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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.44,0:00:03.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is a box, in the corner of my sewing\Nroom.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.63,0:00:07.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is a box whose contents have not seen the\Nlight of day for many a month.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.41,0:00:11.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many crafters will be familiar with this box,\Nin all of its forms: There’s the ever-growing
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.91,0:00:14.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,amorphous lump\Nthat lies underneath your desk…
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.58,0:00:16.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The monster underneath your bed…
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.76,0:00:20.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The stuff you vacuum-packed in a fit of organization\Nand stuffed into your garage in the hopes
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.23,0:00:22.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you’d never have to deal with it again…
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.12,0:00:25.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This, my friends, is the UNFINISHED SEWING\NPILE.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.64,0:00:37.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the item that I pulled out of the Style\NPile box today was…
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.50,0:00:42.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lol, joke, this second pile over here is the\NREST of the Style Pile, an extension of the
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.27,0:00:44.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,box that’s flowed out into the corner of\Nmy studio.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.83,0:00:49.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyway, the item that I pulled out of the\Ndepths of this mess is… this dress!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.33,0:00:54.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This dress is originally from a store called\NMod Dolly from about 2012, HOWEVER I don’t
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.11,0:00:58.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really wear short dresses right now, they’re\Na little bit too cutesy for me – so, I thought
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.64,0:01:00.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I would turn this dress into a ROMPER!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.74,0:01:04.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By the way, thank you to all of the people\Nwho suggested that I do this DIY!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.76,0:01:09.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And just so you all know I have an older video\Non doing exact the opposite, which is turning
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.05,0:01:10.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a jumpsuit into a dress.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.80,0:01:14.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ANYWAY back to the project at hand, you need\Nto cut your dress to the length that you want
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.47,0:01:15.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your romper to be FIRST.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.98,0:01:19.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My dress didn’t need any cutting because\Nit’s already short enough and I wanted the
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.16,0:01:23.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,romper to be about this length, but if you\Nhave a longer dress and you want to make it
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.17,0:01:27.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a shorter romper, then cut it to the desired\Nlength with a pair of scissors FIRST.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.89,0:01:31.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next I turned my dress inside out and I laid\Nit down flat so that the front of the dress
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.86,0:01:33.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was facing up.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.14,0:01:37.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I folded the dress in half, down the\Nmiddle of the front, like this, making sure
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.88,0:01:42.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that that side seams of the dress matched\Nup here, and that THIS fold was EXACTLY at
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.74,0:01:44.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the centre front of the dress.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.30,0:01:49.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next, I put pins into the centre-front fold\Nto make sure all 4 layers of fabric - the
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.63,0:01:52.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,front and the back of the dress - were going\Nto stay in the same place.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.23,0:01:57.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, I drew a little curved line like this\Nonto the inside of the fabric, that was about
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.02,0:01:59.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,1 and a half inches high and ¾ of an inch\Nwide,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.20,0:02:03.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then I cut on this line through all 4 layers of fabric.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.20,0:02:06.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I unfolded the dress and I ended up with\Nthis.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.20,0:02:12.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The next thing I did was to simply sew along\Nthis new “crotch” part like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.42,0:02:17.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I used a straight stitch and I sewed along\Nthe seam twice for extra reinforcement around
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.54,0:02:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the crotch.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.00,0:02:23.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I finished off the seam by clipping the raw\Nedge with a pair of pinking shears to prevent
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.12,0:02:26.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fraying, you could also serge this seam to\Nfinish it off neatly OR you can just leave
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.06,0:02:27.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it as it is.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.52,0:02:32.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, this is the basic romper DONE but you’ll\Nnotice that if you leave it here, and depending
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.28,0:02:36.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the fabric and width of your original skirt,\Nyou’ll probably get a lot of “bunching”
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.62,0:02:39.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the crotch area… which doesn’t look\Nso good.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.34,0:02:43.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,SO, to get rid of that, I folded my new romper\Nback into this position.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.42,0:02:48.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, I grabbed a pair of slightly loose-fitting\Nshorts that I already owned, and I folded
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.37,0:02:51.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,them in half the same way I did for the dress,\Nso that they looked like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.60,0:02:55.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I then placed the shorts on top of the romper,\Nmatching up the crotch seams.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.88,0:03:00.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can see that the front panel of the pair\Nof shorts goes inwards like this, which reduces
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.71,0:03:05.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the “crotchal-bulk” (that’s not a term)\N– anyway I traced this shape onto my own
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.90,0:03:11.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,romper using a fabric pen. The pen is kinda\Nhard to see on the video but the line is HERE.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.32,0:03:15.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next, I pulled the back of the romper away\Nfrom the front – because I only want to
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.52,0:03:19.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sew through 2 layers of fabric here, through\Nthe FRONT of the romper only.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.56,0:03:23.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then, I sewed straight up this line using\Na straight stitch.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.32,0:03:27.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To finish this seam off, and get rid of that\Nextra fabric at the crotch, I cut away the
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.85,0:03:32.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,excess fabric from the seam using some pinking\Nshears so that the fabric wouldn’t fray.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.10,0:03:35.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, you’ll also notice that when I placed\Nthe shorts onto the romper, the bottoms of
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.66,0:03:38.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the shorts curved upwards away from the crotch\Nlike this.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.84,0:03:42.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if you don’t do this next step, your\Nromper’s shorts will curve down from the
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.36,0:03:43.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,crotch like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.60,0:03:47.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I want to do is make the legholes more\N“straight” across my legs. So to do this,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.82,0:03:52.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I traced around the bottom of the pair of\Nshorts, adding about 1 inch hemming allowance,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.27,0:03:57.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then I cut along this line through ALL\N4 layers of fabric – so through both the
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.34,0:03:58.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,front and the back of the romper.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.43,0:04:02.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I unfolded this and then I serged around the\Nbottom of both leg holes – this step is
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.23,0:04:06.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,optional, it just stops fraying, you can also\Ncut it with pinking shears – and then, with
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.32,0:04:10.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the romper still inside-out, I made a hem\Naround the leg holes by folding the fabric
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.17,0:04:14.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,up, about a half an inch, like this, and sewing\Nall the way around the leg.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.25,0:04:17.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AND….
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.50,0:04:20.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is my finished romper!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.05,0:04:22.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Music plays]
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.19,0:04:26.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It worked out so well and it looks fantastic\N– I love it!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.34,0:04:28.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here are the before and the afters!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.56,0:04:35.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,NOW, before I go, it’s worth mentioning\Nthat you can only use this method on a dress
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.85,0:04:41.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you can pull up over your hips and waist\N– so on a dress that has a zipper or buttons
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.59,0:04:43.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or a tie-up front like mine.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.41,0:04:47.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But next episode, I’ll be showing you how\Nyou can use this method on a dress that you
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.08,0:04:50.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pull on over your head, so... a dress without\Nzippers [or other ways to get it on].
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.56,0:04:54.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope you guys are having a great week, thanks\Nfor watching, and I’ll see you all next
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.12,0:04:55.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,time. Bye!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.35,0:04:59.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank to all of my supporters on Patreon for\Nmaking these videos possible! To become my
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.84,0:05:01.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Patreon supporter, go to patreon.com/annikavictoria.