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Hi everyone!

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So, today on my channel I’m starting a new[br]series and its going to be called...

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So, I do a lot of sewing and creating things[br]that I don’t actually film and put on my

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YouTube channel - either because I’m[br]making alterations or I’m trying something

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new or I’m making something which requires[br]a lot of specialized equipment like an overlocker.

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But, I thought that it might actually be fun[br]to start filming some of this sewing I do.

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Because while you might have all the equipment[br]necessary or some of the things I do might

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not that simple,[br]you might be able to pick up some tips or

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tricks or things that you might want to purchase[br]in the future.

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So, without further ado...[br]This is the thing that I made today.

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And I want you to all join me as I make it![br]So I started out with this old crop top whose

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pattern I wanted to copy because I like the[br]fit of it.

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And some pink stretchy fabric.[br]I then folded the crop top exactly in half

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and I placed it on the fabric’s fold.[br]Then using a washable fabric marker, I traced

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around this half of the top.[br]Adding a small seam allowance of half an inch

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all around the way around.[br]So, I didn’t trace out the sleeves here.

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This is because I’m going to trace where[br]the shoulder seam is instead.

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To do this, I’m going to be using a curved[br]ruler.

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Now, the curve of the ruler matches the shoulder[br]seam perfectly.

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So I used it to trace out the shoulder.[br]Its kind of hard to see the pen here,

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so, with the help of some computer graphics,[br]this is what I just drew onto my fabric.

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Then, I just cut it out![br]And then I used the same piece to trace and

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cut another shirt piece so that I ended up[br]with two identical pieces.

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One will make the front of the T-shirt and[br]the other will be the back.

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Next up is making the pattern for the sleeves![br]I place the sleeve onto the fabric fold, with

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the stretch going in the opposite direction[br]this time.

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I traced all around the sleeve leaving about[br]half an inch of the seam allowance again.

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And then, I used a curved ruler again to trace[br]out that shoulder seam.

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So then, I cut this out.[br]Used it as a template for another sleeve piece.

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Then I unfolded both of them and...[br]Here are my two sleeve pieces.

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Then, just to make my garment look all *professional*[br]I overlocked the edges of the sleeves and

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the front and the back of the top like this.[br]Overlockers are amazing!

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But if you don’t have one, this is not a[br]necessary step. It's just a step to make things look nice.

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Then I placed the these two top pieces together.

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So, I started sewing them together using a[br]zigzag stitch and...

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Wait! Why am I doing this when I have an overlocker?![br]So, I used the overlocker to serge the two pieces together instead.

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Now, this clip hasn’t been sped up at all!

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This is literally how fast it is when using[br]an overlocker.

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~OVERLOCKERS!~

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Seriously though, I love my overlocker.

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I then tried on the top for size and I have

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to say its looking pretty sexy at this point![br]So, the next step was to hem both the neckline

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and the bottom of the top.[br]Now, if you remember from before, these were

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the raw edges that I overlocked.[br]To both the neckline and the bottom edges

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of the top, I folded these edges up inside[br]the top about half and inch.

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Then I sewed over the top of them using a[br]zigzag stitch with a piece of paper underneath

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to prevent ruffling.[br]I ripped the paper off when it was done and

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this is what the hem looks like!

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Then it was time to sew on the sleeves![br]So, I matched up the sleeve and the top’s

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shoulder seams - right sides together, just[br]like this.

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And I pinned the sleeve all around the arm[br]hole.

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Then I sewed the two together carefully using

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a zigzag stitch.

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And, this is what it looks like!

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I repeated this for the other sleeve and that’s[br]the top finished!

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Now, this is the first stretchy T-shirt that[br]I’ve ever successfully made!

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And I have to say that I’m pretty please[br]with how it's turned out.

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I did have a bit of ruffling going on at the[br]hem,

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and I think that fiddling around with my overlocker[br]settings or getting a walking foot for my

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machine would help me to make better T-shirts[br]in the future.

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So, I would love to hear your feedback about[br]this potential new series!

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And don’t worry, Make Thrift Buy isn’t[br]going anywhere!

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Its still my favourite series to make![br]And I also want to make this a space where

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you can share tips and tricks of your own[br]with me if you have a better method for doing

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something, then let me know.[br]And yeah, that’s it!

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I’ll see you all in the next video![br]Bye!

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