0:00:03.340,0:00:07.820 Hello! Welcome back to another episode of[br]Make Thrift Buy! This is the show where YOU 0:00:07.830,0:00:13.770 send in items from high fashion, to fast fashion,[br]or super expensive clothes from the internet 0:00:13.770,0:00:16.190 and then I try my best to recreate them. 0:00:16.190,0:00:21.050 Today’s suggestion comes from @bellespirit,[br]who sent in these tops from Urban Outfitters. 0:00:21.050,0:00:26.740 And as bellespirit said, they’re supposed[br]to look DIY. Well, the thing about these tops 0:00:26.740,0:00:33.280 is that they kinnnnnd of are? They HAVE been[br]upcycled, in a sense, if in a more commercial 0:00:33.280,0:00:37.240 setting. They’re from this small part of[br]Urban Outfitters called Urban Renewal, which 0:00:37.250,0:00:38.380 is actually kind of cool. 0:00:38.380,0:00:42.010 While I’m glad that Urban Outfitters is[br]doing some upcycled fashion, they’re still 0:00:42.010,0:00:47.480 not all-round the most ethical company…[br]at all – and I really don’t want to give 0:00:47.480,0:00:48.480 them my money. 0:00:48.480,0:00:53.109 Now this isn’t technically the normal way[br]we do Make Thrift Buy because this is kind 0:00:53.109,0:00:58.610 of an upcycled item already, but the whole[br]point of DIY… is that you don’t have to 0:00:58.610,0:01:02.640 buy it from Urban Outfitters. You can do it[br]yourself – that’s what D I Y stands for. 0:01:02.640,0:01:04.350 Alright, let’s jump right into it. 0:01:04.350,0:01:09.460 So seeing as we’re doing this for ourselves,[br]ah, we can personalise the words on the collar, 0:01:09.460,0:01:10.460 to anything we want. 0:01:10.460,0:01:12.790 And you all know me. I LIVE to make puns. 0:01:12.790,0:01:17.060 So the words that I am going to go with are[br]“Resting Stitch Face”. 0:01:18.660,0:01:22.130 Okay so I'm jumping right in here to just[br]mention, and this has absolutely nothing to 0:01:22.130,0:01:26.190 do with sewing, at all, but for some reason[br]the wikipedia page on "resting b&@$ face", 0:01:26.190,0:01:30.460 also known as RBF - is surprisingly well-referenced?[br]And it's referred to as a "phenomenon"? 0:01:30.460,0:01:34.659 And has been studied by actual real psychologists?![br]Anyway I just found all of this really amusing 0:01:34.659,0:01:36.180 and it's worth a read at some point[br]– ANYWAY. 0:01:36.180,0:01:40.659 Here’s a t-shirt that I thrifted for 50c[br]to do this project on. Essentially all I wanted 0:01:40.659,0:01:44.680 to do was embroider “resting stitch face”[br]around the neckline. And if you already know 0:01:44.680,0:01:48.670 how to hand-sew or how to embroider, this[br]all might seem pretty easy and self-explanatory, 0:01:48.670,0:01:54.119 but you can still stick around for the, I[br]think, relaxing time-lapse of me embroidering 0:01:54.119,0:01:55.119 the whole thing. 0:01:55.119,0:01:58.770 First, I opened up a word document so I could[br]type out my phrase, count how many letters 0:01:58.770,0:02:02.680 were in it – which was 19 – and quickly[br]make a table with 19 columns. 0:02:02.680,0:02:06.620 I put one letter or a space in each column,[br]from the start to the end of my phrase. 0:02:07.500,0:02:11.700 Then I halved 19 – which is 9.5 – meaning[br]that letter in the middle of the phrase is 0:02:11.700,0:02:15.680 going to be the 10th letter, with 9 letters[br]on each side. I used this as a reference for 0:02:15.680,0:02:19.540 the rest of the project to make sure my embroidered[br]words would be centred around the collar. 0:02:19.540,0:02:23.180 Then it was time to choose some colours – this[br]whole box of embroidery threads is a hand-me-down 0:02:23.180,0:02:27.060 from my mum who got really into cross-stitching[br]for a hot second there in the 80s. But she 0:02:27.060,0:02:28.640 doesn't use them anymore, so they're mine[br]now! 0:02:28.640,0:02:31.849 I chose a couple of colours that I thought[br]would go with the grey t-shirt. I ended up 0:02:31.849,0:02:35.040 going with a black and a light pink, so that[br]I could do one word in a different colour 0:02:35.040,0:02:36.120 to make it stand out. 0:02:36.120,0:02:39.400 Now this next step is to make sure that the[br]phrase will be centred – of course, if you 0:02:39.400,0:02:41.680 want a less-precise look, you could skip this[br]step! 0:02:41.680,0:02:45.410 Using some chalk, I made a mark exactly in[br]the centre in the front of the collar of the 0:02:45.410,0:02:49.690 t-shirt – and then, referencing back to[br]my table from before, I drew 9 evenly-spaced 0:02:49.690,0:02:54.160 lines out from that mark on the right, and[br]then I drew 9 evenly-spaced lines out from 0:02:54.160,0:02:55.160 the left. 0:02:55.160,0:02:58.129 So now it’s like I kind of have my table[br]stretched out along the collar. 0:02:58.129,0:03:01.560 First, I cut some embroidery thread to about[br]the length of my forearm. 0:03:01.560,0:03:05.780 I decided to thread my needle with all 6 smaller[br]threads of the embroidery thread – 0:03:05.780,0:03:10.380 As you can see here, embroidery threads are[br]thicker than usual threads and made up of 0:03:10.380,0:03:14.340 6 smaller individual threads.[br]And these can be separated into groups of 0:03:14.340,0:03:17.650 2 or 3 threads if you want. But I'm going[br]to use all 6. 0:03:17.650,0:03:21.050 I used a needle-threader, which is THIS thing,[br]to help me get this thick thread through an 0:03:21.050,0:03:25.860 embroidery needle, left a tail dangling through[br]the needle, and I tied a knot – 2 knots 0:03:25.860,0:03:27.800 actually – in the other end. 0:03:28.890,0:03:32.880 I cut the ends off from the knot and now the[br]thread is ready to go. 0:03:32.890,0:03:34.310 Next I grabbed an embroidery hoop. 0:03:34.310,0:03:37.950 Now this is what you don’t want to do–[br]don't put both layers of t-shirt through in 0:03:37.950,0:03:38.950 like I did. 0:03:38.950,0:03:42.250 Instead, you want to fix the hoop - which[br]is done by just taking it apart, putting the 0:03:42.250,0:03:45.939 fabric inside and then pushing it together[br]and tightening the bolt - you want to fix 0:03:45.939,0:03:49.560 the hoop onto the FRONT layer of the t-shirt[br]only and basically it just helps keep the 0:03:49.560,0:03:53.400 fabric pulled taught so you can get the cleanest-looking[br]stitching and it's also a lot easier as well. 0:03:53.400,0:03:56.540 I was able to easily move the back of the[br]t-shirt down out of the way, and now I could 0:03:56.540,0:03:57.730 begin stitching. 0:03:57.730,0:04:00.709 I wanted to give the letters a “digital[br]clock” look, so that I could pretty much 0:04:00.709,0:04:02.069 use all straight stitches. 0:04:02.069,0:04:05.730 So I started out with the middle letter that[br]I marked out before, which was the “T” 0:04:05.730,0:04:09.750 in the word "stitch". Now to make this embroidery[br]stitch, I brought the needle and the thread 0:04:09.750,0:04:12.990 up through the back of the t-shirt to the[br]front. Then I brought the needle across like 0:04:12.990,0:04:17.470 this, about a quarter of an inch and brought[br]it back down through the fabric to the backside. 0:04:17.470,0:04:20.890 Then I brought the needle up again, but not[br]right next to where I just went down – I 0:04:20.890,0:04:24.940 brought it up through HERE, about a quarter[br]of an inch away from where the needle went 0:04:24.940,0:04:29.010 down before. And then I brought it across[br]and down in the same place where the needle 0:04:29.010,0:04:31.410 went through EARLIER in the previous stitch. 0:04:31.410,0:04:35.520 I continued sewing like this until I had a[br]“T” made out of 4 stitches. 0:04:36.100,0:04:39.570 And then I just continued along! Doing letter[br]by letter and using the grid lines around 0:04:39.570,0:04:44.040 the collar to tell me where each of my next[br]letters would be. Heheh… tit. 0:04:44.040,0:04:48.990 I'm going to make the middle word "stitch"[br]stand out on the light grey of the t-shirt 0:04:48.990,0:04:52.260 by sewing it with a black thread, while the[br]other two words will stand out a little bit 0:04:52.260,0:04:55.120 less on either side in a light pink thread. 0:04:55.120,0:04:58.910 And the type of stitching that I’m doing[br]here is mostly “back-stitch”, as it’s 0:04:58.910,0:05:02.850 known in the embroidery world, and it’s[br]one of the simplest embroidery stitches. 0:05:02.850,0:05:06.170 When the threads started getting really short,[br]I would bring the needle and the thread through 0:05:06.170,0:05:10.890 to the insides of the t-shirt, and tie a couple[br]of knots in the thread, then cut off the excess 0:05:10.890,0:05:12.920 with some scissors, like this. 0:05:12.920,0:05:16.960 I also readjusted the embroidery hoop so that[br]the part I was working on was more or less 0:05:16.960,0:05:19.660 in the middle of the hoop. 0:05:19.660,0:05:23.140 [music plays] 0:06:21.820,0:06:26.320 Yeah so, I reaaaally like this.[br]It's also a really beginner-friendly project 0:06:26.330,0:06:30.580 – you can do it without a sewing machine[br]and you can do it entirely with one of the 0:06:30.580,0:06:34.500 simplest embroidery stitches there is.[br]So, is this a make, thrift or a buy? 0:06:34.500,0:06:35.500 [scissor snipping, zipper sound effect] 0:06:35.500,0:06:41.280 And you can also do it on an old or a thrifted[br]t-shirt too for some upcycling bonus points! 0:06:41.280,0:06:44.730 Okay, so I also wanted to announce that I’m[br]going to be at Vidcon Australia in September! 0:06:44.730,0:06:50.570 And I wanted to know if any of you guys are[br]going! Also, if you can’t afford tickets, 0:06:50.570,0:06:54.480 um, but you live in Melbourne which is where[br]Vidcon is going to be and you wanted to go, 0:06:54.480,0:06:59.510 then I am giving away tickets as well, so[br]stick around for about a minute til the end 0:06:59.510,0:07:00.651 of this video to learn how to enter. 0:07:00.651,0:07:05.580 So, while I’m at Vidcon, um, apart from[br]just seeing me generally around and about, 0:07:05.580,0:07:10.160 you’ll also be able to come and listen to[br]me speak on a panel about Online Video and 0:07:10.160,0:07:15.370 Mental Health. Now I feel quite qualified[br]to speak on that panel as I’m currently, 0:07:15.370,0:07:19.300 in the process of - like, today, switching[br]anti-depressants – and I'm very loopy, I'm 0:07:19.300,0:07:24.740 very dizzy, – and for the past couple of[br]months I've also had some really fun super 0:07:24.740,0:07:29.990 fun times with depression and anxiety, and[br]also one of the major reasons for youtube 0:07:29.990,0:07:35.360 being my job, like what I do, for money, is[br]because of chronic health problems and mental 0:07:35.360,0:07:40.210 illness – anyway, as fun as that sounds,[br]I do think it’ll be really interesting. 0:07:40.210,0:07:44.650 So come and see me talk about chronic and[br]mental illness and probably see me cry, as 0:07:44.650,0:07:47.440 well – it’ll be super fun, I promise![br][laughs] 0:07:47.440,0:07:50.930 Now, if you can’t afford tickets but you[br]really wanted to go to Melbourne Vidcon, I 0:07:50.930,0:07:56.660 am doing a giveaway for 5 community passes,[br]um, for both days of Melbourne Vidcon on this 0:07:56.660,0:08:01.280 video. Just leave a comment below THIS video,[br]saying: “I’d like to win a Vidcon pass 0:08:01.280,0:08:05.220 something something” so I know that you’re[br]entering, and THEN just tell me a little bit 0:08:05.220,0:08:09.600 about why you’d love to go to Melbourne[br]Vidcon. Now the giveaway is for the ticket 0:08:09.600,0:08:14.100 ONLY – it doesn't cover travel or accommodation[br]or anything like that – so it’s probably 0:08:14.100,0:08:18.400 best to enter if you live in Melbourne, or[br]you can easily make it to Melbourne for the 0:08:18.400,0:08:22.880 weekend that it's on. I’d also like to kindly[br]ask you that you only enter if you really 0:08:22.880,0:08:27.070 can’t afford to buy tickets. If you can[br]more easily afford them, then, I mean know 0:08:27.070,0:08:30.820 we all loving winning things, but please,[br]please leave room in this giveaway for people 0:08:30.820,0:08:35.710 who can’t afford them otherwise. OH and[br]also, make sure the username that you comment 0:08:35.710,0:08:42.200 with has a link back to your youtube or google[br]+ page, um, where you have contact info, or 0:08:42.200,0:08:45.040 make sure that you get notifications for replies[br]on your comments – because I’ll need to 0:08:45.040,0:08:48.040 be able get in touch, um, with you if you[br]win! 0:08:48.040,0:08:50.200 So I’m giving away 5 here on this youtube[br]video, but - 0:08:50.200,0:08:53.800 I’m giving away another 3 on my Instagram,[br]so if you enter here and on Instagram then 0:08:53.810,0:08:57.560 you’ve got 2 chances of winning. And I’ve[br]also got 2 more that I’m giving away on 0:08:57.560,0:09:03.210 my Patreon page, so if you’re a patron as[br]well then you can enter 3 times. 0:09:03.210,0:09:08.220 Okay, so that’s it from me today! Thanks[br]so much for watching, as always tag me in 0:09:08.220,0:09:12.860 photos with #diyannika if you do try this[br]project out, ANNNNND I’ll see you all next 0:09:12.860,0:09:13.990 time! Bye! 0:09:13.990,0:09:18.170 Thank you to all of my supporters on Patreon[br]for making this video possible. To become 0:09:18.170,0:09:21.640 my supporter, go to patreon.com/annikavictoria!