Loved the video and the dress, your very smart and I love your breakdowns at the end. Definatley made me rethink shopping from Temu, especially for my child.

Well said, Haley Marie! I applaud your ethical stance on fast fashion. More people need to rebel against being sold cheap plastic crappy clothing made by exploited women (generally) struggling to feed their kids in far off countries. More people need to question the idea of buying tat, wearing it once and putting it in the bin. There's nothing wrong with wearing the same garment twice, guys! Wear it a hundred times! That's what sustainability means. Think quality rather than quantity. Pay what a well-made good quality garment is worth, value it, look after it, and wear it with pride! 👍

It turned out so nice!

With every bolero you make, I fall more in love with them. I need to dig out my vintage patterns and make an outfit or two. Also, the blue dress you wore while making the bolero - is that a walk-away dress? either way, love the treatment with the scallop hem for the front part and solid color for the wrap-around.

Lovely work! Thank you for sharing your process and the background on how you’re making your decisions with your values- some people may not know all these details around fast fashion brands. Definitely a safer and happier choice to try to thrift and get clothes other places when we can :)

Such gorgeous work and I also applaud your stance on Temu: Aside from the serious ethical issues, their financial ones are also a problem. I deleted the app and am more than cross that other influencers who don’t care about anything except $ constantly push them and Shein. (Obviously, in my opinion but based on what I’ve read and other investigations) Loving this on you, it’s stunning and looks like a great summer wear. In other news, bar a pair of snaps to be sewn on, I have finally finished my knicker(bockers) which I macgyvered together from two patterns, some fudging and personal touches I wanted, plus necessary weird shaped body adjustments.

Thank you for this report. As a person with chemical allergies and autoimmune health issues, this is viable information.

I like the fabric used for this super cute set. I think temu is a corrupt, information stealing chinese company. If the price is too good to be true, there is another reason they're selling it so cheaply. An item for .01? I'm pretty sure we've all seen these. I keep trying to block them, but to no avail. Bombarded with the ads is an understatement. Keep it up on "promoting" these criminals. Looking forward to your next video.

I love the little bit of lace. It adds just the right amount of detail. I like the length. It definitely would not have looked right at tea length. I like a dress with this fit to land just below the knee, so for me this is pretty spot-on. I think my favorite thing about the dress is the square back neckline. It is such a surprise when you turn around and so unique! If you are ever making a dress in the future and don't have enough fabric for the bolero, you can make one out of a matching solid color, and then you have the option to wear it with other dresses. Yay versatility!

Those are beautiful pieces. I appreciate your honesty and am sending good vibes. I also shop when my mental health fluctuates (bipolar/anxiety disorder). I know I'm late to the party here, but I hope you're doing well.

I totally love your frankness and honesty on TEMU. I have gotten too many invites to do this, that and the other so a friend can get something free. I knew from years back, they used forced labor, horrid working conditions. Knew of rhe stealing of designs, and all the other health causing issues. What floors me is many just plain do not care........These chemicals wreck your endocrine system, can cause cancer. Not to mention we need to go back to wearing natural fibers as it is more healthy. The polyester your skin absorbs crap that again wrecks your health, not breathable. Linen has an energy level of 5000, can you imagine the healing it does??? My father ways wore t shirts under his shirts, as they wick sweat away from the body as long as they are cotton. We need to return to leather soled shoes so we can connect to the earth. Sneakers were the worst invention ever. Absolutely loved the dress and bolera make. And your were so BEAUTIFUL in the lovely garden!!! Thankful for the cost breakdown as the general public is not aware of the time and effort involved in making clothing. Take care. Peace, love and light sent to you!💚💙💛

I love this style of dress on you!

that is so cute!...love the pattern!

I used temu a few times but now I'm probably not gonna use it again

I have stopped buying from Temu because I have noticed the price changes. If you choose a product and then go to checkout it's higher. The items that I bought were not products from small businesses. I use PayPal and they protect my account. I never use my debit card. Again, i have stopped buying from them.

I was lucky enough to visit Alaska during a fireweed super bloom and it was gorgeous! I always love your trim placement ❤

many influencers work with these unethical businesses it's disappointing. ☹️ thank you for having that human empathy, you really breach the gap and help whoever watches this to understand fast fashion's implications

love that you stick to your morals and dont work with temu! by the way the dress is SO CUTE ❤ the length really is perfect 🫶🏻

Dress is great!🎉 thank you for your research on Temu. 🎉

Love the dress. Thanks for the Temu rant. I really respect you for living your beliefs and educating others.

I find it interesting that many of the 1950s dress patterns are not exactly as advertised. I've sewn a pattern very much like this one, but for girls, only to find that the skirt was not as large as the pattern cover . I'm so glad you see the vintage patterns, they're very informative as to what you can expect IRL. Fire weed (I'm in Colorado)

love those tiny flowers....I did it Haley, I finished a cross back apron and I embroidered on it...I was the person who told you that home ec back in the day was so traumatic, I hadn't sewn in a long time...I didn't buy a pattern I just watched videos of people sewing that pattern, looked at the pieces and drew the pieces and a friend helped me fit it to me...when I see my friend who knows computers I will try to send you a photo of my apron...

My chickens absolutely adore fireweed. Never heard of people intentionally growing it though. Interesting.

Thank you for keeping your integrity and using your platform to educate others with the truth. I always love seeing your makes and i look forward watching your videos.

I absolutely adore that you are so vocal about living wages and considering what we spend our money on. I was blissfully oblivious until I started to get really deep into sewing youtube. I am much more conscientious of what I'm buying and where my money goes now. I'm filling that hole that capitalism says I have with creating instead of purchasing, and it feels amazing. (Especially when someone pulls the "make this for me for cheaper" or "you should sell that"...That's when I get 💫🌈*educational*🌈💫)

I love the print and fit of the dress!! I always watch the ads that youtube does on your videos to help support you that way besides just watching and commenting!! Makes me want to tackle sewing a dress but lots of problems and other projects to do first.

The dress turned out so cute! I appreciate your integrity and being willing to stand by your ethics regarding Temu.

Beautiful dress, so classy and it looks wonderful on you. Im not a fan of TEMU either, thank you for letting people know about them.

Hi Haley Marie, that outfit is lovely, nice work!

I love your outfit, it fits you really nicely. I have heard about forced labor for years, of course, but I had never really looked into it. I just googled how are people forced to labor in China, and I came upon the United States Department of Labor report. I think it is official, I will avoid buying things from China even more than I have avoided it in the past. Thank you for educating us on these important issues.

Great video! Loved the discussion on why TEMU is BAD!

Totally loved your Temu rant. Bernadette Banner has an excellent video "Buying a Knockoff of my own dress" from 4 years ago that goes into this ripping off thing.

I love the dresses you make they're always fabulous 😊

The dress style is perfect for you. I think a couple of solid dresses of the same style...maybe a pink...to wear with the bolero Double the use of the bolero

Beautiful project! Love me some Spunkavisor! 🖤

I look forward to your videos every Friday. I was born & raised in Seattle (Beacon Hill) so subscribing to a local gal makes me smile! I've been sewing for over 58 years. Your garment making skills have progressed very well and I look forward to many more of your KZfaqs.

Beautiful dress and bolero!!

Such a cute dress. Loved the lace. Also loved your dungarees and the temu rant. Very interesting

In your reveals I would really appreciate if you could give me a good moment without twirling or spreading the skirts, just a few seconds to admire the dress in its form.

This outfit beautiful and love the fact you had just enough material left to make the bolero as it really adds an extra option when wearing the dress ❤

They wanted you to talk about them... 😅 Thank you!! BTW Leena Norms did a video about why she doesn't work with several potential sponsors.

Was waiting for this weeks video and this was suggested to me, what a cute video!

I'm going through your old hauls on a Thursday night, looking forward to new content tomorrow. I discovered you through Stephanie Canada and am really enjoying your beautiful sewing and thought provoking discussions on the garmet industry.

How’s your 3 legged black cat?

This dress reminds me of an egg gathering apron. I can imagine using the folds as little pockets. Super cute love the rainbow buttons

Those blue shorts look so good on you!

We desperately need more people like you on these platforms. And really, places that "employ" Uyghurs are not just participating "forced labor" but also enabling genocide (they are providing the CCP with their cover story for the whole thing). You would think supporting genocide enablers would be worth a bit more than freaking $100.

Oh...and I LOVE that you did a video on TEMU ;-)

Oh this turned out so pretty. :-) I can see why you needed the bolero!!! Also, I really love all your flowers, I don't usually remember to mention it, but they always look so pretty. :-)

Love love love your blue gingham skirt. Looks fantastic xxx