No no, your skirt method is definitely the standard- the other implies that they slide off their skirt, and I wonder why on *earth* someone would want their skirt gathered on the *floor* of a public restroom 😳 As a dancer that usually ends up in lots of layers, I could not possibly fathom crunching them all up on the floor in a public stall- it gives me anxiety just thinking about it 😂

@gettheetothestitchery

Жыл бұрын

Exactly! Like wearing a skirt in a public restroom is so much better in my mind than pants because I'm always seeing how bits of my clothing are touching the disgusting floor and its like... nasty! Up is much better than down!

@TheGardenKitten

Жыл бұрын

@@gettheetothestitchery YES!!!!

@TheDisell

Жыл бұрын

okay also have those people never worn a dress? or do they drop a dress too?? because if yes to the first how did they not do the same for skirts and if the second...why??? hahah

@aliciacuoco8273

Жыл бұрын

You mean someone is ACTUALLY yanking down a skirt to wee,instead of pulling it up?!?! Dude,I knew at four years old to pull down pants and pull up skirts. Gahhh some had no logic.

@salmonmoose

Жыл бұрын

I don't fling over the shoulder, but bundle in front, so I can hold it with my chin, but, mostly the same idea. I don't want things dragging on the floor in a bathroom if I can avoid it.

You say it’s not a tutorial, but somehow hearing your thought process is more helpful to me then most tutorials I have seen.

@rosaliac.386

4 ай бұрын

Literally, I feel SO equipped to take on any tutorial and make it exactly how I want it!!

I've never flipped the skirt over my shoulder in the bathroom (a brilliant idea), I just pile it up in my lap. But yes, I just lift up the skirt, pull down my undies, and go. 😅

@91splamy

Жыл бұрын

I do the same as you. To be fair most of my skirts aren’t long enough to go over my shoulder.

@Vereynique

Жыл бұрын

Pull up the back around to the lap down go the undies and sit. I would love to be able to keep pants legs off public restroom floors. Skirts are easy.

@zvezdoblyat

Жыл бұрын

Omg yesterday I was reading Little 🎉Women, and one of the characters asks if she should walk with her skirt train trailing in the dirt or if she should walk with it thrown over her shoulder. I sat there for 5 minutes trying to wonder how long the skirt was and how she went to the bathroom, lol

@LadyHoozer

Жыл бұрын

I pile it up over my arm, usually don't have skirts long enough to go over the shoulder, need to try that!

@kakumee

Жыл бұрын

I put my skirt/ kimono in my lap lol

BIG TIP: Before you sew the pleated or gathered skirt, hem the bottom while FLAT!

@MommaHusky

6 ай бұрын

This has got to be the best advice ever!!!

@Arya-is4cv

4 ай бұрын

oh god. I feel like I just saw every project I've ever done flashing before my eyes. I'm just at the stage of "if the hem is crinkly, the hem is crinkly, so be it" but no! it doesn't have to be this way. there is light in the world, there is hope.

@karenbertke3149

27 күн бұрын

Making square pleats, you can use a fork to fold the pleat to keep them a similar size. We used this method to pleat an Italian Renaissance dress sleeve (2 meters of fabric per sleeve is a bear!).

@shaash5236

8 күн бұрын

Thanks

@shaash5236

8 күн бұрын

@@karenbertke3149Thanks

I LOVE that even though you don't use patterns, every other thing you tell us is "go get Melanie's pattern". Thank you for promoting the creator!

@skabs508

Жыл бұрын

I love that you’re like- get the pattern- here’s how to fluff it up. 😂😂😂

@olduglyentwife5700

11 ай бұрын

I got the pattern. I need 100 of this skirt

@Scarlett.Granger

9 ай бұрын

Do you know what style of skirt Melanie's pattern uses? Is it like the skirt she made before the two in this video? That was a circle skirt but with a double circle, right?

I remember when my mum revealed to me that my school skirt could be hiked up instead of pulled down when going to the loo. My 5 year old mind was blown!

@trishapellis

Жыл бұрын

I also remember needing to be told this by my mother. But yeah, you just pull it up - what else is a skirt for?

Side note Morgan Donner made a video about adding pockets to existing dresses about 3 years ago. It was great.

@trichey1712

Жыл бұрын

That was 3 years ago??!!

@HiNinqi

11 ай бұрын

Reference: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aaR5wdCreK7KZZs.html

@cheekyb71

11 ай бұрын

And I have since altered many of my skirts and dresses thanks to Mrs Donner 😂😂❤

"I never make the same thing twice" I felt that in my SOUL. So many people have told me I should make a bunch of X thing and sell it on etsy or at local markets and I'm just like, "why would I make a whole bunch of the same thing over and over again... sounds dumb..."

@gettheetothestitchery

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!! I'm the same way with everything I do - embroidery, macrame, baking, whatever - I just get so bored the instant I try to repeat something and I can't help mixing it up and making it different in some way! The thought of making tons and tons of the exact same product has me snoozing already XD

@liannotti2

Жыл бұрын

I suffer so badly from "Never make the same thing twice" syndrome that I have a pile of sweaters that I knit the front, back, and ONE sleeve. Just could not make myself knit the second sleeve. Now when I knit sweaters I knit both sleeves at once. Some brains just need to be tricked.

@gettheetothestitchery

Жыл бұрын

Bhahahahaha I feel you! You finish the first sleeve or for me often - the first pocket! And then it's like wait... I have to do it all again???

@patriciamoran9143

Жыл бұрын

​@@gettheetothestitcheryI'm so happy that someone else understands this. Making the first is a creative process on the right side of the brain. Restarting the process is a boring left brain process. Completely different!

@makeda6530

Жыл бұрын

That’s so real, since I wing everything usually when people say that, even if I wanted to, it’s probably not gonna happen. Lol

Also, your full-skirt bathroom method is BRILLIANT! I definitely have used the first two steps, but never gone so far as to fling it over my shoulder! You are a genius! Consider yourself validated!

@gettheetothestitchery

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha thank you!

@bonnylouwho76

10 ай бұрын

I wore the Laura Ashley feminine full skirted dresses and skirts that I made, I always threw the long skirts and dresses up over my shoulders.

You are not the only one that does that with a skirt in the bathroom lol

@gettheetothestitchery

Жыл бұрын

VENDICATION! XD

@StarlingofAzerath

Жыл бұрын

I mean. Thats how my mom taught me to use the bathroom when i wore dresses and skirts. She would be livid if the skirt touched the floor (ie. Pulling skirt down like pants)

@kyramainer3315

Жыл бұрын

I sometimes tuck the skirt into the neck hole of my shirt if I’m super paranoid of slippy fabric

@annabelsmith4598

Жыл бұрын

I do the same! Either over the shoulder or tuck it into my shirt so the dress/skirt doesn't touch the ground

@caragarcia2307

Жыл бұрын

I usually just hold the skirt in the elbow of my left arm and my right arm is free. I have put it over my shoulder but most times it's unnecessary.

I almost choked with the swing over the shoulder 😂 I don't use so voluminous skirts but yes it almost exactly what I do to use the restroom in a skirt

@gettheetothestitchery

Жыл бұрын

The bigger the skirt, the more dramatic the swing! XD

You sew like i do. "I don't get lost, i just change my mind on where i want to go." 😆

"I know I'm not alone in this, because no one is ever alone in anything" holy shit

"It's a joy my brain rejects" was soooo very relatable 😂 My brain sees a written instruction manual of any kind and it's truly like I never learned how to read. I may recognize individual words but in the end even if I "read" it I just go in blind anyway because none of it makes its way into my head. It's a video tutorial or messing something up myself and that's it, those are the only ways my brain allows me to receive new information.

@mercywalschek2695

2 ай бұрын

I'm so glad that I'm not alone with this. I have wanted to learn to sew for a long time. When I was younger, there was no KZread and my mom, who is an amazing sewer, is not very patient with teaching anything. Patterns, how to books and instruction manuals are not my friends. Then my son came along and I didn't have a whole lot of time or money to get into sewing. Now, my son is grown, I have the time, and a world of teachers through KZread. So, I'm finally getting started on my sewing journey.

I have so many half finished skirts because I hate waist bands. What a perfect way for no zip, no elastic and it's adjustable so I can't eff up the band size (like usual). Definitely trying this!!

THIS IS THE BEST SKIRT TUTORIAL BY FAR!!!! LIKE NOT EVEN FOR THIS SPECIFIC SKIRT SHE IS LEGIT EXPLAINING HOW TO SEW NORMAL SKIRTS 😭😭😭 TYSM I NEVER UNDERSTOOD SKIRT LOGIC

One thing I really enjoy about the current culture/style of KZreadrs is to let the watcher in on the difficulties of creating videos: the editing, changing light conditions, not having a soundproof studio. 🙄😏 Kind of a peek behind the curtain of being a creator.😊 Life isn't perfect and that is okay.🥰 Thank you for putting in so much time, effort and sanity to share your experience with us. 💖

I learned how to do that with my skirts when I started going to Renaissance Faires. 2 skirts and a chemise doesn't fold any other way

@juliemiller9258

Жыл бұрын

especially in a stinky port-o-potty

@bunhelsingslegacy3549

11 ай бұрын

And in the typical portapotty, you do not want any part of your clothing brushing up against the urinal...

@rosaliemoon5905

8 ай бұрын

Especially if you have a hoop skirt, as well😅

Really appreciate the TED talk about skirt types. As a newbie, it really clarified some things!

Have you seen the image instructions for the phrase "gird up your loins"? Gathering a skirt to get out of your way is a long established thing as far as I am aware lol. Also, if you don't gather your skirt, do you just like only buy skirts short enough to conveniently use the restroom? Do you take them off every time? Honestly I have MORE questions for the people who don't gather their skirts when they need to.

@gettheetothestitchery

Жыл бұрын

I'm with you! I was like, okay ya'll I can show you how I do it, but I have sooooo many questions for the original people who brought it up... Maybe they just aren't skirt-wearers??

@tonygroves5526

Жыл бұрын

My husband (who doesn't wear skirts) was surprised when I explained that skirts get lifted for bathroom use. I guess it makes sense when he has only ever worn pants/trousers that need dropping to use the bathroom.

@SpringStarFangirl

Жыл бұрын

I drop my skirt usually, but then I usually also wear shorts or leggings underneath and those automatically require dropping, so...

@indigosky1002

10 ай бұрын

​@@SpringStarFangirlInteresting, I wear leggings under skirts almost daily and I personally hike up the skirt and slide down the leggings. I usually lift and gather the back of the skirt to the front and hold it in my lap so it doesn't touch the toilet or the floor. Super helpful for caring for kiddos who like to walk in and talk to me while I'm going to the bathroom, no one ever sees anything with the skirt gathered in my lap.

@indigosky1002

10 ай бұрын

Just got to the part where she shows what she does with her skirts, that's how I gather them but I don't toss them over my shoulder. I like the privacy I get by keeping it in front of my lap. I've peed in nature while camping in a maxi skirt without anyone I was camping with being able to see any sensitive bits.

I may be three months late but Im here to validate your bathroom skirt etiquette, I dont toss it over my shoulder (great idea though) but I Definitely gather it all in the front and hold it there.

"If that grand show of confidence didn't steer you clear away from this video then--' *crickets* *buffering* *whole mountains rise and fall* 'oKay, let's try some stuff, shall we?" Hah, uuh, so this is my first vid of yours, and I'm diggin' yer chaos sewing. I'm excited to see this, let me tell you. Huge wrappy pocket skirt is win.

In addition to flipping the skirt over your sholder in the bathroom you can also tuck it under your bra strap. Not typically needed but when you are in a public restroom woth a toddler that you need to he able to grab so they dont eacape under the door it can be necessary.

@gettheetothestitchery

Жыл бұрын

Oo the no-hands version! You've leveled up!

I'm over 50, and aside from the over-the-shoulder flip, yes, I hike up my skirt whilst using the restroom. Hmmm, come to think of it, I do have one excessively full skirt, and I may flip that one. 😊 Consider yourself validated! ❤

Thank you for this video. I am a plus…(ehem) PLUS+++ size woman. The pattern offered for sale would do me little if any good. The term, “You’re on your own kid.” Definitely applies to me. But seeing it done, I can figure out how to make my own pattern and assemble accordingly. So thank you from those of us who do not fit in the box, or anything for that matter. Not to mention the untold number of pregnant women who are going to adore you for this very flexibly sized garment.

I cannot express to you how cool it is to find a sewist KZreadr whose brain works EXACTLY the same as mine- the only difference between us seems to be that you’re not allergic to pleating 😂

@sarahrastley2761

8 ай бұрын

That makes 3 of us

@hillarymclaughlin117

28 күн бұрын

I'm also in the no pattern club. Study and fiddle with it till it does the thing I saw or imagine (or I give up)

I also gather large skirts in the front to use the restroom! you are not alone!! lol (Also, love your videos, very inspirational! Please continue being you

@gettheetothestitchery

Жыл бұрын

Aw thank you so much! That brightens my day!

When cutting trapezoid shapes for a skirt like you are making, you might want to think of the whole front as the trapezoid, not the individual panels as trapezoids. So if you are making the front panel from two pieces, then the one side of each of your pieces is a centre seam and therefore would be straight up and down, not slanted (particularly if you are wanting to keep the directional patternstraight in front). That way when you sew them together, you end up with one trapezoid piece. Either way though, you will still need to cut the hemline curved. Love your tutorial overall, very well done. Cheers.

I do the same in the bathroom with my skirts. I dont want them to touch the floor in there! This skirt construction really reminds me of the way you would make wrap pants. A split skirt (or "secret pants" if your a Rachel Maksy fan😂) made this way would be incredible.

@dawsie

Жыл бұрын

😹😹😹I was just glint say that Rachel is such a pocket rocket 😹😹

You are absolutely correct, that is the absolute only way to position your skirt when having to relieve yourself. You are a genius, people who only see the negative are blind to your incredible intelligence. Don’t worry about them.😊😊😊

OMG, so many times I stopped this video, laughed, and said out loud " I love this gal !". Love your creativity and your humor. Thank you for sharing both! And yes, that is the best way to pee in a skirt!!!

Ok, why would anyone pull a skirt down to go to the loo? THAT blows my mind. That is one of the fabulous things about a skirt - that you don't pull it down, especially in cold climates! I much prefer nice full skirts in a cold climate because they are just so much warmer.

Okay yes I'm replying to a 3 month old video but I had to shout about it because yes, you're absolutely right about what to do with your skirt in the bathroom. It's been well over a decade since I wore dresses and skirts but that just seems like the most logical thing to do. People really be out here slopping their skirts on the bathroom floor??

I am an experienced seamstress and I have to say I really enjoy your videos. I love how you figure things out 😂 I will still do the same type of madness calculations that you do … I don’t do patterns anymore, they never worked for me then I learned how to drape, totally different, my life changed and I know you would be amazing at it seeing you pretty much already do drape… measure the body, drape the fabric over the form (or body) and start making the pattern pieces according to the body.. And I have to say, I love your humor… no matter how experienced a person may be, your head can still spin 😂

While I have never actually thrown my skirts over my shoulder... what were those people thinking, that you should undo the whole skirt and drop it down in order to sit down? Honey, what is a skirt for if not minimal hassle when sitting down on a toilet? You just... pull it up.

Just a thought: if you want to allow for possible future weight-gain, you want to allow for a bit of extra overlap at the sides to accommodate that later. Or, for a young girl, allowing for growth in her waist. 33:51

@HiNinqi

11 ай бұрын

What do we do? Add another 1/4 circle panel to each side? Something else? Any videos showing what to do?

@AuntNutmeg

11 ай бұрын

@HiNinqi I was thinking more along the lines of an extra inch or so in length on the front and back waist panels/bands. I'll figure it out once I find my fabric and make my first one. 😁

@sudzy2779

11 ай бұрын

I'm totally sitting here thinking out how to make a skirt that will fit my 6yo until she's in the puberty growth spurt. But maybe 4 years stretch would be better because then it'll be handed down to her sister. 6-10, 10-14, 14+? 😅 planning too far ahead now. 😅😅

@HiNinqi

11 ай бұрын

@@sudzy2779 an idea for the length would be to make the skirt have built in gathers via channels with a pull string in it So that it vertically shortens/lengthens the dress by gathering it via the cord. I had a cheap petticoat from amazon that gathered vertically like this and it was really nice til it fell apart from being made cheaply. I cant find a lisitng for it anymore for a visual tho. There were 4 spots where the cords were that brought up the skirt higher or shorter based on how much one pulled the height to be. It looked really pretty too.

@sinnastevenson2302

11 ай бұрын

​@@sudzy2779 Definitely go for the smaller age ranges. My daughter added fifteen inches in ten years. Particularly as they are harder on their clothes when younger - mine exploded a pen in the pocket, jumped in the creek, ripped it on a swing - it can be unreasonable with more active children to expect it to last more than a year or two. If you made the overlap just a touch excessive, say three inches instead of one, she'll get at least three or four inches of growth out of each size. I can tell you that it makes very little difference in look or functionality. I did this to make skirts that fit over the entire course of a pregnancy. I currently have three made with a slightly smaller overlap so they'll continue to fit as I lose weight.

That is 100% the way I go to the bathroom in a longer skirt

You had me at "Y'all know I have no chill." Permanent subscriber here.

This was my brain during the restroom section; "you floof up the back" yes "you crunch it together in the front" absolutely "you fling it over your shoulder" WHAT ON EARTH?!!

@gettheetothestitchery

Жыл бұрын

Hahahahahahahhahahahaha there's a third step in the process!

@MauraVH

Жыл бұрын

@@gettheetothestitchery I’d never dare to fling it back, that way it can touch the toiletseat! I twist it up and put it in the crook of my elbow where I can see that it doesn’t touch anything😂 do love the visual of flinging it like a cape though

@gettheetothestitchery

Жыл бұрын

@@MauraVH Bahahaha I'm all about the drama! I think your method is a lot safer though!

When you threw your skirt over your shoulder, this came to mind. Do your skirts hang low Do They swishy to and fro Can you close them with a knot Can you close them with a bow Can you you throw them over your shoulder Like a Continental soldier Do your skirts hang low?

@gettheetothestitchery

Жыл бұрын

Yaaaaaaaaaaaas dying!

I don't flip it over the shoulder but heck yeah that is how you do it... It doesn't surprise me folks don't even know how to walk in a long skirt anymore

@dawsie

Жыл бұрын

I wear long all the time been trying to remember the last time I wore a knee length skirt 🙀at school that was 45 years ago now I do feel old😹😹😹😹

I use a crop-a-dile for putting grommets or eyelets in. It's just good for small ones. I have to confess that I prefer hand embroidered eyelets. I like how you explain your process. Why would someone pull down their skirt to use the bathroom? Most of my long skirts are historical so I have split drawers underneath and facing the tank is the way to go with a hoop and corset. You do a variation of throwing it over your shoulder. But if it's a modern skirt flipping up in the back and pulling down undies is my go to. I gather the excess on my lap if I need to.

@gettheetothestitchery

Жыл бұрын

Oo looking up crop-a-dile now!

I am in France....and all my friends are doing the first part of the skirt technique too ( all my female friends and 1 male one...do not ask)😉😉. And even if the second part (the shoulders part) is a new "technique" for me i do like this shoulder thing!! It should keep the skirt from being rumpled....i will surely give it a try😊😊😊

The Great British Sewing Bee put out a pattern book with a 1950s style dress called a walk away dress. It shares some features of this garment, but the join if the back skirt piece sits on top instead of under the front. It uses buttons, but a switch to lacing might give the style more adjustability. Thought you might be interested in viewing this option

@gettheetothestitchery

Жыл бұрын

Oo I actually have that pattern and have been meaning to make it! But I was so curious as to why everyone was calling it the "walkaway" dress, so thank you for answering that question for me finally!

@supermom7433

Жыл бұрын

I made the walkway dress with lacing and I absolutely love it

@lilolmecj

Жыл бұрын

@@gettheetothestitcherypure marketing. The idea is you could make it in one morning and walk away to go to lunch, or whatever. I have seen maybe 10 made up on sewing channels, it seems to have fit issues on everyone.

@hollyhock3848

Жыл бұрын

@@lilolmecj Can confirm fit issues. You need to fit the bust and then adjust everything else. The shoulders seem to be one of the main areas that fitting is a nightmare.

@BeckyLamm

Жыл бұрын

@@lilolmecj The original 50's pattern assumed you were wearing a girdle. I bet fit issues on the pattern re-issue were attempting to adjust for that and adjusted the wrong thing.

2:15 lol and she already warned you that she’s not an expert lol but ive said this before, over all the sewing channels, i love her best bc when she always evaluates what she made and what went wrong, why it is wrong and how she would fix it if she had to do it again lol it reminds me of that thing in science research they taught you in school what was it the scientific method? Something like that, she plans, theorizes, executes, observes, evaluates, and figures out how to do it better. I hope she knows, she’s literally my idol bc im a firm believer that mistakes are failures, their teaching tools for improvement lol

I'm a bit late to this party, but your way of using the bathroom is kinda what I do. my skirts tend to not be long enough to go over my shoulder though, so I bring my top up (usually tucked into the skirt) and tuck the skirt into the folded part, does the job for long enough to do my business :D

In sewing like in Excel, there are many right ways to do things but that doesn’t mean there aren’t wrong ways to do them. Most people just have preferred ways to do it and call it the right way (like loading the dishwasher) but if you get to the right result it’s all good

@gettheetothestitchery

Жыл бұрын

I 100% agree!

2:27 i wish you had made a whole video on your process for making this particular skirt i love every detail about it how you used more than one fabric the swooshability all of it

I have always gathered the skirt for the potty but never thought to toss it over my shoulder. GENIUS!

Found this really helpful to break down the thinking process of a skirt as it is so overwhelming when you are learning and your mind is everywhere full off information. Unable to unpack my brain and sort

❤You are correct about going to the restroom in an extra long skirt (from a professional reenactor)

This is actually smart. I always felt that the Hakama method of wearing bottoms is superior and more comfortable. I never knew the technical term was called Coquelicot for the European version. 🥰🙏

@willowtabby4926

11 ай бұрын

It's only called the Coquelicot skirt because that's what Melanie called her pattern when she came up with it/released it earlier this year. Split-side/two piece skirts like this have a long history in Western fashion/culture and South American fashion/culture, with Western dating back to at least the 1800's. If you're interested in a more detailed exploration of the style, Stitchery has a video doing just that, and there's also various historical fashion channels that discuss them as well. Stitchery's video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hJ6e1atrZ7KagMo.html

@camille94019

Ай бұрын

That was my first thought!

Brilliant! I wear only skirts. (Ok ok ok sometimes sweats at home when not feeling well...) But, this is exactly how I use the bathroom ... gather to the front and tuck under chin or arm pit hahahaha! Thanks for this tutorial!❤

Box into knife are my favourite pleats, super flattering and easy

Thank you so much for the explanation of the different skirt shapes in the beginning! I have been trying to visualise a new shirt for myself and googling different types of skirts and how they fit different body types has been an absolute dead end. I had already decided to just wing it and hope for the best but luckily stumbled on to your video first. Now I understand why so much of the information on, for example, whether a gathered skirt suits a plus size body was contradictory: it depends on the overall shape of the skirt and not just on whether is is gathered or not! Thank you, I am now slightly less likely to make skirt I will never wear :D

@dawsie

Жыл бұрын

As a plus size myself I don’t do gathers I do pleats as they give a smother affect on my wide hips and skinny waist, commercial patterns have to be multi sized because I am 3 different sizes 😹😹I have a size 18 waist (UK and AUS sizing) 24 bust and 22 hips, off the rake clothes just don’t fit unless they are a lose fitting or I go up a few sizes and then take it to the sewing machine.

@dorian5876

Жыл бұрын

@@dawsie Thank you for the advice! I am a similiar shape in that my waist is a smaller size than my bust and hips. Finding a ready-made dress is almost impossible :D I am leaning towards pleats myself since the gathering would add some bulk to the waist. But then again, I am doing a chiffon skirt bext so the bulk would not be as much so I am tempted to give it a try...

You give me “stem degree” vibes, it’s the pattern rejection and preference for the puzzle/diy of it all. Love the way this translates so well with such creative/artistic passion

I have seen an adjustable blouse at John Seymour’s book about old crafting methods: He describes a blouse with ruffles/ pleats above the bust and at the shoulders. So the upper part is shaped like a rectangle and the size is fitted. The lower part around bust and belly is loose because of the pleats. It was cut as a big rectangle. So the size of bust and belly may vary over time. The long sleeves are also cut very wide and ruffled at the shoulder and the hand for changing arm circumferences. Bless you!

I loved every single skirt example you showed on your screen. I’ve never sewn a skirt in my life but now I’ve inspired me to try them all!

I’ve started wearing dresses more to work. A lot of them are long, and I do exactly what you do with skirts in the bathroom. It works great!

I enjoy your honesty, humor, and good information. Thank you!

First video of your I've seen. Gotta say, the way you speak abd communicate works SO well with my ADHD brain. Like I'm not zoning out while only listening to something, if I were religous I'd call it a miracle. Amazing video, very informative, and amazing communication 🥰

😂 I don't usually wear skirts long enough to fling over my shoulder, but it's definitely all gathered to the front and held up in front.

Validation: you are not alone. I do the same. I am a 17th C reenactor, so I wear at least two layers of skirts plus the shift under it (my summer wear, wi ter time two extra layers) and I do the same .

I bought the wildflower patter and am experimenting with the waist band and fabrics so your video has appeared at a very opportune time. I don't have enough fabric for just one skirt so I'm going to use a bunch of fabric from skirts in have made but don't love, upcycle! Now waiting for the paper to print the pattern out

@gettheetothestitchery

Жыл бұрын

I love that idea! I've been getting in to color-blocking and patchworking fabrics a lot lately, and its so much fun! Plus the final product is even more unique to you!

Restroom skirt etiquette - you are correct. 😂

You're not the only one now. Thanks.

Do not listen to any of the doubters or nay sayers. You are an empowered, extremely intelligent, curious, creative, and really groovy lady. I love your style and look forward to sewing with you. Blessings.

@gettheetothestitchery

11 ай бұрын

Aw you're so kind, thank you!!

I have done historical reenactment since I was a little girl (about 4 or 5 years old), and this your dress/skirt bathroom method is what I was taught as a little girl. It works very well for modern Western toilets, even when wearing a chemise, cotte, and dress. Which all in all comes together for three skirt layers! I've also had to use a squat toilet in a long skirt before, in this case it is easiest to gather around the waist in front of yourself and hug to your chest with one hand while you keep the other free for cleaning yourself. Just make sure you keep holding it up until after you've stood up or you could dip it into the commode haha

I love the black and pink flower fabric!! I'd make a kimono or hoari out of it!!

💯% You got me when you said you don’t make things the same way twice. Amen to that!

I do the scrunch but not the shoulder toss. Gotta keep skirts out of the pot!

@gettheetothestitchery

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

A tip (not critique, criticism, etc. Just a hopefully helpful tip) When you need a piece of fabric to be more sturdy, such as for pockets, waistbands, grommet-holding-without-tearing, there is a magic thing called 'interfacing'. Interfacing is designed especially to sturdy-ise a fabric. You can get both iron-on glued interfacing, and a sew-in non-glued interfacing. I prefer sew-in interfacing, because if you picked the wrong interfacing you can remove it and try again with a different sturdy-ness.

Love it. Perfect for me and my daughters.

I can confirm that in the Renaissance Faire I perform in, we also pull the skirt up. I didn't know this was a debate! Hahaha. It's an outdoor event so we don't throw it over our shoulder but even with a full lenth chemise and a full silk skirt, I have no trouble using the bathroom this way. My friend who did 1840s reenactment with the added petticoat and penifore said she also pulls the skirts up.😂

I WANT TO DO THIS FOR WORK SLACKS. *insert me jumping up and down clapping excitedly*

@gettheetothestitchery

Жыл бұрын

Yaaaaas! A pants version is on my list too!

@kimtown

Жыл бұрын

Omg same!!! Pants like this would be amazing!!!!

@justcarineinparis

11 ай бұрын

@@gettheetothestitchery pants would be fabulous! Can’t wait!!

I‘m a shoulder-flipper too. I‘m from Bavaria and sometimes wearing a Dirndl with a long and heavy skirt. This is the way!

As somebody who worked at a Renaissance faire for 20 years - in a shirt, corset, bodice, and two skirts - which only has porta-poddies for the cast members' relief... Your method is absolutely correct. Get that fabric out of the way of the splash zone and do what ya gotta do. As a note, if doing more than just peeing, loosen your corset or else you won't be able to reach where you need to wipe.

@mirjam3553

Жыл бұрын

Do you have any tips for the conflict of corset vs undies? I mean, getting the waistband of the undies back in place under the corset is a challenge for me.

@Mama.Cadence

11 ай бұрын

Sorry, can't really help you there. Because my character was pretty active and my faire went from July to early September (so very warm), I made my corset so it goes from just over the "bristols" down to my natural waist. Because of that, didn't have to worry about the conflict that you have. That said, wearing "bloomers", yoga pants, or stretchy shorts (without the undies 😮) could solve your problem as they would go over the corset instead of under.

@nancydaniels6511

5 ай бұрын

​@@mirjam3553just skip the undies. It is so much easier to just do the skirt part and hover. Undies are just an extra step.

@mirjam3553

5 ай бұрын

@@nancydaniels6511 That's what I've gone with, was simply wondering if any more khm, modest :P people have any hacks.

Top class entertainment, new favourite channel!

My daughters sent me a short clip of your blue skirt a few weeks ago & I finally got up my sew-jo & made one (kind of lol) for her using your tutorials as a starting place! I wish I could share pictures with you, she's so happy!

@gettheetothestitchery

10 ай бұрын

That's amazing, great work!!

you get a thumbs up just for the skirt in the bathroom explanation. You are not alone! XD

I really need to make one of these. I LOVE that you used duvet covers.....that's right up my alley of thrifting!

finally found someone who explains sewing in a way i understand!! thank youuuu!!

Omg you are delightful. Im so glad i found you.

Your method makes so much sense to me. This is how I usually sew.

I also struggle with patterns and I am so enjoying seeing someone else work it all out for me!

Yep! The flip over the shoulder is the way to go for me too!

Definitely, absolutely, the established way to go!!!!

Omg thank you. You're so funny and helpful for a new sewist. 😊

I just found your videos and love them!! I love your honesty and vulnerability as you show what the sewing process is like. I have only really hand sewn and would love to start as sewing journey but I am not in a place to do that... till then I will gladly learn from your beautiful videos!

For someone who doesn’t really like to make tutorials, you are doing a great job of explaining what you are doing and how you think about the construction. Thank you so much for showing us this process ❤

Omg genius. Flinging a skirt ❤

I also have issues following patterns, written or otherwise, and your video is sooooo relatable! Thank you so much!

I just wanna say how much I appreciate your doing these videos on various types of split-side garments… I’m currently in the process of losing weight due to being diagnosed with pre-diabetes and would rather put the effort into losing weight rather than taking diabetes medication when i can easily get rid of this by losing weight… that being said i was afraid of making clothes for myself bc I live on a fixed income and can’t afford to buy more fabric just because i drop sizes and garments dont wouldn’t look right or would be difficult to take in… also, bc i sew by hand bc i cant handle the amount of noise a sewing machine makes and im also terrified of sewing machines so sewing a garment would take much longer for me…. Again thank you and bless you

I haven’t tried that way. But I think I will try it, seems easier than the way I’m doing it now, scrunching it all together in front. But it also may effect the over the shoulder method would be the length of the skirt. What is difficult is going to the bathroom in a regular bathroom stall and you are wearing a dress with a hoop skirt underneath.

@gettheetothestitchery

Жыл бұрын

Oof I can imagine!!

@blowitoutyourcunt7675

Жыл бұрын

Pull your hoops up in the front, flattened it to your chest and pop a one-legged squat on the toilet, et voila! I usually wipe the seat cuz shoes.

@wartgin

11 ай бұрын

😅Hoop skirts and similar styles are traditionally used with split drawers (or none at all depending on era). You face the back of the toilet, lift the front of the dress, hoop, and petticoats and then sit facing the back.

Lovely video! I enjoyed listening to your banter while working on my own skirt 😊

OMG LOVE love your videos i have struggled with skirt closure and never found anything i like. You have just saved me with this concept plus yes gather skirt up loved the over the shoulder thing will try when i have a bigger skirt i have held a wedding dress with my chin after gathering it to the front You are amazing So much info 👍

Your skirt is an absolute knock-out!

This is the most wholesome and funny comments section I've seen in a while. PS I use your skirt method when going to the bathroom

I love it. You have gained one loyal fan❤

I love your topic!! Super researched and so helpful. I found those dead ends trying to find an adjustable closure for skirts or pants. It was a frustrating search SO THANK YOU for digging in and doing this beautifully detailed presentation. I will save this for many future projects. Still searching for that magic pattern or fashion design to implement in my wardrobe. Much appreciation for all this info!! Informative and fun! Thank you!!