A First Look at our New Youtube Series!
Hi, everyone! We're testing out a new format on YouTube where we give non-patrons a look at what they receive with a membership. We've created a "Watch me Sew" series that offers a glimpse into the construction of our patterns without giving away all the details ;) (The full length video as well as the pattern pieces and instructions will always be exclusive benefits just for you!)
We also thought it might be helpful for our more advanced patrons who just want the basics instead of sitting through a full length video tutorial.
We wanted you to see it here first! Can't wait to hear what you think!
DIY Sailor Blouse: Watch me Sew a Vintage Inspired Nautical Blouse (YouTube)
Comments (61)
Quel est la différence entre le sailor et le mariner ?
Bonjour
Love the idea, I use it as a sneak peek, but I still like putting your full video on during the sewing itself because of your comforting voice.
One more thing…I love the sense of humor throughout the video. We can use as many laughs as we can get these days!
This new format is terrific. Gertie and her team are all so organized, prepared, well-spoken and professional. It’s easy to learn from them and apply it to all of your sewing. I wish the new set had just a little bit brighter light but overall, it is really good!
Love it!
Yes! And thank you! This is just what I needed! It was a quick recapture of the project, it reminded me of important tips and it was time efficient. I love this format--"do more dat!"
This format is a great way to preview the whole sewing process, love it!
I love this, for me it’s like the Cliff Notes, or the unabridged version and I know what I’m in for, lol.
it looks super cool. its nice to see the whole process in a somewhat shorter video!
Loved it!
Love this format!
Love the captions!
Love this! Great format. But please leave the captions up just a bit longer, maybe I’m a super slow reader but it feels like they go away the second I start reading them. Feels like they just need to be up a few seconds longer. I look forward to sewing this top.
This is perfect for me since I watch the videos as I make the project and the shorter one will mean more sewing and less watching over and over so I don't miss a step or do steps in the wrong order. Thank you!
I love this- It's great when you know most of the basics and as you say just want a quick overview. Thanks x
The captions were really cute & funny; I did enjoy the video... I miss the live chats though, and hope that they will resume soon!
Loved it, especially for more advanced seamstresses, it's like a quick summary of the whole tutorial, perfect!
Love this for two reasons: usually I watch the longer version as a treat to myself on the first of the month, but when I actually make the project I can just watch this fast version! Yay! Also, I love the captions 😊
Loved it! perfect for that sneek peek.
I usually watch the longer videos once I start the project, so it's great to be able to see the overview and know the steps involved before the long haul. It makes me think 'yes, should only take me a couple of hours' 😂 I have cut a dress out but haven't started sewing it, and reading the instructions, this video answered some of the questions better for me about the seams and the zip too.
love it, just enough information to spike interest, but not to much to give away anything. Love the humor that you put in as well, makes it feel more real.
Loved the comments! I haven’t had the time to watch the full video yet and this is perfect to get a first idea of what the construction will look like
Loved it
I liked it. I love to watch to full length video on the day we receive the pattern. However, it is difficult to search through the video when I am looking for a particular area or technique to review. So this will give an opportunity to go through this to review a particular area. I also think it would bring in some patreons However, I also think the Youtube live discussions and the posts on Gertie Sew and Tell help to bring in a large number of new members
I think this is a great idea and love the sassy commentary! Might I suggest that you slow down the captions juuuust a tad- I am a speedy reader but I found it hard to read everything every time. Keep being amazing Gertie! ❤️
Fantastic. Thanks so much
The video, is fantastic. Me I’m more in need of the step by step. Thank you this will also be great reminder, once I get better at sewing.
OMG! This is great. I watched the full length video last night, but for a quick overview I thought this was awesome.
Love it! I like to watch the full length video with details on my lunch break so that when I get home I already have an idea of what I need to do and this way I can catch the highlights as a reminder when I execute the pattern instead of fast forwarding to what I needed
I love the sassy captions! I think this type of a video is great, for me, as a reminder of the steps after I’ve created this pattern the first time. I’d use the more in depth video to walk me through it the first time. I also feel like this is a great “commercial” to entice people to become Patrons. Well done!
I loved it. I fast forward through a lot of the videos — not because they aren’t fabulous because I’m not looking for that much detail. This is perfect. I took a break from work to watch it (ironically I’m editing a book on the first women in the U.S. Navy— Yeoman (F)). This is exactly what I need to feel confident to make this without sitting through a hour-long video.
That sounds like a really interesting book! I would read it!
Just my thoughts, I think doing videos on all of your charm patterns on youtube would be a big draw to patreon too. Like the Hepburn top, night and day dress, jane set etc. ( I know you already have the princess coat, liz, stanwyck, and lamour on there). I think it would give your followers confidence that...wow, there's nothing she has designed that I can't sew because she's amazing enough to SHOW me how! And then be like...hey if you like this, you'd also love getting the exclusive patterns on patreon where we do this every single month. That's what drew me here anyway! But I do like your watch me sew idea and I wish you the best building your patron list. I know I'm not going anywhere! Can't wait till Sept 1st!
Love this!! I usually watch the whole video once then follow it again multiple times when creating instead of following the written instruction so having this abridged video version is gonna be so helpful!! Feel so spoiled by you guys-thanks for all the amazing content!
It’s kind of mesmerising
Love it! I'm sure this will bring in more patrons, which means more money for you so more brilliant content for us!! I see no down side??!! Yay!! I personally love the step by step videos as i am a beginner but this is a great teaser and i love the music too! Well done Queens!
This is GREAT. I find this quicker-paced overview from beginning to end very useful, and y'all cracked me up with the captions.
This is so cool, for me it's more likely that I'll be sewing things later than the month they come out - that's this stage of life for me with 2 kids - so it's nice that I can watch the video and get a high level overview the month it comes out, and then watch the full video when I'm actively planning it
I really like this format and definitely prefer it over step-by-step videos
This is great! Slogging thru a long video is not fir me, so I really appreciate it! Thanks!
Very well done. A good overview to get an idea of all the steps involved! Love the the humor and one liners. I too, think you will attract more members.
Oh I love this. So versatile… an introduction to what is in the in-depth version and just enough for us old timers. Hopefully an attention seeking taster for potential Patreon’s.
Its good, loved the music and quips but barely enough time to read them, you could see leave them a sec longer!
Me too. I love the idea and format, but some of the text bits went by too fast for me to read, I'm also not a native English speaker, so that might affect that and maybe something to have in mind for future videos :)
I really like the snappy text and the pacing. It's the perfect length for a sneak peak of your patreon content.
Very entertaining , loving the humour. I think they will be coming in droves to join your Patreon!
I like this format. When I'm a more advanced sewist, that would work for me, for certain. Love the humorous advice (Understitch! Do not skip this step or I will come to your house and yell at you! Bwahahahaha). It shows all the steps clearly so you don't wonder what you're looking at. Well done! Not easy to get good video of sewing steps, it's such a small space and small details. I did have to mute the video after a while though. I like the music, but it distracted me too much. I'm super sound sensitive so it's probably just me. Most people won't have a problem with it.
Yes, good idea, and I, too, am interested in making the full lengths download able.
Yes! The youtube videos/tutorials are so incredibly helpful. Thank you
It might be a good teaser.
LOVE the rockabilly music and the quippy texts: "I'm not the boss of you" and "We're not about that lifestyle." LOL!
So glad you liked it!! We had a lot of fun on editing day hahah
Is it supposed to be a teaser for the non-patrons? If so, it may be a little bit too much of a give away.
We hoped it would benefit both patrons and give non patrons a glimpse of what we offer here! We tried to be really careful not to give away any information that we felt should be exclusive to patrons (lots of construction details are omitted entirely from the video). I also think it'd be really hard to recreate this without the pattern pieces which will of course always be an exclusive benefit for patrons!
Loved the little funny one liners!
We had a lot of fun with editing :)
That's a great format! Nice to have that as well as the full tutorials.
So glad you like it!!
Would it be possible to make the patrons videos downloadable? I find myself without internet quite regularly in my life.
Me too!!!