Little Bonus Sewing Video // Making Another Silk Top

There’s something about this video. I come back to it every now and then. Very special.

Absolutely love the silk & this top. One of my bosses asked me once why I had tattoos when my body is a temple. I told him that my temple deserved nice artwork.

I'm A 59 year old tattooed grandma who has a septum and both nostrils pierced and a full sleeve who also dresses full vintage and I say screw them if they don't like it. I get a lot of compliments and very few negative looks or comments and I kinda feel like maybe they're A little jealous that we choose to live our lives for ourselves and not as they think we should. Fellow ace, by the way.

Hi, I love the top, love the "ramblings" and I love the comments. You have a lot of good commenters in my opinion, for what that's worth (that and ~40 kronors might buy you a coffee here in town). Take good care of yourself. Yours, Ann

Are you filling in the tat with color later, or us it done? Oh! And the silk is MARVELOUS! TY for sharing your tie with us! We are selfish & love watching you sew. We forget your writting is part of what makes you, you & you need to make time for it!

I forgot, are any victorian projects coming?

You know, it really puzzles me how arrogant some people are, how they think they have the right to give their opinions on other people's bodies, jobs, and personal choices in general. If you don't like the content just don't follow the creator. We don't care what they think, do we?

Love it <3

Love the hair, and the shaved bits, and the tattoo. I have a metre of silk that I'd love to make a top out of, and this might be the one, if I can make it work with a directional pattern.

I love these tops I should try one one of these days with some of the small er cuts I have left. P.s. yes we Brits call them Ladybirds - not sure why but it's the correct way. The. Correct. Way!!!! ;)

I love hanging out in the sewing room with you! And as a beginner sewist, I love watching you go through the simpler patterns as well as the more structurally fabulous

Have you published your books? Plans to? Loved the top. Easy to see why it’s your ‘ every day T-shirt’

Gorgeous, as always. It’s mesmerising, watching your videos, and I love your style ❤️

Oh my...yes to the silk...yes to your sharp AF hair and YESSSS to your beautiful chrysanthemum tattoo....how flipping awesome a fabulous trifecta...(I hate the horse racing industry).....but the word fit🖤🕸🕷🦇🖤🕸🕷🦇🖤🕸🕷🦇

Ooh now I want to make this style top even more, that silk dupioni is fabulous! I always learn a lot from your drafting videos but just hanging out and chatting while you sew is also fantastic, it's so inspiring to see which fabrics and colors you use with which patterns. Don't feel like every Patreon video has to be groundbreaking or different, just seeing what you're working on (and drooling over gorgeous fabric) makes for a really good video. :)

That was fun, thank you for sharing this extra project and for chatting with us!🥰 You've got a Pola Negri/Asta Nielsen look going on here and the wintery set is reminiscent of those old Liebig German forest scene trade cards. It's so magical, I couldn't believe the thumbnail! The comments you say you get from people who police your work and criticize your choices probably envy your abilities. I get comments that upset me, too, like people telling me how to sit at the piano, or that I should be me (kind of funny now as they don't know me at all, but it hurts.) It's part of the internet experience, I guess. Please don't change, keep on being you!🌟

So Art Deco with the hair! We are hair twins, except I don’t have bangs. Well and my hair is flamingo pink. Your eye makeup was perfect. I think the lady bug lining was chef’s kiss! Gorgeous new tattoo. Your body, your art. Smart to use the search words to block ever seeing some of the trash that gets spouted. You were adorable in the final reveal!

Very pretty! Every time I see you make something out of silk I get more and more curious to give that fabric a go myself.

The random-grain cut on the peplum is perfect in this iridescent! I don't think I would have thought outside the lines that way, but it works beautifully. (re: ladybugs, my insect biologist friends call them "lady bird beetles.")

Re: the colored pencils. I've never had good luck with any tailors chalk, limited success with the tracing paper. I've had the best results with cheap chalk from the dollar store for chalkboards. I'm sure some of the purists would faint to hear that but IDC. So you do you and what works in your sewing room .

Loving the project and new hair! My mom always told me “say something nice or nothing at all” and “no personal questions or remarks to strangers or acquaintances” words to live by, in my book. I have blue hair and get those personal remarks. Every. Day. I mostly say what? over and over, thereby forcing the utterers to repeat themselves until they say forget it. I reply: indeed. It’s pretty satisfying :) You are very brave to appear on camera (although you are so stinking cute!) I’m old and fat… I would never. See you next time!

I think I need to buy some dupioni silk 🥴

LOUISE BROOKS HAIR Also I for one like the dreamy sewing footage; it just needs some whimsical music to go with it....

This fabric really goes beautifully with this wrap design! It was interesting to hear about the appearance as a business, I hadn’t thought about that. I came to TCH for the learning and I stayed (also) because of your style, admiring all the care that goes into every detail, from makeup to the set decor (and the rambling) 🖤 which would not shine as much with a dressform. I hope you get some time to write ✨

Lovely, love your new hair too

The new tattoo is fabulous! Now I have the desire to get another floral tattoo myself...

It's beautiful 😍

😑 Ugh! Why can’t people just accept that there’s more than one way to do anything. Ignore the complaints of the pedantic! You are amazing ❤️

This might be my favorite. I love the blue/teal and red combo!

Beautiful colour 😍 and love the new hair. Tattoo question: will it be coloured in or just as it is? 😁