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Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.34,0:00:07.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hello! Welcome back to another episode of\NMake Thrift Buy! This is the show where YOU
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.83,0:00:13.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,send in items from high fashion, to fast fashion,\Nor super expensive clothes from the internet
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.77,0:00:16.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then I try my best to recreate them.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.19,0:00:21.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today’s suggestion comes from @bellespirit,\Nwho sent in these tops from Urban Outfitters.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.05,0:00:26.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as bellespirit said, they’re supposed\Nto look DIY. Well, the thing about these tops
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.74,0:00:33.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that they kinnnnnd of are? They HAVE been\Nupcycled, in a sense, if in a more commercial
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.28,0:00:37.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,setting. They’re from this small part of\NUrban Outfitters called Urban Renewal, which
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.25,0:00:38.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is actually kind of cool.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.38,0:00:42.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While I’m glad that Urban Outfitters is\Ndoing some upcycled fashion, they’re still
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.01,0:00:47.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not all-round the most ethical company…\Nat all – and I really don’t want to give
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.48,0:00:48.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,them my money.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.48,0:00:53.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now this isn’t technically the normal way\Nwe do Make Thrift Buy because this is kind
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.11,0:00:58.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of an upcycled item already, but the whole\Npoint of DIY… is that you don’t have to
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.61,0:01:02.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,buy it from Urban Outfitters. You can do it\Nyourself – that’s what D I Y stands for.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.64,0:01:04.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Alright, let’s jump right into it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.35,0:01:09.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So seeing as we’re doing this for ourselves,\Nah, we can personalise the words on the collar,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.46,0:01:10.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to anything we want.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.46,0:01:12.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you all know me. I LIVE to make puns.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.79,0:01:17.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the words that I am going to go with are\N“Resting Stitch Face”.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.66,0:01:22.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay so I'm jumping right in here to just\Nmention, and this has absolutely nothing to
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.13,0:01:26.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do with sewing, at all, but for some reason\Nthe wikipedia page on "resting b&@$ face",
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.19,0:01:30.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also known as RBF - is surprisingly well-referenced?\NAnd it's referred to as a "phenomenon"?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.46,0:01:34.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And has been studied by actual real psychologists?!\NAnyway I just found all of this really amusing
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.66,0:01:36.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's worth a read at some point\N– ANYWAY.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.18,0:01:40.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here’s a t-shirt that I thrifted for 50c\Nto do this project on. Essentially all I wanted
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.66,0:01:44.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to do was embroider “resting stitch face”\Naround the neckline. And if you already know
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.68,0:01:48.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how to hand-sew or how to embroider, this\Nall might seem pretty easy and self-explanatory,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.67,0:01:54.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you can still stick around for the, I\Nthink, relaxing time-lapse of me embroidering
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.12,0:01:55.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the whole thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.12,0:01:58.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, I opened up a word document so I could\Ntype out my phrase, count how many letters
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.77,0:02:02.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were in it – which was 19 – and quickly\Nmake a table with 19 columns.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.68,0:02:06.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I put one letter or a space in each column,\Nfrom the start to the end of my phrase.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.50,0:02:11.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I halved 19 – which is 9.5 – meaning\Nthat letter in the middle of the phrase is
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.70,0:02:15.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,going to be the 10th letter, with 9 letters\Non each side. I used this as a reference for
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.68,0:02:19.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the rest of the project to make sure my embroidered\Nwords would be centred around the collar.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.54,0:02:23.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then it was time to choose some colours – this\Nwhole box of embroidery threads is a hand-me-down
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.18,0:02:27.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from my mum who got really into cross-stitching\Nfor a hot second there in the 80s. But she
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.06,0:02:28.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,doesn't use them anymore, so they're mine\Nnow!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.64,0:02:31.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I chose a couple of colours that I thought\Nwould go with the grey t-shirt. I ended up
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.85,0:02:35.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,going with a black and a light pink, so that\NI could do one word in a different colour
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.04,0:02:36.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make it stand out.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.12,0:02:39.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now this next step is to make sure that the\Nphrase will be centred – of course, if you
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.40,0:02:41.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,want a less-precise look, you could skip this\Nstep!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.68,0:02:45.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Using some chalk, I made a mark exactly in\Nthe centre in the front of the collar of the
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.41,0:02:49.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,t-shirt – and then, referencing back to\Nmy table from before, I drew 9 evenly-spaced
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.69,0:02:54.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lines out from that mark on the right, and\Nthen I drew 9 evenly-spaced lines out from
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.16,0:02:55.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the left.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.16,0:02:58.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So now it’s like I kind of have my table\Nstretched out along the collar.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.13,0:03:01.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, I cut some embroidery thread to about\Nthe length of my forearm.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.56,0:03:05.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I decided to thread my needle with all 6 smaller\Nthreads of the embroidery thread –
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.78,0:03:10.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you can see here, embroidery threads are\Nthicker than usual threads and made up of
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.38,0:03:14.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,6 smaller individual threads.\NAnd these can be separated into groups of
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.34,0:03:17.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,2 or 3 threads if you want. But I'm going\Nto use all 6.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.65,0:03:21.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I used a needle-threader, which is THIS thing,\Nto help me get this thick thread through an
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.05,0:03:25.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,embroidery needle, left a tail dangling through\Nthe needle, and I tied a knot – 2 knots
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.86,0:03:27.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,actually – in the other end.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.89,0:03:32.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I cut the ends off from the knot and now the\Nthread is ready to go.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.89,0:03:34.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next I grabbed an embroidery hoop.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.31,0:03:37.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now this is what you don’t want to do–\Ndon't put both layers of t-shirt through in
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.95,0:03:38.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like I did.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.95,0:03:42.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead, you want to fix the hoop - which\Nis done by just taking it apart, putting the
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.25,0:03:45.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fabric inside and then pushing it together\Nand tightening the bolt - you want to fix
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.94,0:03:49.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the hoop onto the FRONT layer of the t-shirt\Nonly and basically it just helps keep the
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.56,0:03:53.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fabric pulled taught so you can get the cleanest-looking\Nstitching and it's also a lot easier as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.40,0:03:56.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was able to easily move the back of the\Nt-shirt down out of the way, and now I could
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.54,0:03:57.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,begin stitching.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.73,0:04:00.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to give the letters a “digital\Nclock” look, so that I could pretty much
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.71,0:04:02.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,use all straight stitches.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.07,0:04:05.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I started out with the middle letter that\NI marked out before, which was the “T”
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.73,0:04:09.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the word "stitch". Now to make this embroidery\Nstitch, I brought the needle and the thread
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.75,0:04:12.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,up through the back of the t-shirt to the\Nfront. Then I brought the needle across like
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.99,0:04:17.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this, about a quarter of an inch and brought\Nit back down through the fabric to the backside.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.47,0:04:20.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I brought the needle up again, but not\Nright next to where I just went down – I
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.89,0:04:24.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,brought it up through HERE, about a quarter\Nof an inch away from where the needle went
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.94,0:04:29.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,down before. And then I brought it across\Nand down in the same place where the needle
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.01,0:04:31.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,went through EARLIER in the previous stitch.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.41,0:04:35.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I continued sewing like this until I had a\N“T” made out of 4 stitches.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.10,0:04:39.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then I just continued along! Doing letter\Nby letter and using the grid lines around
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.57,0:04:44.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the collar to tell me where each of my next\Nletters would be. Heheh… tit.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.04,0:04:48.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to make the middle word "stitch"\Nstand out on the light grey of the t-shirt
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.99,0:04:52.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by sewing it with a black thread, while the\Nother two words will stand out a little bit
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.26,0:04:55.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,less on either side in a light pink thread.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.12,0:04:58.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the type of stitching that I’m doing\Nhere is mostly “back-stitch”, as it’s
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.91,0:05:02.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,known in the embroidery world, and it’s\None of the simplest embroidery stitches.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.85,0:05:06.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When the threads started getting really short,\NI would bring the needle and the thread through
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.17,0:05:10.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the insides of the t-shirt, and tie a couple\Nof knots in the thread, then cut off the excess
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.89,0:05:12.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with some scissors, like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.92,0:05:16.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also readjusted the embroidery hoop so that\Nthe part I was working on was more or less
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.96,0:05:19.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the middle of the hoop.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.66,0:05:23.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[music plays]
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.82,0:06:26.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah so, I reaaaally like this.\NIt's also a really beginner-friendly project
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.33,0:06:30.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,– you can do it without a sewing machine\Nand you can do it entirely with one of the
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.58,0:06:34.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,simplest embroidery stitches there is.\NSo, is this a make, thrift or a buy?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.50,0:06:35.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[scissor snipping, zipper sound effect]
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.50,0:06:41.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you can also do it on an old or a thrifted\Nt-shirt too for some upcycling bonus points!
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.28,0:06:44.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, so I also wanted to announce that I’m\Ngoing to be at Vidcon Australia in September!
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.73,0:06:50.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I wanted to know if any of you guys are\Ngoing! Also, if you can’t afford tickets,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.57,0:06:54.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,um, but you live in Melbourne which is where\NVidcon is going to be and you wanted to go,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.48,0:06:59.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then I am giving away tickets as well, so\Nstick around for about a minute til the end
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.51,0:07:00.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of this video to learn how to enter.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.65,0:07:05.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, while I’m at Vidcon, um, apart from\Njust seeing me generally around and about,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.58,0:07:10.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you’ll also be able to come and listen to\Nme speak on a panel about Online Video and
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.16,0:07:15.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mental Health. Now I feel quite qualified\Nto speak on that panel as I’m currently,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.37,0:07:19.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the process of - like, today, switching\Nanti-depressants – and I'm very loopy, I'm
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.30,0:07:24.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,very dizzy, – and for the past couple of\Nmonths I've also had some really fun super
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.74,0:07:29.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fun times with depression and anxiety, and\Nalso one of the major reasons for youtube
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.99,0:07:35.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being my job, like what I do, for money, is\Nbecause of chronic health problems and mental
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.36,0:07:40.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,illness – anyway, as fun as that sounds,\NI do think it’ll be really interesting.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.21,0:07:44.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So come and see me talk about chronic and\Nmental illness and probably see me cry, as
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.65,0:07:47.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,well – it’ll be super fun, I promise!\N[laughs]
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.44,0:07:50.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, if you can’t afford tickets but you\Nreally wanted to go to Melbourne Vidcon, I
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.93,0:07:56.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,am doing a giveaway for 5 community passes,\Num, for both days of Melbourne Vidcon on this
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.66,0:08:01.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,video. Just leave a comment below THIS video,\Nsaying: “I’d like to win a Vidcon pass
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.28,0:08:05.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something something” so I know that you’re\Nentering, and THEN just tell me a little bit
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.22,0:08:09.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about why you’d love to go to Melbourne\NVidcon. Now the giveaway is for the ticket
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.60,0:08:14.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ONLY – it doesn't cover travel or accommodation\Nor anything like that – so it’s probably
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.10,0:08:18.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,best to enter if you live in Melbourne, or\Nyou can easily make it to Melbourne for the
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.40,0:08:22.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,weekend that it's on. I’d also like to kindly\Nask you that you only enter if you really
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.88,0:08:27.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can’t afford to buy tickets. If you can\Nmore easily afford them, then, I mean know
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.07,0:08:30.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we all loving winning things, but please,\Nplease leave room in this giveaway for people
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.82,0:08:35.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who can’t afford them otherwise. OH and\Nalso, make sure the username that you comment
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.71,0:08:42.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with has a link back to your youtube or google\N+ page, um, where you have contact info, or
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.20,0:08:45.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,make sure that you get notifications for replies\Non your comments – because I’ll need to
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.04,0:08:48.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be able get in touch, um, with you if you\Nwin!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.04,0:08:50.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I’m giving away 5 here on this youtube\Nvideo, but -
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.20,0:08:53.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’m giving away another 3 on my Instagram,\Nso if you enter here and on Instagram then
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.81,0:08:57.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you’ve got 2 chances of winning. And I’ve\Nalso got 2 more that I’m giving away on
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.56,0:09:03.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my Patreon page, so if you’re a patron as\Nwell then you can enter 3 times.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.21,0:09:08.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, so that’s it from me today! Thanks\Nso much for watching, as always tag me in
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.22,0:09:12.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,photos with #diyannika if you do try this\Nproject out, ANNNNND I’ll see you all next
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.86,0:09:13.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,time! Bye!
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.99,0:09:18.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you to all of my supporters on Patreon\Nfor making this video possible. To become
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.17,0:09:21.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my supporter, go to patreon.com/annikavictoria!