Red 1940's Rayon Crepe Draped Dress!
Woo! Finally! Happy Holidays everyone and I'll see you again later this week for the bonus evening gown video!
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I just signed up for Patreon and this is the video I chose to start with. Bianca, I just want to thank you for what you're doing and for giving me the confidence to attempt pattern drafting. Your soapbox/manifesto on drafting really lit a fire under me and I am waiting for my Patternmaking for Fashion Design to arrive in the mail. Thanks for the amazing content!!!
Thank you so much for your support Leonora! ❤️ Getting the basic blocks done is the hardest part but after that it is allll magic! ✨
This is more or less what I’m going to do when I make my Now Voyager dress from the scene where she breaks her engagement. I found a rayon crepe with reeeeaally similar pattern and I’m so glad I can refer to your videos! I probably won’t make it til I get some more practice in but it’s feeling way more possible now!
Anyone having issues watching videos on patreon?? Since they went over to the YouTube format nothing plays properly.
I love that dress!
Thank you Sarah!
I’m no longer able to sew due to arthritis, but you make me realize I needed to use more pins when I was sewing. It would have mad3 things much easier. This dress is beautiful by the way.
Thank you! Some people use no pins and I probably use too many ha 😅
Lovely dress! I have a terrible time with my eyes hating mascara too! Personally, I find the Burt's Bees All Flutter Multi Benefit Mascara to work well for me!
Thank you Clara! I do want to try that one sometime! I tried an organic one from Physicians Formula that did NOT agree with me eek!
I’m so fascinated by the pattern manipulation. It’s beginning to make sense to me!
I am glad! Darts are the key to so many different variations!
Happy holidays! Love this dress. Both the style and the color are fabulous. Also, yes I watch you on the tv. Don’t worry, our tv isn’t that large 😉
Thank you Akinat! ❤
This turned out so nice. It really suits you, both in style and color. Just curious why you reversed the gathers to the right shoulder. Once COVID is behind us, we patrons should sponsor a dinner out for you and a friend at a really posh place!
Thank you Rob! I reversed it for no other reason than that I just started drawing it without even thinking about which side would have what, it didn't matter to me where the gathering was really 😅 I am currently hoping all my favorite restaurants in Denver will reopen, surely not all of them will make it through this unfortunately :(
Yeah! Bad witches unite!!
You look stunning, Bianca! Thank you! What a pain in the @$## to sew but the results are just gorgeous!! Thank you for sharing this with us. I've never seen that type of dart manipulation before and it makes perfect sense. Please definitely make time for writing. We fully support you!! Stay safe, enjoy your break and *cheers*. Sending best wishes from Down Under ❤️🌺👋👋🇦🇺😎
Thank you Rhonda! It's not my favorite fabric to work with...but I do love the final look of the dang stuff!!!
Can we get the tutorial for your sewing over pins blood pact? 😂 I sew over pins, too, but I definitely break needles occasionally. (Eta: do you ever use wonder tape or anything similar? )
Alas I do nothing special, there must just be a magic understanding 😅
I sew over pins too. Until I found sewing youtube I was unaware of the criminal nature of this act 🤣. A beautiful project as always and I always enjoy watching your pattern drafting. Thank you for each and every project and all the hard work you put into making the videos xxx
Thank you Jennifer! Some people take sewing over pins very very seriously 😅 but I just find it faster so I expect I won't change...
We too celebrate a secular Christmas. Somewhat with the shine taken off as our son cannot join us for Christmas because of Covid. But someone posted a picture of Christmas 1914 in the trenches and that brought it into focus
I hope it was still okay and you were able to connect somehow for the holiday despite the distance ❤ We've all just got to do our part to stamp this out so next year can be better!
What a lovely project! I particularly liked seeing how you could modify a pattern without slashing and spreading directly, I have never seen that process before but it made perfect sense when you explained it.
Thank you! I remember when they demonstrated it in class and it was like a collective "whoa!" because it seemed a little like magic ha!
This was a beautiful project. It gave me some good ideas for a drapey rayon that I have in my stash. I keep making plans for it, then changing my mind.
Thank you Tina! I do that with a lot of fabrics in my stash for sure 😅
I also use a bajillion pins when I sew gathers, and it’s fine. The last time I have a specific memory of breaking a machine needle was about 14 years ago. It has probably happened once or twice in the mean time, but not in a memorable way. In the rare instances when the needle hits a pin, I find that the needle usually wins and bends the pin out of shape. I like my gathers, it’s worth an occasional bent pin to get them.