General Update

Nothing too exciting going on, but I mentioned wanting to make updates a regular thing, so here we are!

Lets start off with this: the $16 rewards for April shipped out yesterday. They ship first class mail and should arrive within 3-7 days in the US, and 7-30 days internationally. 

And I might have drawn crappy flowers on all the envelopes because I bought a set of colored sharpies and was overly enthusiastic about using them. And maybe I also matched the flower colors to the thank you stickers. And purchased matching flower stamps. Because I'm a normal human.

The $36 rewards actually involve REALLY early access (like a year before anyone else!) to a series of videos. But I'm still in the process of filming that series, and the physical reward corresponds with it, so it will probably be a week before that goes out.

But I think it will be a lot cooler than what I had originally planned for this month so hopefully it is worth the wait!

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Speaking of videos, I'm so in the mood for filming right now! But I've been a little swamped with a tight deadline for other work (keep an eye out next Spring...!) which has been pulling most of my focus. 

But I do have a few updates.

I finally finished filming the 1930's dress video for the Sewing through the Decades project.

I've also begun on the 1940's dress for the project. I was going to make a poll for the fabric, but it took more material than I had expected (4 yards!) so only one of the options would have worked.

So far I'm enjoying this. But I'll probably enjoy it less when I get to the bound button holes...

The 1940's blouse video is almost done. And the 1940's pants video was filmed...but I lost a file, and I hate the fabric I used. So I think it will be re-filmed.

But I'm really excited to move forward with this project and get started on 1950's things! 

On your end, the 1910 video will be public on the 20th, which means early access for the 1920's videos will be available on the 20th as well!

And on the topic of the 20's, is there any 20's themed bonus videos you would be interested in?

 I'm trying to do a relevant video for each decade (for 1900 it will be a hat tutorial, 1910 apron tutorial/cooking video, 1930 slip tutorial/testing original makeup,  1950 petticoat tutorial/trying hair products etc.) 

I'm leaning towards getting an extra pattern from the 20's and following it vlog style. But if you have any ideas I'd love to hear them! 

(you can also let me know if you would prefer an evening pattern or a wearable day dress, if I do go down that route!) 

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The final thing I have to comment on is a new series.

It's going to involve repairing and mending vintage pieces that may not have been treated well by their former owners. I'm talking dresses with huge tears,  stains, shattered silk, moth bites...everything! It combines a lot of my current interests and doesn't require huge quantities of material or planning.

This series likely won't start officially for a couple months, and be sporadically updated after that. I want Sewing through the Decades to be my focus right now, and making time for personal historical projects needs to be a priority too since that is what a lot of people originally subscribed to me for (and still remain my favorite things to work on).

BUT I'm really excited about this too. I think it will be nice to give these gorgeous gowns a second chance.

 The reason I'm mentioning it now is because I ordered the vintage pieces for it and filmed an unboxing today. Though the series won't start for months, I'll probably give early access to it next week since I enjoyed filming it SO much and want to edit it right away. Here is a preview of some pieces...

They range from 1910 - 1940. 

My favorites include a pale 1920's dress with the most beautiful detailing.

And this purple velvet evening gown from the 30's which actually fits me! In fact most of the pieces I bought are larger sizes (I bought two lots of pieces without knowing the measurements) I'm not sure if they all came from the same person, or if it was just luck, but I'm really excited about potentially wearing some of these pieces once I fix all their faults.

Not that I have a place to wear a purple velvet evening gown...but maybe someday? 

I think for the ones that don't fit me (and the ones I don't get attached too...) will be put on ebay, or given away on here to try and recoup some of the investment costs. I got a good deal on these, but I don't think clothing from 1910 is ever going to be cheap, even when it is falling apart!

Well that is all for now! I'll write more after my deadline. And hopefully up the frequency of videos again :)