my life and really should just do it already 🙃🧵🪡

Ah the doom pile of fabric stash you're definitely going to use soon 😅 I know it too well. Mine occupies half the floor space of my wardrobe 😂😂 (And I have another pile of refashion/adjusting/mending clothes too 😭) I love this motivation to tackle those sewing piles! ❤ thank you

All bangers!!!!! 🔥❤️

The scrunchie is really really good!

My favorite project was the skirt because of the contrast, yet it all works together. It's both really "wild" and somehow also not; it's really, really well balanced; if you pair it with more "neutral" colors on top it plays it down and if you pair it with bright colors, or prints, it plays it up; I love getting inspiration for these sort of super-versatile pieces that can weave in and out of a bunch of different styles/substyles! Also going with a curved line was both daring (in terms of the technical aspect) yet it totally paid off. Sorry not sorry I might one day copy your homework on this one.

omg everything turned out so so cute 😭😭😭😭😭😭 the patterns are all so fun

@beepwrld

Ай бұрын

Omg thanks Jordy🫶🫶🫶 honored you enjoyed

yasss go off diy queen !!

The tank top is beautiful!

Milinote should pay you more, this sold me and I’m so excited to organize my fabric more 😂

It’s so annoying I know but having the appropriate needles per fabric really helps! Also changing needles in general so they’re not too dull! I also just started starching fabrics that are too flimsy & it has changed my life

Well done! Favorite is skort

They all turned out great I really like the scrunchie but I would be more on the small ruffle side or even a bow

So proud and inspired. I had to laugh (with empathy) at your troubles with your sewing machine. I learned how to sew on a haunted Brother machine, that was a hand me down, in the 60’s; it would choose the projects it wanted me to successfully complete.❤

@beepwrld

Ай бұрын

LOL gotta start referring to this sewing machine as haunted - it’s also a hand me down. I’m glad you enjoyed the antics regardless!

My dog was very concerned about the scream at the end. Just 80 pounds of pitbull looking around for a damsel in distress. I wasn't a believer the 2 plaids would go together but the skirt turned out really cute.

@beepwrld

Ай бұрын

LOL I am so sorry to your dog!!!

I feel your paaaaiiin with the "accidentally cutting out backwards.... twice" situation, omg. Two years ago, I made a pair of black and white jeans, and the white demin was pretty expensive and hard to find. You BET I cut out the (white) back left leg backwards. So, I decided to problem solve and re-cut the *black* demin instead, since that was much cheaper and I had more of it. Yeah, I cut that second left leg backwards too🙃. So, now I have two back pieces ready for a two different pairs of shorts, i guess?

My sewing projects look just like yours! Struggles with zigzacks on specific fabrics. Cutting wrongliy on right/wrong side, lots of trial and error with the fitting: Honestly: in the end we LEARN so much from every Project!❤

They were the worst of times, they were the best of times ❤

Nice work!

wow the skort!

21:36 I think you could maybe wear the ruffle top backwards as well perhaps? Have the solid orange panel as the front? Great jobs on all these ❤

If you have trueble with strechy fabric, try other kind of needles and diferent settings on your machine. There's a ball point needle that i use and i never had any other issues with fabrics like tshirt material or spandex.

You just going *in* with the tracing directly on your fabric gave me so much anxiety but all the projects are so cute so I'll mind my business 😅❤

Use the lightning bolt stitch on stretchy fabric ❤❤❤

using a ribbon on the scrunchie is so smart!!

Unrelated but I love your little butterfly clip hairstyle ya got in the intro :)