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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.43,0:00:03.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is a box, in the corner of my sewing\Nroom.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.62,0:00:07.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is a box whose contents have not seen the\Nlight of day for many a month.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.42,0:00:11.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many crafters will be familiar with this box,\Nin all of its forms: There’s the ever-growing
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.93,0:00:14.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,amorphous lump\Nthat lies underneath your desk…
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.59,0:00:16.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The monster underneath your bed…
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.76,0:00:20.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The stuff you vacuum-packed in a fit of organization\Nand stuffed into your garage in the hopes
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.04,0:00:22.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you’d never have to deal with it again…
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.13,0:00:25.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This, my friends, is the UNFINISHED SEWING\NPILE.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.60,0:00:39.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the item that I grabbed out of the top\Nof the style pile box today was this robot-print
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.87,0:00:40.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,dress.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.87,0:00:45.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thrifted the dress a couple of weeks ago\Nfor 50 cents, because I LOVED the fabric,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.97,0:00:48.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it had this massive rip on the sleeve.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.49,0:00:52.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought about simply removing the sleeves\Nand keeping it as a sleeveless dress, but
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.07,0:00:56.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,after trying it on, I realised that it was\Ntoo tight across the bust, and it "pancaked"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.79,0:01:00.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my boobs - so I decided that I would turn\Nit into a skirt.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.13,0:01:03.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So first up, I laid the dress flat on the\Nfloor, and I made sure that the front and
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.95,0:01:05.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,back were even.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.16,0:01:09.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I put some pins into the fabric to hold the\Nfront, back and the lining fabrics in place,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.49,0:01:13.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then I drew a chalk line straight across\Nthe fabric just underneath the arms.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.36,0:01:18.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then I cut through the front, back and\Nthe lining fabrics with a pair of fabric scissors,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.90,0:01:24.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,leaving me with this – and it’s already\Nlooking like a skirt, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.62,0:01:28.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I turned it inside out, and because it has\Nlining fabric which I want to keep, the first
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.88,0:01:33.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bit of sewing that I did was to attach the\Nlining and the skirt fabrics together at the
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.02,0:01:34.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,top here.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.02,0:01:35.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This will keep the lining in place.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.97,0:01:38.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And for this I used a long straight stitch.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.48,0:01:43.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next, I got myself some elastic and I measured\Nit to fit my waist, at the part of my waist
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.34,0:01:45.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where I want the skirt to sit.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.02,0:01:48.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I made sure the elastic was slightly snug\Naround my waist, and then I cut it to this
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.80,0:01:49.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,length.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.80,0:01:52.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now it’s time to make some casing for that\Nelastic!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.29,0:01:56.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I lined the elastic up next to the skirt,\Nbecause I’ll need this casing to be just
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.04,0:01:58.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a little bit wider than the elastic.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.08,0:02:03.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then, with it still inside-out, I simply\Nfolded the top of the skirt down like this,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.19,0:02:07.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,making sure both the robot fabric and lining\Nwere folded in the same way.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.84,0:02:11.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was happy with how it was folded all\Nthe way around the top of the skirt, I pinned
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.47,0:02:15.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it in place, and then I sewed using a straight\Nstitch all the way around the top of the skirt,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.71,0:02:18.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,front and back, leaving a SMALL GAP here.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.54,0:02:23.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I used black thread because this stitch\Nwill be visible on the right side of the fabric.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.87,0:02:30.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So after sewing around about 95% of the casing,\NI stopped because I wanted to leave this small
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.26,0:02:32.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gap in which I could insert some elastic.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.51,0:02:37.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To insert the elastic into the skirt, first\NI put a safety pin through one end of the
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.39,0:02:40.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,elastic, which will help me to guide it through\Nthe casing.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.56,0:02:44.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then I guided the elastic through the\Ncasing, all the way around, until it came
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.01,0:02:45.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,back out the other side.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.96,0:02:57.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, I sewed the two ends of the elastic\Ntogether like this, using a zig zag stitch,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.88,0:03:04.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then I sewed over that small gap in the\Ncasing.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.40,0:03:09.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I tried on the skirt, and I could have\Nfinished here – but I decided that it would
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.37,0:03:13.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,look a little bit better if I could wear it\Nwith a belt – so the last thing that I’m
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.34,0:03:14.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,going to do is to make BELT LOOPS.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.95,0:03:18.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which would have been a lot easier to do before\Ninstalling the elastic.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.85,0:03:24.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, hey – I never sew things in a logical\Norder, and I’m not going to start today.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.18,0:03:27.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought about using the rest of the robot\Nfabric for belt loops, but then I remembered
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.69,0:03:32.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how flimsy the fabric is – that rip didn’t\Nhappen because the fabrics were strong – so
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.07,0:03:35.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instead I grabbed myself some thicker black\Nlinen.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.38,0:03:39.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I drew equal-sized 4 rectangles onto the fabric,\Nand then I cut these out.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.24,0:03:46.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For each belt loop, I folded the edges of\Nthe fabric into the middle like this, and
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.15,0:03:49.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then folded this in half, and then I sewed\Ndown this edge.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.30,0:03:57.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, I folded the raw ends in like this,\Nand sewed over the top of them like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.55,0:04:01.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, I attached each belt loop to the skirt\Nequally around the waistband, by sewing the
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.62,0:04:05.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bottom of it on just underneath the casing\Nlike this, and for the top of the belt loop
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.97,0:04:09.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hand-stitched on to the top of the casing\Nlike this.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.41,0:04:14.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I hadn’t added the elastic first, I could\Nhave sewn it with my machine – but I didn’t
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.29,0:04:15.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do that.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.29,0:04:17.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyway, illogical sewing aside, this is how\Nit turned out!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.51,0:04:19.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I really, really, really like it!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.39,0:04:23.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, you can basically do this for any rectangular-bit\Nof fabric, that is larger than your waist
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.90,0:04:27.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that you can fit over your hips, and that\Nyou’ve sewn into a loop.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.28,0:04:31.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a really good method of making a dress\N- without a fitted waist - that you loved
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.73,0:04:35.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but maybe that you've outgrown into something\Nthat you can wear again!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.04,0:04:38.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I was definitely right about adding the\Nbelt loops – I think that the skirt looks
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.23,0:04:39.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,SO much better with them.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.78,0:04:44.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’m so happy that I was able to give this\Nbroken dress another life as a skirt.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.20,0:04:48.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you all so much for watching, and if\Nyou haven’t already – check out my Patreon
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.14,0:04:49.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,page!
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Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.33,0:04:53.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,me to keep making these videos.
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Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.73,0:05:02.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a disability, like me, because it means that\NI can work whenever I’m feeling okay and
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.02,0:05:06.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,take breaks when I need them - plus I love\Nmaking these videos - but I gotta be able
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Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.83,0:05:20.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you all for watching, supporting me,\Nand I'll see you all next time – bye!