Hello I hope you are all well, I am just recovering as I have been ill again! I am really starting to think that working in school is hazardous to my health because of what I pick up there. So now I am feeling a bit more human I have just done something I have been meaning to do for ages and that is put some videos on you tube. I have done a few for Minerva that won't be live until later in the year, but I wanted to do it for myself too focusing on using up scraps and refashioning etc.
I want to show how you can sew for very little which is what I have always tried to do and had to do when I first started as a teenager. Hopefully these will be helpful to people who don't have money to spare for fabric and patterns but want to get sewing.
Hopefully you will have a look, like, subscribe and comment as a newbie I have only three views so far and they are family. I have uploaded one on how to make a t-shirt from two old ones here...
T Shirt Refashion, Thrifty Sewing Tips - YouTube
So they were using two old t-shirts that used to belong to my boys when they were younger but quite baggy and a couple of holes at the bottom. It made a little fitted one for me I like the effect at the sides.
Then I used a shirt a mans large one from a charity shop and a maxi dress a friend gave me to make a shirt dress with a few details. I am really happy with how they both look but still not comfortable in front of the camera filming. If you watch and have time please leave a comment I would love to know what you think, or do you have any filming tips for me?
I don't know how often I will do this but initially I thought I would do a few to get things going, I have no idea how people get views as there is so much on there.
Part of doing this is also getting over my fear of it, I made the banner ages ago, made another video and filmed it the wrong way and just generally worried about negative feedback. So I am over that and as I don't much energy for much else at the minute I thought it is now or never!
Have a lovely week everyone, back soon.
Good on you, it gets easier the more you do. I have sent you an email with some filming tips. Jo x
ReplyDeleteThank you, your advice is superb! x
DeleteGood for you making the videos, I think you are very brave. But mostly I think you are incredible that you make these wonderful projects and have the ability to share them. So hope you are feeling better. The first year I worked with kids I was sick the entire time.
ReplyDeleteThank you, I did think I had got toughened up to the germs flying around school. However this past year I seem to have caught a few things, I know what you mean though my first year in a school I had a constant cold!
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