Going through Abandoned Works in Progress
Soo here are a bunch of things I'm not going to finish (and a couple that I want to!)
These bins are probably the least organized part of my sewing room, so I'm a bit ashamed to show them (and the mess I made going through them). But I'm happy to have freed up some space in them and rediscovered some things I forgot about!
I would LOVE to hear about any abandoned projects you have. Or any of these projects that you think I should revive. That could be a fun challenge.
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ALSO I'm happy to say that all rewards have gone out for March!!
These rewards are only for the people who pledged in March. I will ship out rewards for people who pledged in April (and complete the billing cycle) between May 5 - 10.
-$36 rewards were shipped as first class packages and should arrive in 3-5 days.
-$16 rewards were sent as first class mail and should arrive in 3-7 days
-International $16 rewards were sent as first class international mail and should arrived between 7-30 days.
If there are any problems or something doesn't arrive within a reasonable time frame please let me know!
Is it weird that I'm already looking forward to next months? Addressing envelopes and filling them makes the obsessive organizer inside of me happy.
Someone who is not looking forward to it is my mailman. I think they hate me now. They stuffed a box into our mailbox today and I can't get it out. Like I am literally going to have to cut the box open to get it out. I don't think this is a coincidence.
(also for people who signed up for the $16 tier in April but pledged more than $16, I will send you the prints from March too, since I have some extras)
Comments (20)
I am so glad I am not the only one with a box full of unfinished and abandoned works. We recently moved house and when I unpacked my sewing room, I found a good many projects that I should have either thrown out or recycled. Love the black jacket, would really love to see it finished.
Thank you for this video. I somehow don't fel so bad about all the projekt I've never got around to finish now. And it's also a great motivator to actually start working on some again.
Thanks Angela, the “story behind” is interesting and amusing to watch, impressive how many projects you started and finished to some extend. I always view my “abandoned” projects (woodworking) as, projects on-hold, I refuse to believe I will not finish them. Although for some its unlikely I’ll ever will. Pausing a project is often because I’ve invested a lot of time in it and got stock at a point where I do not know to move on and I’m afraid I will ruin it. Really abandoned projects are those I can’t finish anymore to my standards, but I got to far to accept my loss. Thanks for sharing a nice variety of videos.
Oooh, I remember the 1880's gown! I would love to see it finished someday! :D I have a half-finished 1910's evening gown hidden in my closet, made from green velvet and... Well, it was supposed to be from this stunning heavily beaded/embroidered sari I had bought, but I'm too terrified to cut the fabric, so....
Ah, yes. My sewing space is also littered with abandoned works in progress. I usually miscalculate the amount of fabric I needed and windup with way too little. Or get caught up with the patterning, since I make a lot of corsets. Patterned and boned? Close enough!
The skirt with the trim that puckered- what about going with its nature and shirring the trim, the project seems to have a lot of potential!
Please, please, please finish the beige 1880s dress!!!! I remember seeing it in one of your vlogs and it is one of my very favorite things you've made!!!! (that and the pink civil war era ballgown *swoon*) I would love to see it done!!
Nice to see. Makes me feel less bad about the half dozen projects I have sitting around, half completed. To be fair, I didn't just abandon them. But after damaging my tailbone in a fall down the stairs, sitting at my sewing machine was the last thing on my mind! I've recently acquired a new desk for my sewing room, so time to get back at it!
OH IDEA: WORN PHOTO VLOG! Take a weekend and photograph worn pictures of all your completed unphotographed projects like the Rapunzel dress, Blue Regency etc. Set up a still camera to show how much work it takes to photograph your projects, clips of all the dresses piled in your car driving to the location, all the wigs you'd need, how you pick a location etc. Be a great behind the scenes thing! Thanks for the upload, your work is incredible, I'm a big fan!
I would love to! But doing stuff like that depends on someone helping me, and I feel bad taking up that much of their time (I don't have a local, paid photographer to work with, unfortunately). There are a few behind the scenes clips of photographing things coming up soon though! And maybe I could do a follow up going through completed projects called "thing I actually finished" that show some unloved pieces in more detail!
Definitely a favorite video from you :D I LOVED THIS!!!! You mentioned your Repunzel inspired dress, MY FAVORITE thing you have ever made hands down. I am dying for worn photos of it, now that the weather is warming up, if you ever get the time, could you do worn pictures of it? I love it so much I've considered making one myself! Off topic sorry but your video was so great, entertaining and I love your humor :D thank you for posting!
Yay! I just don't know where to photograph it. I feel like evening gowns look really out of place outside? But I don't really have another option. Maybe I can find a somewhat convincing backdrop on amazon and rig up a studio in our living room for a day!
I really like the heavily beaded red bodice, please please finish it! :D And the black and gold riding costume also looks really cool :) Since I only started sewing a few months ago I don't have a lot of abandoned things. But the ones that I haven't even started or not really continued are a dress I bought with some sort of wraped skirt I wanted to transform into something else and two skirts from a shop that was closing with really cool textures I wanted to turn into a dress. The wrap section of the dress I bought is constructed really weirdly so I am just really frustrated... And one of the two skirts is made of such an awful material, I'm getting mad even thinking of it.
Don't bother with the skirt!! If you hate the fabric that much it isn't worth the effort! I've learned that lesson the hard way ;;
Whatever happened to the Natural Form evening dress? I loved that project!
That is the beige 1880's dress I referenced towards the end! I should have mentioned it in my video, the bigger parts of my WIP's are hanging up. Sometimes these bins just store the remaining materials/patterns. :)
I like your Patreon videos so much. In them you are just hanging out with us and chatting away.
This one isn't going to be patreon exclusive, but I'm glad you are enjoying them! I'm having fun filming them too. There is a lot less pressure when I know they are going out to fewer people which makes them more fun to film!
Hi Angela! Thank you so much for sharing this video!! I absolutely loved seeing the things you stopped working on and hearing about why you stopped working on them. I guess I'm nosy too, lol! Also, I love, love, LOVE your outfit!! The cherry sweater is so cute and I love the way the hat looks! Were you wearing a pair of vintage pants with them or is it a skirt? Again, thanks so much for sharing!! (Also I don't really sew clothing, but I have the pieces of a t-shirt quilt from about 2013 still sitting in my closet waiting to be finished. Maybe I'll borrow my mom's new sewing machine one day soon and get everything sewn together.)
I'm glad you enjoyed! I was so excited to finally have an excuse to wear that sweater, haha! It was paired with some very wrinkled 90's shorts!