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Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.29,0:00:15.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hey. Welcome to another episode of get thready\Nwith me. Today, I’m going to show you all
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.11,0:00:20.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how to make a high-neck sleeveless crop top.\NThis style of shirt is a really nice, basic,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.98,0:00:26.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yet flattering piece to own, and they go with\Npretty much – anything.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.43,0:00:27.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let’s go!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.24,0:00:31.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, so the first thing I need to do is to\Nmake the pattern, and to do this I pick out
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.49,0:00:36.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a t-shirt that fits me well, is fairly tight-fitting\Nand is made out of stretchy fabric. You can
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.65,0:00:40.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pretty much use any tight-fitting t-shirt\N– but the most important thing is that the
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.26,0:00:43.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,t-shirt needs to have a high back of the neck.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.10,0:00:47.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So to make the pattern, I first turn this\Nt-shirt inside out. It needs to lie with the
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.05,0:00:50.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,back of the shirt (which is usually where\Nthe tag is) facing up.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.48,0:00:55.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First I make a mark 2 inches away from the\Nneckline, on both sides, on the top of this seam.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.18,0:00:57.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, I make a mark directly underneath each armhole seam.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.30,0:01:02.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I need to work out what width the bust
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.19,0:01:05.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,measurement needs to be.\NSo I took my bust measurement.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.44,0:01:10.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, I took 2 inches off this measurement.\NAnd then I divided this by 2.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.54,0:01:14.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This gives me 17 inches.\NSo, I make two marks at the same height as
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.66,0:01:19.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the armholes, just bringing them in so that\Nthis is 17 inches across.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.43,0:01:22.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I’m going to join up these two marks\Nwith a curve.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.84,0:01:27.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now you can either use one of these French\Ncurve rulers if you have one, or you can just
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.11,0:01:31.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eyeball it. With the curve, you want to kind\Nof follow the shape of the curve of the armhole
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.64,0:01:35.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the t-shirt that’s already there, but\Nbringing the curve in at the top so that it
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.90,0:01:37.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,meets up with your other mark.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.31,0:01:41.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The next step is to decide how long you want\Nthe shirt to be. I wanted my top to be around
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.58,0:01:46.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,17 and a half inches long. I took off an inch\Nto allow for the turtle neck, but then added
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.80,0:01:51.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it back on for the hem allowance at the bottom\Nof the shirt. So, I made a mark 17 and a half
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.79,0:01:54.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inches below the centre of the t-shirt’s\Nneckline.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.38,0:02:01.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The bottom of the crop top is going to sit\Npretty much at your waistline. So, I took
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.67,0:02:05.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my waist measurement and then again, I minus\N2 inches, and then I divided this measurement
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.93,0:02:06.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by 2.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.47,0:02:12.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, for me, I got 14 inches. So I’m going\Nto make this bottom line 14 inches long, by
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.49,0:02:17.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,connecting up these 3 marks in a straight\Nline.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.16,0:02:23.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then lastly I need to connect up these\Ntwo lines.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.30,0:02:26.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this is what my basic top pattern is going\Nto look like.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.82,0:02:29.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I need to transfer this pattern onto some\Npaper.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.75,0:02:34.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I fold the shirt exactly in half and I put\Na piece of paper inside, matching up the edges
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.46,0:02:36.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the paper with the fold.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.14,0:02:40.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, using some pins, I press through the\Nshirt, following the chalk lines, all the
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.85,0:02:44.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,way around.\NThis creates small holes on the paper below.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.03,0:02:50.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, all I need to do is simply connect these\Nsmall holes together just like a join-the-dot picture.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.62,0:02:56.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I cut this out. See! They're the same\Nsize! Woo hoo!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.61,0:03:00.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, so this is the only pattern piece that\NI'm going to need, and it’s going to be
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.54,0:03:02.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,used for both the front and the back of the\Nshirt.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.72,0:03:06.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now that's done, on to fabrics. The fabric\Nthat I’m making my shirt out of is a very
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.96,0:03:11.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stretchy, 2-way stretch ribbed jersey, but\Nyou can pretty much use any stretchy jersey fabric.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.67,0:03:16.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To copy my pattern onto the fabric, I fold\Nthe fabric in half, and then I place the pattern
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.95,0:03:19.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,piece on top, with this edge on the fold.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.84,0:03:24.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now because I don’t trust myself to cut\Nit out accurately while it’s just on top
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.30,0:03:29.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like that, I pin it on, trace around it, then\Nremove the pattern piece, put pins in to hold
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.67,0:03:33.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the two layers in place, and then I cut around\Nthe traced lines.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.34,0:03:43.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when I unfold it, I have this!\NNow I simply need to do this once more, so
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.71,0:03:46.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I'll have 2 pieces.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.34,0:03:49.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now that I have 2 identical pieces, I sandwich\Nthem together,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.71,0:03:58.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then I sew the two pieces together at\Nthe sides and at the shoulders.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.55,0:04:04.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it’s also a good idea to pin pin pin\Nwhen you’re working with stretchy fabric.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.09,0:04:08.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To sew the front and back pieces together,\NI am using a zig zag stitch. Some extra tips
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.60,0:04:12.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make your life easier is to also use a\Nthread that’s very similar to the colour
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.13,0:04:16.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of your fabric, and to use a ball-point jersey\Nneedle, instead of a regular sewing machine needle.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.41,0:04:20.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once these two pieces are sewn together, I\Nturn the top inside out so that the seams
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.89,0:04:22.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are on the inside.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.57,0:04:26.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it’s a good idea to try it on at this\Nstage, to make sure that it fits alright,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.38,0:04:29.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that you can get your head through the\Nneckhole, etc.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.95,0:04:34.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I’m going to make the "cuff" for the\Nneck. I measure the circumference of the neck
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.03,0:04:38.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hole, which is 10 inches.\NI then take HALF an inch off that measurement,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.59,0:04:42.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so I cut out a strip which is only 9 and\Na half inches long.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.18,0:04:47.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s also 3 inches wide, but if you want\Nmore of a turtle neck, you can increase this,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.33,0:04:52.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or if you LESS of a turtle neck then decrease\Nthis and make the strip thinner.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.11,0:04:56.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyway, after cutting this rectangle out I\Nfold it in half like this, and then I sew
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.92,0:04:59.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,down here, with a half inch seam allowance.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.47,0:05:03.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, I turn the piece inside-out so that\Nthe seam is on the inside, and then fold it
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.52,0:05:08.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in half length-ways like this, to give myself\Nthis kind of cuff… thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.72,0:05:19.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, I place 4 pins equally around the neck\Nhole. So, one pin on each shoulder seam, and
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.79,0:05:24.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one in the centre front and one in the centre\Nback. I do the same thing on the neck cuff,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.94,0:05:29.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with 4 evenly-spaced pins.\NI’m going to match these pins up when I
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.22,0:05:30.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sew the two pieces together.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.06,0:05:38.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To sew the cuff on, I’m first removing this\Ndoobly-doo from my machine so that the cuff
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.90,0:05:40.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will fit over the top.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.27,0:05:45.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, I slide the neck cuff on, with the raw\Nedges facing this way, and the neckline of
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.71,0:05:50.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the shirt goes underneath it. So, the cuff\Nis going to be sewn onto the right side of
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.03,0:05:51.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the shirt.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.98,0:05:57.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once I match up the raw edges, I sew the neck\Ncuff onto the shirt! I do this by using a
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.43,0:06:02.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,zig-zag stitch, and at the same time stretching\Nthe fabric underneath so each set of pins
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.86,0:06:04.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,basically match up.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.64,0:06:14.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I get to the next set of pins, I remove\Nthem, and then I do the same thing – I stitch
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.77,0:06:20.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,along the edge, stretching the fabrics so\Nthat the next set of pins line up.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.74,0:06:26.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I do this all around the neckhole until\NI reach the point where I started from.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.06,0:06:28.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And – that's the neckline done!
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.52,0:06:33.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For the armholes, I’m basically going to\Ndo the exact same thing, however the strips
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.13,0:06:36.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are going to be a little bit thinner.\NI measure the armhole circumference (which
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.26,0:06:41.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for me, is 15 inches), then this time I subtract\N1 whole inch from this measurement. So,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.92,0:06:45.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I cut out a strip that’s 14 inches long and\N1.5 inches wide.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.77,0:06:51.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I do the exact same thing that I did\Nfor the neck. I fold this strip in half, sew
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.10,0:07:00.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,here, turn it around, fold it in half lengthways\Nto get a cuff, quarter it with pins, quarter
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.32,0:07:05.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the armhole evenly with pins, and I sew them\Ntogether, raw edges matching, with the cuff
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.99,0:07:11.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the right side of the shirt. And again,\NI stretch the fabric while I sew so that each
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.19,0:07:15.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,set of pins matches up with each other.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.92,0:07:31.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now the last thing that I need to do is to\Nhem the bottom of the shirt.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.88,0:07:39.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I turn the shirt inside out, and then\NI fold the bottom up about inch, and then
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.19,0:07:43.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sew across it.\NNow I recently got myself this special sewing
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.14,0:07:49.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,foot called a “walking foot”. This thing\Nmakes sewing with stretchy fabrics A DREAM.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.22,0:07:53.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Basically, it helps feed all the fabric through\Nevenly to stop the hem from ruffling when
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.52,0:07:58.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you sew it. If you don’t own a walking foot,\Nhowever, I recommend sewing the hem using
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.56,0:08:01.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a piece of paper underneath, just like I did\Nin this video here.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.98,0:08:05.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here’s a close up of the walking foot in\Naction.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.78,0:08:08.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And – look at my nice, flat hem!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.67,0:08:13.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I finished the top - but then I tried\Nit on a decided that the armholes were slightly
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.75,0:08:18.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,too tight. So I actually wanted to try and\Nmake the top again, but modify the pattern
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.94,0:08:23.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,slightly to make the armholes larger.\NSo, back to my pattern - all I simply did
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.64,0:08:27.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was to make my armhole a little bit larger\Nby extending this curve.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.59,0:08:33.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, I tried again, this time using the same\Nfabric but in black. And I’m not going to
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.62,0:08:39.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,film the whole thing again because all the\Nsteps I used are exactly the same as before!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.26,0:08:40.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,SO – that’s it!
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Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.64,0:09:02.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, yeah, that's it. That was actually surprisingly\Neasy to do. The second top that I made - so,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.83,0:09:05.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this one - actually only took me about an\Nhour to make, and that was because I wasn't
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.85,0:09:09.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,filming, I was sewing at my normal sewing\Nspeed. So, yeah, you can pretty much whip
Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.05,0:09:13.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,up a bunch of these in all different colours\Nin no time. And while it's a really nice basic
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.47,0:09:17.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,shirt to own that'll go with a lot of things,\Nyou can also do some more interesting things
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.36,0:09:23.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with it, with say T-shirt transfers, or fabric\Npaints, or embroidery, or using different
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.20,0:09:26.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fabrics for the cuffs and the collar, to make\Nsome really interesting tops!
Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.50,0:09:28.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And - I'll see you all for my next video.\NBye!
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