As a life long hard rocker I have to say I love love LOVE the look with that tee on top. The only thing that would have made it MORE to my liking would have been an Iron maiden or Black Sabbath converted tee 😁🤩🥰

@anotherdreamgonewest

Жыл бұрын

Ha, thanks! Both great options!

@sublimnalphish7232

Жыл бұрын

Maiden would be great for the Ren or mid evil era clothing . That's what I thought after I wore this. Just by name alone.

That would look really cute under a colorful linen apron or pinafore (in some coordinating color - perhaps green or an earthy blue?). Great instructions, I have a linen curtain that I want to make into something low-waste...

@anotherdreamgonewest

11 ай бұрын

Yes! I have pinafores and aprons swirling in my head at the moment, so I totally agree! Actually, come to think of it, I also have a linen curtain that would make a good pinafore, nice suggestion!

I picked up a shirt from a thrift store that happened to have armpit gussets. Um... Now I i want to have all the shirts with them! (It was definitely hand sewn). I love your videos! May the algorithm favor you!

Love the Metallica stays on top of it ! The puffiness is quite awesome ! Thx for showing gathering stiches can take 2 days , I once gave up to early , now I know what too expect if done right .

@anotherdreamgonewest

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! This was definitely the most hand gathering I’ve done for a single garment- I’ve heard it gets faster with experience, but I’m still pretty slow, ha.

I *just* made this. I used a natural/bleached mix linen, in a medium weight. It’s not really for wearing under things, too heavy and I already have three lightweight shifts. But it’s a great nightgown.

@sublimnalphish7232

Жыл бұрын

I love the look of natural unbleached fibers ! They ( linen) have a beautiful sheen.

@anotherdreamgonewest

Жыл бұрын

Funny how sometimes projects just seem to be in the ether! I imagine these would make a great nightgown.

@anotherdreamgonewest

Жыл бұрын

There is just something about unbleached linen that is really lovely, especially since it can be slightly different based on where it’s from.

@LynneCooney

Жыл бұрын

@@anotherdreamgonewest most of my stitching was by machine, but I did do the hand gathering. I can confirm, it took forever and it sucked.

We couldn't find anyone doing quite the same project about a month ago so we bought a pattern and made adjustments to end up with a result similar to yours. Then your video rolls through my feed today! Your dedication to the gathers is commendable. We ended up using the machine to install a gathering thread that we then removed once the gathers were anchored.

Ooooh, that shirt over the camicia is SUCH a look! Loved it!

Carpal tunnel prevents me from doing my beloved hand sewing, but I got my fix vicariously though you!

@anotherdreamgonewest

11 ай бұрын

Ah! I’m sorry to hear you’re not able to do your own sewing, but glad mine brought some comfort!

... Except, if you're making multiple garments from the same fabric, bias binding can be quite efficient when using a tube method. If one were a sewist as a trade, regularly making shifts, surely they purchased fabric in bulk, possibly of a few different grades, and could be confident that cutting extra bias binding would be a good investment of time and resources. Even if purchasing a bolt of fabric to make "new best" chemises for 6 family members (assuming one was able to make the investment in fabric all at once, and wasn't staggering the purchases, and children got a "best and fully new" chemise at any point.) That would certainly allow for cutting bias binding on the bias. Did anyone find the bias cut beneficial enough to choose this method when it could be done economically? Considering the general style would have avoided curves due to also being wasteful.... No idea. But I certainly agree, if you're making a single garment in this style, strait grain is the way to go. Even if it potentially allows the binding to wear out on the edge faster. (A debate in quilting circles) Replacing worn binding - likely using scraps salvaged from another garment, makes sense.

Beautiful work! So glad I found your channel. Just getting into hand sewing and I can’t wait to make a chemise like this sometime soon!

@anotherdreamgonewest

11 ай бұрын

Yay welcome! Hand sewing is so much fun, and (in my humble opinion) leveling up is much faster than machine sewing. Good luck!!

I cant think of a better base, LOVED IT

@anotherdreamgonewest

8 ай бұрын

And time has proven it to be extremely versatile, I think this piece has shown up in just about every video since, lol. Thank you!!!

So happy to have discovered your videos. They are inspirational and relaxing to watch. Thanks so much!

That was awesome!

WHAAAAAAT??? I have a similar linen dress (modern) and I wore it this weekend with a crochet bralette that I made over it, making us essentially ... vaguelly related ... sewing ... eh... cousins =D

@anotherdreamgonewest

Жыл бұрын

Love it! I have a crochet bralette too and now I’m totally pairing them up 👌

Very cool 😀

@anotherdreamgonewest

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

New subscriber. I bought an old navy beige cotton peasant top and am adding black work embroidery for a ren faire costume. Obviously not historically accurate - but it’s cheap and effective. Going to add colorful floral embroidery to a black linen tunic. Haven’t done much embroidery in a long time so I’m easing back into it.

@anotherdreamgonewest

11 ай бұрын

Ooooooh! Sounds amazing! Plus every time you wear it you'll (hopefully) have good memories of working on it!

bindings fabric waste? I always get my bias binding out of oddly shaped uneven scraps xD

@anotherdreamgonewest

11 ай бұрын

That’s definitely a less wasteful option! This particular project didn’t have any oddly shaped pieces since everything was a square or rectangle so a bias binding would have had to have been cut from a fresh new piece 🤷‍♀️