DIYing a Silky Satin Robe | Beautiful Lounge Wear

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DIYing a Silky Satin Robe | Beautiful Lounge Wear

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Hello Friends! This week I decided to take some beautiful silky, satin material that i have had in my stash for a while and create a dressing robe with it. I was nervous about making such a large garment with such a squidgy material, but it turned out great. I think this project would be awesome for people who wanted to make bridal/bridesmaid robes, or even just some really beautiful lounge wear!
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@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

The first 1,000 people to use my link will get a full year of Premium membership to Craftsy for only $1.49: go.craftsy.com/costumingdrama2/

@judithlashbrook4684 25 күн бұрын

Love, light and spoons to you and all who need them!

@roxiepoe9586 25 күн бұрын

I am so glad that you and Morgan get to spend time together. It can only do the both of you good. Continue to get better in your health.

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@pippaseaspirit4415 25 күн бұрын

Squidgy fabric always has us asking ourselves whether the final item is going to be worth the hassle of wrestling with it during the sewing process! Your robe is definitely worth it.😻

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

Thank you!!

@samanthagirly3350 25 күн бұрын

Your robe looks great without a belt. It gives me casual wizard vibes.

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

Hahaha thank you! I agree!

@redpandaerin 23 күн бұрын

I agree that the look of it open is fabulous. But if you wanted to secure it and not have it slide open more, you could use a cloak clasp. If that doesn’t worry you, then it is already perfect 😁

@hashtagnotyourbabushka 25 күн бұрын

No belt. Possibly a single button. Also tassels? For the cats of course. ❤

@user-yc4fz7vv6u 25 күн бұрын

I was thinking a hook and eye closure, just in case you want to hold it closed for some reason

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

Hahahaha tassels! Yes!

@Indigoturtle4581 24 күн бұрын

I think an “inside tie” and/or an inside button and and outside button. Or, frog closures.

@tanakaryuunosuke2641 25 күн бұрын

I'm sewing a robe for my friend's birthday party. Everyone will be dressed up and the theme is the ocean, which means that i bought a beautiful ocean waves print that i am in love with. I sketched an outfit inspired by the tudor era as well as some fantasy and sewed a crown with lots of beads. I'm super excited for the party :3

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

That's a great idea! I would love to see that when it's done!

@pmclaughlin4111 25 күн бұрын

Make the belt and use the scraps as an appliqued end. I think Charles James did some shaped appliqued accents that kind of remind me of using up odd shaped remnants

@sandihj 25 күн бұрын

I used the buttonholer ion my mom’s old Domestic many times. It allows a straight stitch machine to pretend zigzag by clamping the fabric, kind of like a very specialized walking foot. You are limited to the cams that come with it, and it’s rather terrifying and noisy, but the buttonholes are perfection. As a little kid I was fascinated by the kerchunk-clack kerchunk-clack.

@Costuming_Drama 24 күн бұрын

Now I’m very excited to try it!! Thanks!

@ravenfrogsuperk 14 күн бұрын

Those button hole attachments are awesome 1 step magic button hole makers. Fit the size and shape button hole gear inside, attach to the machine, align the fabric, pedal to the metal, magic!

@kaytiej8311 25 күн бұрын

Despite that floopy fabric challenges, this is a stunning robe!

@Costuming_Drama 24 күн бұрын

Thank you!!

@sueadams1499 25 күн бұрын

According to my late mom, Singer buttonhole feet were compatible with other sewing machines. She gave a Singer buttonholer to my gran to use with a Pfaff machine. It still works.

@Costuming_Drama 24 күн бұрын

Oooo good to know!

@ddet4913 16 күн бұрын

I have had one of those buttonholers for thirty years and used it every single time I've ever made buttonholes

@lesleyharris525 23 күн бұрын

Hi, glad to hear you're coming back from long covid at last, so far we've not had it, fingers crossed. Enjoy your time with your friends, they are important. ❤

@Costuming_Drama 22 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@cynthiadugan858 25 күн бұрын

Buttonholer in the green plastic case is most likely to fit your featherweight … unless it accidentally got switched and the wrong size is in the case. What you need is a buttonhole attachment for a low shank machine. Go through all your metal cams and save one each of all the different sizes and types before getting rid of all the others. Most buttonholers were manufactured by greist and the cams are interchangeable.

@cynthiadugan858 25 күн бұрын

You can look up the part number online and confirm that what is in your case is a low shank buttonhole attachment

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

oooo thank you for the advice!!!

@kimmalthouse4831 24 күн бұрын

Hi, very very cold from Geelong Australia. I have been binge watching “My lady Jane” and quilting. Enjoy catching up with Morgan ❤

@Costuming_Drama 22 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@catmartindale-vale8749 25 күн бұрын

Hello from Aus, it's quite chilly with Polar Winds due again next week We Love Mark Fennell and Stuff The British Stole, those episodes are amazing

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

Stay toasty! And he’s awesome! I should go see what else he has done!

@sarahmcmullen5938 25 күн бұрын

Hi Noelle! Good to see you! I haven't had much time to craft lately, but you're usually one of my companions when I'm sitting at my sewing machine.

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

awww that's so awesome! I hope you get more time to sew soon!

@sarahmcmullen5938 25 күн бұрын

@Costuming_Drama me too, thanks!! Hubby, 4 kids, full time job, and farm keep me busy in the warm months!

@anxiety4daysmusingmedic891 25 күн бұрын

Your robe is so pretty! I am recovering from emergency gallbladder surgery. I am doing well otherwise. For 10 years, I thought the almost daily pain was panic attacks. Lol, I was very wrong. I've been listening and watching to a ton of long form content, mostly historical documentaries from Germany. I've been catching up on clothing repairs and general maintenance. In the next few days, I plan on cleaning and oiling my machine, changing the needle, and prepping my patterns for the next batch of fabric that will arrive this week. I'm finally joining the AD wrap cape club!

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

Oh that all sounds fun! I also have had that emergency surgery, so I am here with all of the empathy and hopes for your speedy recovery!

@medicwebber3037 24 күн бұрын

@anxiety4daysmusingmedic891 Good luck with your recovery! You know, I had a relative who always had a little bit of a lower abdominal pouch. She always thought she was just fat. I was a kid, what did I know! It turned out it was a benign tumor. She had been walking around with it for 15 year! Sometimes you just never know! Hopefully you feel back to yourself soon.

@anniee4370 24 күн бұрын

Also just rewatched Severance! It’s amazing and I spent the whole time marveling at how clever and purposeful the camera angles are 😅

@Costuming_Drama 22 күн бұрын

THEY ARE SO GOOD

@jeansando6849 24 күн бұрын

I can’t wait to see what you do with all those buttonhole attachments! I love gadgets.

@Costuming_Drama 22 күн бұрын

Me too!!

@dotjohnson4247 25 күн бұрын

I loved my mother's 1950s Singer's buttonholer! I loved using them 40 years ago. You figured which size you wanted and put the right size template into the buttonholer and it sewed the buttonhole!!! I hated the new Singer plastic stupid buttonhole thing... I tried to use it a year ago and I really did never figure it out...

@marikotrue3488 25 күн бұрын

I absolutely love the blue in the floral and the lining. This robe just exudes luxury and comfort.Perhaps make a headband with the scraps sewed onto black elastic? Maybe stitch the remnants onto a plain/premade tote bag for when the robe is packed or to contain essentials to be with you when you watch a movie at home or at a hotel?

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

Oooo brilliant ideas!

@megsullivan1992 25 күн бұрын

Hello from Australia! yes its freezing here in southern Victoria... its 10C during the day and 0-2C during the night... Perfect weather for curling up inside and sewing!

@Costuming_Drama 24 күн бұрын

Oh that sounds cozy! I am jealous!

@arionrhod6383 25 күн бұрын

I NEVER thought of starching my squidgy fabric. DERP. That's awesome! And the robe turned out great, and I LOVE those colors! As far as what I'm up to... I've not been watching anything, but my latest novel is at almost 64K words and I think it's going to hit 75-80K because it's romantic fantasy/mystery/suspense and wrapping up all the plot points and explaining red herrings is a THING. Other than that I have been re-reading Thieve's World when I've had the available brain cells for it. Anxiously awaiting Deadpool and Wolverine as well as Red One. Your plans sound great, I bet you and Morgan together are hysterically funny, and I hope you have a great time!

@Costuming_Drama 14 күн бұрын

Wow! That’s awesome about your novel!!

@arionrhod6383 14 күн бұрын

@@Costuming_Drama Thanks! I finished it. It got away from me - 95K words. O.o

@Stielstra123 25 күн бұрын

I've used a singer buttonholer on my featherweight and it makes much nicer buttonholes than my modern domestic machine. I just got photos back from a siren photoshoot I did and I'm listening to Tricia Levenseller's Daugher of the Pirate King trilogy on audiobook. Also obsessed with Kiki Rockwell's new song Syrena which goes so perfectly with the photoshoot and the audiobooks. I'm having a bit of a siren summer it seems!

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

Siren summer is GOALS! I hope you keep it up!

@Stielstra123 25 күн бұрын

@@Costuming_Drama I'm working with my brother on a cover of Syrena! Siren summer continues

@FromtheMPR 24 күн бұрын

Well done with the squidgey fabric. And if you get enough material to make the belt, make sure you get enough material so you can make a matching kerchief.

@Costuming_Drama 24 күн бұрын

Ha! Great idea!

@HumanCatfoodDispenser 6 күн бұрын

Thank you for the encouragement to work with squidgy fabric! I cut out a pair of pants from some linen, and it's squidgier than I expected. When I realized that my waistband got messed up in the cutting I walked away for a solid month. This got me back to the next step. I have enough fabric to re-cut the relevant waistband piece, don't worry :)

@Costuming_Drama 5 күн бұрын

Great job! Also, starch works *really* well on linen so I highly suggest that next time!!

@HumanCatfoodDispenser 3 күн бұрын

@@Costuming_Drama I'll starch it before I cut it out this time! the big pieces are fine because grain is easy to see on this linen, but small curved pieces? harder to get right.

@MissLorenaWood 25 күн бұрын

Love it. I want one so bad. The starchening was real.

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

Hahaha it was!

@canucknancy4257 23 күн бұрын

That is one of the most beautiful fabrics that I have ever seen. It looks amazing on you. Yay for shenanigans with Morgan 😁. Take care.

@Costuming_Drama 22 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!

@fayewhite-willinger8068 25 күн бұрын

I learned to sew with an old black singer with a buttonholer (the one in the green plastic box). Best button hole maker ever! There are different thingies that make different size and style of button. Pop it in and go.

@everlingaccessories7584 20 күн бұрын

Currently in the warm house enjoying sunshine through the window though it's winter and chilly outside. I'm turning old sheets into basic tunics for my family to wear to SCA events and Medieval Faires. Midwinter feast coming up in a couple of weeks and some extra layers will help convince them that they want to join me.

@Costuming_Drama 14 күн бұрын

That sounds lovely!

@elizabethwall5059 25 күн бұрын

Not me grumbling everytime you complained about your fabric. I was watching you as I was sewing rayon jersey into a double sided wrap dress. That final seam was a bear! I've been listening to Murder 101, and Cold Blooded. Now that those are done I'm looking for other true crime podcasts. Mostly sewing like crazy remaking my entire wardrobe because I lost weight and every measurement changed. (I also have lipedema so my hips increased). Since I'm a teacher, I have limited time to get it all done. Thanks for sewing with me today.

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

I’m so glad to grumble together! 🤣

@ginalou5774 24 күн бұрын

That gorgeous green/blue is amazing

@Costuming_Drama 22 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@ellacm2034 25 күн бұрын

With this heat we could probably take the fabric outside, press it down with a hand, and it would stay. I love the blue poppy fabric! SO fun.

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

hahaha no doubt! and thanks!

@drhelenloney1426 25 күн бұрын

looks gorgeous! I made one with brocade and cotton for my husband, gives off wizard vibes. Yours is gorgeous, and you don't need a belt.

@Costuming_Drama 24 күн бұрын

Thank you!!

@annh.8290 23 күн бұрын

Those colors are amazing! Yeah visiting Morgan, I'm sure you will have a wonderful time. We're drowning here in the Netherlands, mostly rain, little sun, but it's still lovely.

@Costuming_Drama 15 күн бұрын

it seems to always be lovely there!!

@PokhrajRoy. 25 күн бұрын

This is beautiful! We all need a silky satin robe

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

Indeed!! And thank you!

@mbuhtz 25 күн бұрын

That robe must feel amazing 😍 It's disgustingly humid and hot in New England right now. I'm mostly volunteering at the library, playing some video games (incl Pentiment), and teaching my 16yo son to drive.

@Costuming_Drama 24 күн бұрын

I’m also in New England rn, and I agree! 💖

@mbuhtz 24 күн бұрын

@@Costuming_Drama Hi from a bit south (I think) from Morgan, in NE MA!

@CraftsyPenguin 25 күн бұрын

Hello Noelle! It feels you're visibly better health- and energy-wise, it's great to see that! I'm working on a crochet loaf cat as a template for a bigger one that's gonna have hopefully the same spots on it as our real kitty. Gonna be a b-day gift for my husband, so I have to work on it while he's at work and then hide it well (aka not leave it on my desk or pile of projects)... also working on a shawl that's going to be a gift for a friend. I don't have to hide that one, but I can't show neither in my progress/update videos for quite some time still, so... yea, fun. Constantly catching up on my subscriptions to-watch list and still adding more to it by finding more creators in the sewing/costuming/other crafts youtube vicinity :D

@Costuming_Drama 14 күн бұрын

Those are both very awesome gifts! You are so kind! 💖

@remarkablestitches 24 күн бұрын

I love your robe! Last weekend was my sewing retreat, and it was amazing. I got to spend a long weekend with other sewists and made a bunch of new friends. I also like that it was unstructured, so we all worked on our own things and chatted. I highly, highly recommend if it's something that's possible.

@Costuming_Drama 24 күн бұрын

Oh that sounds great! I’m Glad you had a lovely time!

@user-ek6yr9io6w 22 күн бұрын

I use my mom’s singer button hole maker on my Janome and love it! Hang on to that box of attachments they are worth keeping.

@Costuming_Drama 14 күн бұрын

Thanks for the advice!

@melvenn7861 15 күн бұрын

Lovely colours and I'm impressed with your slinky-fabric-wrangling! It is indeed cold in darkest winter in Tasmania, with heavy frosts and snow in the hills. Lovely blue skies though. And of course Australia is so big that it was over 30C when I visited Darwin last week for a conference!

@Costuming_Drama 14 күн бұрын

Stay warm down there! If I could send you my toasty temps, I would!!

@roecocoa 25 күн бұрын

I'm currently sewing a zero-waste halter dress based on the instructions from Threads Magazine from a few years back. My version is truly zero-waste; I drafted the pattern on old packing paper, got the fabric (gauzy mercerized cotton) from a friend's yard sale after she had gotten it from a thrift store, substituted recycled buttons for the zipper, and I'm doing the whole thing by hand (because my sewing machine runs warm and we've had triple-digit temperatures here all month). And I'm probably going to re-watch Severance again because I still haven't figured out how to cancel my 🍏 subscription.

@Costuming_Drama 14 күн бұрын

I think you can cancel your subscription on your phone in the subscriptions thing in the settings! But that’s so awesome about the dress! I hope you love it!

@medicwebber3037 24 күн бұрын

Hey, you looked more energetic in this vid-hope that’s how you felt! I _love_ that robe. The pattern and colors are soooo beautiful. Fantastic idea with the starch, a technique I will keep in mind. ❤️ If you’re here in New England, _I’m sorry_ you had to deal with the humidity!!! It’s _horrible!!_ I hope you didn’t suffer it. My canvas bag with leather straps was ripping. Took it apart. Made a pattern. Bought nice fabric, piping, good needles. Then put it all aside to rip apart my bedroom to put laminate down, redo the ceiling, remake the closet. Ugh. Currently sitting on my pull-out bed in the living room watching your vids, lol. _Buuuuut_ the great news is that my bitey foster fail cat _FINALLY_ found a toy he’ll play with: the leather straps. He can chew on these to his fuzzy hearts content. So win! Except, now I need to figure out what I’m going to do for straps when I remake the bag. Lol.

@Costuming_Drama 14 күн бұрын

Yay for kitty and o hope your bag turns out awesome! New England wasn’t horrible, but yeah, that humidity isn’t for me! 🤣

@katemoore484 18 күн бұрын

I'm up in the north bay and my mom and I were sewing during the first week of July when it was so hot. I'm making button up short sleeve shirts for cowboy shooting and she's working through a massive pile of mending. We just put the ironing board outside on the back porch do the heat stayed outside. It sucked if you had to iron anything a lot, but then it was just nice coming back into the house again.

@Costuming_Drama 14 күн бұрын

That’s a very good idea!

@AmPlant 9 күн бұрын

After many years of eyeing it, I finally got a custom corset pattern from The Clockwork Fairy and they sent it to me this week!! I'm super excited to work on that. I have to make a mockup but of course I'm already planning final colors...either pastel green or color blocked rainbow. Choices, choices! Enjoy your new robe! It looks fun to wear

@Costuming_Drama 9 күн бұрын

Oh yay!! You are gonna love that corset!!

@jacquelynwilliams9627 23 күн бұрын

Queen of floofy Italian fabrics 🥰 Keep both the black boxes of ancient Wonderfulness for your Featherweight and the singer specific buttonholes will work wonderfully! By experience I have found the Griest work best on older Elna machines but not perfectly on Singer. I have a 1948 White and would love the opportunity to purchase your White specific attachment! The robe is beyond elegant!! Long time viewer, first time commenter ☺️

@Costuming_Drama 14 күн бұрын

Hey there! Email me at nheany at gmail dot com! I’ll happily send it to you for free! 💖

@kaiein8551 25 күн бұрын

Seeing that fabric gave me flashbacks to the silk habotai that I used as lining in my wool coat, which was my first sewing project in 10-ish years. 🤣Why must slinky fabric be so comfortable and easy to care for! I'm glad that you're getting to go visit a friend. Friends, and especially being around them in-person, is vital for everybody but even more so when you've been sick/depressed/isolated. I've bought a few books in the last couple of weeks. 18th Century embroidery is what I'm currently reading, but also a book on blackwork embroidery, American pirates, The Cut of Women's Clothes, one on Mucha, and two editions on Kansas tornadoes (I wanted to see what the difference was. It's very little). Eventually I want to recreate the blue frock coat shown in the 2023 spring Cora Ginsburg publication, so I splurged and bought some silk duchesse in a similar color that was on sale. When will I get to it/be brave enough to attempt it? Who knows! 😅

@Costuming_Drama 14 күн бұрын

Oh I hope you do it soon cuz I wanna see!!

@kaiein8551 14 күн бұрын

@@Costuming_Drama Here's to hoping for next year!

@nataliestanchevski4628 23 күн бұрын

The robe is so pretty! I don't care for a tie belt on a robe myself, so if go for a toggle closure or something like that. I have covid for the first time ever and it's been difficult to care for my old mum at the same time. I'm watching Arrested Development for the first time too and it's pretty shocking. I'm not sure if I laugh because it's funny or because I feel uncomfortable. I hope you continue to get better and have more good days than bad.

@Costuming_Drama 14 күн бұрын

I hope you are better and I absolutely love arrested development and absolutely know what you mean. It does get funnier and funnier as you go, I can tell you that!

@a.l.rodenberg5146 23 күн бұрын

The box of rotary feet most likely goes with machines made in the late '40s and early '50s from a sewing machine company called White that did white label production for Kenmore and new home. These are typically machines that don't have a belt, instead they have a rubber wheel that presses up against the big wheel on the side of the machine (I don't remember what it is called). The feet clamp on to the bottom of the (another thing I don't remember what it's called) instead of the side. If you go down the rabbit hole of collecting vintage sewing machines, as I have, the rotary top clamping machines are delightful.

@enixon8268 25 күн бұрын

Lovely project. Very swooshy. I prefer the button holes that are made by button hole attachments. I own several machines that have a variety of built in / automatic button hole stitches but keep my 1955 featherweight permanently set up for buttonholes with a singer attachment. They are consistent and even. I stitch around twice for the best finish.

@Costuming_Drama 24 күн бұрын

Thanks for the tips!

@maureenwilliford8985 25 күн бұрын

When I joined the Air Force in 1975, they hadn’t yet begun making permanent press uniforms and I used the liquid starch religiously because it left no residue when ironing as the spray starch did.😊

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

Ooo that’s a great reason to use it! It’s hard to find where I live now though!

@joannemcmillan9201 25 күн бұрын

Liquid starch is hard to find here. But I had that same military experience in 1977.

@Adrienne557 22 күн бұрын

I like it without the belt! You did a great job! I have this pattern too, and now you've inspired me to finally make it.

@Costuming_Drama 22 күн бұрын

Yaaaay! Thanks!

@apriljodoin9643 24 күн бұрын

Your glasses are beautiful! The robe is beautiful! I have taken the belts 🎉😊off of everything I own that has a tie because I end up stepping on them and other miss adventures.

@Costuming_Drama 24 күн бұрын

Yeah that’s a great point! And thank you!

@vivienneandersson6019 25 күн бұрын

I find starch works best on natural fibres so that's prbably why the viscose worked better as it's made from wood pulp!

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

yeah... that's kind of what i figured! Worth a shot though!

@amb163 24 күн бұрын

A bit off topic, but can I say your music is always on point?

@Costuming_Drama 24 күн бұрын

Hahahaha thank you! I try to make it as chaotic as possible 🤣

@rebeccacuthbertson1271 19 күн бұрын

1. looks beautiful and swishy and love it! 2. i don't think it needs a belt at all. i think it is much better as an open robe. if you did want the option to close it, some sort of gold-tone closure buckle thing would be really cool. 3. have fun with morgan and travel safe! 4. and i'm so sorry you have to go to a funeral. may their memory be for a blessing. All the best hun

@Costuming_Drama 14 күн бұрын

Thank you for all 4 and I agree with you about 2! 💖💖

@clownfish000 25 күн бұрын

I got in on the Craftsy link! also yes I am in Australia and it is darkest winter and I am desperately in need of sunlight, it's so grey at the moment. I'm working on a cute hobbit outfit for my birthday party next week and listening to Gideon the Ninth, which I originally read in paperback and am now re-reading through Audible. I'm glad to hear that your recovery times are getting better! I hope that trend continues

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

Yay craftsy and yay birthday! I hope your party is most excellent! 💖

@robf3783 21 күн бұрын

Love the robe - it looks so luxurious! If you need a new podcast, I just binged "Are you Afraid of the Dark Universe" and I think you would really like it. Its two guys pitching movies for the cancelled Dark Universe movies and as they go on they create this amazing series of interconnected stories.

@Costuming_Drama 14 күн бұрын

That sounds awesome! I’ll check it out!

@MaryanneNZ 24 күн бұрын

AND it is absolutely glorious, what an eye you have for putting things together

@MeadowoodRanch 22 күн бұрын

Learned to make button holes with the add in units. It moves the fabric back snd forth to mimic a zigzag stitch on non zigzag machines.

@Whazdat 25 күн бұрын

So happy to see you. ❤

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

💖

@farangarris2598 8 күн бұрын

Love this robe. You did so well.😊

@Costuming_Drama 8 күн бұрын

Thank you! 😊

@hcolleen534 25 күн бұрын

I'm glad you like the robe. It's lovely and gorgeous colors! I'm also glad you're getting to visit Morgan. Have lots of fun! Coping with long term illness bs is hard. You're doing well, taking it day by day. Don't feel badly when your body goes 'f you, I'm not giving you energy today!' because it's not your fault. Chronic illness just is like that. I'm still working on getting that through my own head. It's hard to do. Today, I hopefully had the last treatment for bedbugs (inspection next week) and I forgot to take my headphones with me when I had to leave my apartment, so I was out for 3-4ish hours without them and I don't do well, anxiety wise, when I forget either my headphones or phone. I got my Summer Reading Challenge book. I chose Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers. I read the first paragraph and it looks like fun (so does the blurb). 'tany rate, have fun, take it easy and be kind to yourself (like Mr Rogers would say).

@Costuming_Drama 14 күн бұрын

That book sounds awesome and I hope the bedbug problem is resolved! I just listened to a podcast about them and it sounds like a nightmare!

@TheRealChes 24 күн бұрын

Great video! Thank you for the time. :) I just finished book 4 of The Convergence series and the cliff hanger is just killing me!

@Costuming_Drama 22 күн бұрын

Oh I hate it when that happens and I don’t have the next book yet!!

@Lyissaful 25 күн бұрын

Hi! Happy to see you, hope you are doing well :) I watch and rewatch your videos for body doubling while I clean, sew, etc. I did sign up for Craftsy and am looking forward to learning more about embroidery. I promised my BFF I would make an overdress for her wedding and hand embroider it so she can have a transformation for the reception, so I need to get started soon as it is likely for next summer 😅

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

Wow! That’s a heck of a gift!

@mandylavida 25 күн бұрын

I make my blocks for blouses, dresses, skirts, and trousers from Craftsy classes, also all sorts of knitting techniques which have really raised the quality of my work. Really worth it, guys!

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

That is awesome!

@Kelli.Hicks.5 25 күн бұрын

Oh! That's looks so swooshy! 😍 Have fun with Morgan. 🤸‍♀️

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@pamelacain2541 25 күн бұрын

Love it! Beautiful on you!

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

Thank you!!

@magshunter1557 25 күн бұрын

Lovely robe

@Costuming_Drama 24 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@Tati1701 25 күн бұрын

Yay! 🎉 Excited to see you making stuff ❤

@jilliedillie 25 күн бұрын

Love your slinky new robe! I just finished a beginner’s quilt class and am loving it, all I want to do is sew. I’m making an after quilt a la Karen Brown’s Just Get It Done Quilts on YT, by cobbling together the scraps for the backing. I guess it excites the same part of my brain as do jigsaw puzzles. I hope you are feeling well today. Have a great time with Morgan!

@Costuming_Drama 15 күн бұрын

That sounds like fun!

@tanyab78 25 күн бұрын

Love how it turned out!

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

Thank you!!

@lynnclinton5088 25 күн бұрын

I love that hue in general but it is also a really great color on you. Maybe not a belt (although it is an excuse to fabric shop) but a frog closer at the under bust. It could be an anchor point but maintain the flow while not faffing with slick material for a closure.

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

Heck yeah! Good idea!

@robinparker3514 25 күн бұрын

This is a real nostalgia trip for me. I grew up using one of the singer buttonhole makers. My mom would only ever use starch on cotton and linen because it didn't do enough on other fabrics to make it worth doing

@carolynward5567 25 күн бұрын

I am working on a quilt for my daughter's bed for Lost My Thread's Quilt-a-Long. I live in the Inland Empire so it is very hot here. I teach online for the local community college and am teaching two introductory psychology classes for the summer session. I mainly watch KZfaq videos and read fanfiction.

@Costuming_Drama 14 күн бұрын

Oh yeah, inland empire is toasty for sure!

@Cutondogor 23 күн бұрын

About those buttonhole makers - get in touch with the Closet Historian - she's amazing with them.

@dorym8045 25 күн бұрын

It’s so beautiful! Comfortably elegant. Success!

@mayloomis9638 25 күн бұрын

I love it!!

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

💖

@pheart2381 25 күн бұрын

I'm making a faux fur lined green fleece dressing gown using a regency spencer/coat pattern. Its on my dressform half finished looking all Arnolfini in the half light of dawn. If this grotty summer is anything to go by I will need the fur lining!!

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

That’s a brilliant idea!!

@mandylavida 25 күн бұрын

Seriously - Charles Holbourne series, by Simon Michael. Also, the Medievalists' podcasts. Love that fabric cos I adore poppies. Gonna make me a wrap. Have a wonderful time with She Who We Adore. Xxx

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

YES. It’s on my must read list once I get into a book groove again… it’s been hard to listen to books rn because long covid makes you have brain fog and books sort of wander off, but I will for sure!

@bonnielundholm5535 24 күн бұрын

I use a 1958 Singer and the green buttonholer case you have looks the same shape as the buttonholer that came with my machine; though my case is red. I use it when making button holes with no problem. I also have an attachment for zig-zag stitch because my machine only does straight stitch. So make sure you keep a zig-zag attachment if your antique Singer need one.

@Costuming_Drama 14 күн бұрын

Will do thank you!

@TealCheetah 25 күн бұрын

I am listening to Someone To Build A Nest In, and really enjoying it!

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

I’ll check it out!!

@CassiBlack 25 күн бұрын

That fabric is so pretty! 😍 Congrats on conquering the squidge!! My niece and oldest nephew have been staying with me and my parents for almost three weeks now while their parents are out of the country. I love them to death but man am I excited for quiet after they go home this weekend!!! I’ll finally get to catch up on House of the Dragon once they leave too (they have a habit of popping in my room as soon as I turn it on lol). Have fun on your visit with Morgan and I wish you good health/quick recovery!

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

Hahahaha i read that as "pooping in my room" like 4 times and was soooo confused! Anyway, yay for peace and HotD for you!!

@CassiBlack 25 күн бұрын

@@Costuming_Drama hahaha, I misread things like that all the time! 😂

@devh6168 24 күн бұрын

Happy to see you again! Your robe is stunning! I desperately neede to make myself a secondary robe but I have SO MANY other projects first (four summer dresses, a blouse, a party dress and pants....) a couple years ago I went down a rabbit hole of vintage ruffler feet and vintage pin tuck feet. I have two of each now 😂 I blame youtube... finished listening to The Alice Network and am now on From Blood $ Ash

@Costuming_Drama 14 күн бұрын

That list of todo’s sounds fun!

@ShinySarah44 25 күн бұрын

Oh! I love that you talk about Stuff the British Stole; I keep meaning to check it out. Marc Fennell is great. Excited for you to visit friends; I just got to hang with a friend for the first time in a while due to Life Things. But we went to a gallery to check out an exhibit about art nouveau artist Alphonse Mucha. Very very interesting and stunning art. Also, yes it's so dang cold here (australia), it's been very rainy but finally getting some sun back so I might actually go sit at the park and read. I'm currently reading Elisabeth Wheatley's series, I've just been binging through so many books as I got the kobo subscription when I ran out of complete series from my libraries' digital catelogue. ebooks have been a game changer for me; I've read 54 books this year so far. Turns out if I don't have to hurt my hands holding the book, or deal with returning books to the library physically, I can just blast through them. :D

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

Yay friend visits and book solutions!! 💖💖

@tashacano3324 21 күн бұрын

If the fabric is washable I suggest soaking it in hot water with clear gelatin. I think it was 3 gallons per a packet. The result is truly crispy.

@Costuming_Drama 20 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@ShinySarah44 25 күн бұрын

I made a robe like this for my partner and he absolutely loves it. I drafted the pattern off his measurements based on the variety of videos and blogs out there from OFMD and prior. I ended up making the side seams straight instead of angled, which created large rectangle scraps rather than triangles. I then joined those to the front of the robe like an oversized collar, and small sections of it to the sleeves to lengthen those as the width of the fabric was close but not quite enough for his long arms. It did cause some headaches figuring out construction (particularly because I followed whims instead of instructions lol), but I essentially just made the outer robe then lining robe, attached the long rectangles along the front edge that would normally join the two; turning at the hem (I'm incredibly proud how i got the cuffs to join but couldn't explain what I did if I tried). But the result of the extra fabric along the front means the robe has a really deep front to wrap around him without a lot of fabric to the sides which balanced better for him; plus accidental tartan jedi robe vibes in the end. haha. it's been a big winner this winter for him, as I made it with flannelette outer and printed cotton lining, so it's slippery on the inside but warm still. Even the first month of wearing it I hadn't finished the bottom hem properly so he could give feedback (his first experience with robe beyond the knee so it was important for trip hazard :3 ), but it's all done now and I am super proud of it.

@Costuming_Drama 14 күн бұрын

That’s so awesome!

@invadersin5203 25 күн бұрын

Kia ora from New Zealand. Not really a 'dark' winter, very sunny and relatively warm (still waking up to 0ºC a lot of mornings but the days are sunshine rather than thunderclouds)., scootering to the library with the kids instead of trudging to the car with umbrellas :P Lots of procrastination at the moment, so many projects and no idea what one to start on now I've recovered from my tournament and a dose of covid.

@Costuming_Drama 14 күн бұрын

I’m glad you are better and that it’s staying sunny!

@robintheparttimesewer6798 25 күн бұрын

The robe looks great without a tie. It's lovely. It's hot here with the humidex it's actually gotten over 40C approx 104F. It's been a weird up and down below and above normal temps. For my car ac fixed and it wasn't the hole unit! So celebrating that. I'm sorry to hear that you've lost someone. It's a hard time even when people you haven't seen in years are there. I really think as families we should make more of an effort to have happy gatherings and reunions! We had a loss a few months ago and the people who were divided after the great Facebook was of 2010 didn't show up. Which is a loss to out family as a whole. Families are complicated! Just re-listened to Nalini Singh phy-changlin series the new one is coming out this month! I'm so ready! Not watching anything but I think I have to figure out how to podcast cause the things the British stoled sounds very interesting! Now I have to remember to ask a kid! My great niece graduated from high school so now I'm feeling old! Kids grow up too fast! That's about it from my end. I'm really pleased that you're on the mend!

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

oooo if you want to, you can go here: www.marcfennell.com/stolen and at the bottom of the page, there's all the ways to listen to podcasts. It depends on what you want to listen on, but if you have a phone, that works well for me! Also, i am so sorry for your loss also

@Mx_Bea_McB 24 күн бұрын

LOVE the robe so much. Makes me want to swoon onto a chaise or something :D I'm working on a cross stitch that's a memorial gift for my friend who just lost one of their cats. It's my biggest project of this nature to date. what could go wrong?!

@Costuming_Drama 15 күн бұрын

oh that's so kind of you

@lynnclinton5088 25 күн бұрын

“Terial Magic” my friend… it is a liquid stabilizer that washes out after. I found this working with embroidery but use it in my sewing as well. It works on poly satins (it even had a slight effect on nylon tulle, I did tests across the board, don’t ask why). Again, this won’t help you for this project but for the future.

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

Thank you! I’ll give it a try next go!

@TheLadyBelladona 25 күн бұрын

Hello from New Zealand! (the correct term for Australia is the West Island)

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

Ahahahaha that’s awesome 🤣😂

@WantedVisual 21 күн бұрын

Just because fabric is on sale doesn't mean you need more fabric. There will be another sale, with equally amazing fabric and equally amazing prices. Your time and space have value as much as fabric does. If you do not need more fabric, and there's a sale, you always have to consider if the sale is good enough that it makes up for the time of you finding space in your home and budget for what you are about to buy. Project-wise, I'm working on the question "Do I have enough small cuts in my stash to make a circle skirt dress with sleeves?". The bodice is done. The 15 piece panel skirt is on panel 11 and 12 out of 14. Ideally, I will finish this in the next 11 hours... except I've been working on this since April and I decided to do quilted patchwork in a specific pattern on each panel. But I definitely have more than enough fabric.

@Costuming_Drama 20 күн бұрын

Nope, silk is extremely difficult to find these days, and mills are closing, even in China, and at $10 a yard, that’s absolutely worth it. If this fabric is on that much of a sale, it means I need more fabric.

@teaweaselstudios 25 күн бұрын

I love it! Honestly, I would just put a toggle and loop to close it if you want it closed. It doesn’t need a belt. And you will be less likely to lose a loop closure. The squigginess of that fabric would make a belt closure not very effective, I think.

@teaweaselstudios 25 күн бұрын

Also…I am attempting a 1 cut overalls done by The Sewist in one of her videos. It is waaay harder than it looks. I was thinking I need some light summer pants, and I have a bunch of thrifted sheets I can use. 😠

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

I fully agree and that’s a great idea!

@amandapichon4023 25 күн бұрын

I am from the land adjacent to the land down under and I can only imagine the things The British museum has of ours. I am guessing it may be preserved heads of Maori people although I do know they are trying to get them repatriated. It is cold but not too bad but I am from the Deep South of NZ so I am used to much more Antarctic weather. We currently have days at 12°C sometimes they start at -2°C but most days it's fine. The odd bit of rain but otherwise it's fine. I love winter though so I get a hit depressed if I happen to overheat. Beautiful robe.

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

Oh yay Deep South! The farthest I’ve gone in NZ is the Fiordlands, and that was stunning! 💖 and YES! There’s a whole episode on the heads and also one on a wooden screen! You should check them out!

@amandapichon4023 24 күн бұрын

@@Costuming_Drama Fiordland is where I spent many holidays. It is so beautiful. I am going to check it out!

@tyla-raealexander8908 25 күн бұрын

I'm in South Africa so we are experiencing massive storms at the moment. I've been working (I am WFH so I dont worry about the weather outside too much) and doing some digital art. I have been procrastinating my embroidery project for far too long though so it might be something I pick up after I finish some work in progress pieces

@Costuming_Drama 25 күн бұрын

Oooo South Africa is so beautiful! Stay warm!

@ReneePowell 24 күн бұрын

I’m learning a new but professionally related skill set at my new job (going from traffic analysis to designing traffic control of various kinds), and it’s exhausting but interesting.

@Costuming_Drama 24 күн бұрын

Ooo that does sound interesting!

@judithdomangue9995 25 күн бұрын

I learned to sew on my great-grandmothers Singer and used the buttonhole maker, and the buttonholes came out perfect every time. I have looked on KZfaq and there are many videos on how to use one. Good luck! (It’s easy). I absolutely LOVE the robe, and I really enjoyed your video. I recently took out my fabric stash, and covered my dining room table with it, and started sewing! So far, I have made 3 pairs of shorts and 2 tops, and I’m just getting started. A summer robe is what I am thinking of making next. I was wondering where you got the robe pattern? My daughter got Covi in November 2022, and she got long Covi too. I am pleased to report that she is feeling better, so I feel optimistic that you will improve also. Hang in there😊

@Costuming_Drama 14 күн бұрын

That’s awesome about the sewing! The pattern is linked in the description of the video from burnley and Trowbridge!

@crystilmurch5659 18 күн бұрын

Been working on a crochet lap blanket for a gift. Just read the cutest modern romance called The Trouble with Love and Ink by Harriet Ashford, which was a little on the spicier side. It was good enough that I wanted to immediately read it again, which hasn't happened in a long time. Been listening to Heidi Priebe here on KZfaq. She is super fascinating and her info is just exactly what you need to know to apply trauma healing stuff in your daily life without the fluff and broken down by specific subject. Highly recommend.

@Costuming_Drama 14 күн бұрын

Thank you for the recommendations and you are a nice friend to make a lap blanket! That’s no small task! 💖

@crystilmurch5659 14 күн бұрын

@@Costuming_Drama It's for my Mom. She deserves it. :)