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Those poofy, convertable sleeves give a whole new meaning to "shoulder season". Fabulous. I love this idea!

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming

2 ай бұрын

Hah! Love it! 🤣 Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed!

@TerribleResults

26 күн бұрын

Sun's out, guns out, Victorian edition.

I only trim seams where it's important. I like my sewing to be adjustable.

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming

2 ай бұрын

Fully agree!!!

I loved your "Pressy Pressy" song! And tackling your armpit. Great video & great idea to make the blouse convertible.

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming

2 ай бұрын

Hah! I'm so glad you enoyed those bits--I genuinely wondered whether they bordered on annoying 😂😳 Thank you, and thanks for watching!

I actually like the look that you ended up with on the blouse! Yes, we all learn as we do projects; but that's how people become master's at their crafts by learning what works. Too bad they had to suffer with long sleeves back in Victorian England😅

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! I'm tickled about it!! And I know, those poor Victorians 🤣🤣 How did they manage??

This is so stinkin' cute. Absolute chef's kiss. The historical fashion hack my overheats-in-anything-over-20-celsius self never knew it needed.

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! Glad you enjoyed--and I hope you're able to sleeve hack your way into comfort this summer 😎

Love it! The convertible sleeve idea is genius! And I always love watching your videos.

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! And I'm so glad you enjoyed!!

Very cute shirtwaist! The convertible sleeves are a wonderful idea. And nice to know that the Laughing Moon pattern is a good one. 🧡💙

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! And it is! I've been pretty happy with all the LM patterns I've used. They're pretty comprehensive, the sizing is decent, and most of the patterns come with a gazillion options.

You're a genius! I love the 1890s looks HATE the sleeves for temperature reasons Absolutely blown away by this super obvious yet so amazingly genius idea!

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming

2 ай бұрын

Yaaaaaaaay I'm SO glad you found it useful!! Thanks for watching!

Cute result! Often with antique patterns you are supposed to pin tuck the fabric first then lay your pattern pieces on that pin tucked fabric. Strange that the pattern gives a yoke piece for tucking though, and not the other pieces

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming

2 ай бұрын

That totally makes sense! If it was truly an antique pattern, I'd forgive it for making that assumption and not putting it in the directions, but it's Black Snail, so she gets no pass 🤣 Especially, as you said, there's an included yoke piece!

Poofy epaulettes = joy, but where is the neck ruff? We're doing ruffs, now. All the frillies and follies. Really cute blouse worthy of waving your hands in the air.

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming

2 ай бұрын

Hah!! Good point! This blouse is perfect for ruffs--but I wonder if the white ruff would work, or if it needs something off white? 🤔🤔🤔 And thank you! It's arm-wavin' good! 🤣

@stormraynes1707

2 ай бұрын

@@FantasticalFolliesCostuming, off white ruff. Why limit ourselves to one set of ruffs? I am thinking RAINBOW RUFFAGE!

Love it! Also love medieval removable sleeves for the same reason. VERSATILE.

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! And YES! And the same with Renaissance! Those bitches knew where it was at!! 🤣

I trim seams like I am supposed to, but for mildly curved seams .... like collar and neck edges, I trim with a pair of pinking shears. This does the job of limiting fraying, but also does the job of clipping too.

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming

2 ай бұрын

Someone else said that, too, I think! I really wish they made left handed pinking shears. Their handles are particularly painful for lefties and so I can't use them 😓

That is brilliant! It really looks great and a wonderful idea so that you can wear it year round!

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!! ☺️

amazing!! the sleeves look so natural in both forms

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!! I agree! Glad I ended up switching patterns!

do I trim seams? good question. depends on the seam. side seams are a hard pass for me. they're straight and I like knowing that the garment has a degree of size flexibility. corners/points, i do trim. so the turning is 'on point'😂. most curved seams I trim too. I'm glad you put in the clips of you running around with your arms up. I was already laughing at the question 😂.I've watched enough of your videos to know arm waving is going to happen at some point 😅 i hope you had a chance to cry in a corner with a brie wheel, and didn't just jump straight into this project after the unicorn! especially after I told you to not be like me😁

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming

2 ай бұрын

Lol! Yeah, after the arms statement came out of my mouth, I definitely realized the stupidity of what I'd said. Made for a fun video clip, though 🤣 I wish I could say I took a break, but I couldn't, gotta get the deadlines! But I will get a break just as soon as I finish the next project (Bridgerton upgrade.) Thanka for watching!

What a clever idea

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

I love the practicality you've given the shirt waist. And I feel you with summer and only so many layers. I'll always prefer the cooler months, but still bitch when it's cold :), I'll just have to make a shirt waist!

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!! I prefer the cooler months, too. I moved to the wrong state 🤣 Thanks for watching!

Such a "cool" solution and it looks fabulous both ways! 😎

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming

2 ай бұрын

HEE HEE Love it! 😁 Thanks for watching!

Such a great idea!

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! ☺️

"Done is better than perfect" is a lesson that I really need to learn. I know that, but my brain does NOT like it. Also the pressing song may be one of my favorite things ever. I may be singing it as I tackle my own TV 494 pair of shirtwaists. I did try the Black Snail pattern once but I got frustrated with the inches they took out for the corset sizing, when I've been just measuring over the garments I plan on wearing (corset or bra) when sizing. I'll go back to it at some point, and I typically like Laughing Moon patterns, so both will probably find their way into my closet in the next few years. I still have 4 yards of the "mockup" fabric, so...

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming

2 ай бұрын

It's a difficult lesson to learn! I have to remind myself of it a lot 🤪 And LOL I'm glad you enjoyed the song. I was worried it'd be annoying! That is definitely my biggest issue with Black Snail, that they take that width out of the waist, it makes everything so much more difficult!!

Cool idea, a blouse with removable sleeves. Honestly, the weather is extremely variable (80°F on May 2, probably will be 65°F tomorrow) in New England, which is exactly why my Tudor kirtle has removable sleeves. I opted to have them lace on with eyelets & laces which don't show on the right side of the sleeves. Why lacing? I find getting hooks & eyes to line up on a curved seam a big pain. Plus, I don't like having metal or plastic jamming into my skin (my zippers get plackets & I never use buttons as they're so uncomfortable for me).

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming

2 ай бұрын

Ooooh I know the unpredictability of spring weather up there! I grew up in MD, and it's the same way 🤣 It's so crazy! Lacing's a great way! I didn't think about that!

@kerriemckinstry-jett8625

2 ай бұрын

@@FantasticalFolliesCostuming And the unpredictability of summer, fall, and winter weather... 🤣 Can it be 80°F in December? Yes. Can it snow in June? Yes. I had to do some odd things with the lining to create eyelets that aren't visible on the top of the shoulders. I kind of made it so that the lace would come out of the hole in the sleeve (which is hidden when the sleeves are completely laced in but not otherwise), then would go through two holes in the underside of the shoulder before going through the sleeve holes again. It's wacky & it's a bit annoying to thread through unless you use a tapestry needle, so there are definitely improvements that can be made, but it works. The sleeves are made to go over a linen shift. They're one piece with a big chunk taken out of the back of the elbow so the upper & lower sleeve parts are tight & still connected at the elbow, but the shift puffs out at the elbow & I can move my arms. It's hard to describe, but you can probably picture it. Good luck on your journey towards making clothing which spans multiple seasons! 🙂

@bunhelsingslegacy3549

2 ай бұрын

@@kerriemckinstry-jett8625 Ooh, I like that idea! Thanks for giving me more things to consider!

@kerriemckinstry-jett8625

2 ай бұрын

@@bunhelsingslegacy3549 Good luck! It was a bit haphazardly done & gnarly, but I *think* the principle is sound. I know historically, people would pin stuff on (a terrible idea for someone as accident-prone as I am), but I seem to recall that sleeves would sometimes be attached by ties of some sort? So it must be a good idea to soe extent, right?

@bunhelsingslegacy3549

2 ай бұрын

@@kerriemckinstry-jett8625 Ooh, yeah, I don't use straight pins on clothing, am klutz, will rip myself to shreds... though I do have two skirts that are "adjustable" because safety pins are the closure (my measurements lie, I give up on waistbands), but I can definitely conceive of ways to hide lacing for removable sleeves.

I want to make one of these!!

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming

Ай бұрын

You totally should!! I love mine!

Definitely a genius idea, if it's hot enough would you open the neck, menopause is kinda killing me, 😅. Love the poofs. ❤

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!!! I'm sure you could wear it open if you wanted, it doesn't look bad that way at all!

For hot weather always chose linen - not cotton and definitely no polyester.

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming

2 ай бұрын

You can wear all the linen you want, you're still going to be hot a.f. when it's 110 degrees outside and you're wearing long sleeves. So there's no point putting myself in debt for handkerchief linen when I can use $6 cotton poplin and be equally as comfortable.

@lilibug.

2 ай бұрын

@@FantasticalFolliesCostuming Have you tried thrift shopping for linen sheets to use for fabric? It can really cut the cost down. I was given some when an elderly neighbour moved into a rest home and they were fantastic. I have often worn tudor and Elizabethan in 32 degrees celcius. I don't think it is safe for humans to be anywhere where it is over 40 degrees.

Use interfacing that is the same weight as the fabric.

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming

2 ай бұрын

The issue is the pattern doesn't include any instruction for the interfacing. And it should.

@lilibug.

2 ай бұрын

@@FantasticalFolliesCostuming I agree it should have instructions but at design school and in my extensive historical recreations over decades this has been the rule and may save you some hassle in the future.

I prefer not to trim my seems. If its getting really bulky or i know the pattern fits me pretty well i might trim them but i dont like to.

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming

2 ай бұрын

Same!! It hurts to do it 😵‍💫 Glad I'm not the only one 🤣

90 percent of what I sew is linen, so French seams and a lot of trimming!

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming

2 ай бұрын

You must be a very precise sewer 🤣

@anieth

2 ай бұрын

@@FantasticalFolliesCostuming nah, just 55 years of experience....:D

Instead of buttons to attach the sleeves, have you considered Velcro dots?

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming

2 ай бұрын

I'm not sure that velcro would hold up to my habitual flailing any more than the hooks and eyes 🤣🤣 But it's a thought!

For the Black Snail pattern - would the bottom half of the bodice piece fit on the pintucked top piece once the pintucks were done?

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming

2 ай бұрын

Not sure I follow. There's only one piece for the bodice front and back, there's no separate pintucked piece, and absolutely no mention of pintucks in the second view's instructions. That's the issue. View 1 has a pintucked yoke piece, but that doesn't help.

@LaurasBookBlog

2 ай бұрын

@@FantasticalFolliesCostuming Oh, I was thinking it was like Folkwear's Gibson Girl blouse where there was the yoke and then the gathered panel that makes up the bottom.

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@FantasticalFolliesCostuming

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!

@dianetheone4059

2 ай бұрын

@@FantasticalFolliesCostuming Love-your-work-and-joie-de-vivre!

I avoid seam trimming wherever possible, cutting the pattern out once is bad enough why would I do it again? Oh and don’t get me started on notches just trim the seam close or use pinking scissors why are you working so hard for nothing?!

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming

2 ай бұрын

Lol!! I can't use pinking shears, since they don't make lefthanded ones, although that seems like the way to go.