What an exciting project! I love Eurovision and cant wait to see how your outfit looks!

Hi Amy, I'm so happy to have come across your work :) I searched "sewing plus size clothes" and your videos came up. I wasn't expecting to also find accessible and adaptive clothing 😭 thank you!!!

What a cutie 🥰

Ooh, such an exciting era to costume!! I hope you have a great time with it! I am currently making costumes for Hello Dolly which is also set then and they are just fabulous fun!! We are in Melbourne so you should totally come and watch it for inspiration. (CPP Community Theatre). I would strong recommend the Truly Victorian Patterns… and especially I think their Trumpet skirt would be perfect for you (TVE21).

For wool suiting in Melbourne I can recommend Super Cheap Fabrics. I got some beautiful Italian pure wool suiting through them at a very reasonable price as it was designer dead stock. 10/10 can recommend! You do just have to keep an eye out and check in regularly.

I don't know a lot about Eurovision but I love Netta and most of her music. Her eyes fascinated me and hope you regard it a compliment but you have beautiful eyes that remind me of Netta. Good luck with your costume. Sounds fascinating.

I was a Eurovision superfan for years, but I had to boycott last year. If they let Israel compete again this year, I'm out. Honestly, after the way they treated Eric Saade over his keffiyeh wristband, Bambi over their makeup, and Joost generally last year, I'm not sure booting Israel would be enough on its own to get me back on board. I want to see Martin Österdahl fired.

Will the corset be blue? If so, it would be fun to have the embroidery echo the yellow stars of the EU flag.

I am boycotting Eurovision as much as possible after 2023 and the rigged "win". But I know about what happened to Joost. I didn't listen to his song though. (I heard the song Traffik that he did with Käärijä). I did watch a fan recorded video of the Ireland artist. It would be hard to do Bambi Thug's outfit. Joost's outfit is easier. Good luck with the project. 😊

I have seen a wool and viscose blend fabric here in Europe. (One was 60% and the other 40%, I have forgotten which was which). It looked like wool. I haven't got my hands on any because it sold out quickly. I don't know if you can get that in Australia though. Maybe you can get viscose felt. Viscose felt is intended more for arts & crafts. I don't know if you can wash it or not. Sorry, I don't have any better ideas this time. 🥴 Dyeing black hair blonde is not easy (Käärijä's hair turned orange when he went from black to blonde), so a wig will probably be the best choice.

Can’t wait to see your costume

Bolo Tie!

I love Eurovision! I can only watch it after it's done :( But my 2 favourites were Kalush Orchestra and Netta Barzilai. ... Netta is plus sized, has an amazing voice. Thank you for another great video!

I didnt watch last year, given they allowed Israel's involvement, despite their war crimes (very different to the response Russia got!), but I am usually a huge fan. Also despite dark/gothy/punky tendencies. I am obsessed with historical costuming, sooo very excited to these videos!! I really love your worl ❤️

Everything in Japan is just a little bit short of half the price just because of the yen, but lots of things are also cheaper anyway, possibly due to differing patterns of government subsidies, culture etc for example, to get to the capital city of my island from the other end, it costs about 15 to 40 pounds depending on how fast a train you choose. In the UK that costs 150 pounds to go from halfway up! 100 yen is about 60p now, and 60p in the UK gets you like two Freddos (very tiny candy bars) Even outside of textile districts, craft stuff in Japan is CHEAP and PLENTIFUL. In fact, all hobby stuff is much more easily available than in the UK. People are allowed to like things here in Japan haha

Hi Amy can you please tell me what being a member of your channel gets

I'd like to add that free items can be gifted through local 'Buy Nothing' groups. I recently put a call out for denim and received about 6 pairs of no longer wearable jeans to refashion. I was also gifted some doillies and a beautiful, though stained, white Indian style flowing dress that I'm going to try tea dyeing. Thanks for your channel Amy, it's great. I'm in WA, love Melbourne. ❤️

When he said half a day, I was just laughing. Like Nooo. There’s more than the main road. There are good stores in the back streets as well. I agree that one day would probably be spent just the main tomato. The one beside it is Tomato arch shop is where they have ALL discounted fabric, most of them are ¥100 per metre. I can easily spend half a day there.

Thanks for this video, I was searching the sites as you went through them, really helpful!

Alrighty...booking a trip to Japan then! 😍Amazing husband you got also! Thanks Michael! 😃

I wonder if in Nippori Fabric Town there is a place to buy inexpensive rolling luggage to carry all my purchases, because I'm only bringing one rolling suitcase and one big backpack.

Its because they have a great train system hence not many cars.

Would it be possible to see wool and cottons from Japan in future videos? I love anything Clover makes.

Nippori! Not Nikori😮

Amy please share some of your makes from the Nikori purchases. Thanks for sharing.💜💜💜 Mi

Thanks Michael.😊💜💜💜

Thank you!

Lucky lucky! I love the variety in your haul + interests :) what a lovely couple y'all are

oh wow! my sister is going to japan early next year, I think I will have to convince her to go to fabric town to get me a souvenir or two.

Fabric stores should be made of fabric. Misleading.

Thats how you convinced her to let you go to Japan again.

Thanks Michael!

I would need at least £3,000 in spending money if I ever went there! This is a comprehensive tour, thank you Michael 😂

So awesome! Thank you!!!

Thanks for taking us along Michael! Welcome to KZfaq! You've now passed the initiation and we expect more vlogs in the future 😂❤

Amy and Michael, I loved the shopping vlog and special thank you to Mike for his efforts. He's a lovely partner for you..just so open to trying new things. And all that shopping he got you when he was there, brill. Have fun with all the stuff, I look forward to seeing what you make ❤❤❤

I think O would have made shiring up the whole back to get the gaping out

I love how you say "a more normal fancy dress..." because costumes are NORMAL for us.

Thanks for making this video! I appreciate that you pointed out that the front pattern piece is bigger than the back. I was attempting to clone a simple dress that flatters my plus size figure. Only I realized that the front piece becomes gradually bigger than the back just below the bust line, so the original dress doesn’t lay flat. I pinched up the ‘difference’ and saw that it begins at 1/2 inch bigger and becomes 3 inches more by the hem. I am confused because I can follow the seam line to trace the back pattern piece, but don’t know how to incorporate the extra fabric of the front. I think the reason I like this dress is that extra fabric…lol! I also wanted to thank you for the tip about pinning the flounce to the top portion first and THEN gathering!

Such an awesome travel sewing roll. I like the way you showed your planning process. Thanks for sharing. 😃

Aww

😂 that is just hilarious 😂

That shirt you're wearing in the intro is soooo cute!! What is that type of bodice called?

It's super reassuring and validating to me when so many alterations need to be made. Unfond memories of school sewing classes where if a garment didn't fit it was always my fault, not that the pattern wasn't my shape

Oh. You are so lucky to go there. Thanks for taking us along with you. ❤

Thank you that was great

Fabulous video Amy. Thanks for showing my Teatime stall. You’re so brave camping in the cold.

Hi! I just subscribed to your channel. I'm a fellow Australian KZfaq podcaster and mine is about knitting. Do a search online for the Eucalyptus Dye Database by Sally Blake. While Eucalypts do dye brown, deep shades of rusty browns are beautiful and hard to come by from hand-dyers who seem to prefer wild colours. I'm in Melbourne for a conference today and if it wasn't for my excessively heavy luggage I would absolutely want to come by the dye store you recommend. I shall have to try them online.

This is what I was afraid of watching her video too, the way the sleeves and neckline would sit on my wide shoulders. Yeah ok.. Tapering them it is then.

Hi, I had trouble getting onto your shop page as your link isnt working. Realised its because the 'e' in 'thecraeftywitch' was omitted, just thought I'd mention it. Enjoyed the video, was informative, thanks.