- I need a grand entrance. (grunts) Hello. In my journey of learning
how to make clothing, one thing I've discovered
that I really love to do, which you might already know this, but I love to take fabric and material that's not meant to be clothing and turn it into wearable items. Partly out of wanting to recycle. Some of that is just a sprinkle of guilt whenever I buy a new fabric. And normally to do this, I usually stick with
massive amounts of fabric, bedsheets, curtains. Why did I pronounce that T so much? Curtains. Tablecloths. But this week, I wanted to try something a little bit different. This lot has never occurred to me until a lovely human contacted
me on Instagram and said, "Hear me out, pillowcases." And I said, "You're a genius." So we're gonna find out if
I can make an outfit or two, an outfit or two out of just pillowcases. It's possible. They're just fabric. But I wanted to see if I
could go to the thrift store, gather enough material to make an outfit. Now, this is an added challenge because normally you could just
order a bunch of pillowcases in the same pattern and fabric. At the thrift store, options are limited. I don't know that I'm even gonna find two of the same pillowcases. I think that's what's gonna make this a little bit challenging, and a lot of bit stressful, but also fun. That is the challenge. I am definitely nervous about this, but I have a couple of
different clothing items that I've really wanted
to make for a while now. They are both vintage patterns. Not completely sure I'm
gonna get to both of them. Sorry. Can you imagine if this was
like a real conversation, and I was just like, hold on. Am gonna opt for form-fitting
maybe shorter pieces, stuff that doesn't require
a heck ton of yardage, which is not something I usually
tend to gravitate towards. But you know what? This summer, I'm going
to show my kneecaps. Let me show you the patterns
that I was thinking of using. Do I have enough time to do both of these? I don't know, but do I ever know? No. For this journey, we are
going to take together, first of all, I would
love to make like this. Nailed it. Oh, 1969. Wonderful. Brian Adams would be proud of me. Why can't I keep this centered? This middle one, doable
with not a lot of yardage, which is what we really
are looking for here. So that is garment number one. Torn between this, my God, why am I so bad at centering
things (indistinct)? But there's also this, which
I also think is adorable. So I'm having a hard time
choosing between these two. I would think that this would be easier because it looks like less material. If I were to use this pattern, I'm assuming I would have to go with this shorter skirt
version, but we'll see. So, these are the options. For whatever reason, I've just been really into
the idea of having a playsuit. My need to make one has
been sparked up again because I've been in a little
bit of an Audrey Hepburn kick. A couple of photos of her in the most adorable,
(bell dings) little playsuit I've ever
seen in my entire life. She looks so cute. I feel like you generally
know how my timeline goes. (bell dings)
I see something. I borderline unhealthily
obsess over, said something. I need to make it. Before we head to the thrift
store, this video is sponsored. To talk a little bit about
that, here is sponsor Rachel. Hi, there. Let's talk about bedding that you definitely should
not destroy to make clothing. How's that for a segue? Hmm? So today's video is sponsored by Brooklinen.
(bell dings) You know, I was gonna get dressed for this sponsored segment, but then I realized, you know what, we're talking about cozy things. So this is it. I could very well be
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talking about the bedding. As you can see, normally,
when it comes to bedding, I usually just buy the
cheapest of the cheap. I'm so excited. I've never had such nice linens before. Sort of a weird thing
to get excited about. But when you think about the fact that you spend so much
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for sponsoring this video, and let's get back to it. Okay, actually I lied. Before we have to the thrift store, it's time to figure out how much fabric is actually in a pillowcase. And I do that... Hold on, let me get the
perfect freeze-frame. (ragtime music) Nailed it. It's math time.
(upbeat music) Okay, so I measured this pillowcase. It measured about one yard wide,
(bell dings) and then about 19 inches across. This ended up not really helping me, and I tried searching for how much yardage was in a pillowcase for
probably way too long. (upbeat music) The internet told me that a pillow case is about one to two yards. So I checked to see how
much I needed per fabric and was off to the thrift store. (jazzy music) We have arrived. I'm just gonna pretend
I'm cleaning my lens. ♪ So that people don't see
me talking to my camera ♪ Hmm, very thorough. You look great. Okay, I've got my measuring tape. Ready to go be super self-conscious about looking like a weirdo
measuring pillowcases. I have to make sure
they fit my giant head. (lively retro music) All right, kid. Good morning, Peter. You're looking dapper. - [Spider-Man] That's a cute outfit. - So what I ended up getting was a whopping $8.50 worth of pillowcases. Honestly, I could be a millionaire, and the amount of dopamine I get from spending little to no money on clothing is (lips smack). Comfy jersey flannel material. This was $2, and there are two... (string snaps)
Popped some tags. I got these pillowcases
for the 1969 pattern. It's nice and cozy. I'm hoping this is enough. We'll see. Then I struggled with
what I wanted to make the playsuit out of because I really do want to
make the one that is two pieces. I don't know why I didn't think of this until like the very last minute. But what I ended up doing was
getting two different patterns but similar color schemes, a plain yellow, and then this is kind
of along the same lines except a bit stripey. This as the top. And this as the skirt or vice versa. (fabric flapping) (sighs) So take the seam
ripper, pull these apart, and see just how much fabric
we actually have here. And I think that will help me visualize if I successfully met
the challenge or not. (sighs) Here we go. I'm pretty confident in saying that there will be red water
on the floor of this basement probably for the next 300 years. It's very festive. Also, fun little hack. These are just like little foam mats. There is nothing as
satisfying or nostalgic as this feeling right here. Ready? (hands tapping) Oh, so good! Okay.
(lively music) (seam ripper buzzing) (fabric ripping) Ah, here we see the floordrobe gracefully creating her coverings. As you can see the
degradation of the posture over each passing minute, is something truly specific to her breed. Wonderful. Oh, no. I think we may have been spotted. (fabric rips) Whoo! Time for some good old (bell dings) cinematic ironing. (lively retro music) Completely unrelated. I need to share my new favorite video on the entire universe. And it's called "Orcs with Normal Voices." (bell dings)
- Sick is he? Give him some medicine, boys. (playful music) (retro music) Now begins the strenuous brain activity of trying to fit all these pattern pieces on this pillowcase. I literally felt like one
of those apes they test with like the children's toys. I ended up shortening the
skirt, which helped a lot. And then I realized there was a bunch of this rolled up hem
that was going to waste. So I pressed that and it gave
me a little bit more leeway. Oh, my God. That is the closest I've ever come to not having a fabric. Check it out. (lively retro music) Good morning. So after cutting it a little
bit too close for comfort when it came to fabric
selvage, (lips smack) I finally have all the pieces cut out, which I am so happy about. I was very nervous that I was gonna have to go
back to the thrift store. But yes, all of those
pieces are now cut out. So here's all the pieces for the dress. (retro music) Now, I've got to do a little bit of reading of the instructions. Normally tend to just eat across the room, and see if there's anything
special I need to do other than just attach
all of these together. Where did I put those instructions? Okay, I was kidding about
eating it across the room but I actually think I did. Here's my best Dad in a sit-com at the dinner table impression. (throat clears) (snorts) Thank you, I'm here all week. Pretty much is what I
suspected and that it's just kind of joining all of
these things together. I do need to make a lining for the bodice. For that, I'm gonna try to see if I have like a blue bedsheet of some sort. Then we can start attaching. (hands clap) Let's do it. I don't know how exciting
watching me sit down at a sewing machine,
- Whoo! - and sew something is, but here you go.
- Ah! Oh, my goodness. - Also one way to know
you're too desensitized to true crime content. - [Narrator] Around her throat area and internal damage done to her throat. - Then in a very me move, I sewed the complete wrong
pieces of the lining together and had to redo it. (mellow music) (bell dings)
That's better. So I'm gonna take the bodice and the lining right sides together. And then you're gonna sew along the edge except for the bottom. And then once it's sewn,
and you turn it inside out, it looks very nice. (retro music) Okay. Ta-dum. So now I have to stitch
all the skirts together. I have to skirt. I have to skirt all the stitch pieces. I have to stitch all of
the skirt pieces together. We can attach them to the bodice, and then zipper and buttons. And then we can move
on to our second piece, which I did not leave
myself enough time to do. Let's do the skirt. (retro music) (drink hisses) All right. I've just come to accept
that my hair looks like hell. So from "That '70s Show." (bell dings)
(hands clap) Moving on. Stop that. For now, it's important to me that we get started on the
second garment, garment. We'll see how much fabric we have 'cause I'm not entirely sure. Bodice back, bodice front, sleeve, the shorts. Seems relatively straightforward. Let's get to work. Oh, my! They're a lot bigger than I
thought they were gonna be. That's what she said? Gross. All right. Mm-hmm. Okay. Holy frick. I don't know why I'm
leaving my mic on for this. I'm sure this is very
pleasing to your ear holes. (paper rustling) We've got shorts back, shorts
front, shorts belts, sleeve. Bodice fronts, bodice back. These three will be going
on to one of the fabrics. These three on the other. (big band music) You know, part of me, perhaps it is the history buff part of me. It's got me thinking about, I wonder if whoever owned these
pillowcases before me ever thought that the pillowcase in which they lay their head down to rest, would end up on some weird
girl's YouTube channel. Ain't life funny? Sh, I know they gave
you up, but Mama's here. We're gonna make you into
a beautiful butt covering. Who rescued who? So this is where we run into
a little bit of problems when it comes to working with pillowcases, isn't a lot of space if you
want to do specific patterns. I wasn't intending to do
horizontal stripes for these, but it looks like we're
gonna have to do that. Heh. Whatever. (grunting) Tiny little ramen noodles, stop. Huh. (duck quacks) Just made myself hungry
with that one, yes I did. And that there night, she
did indeed get (bell dings) ramen noodles. All the pattern pieces
fit, except for the belts. Make use of this hemmed part here. And we cut out a couple
and just attach them. I'm gonna get to choppin' (lively retro music) You know, I feel like it's very rare where you can see someone actually mentally hit a wall, but lucky for you, here you go. ♪ Darkness, my old friend ♪ ♪ I've come to talk with ♪ So here are the bodice
pieces all pinned together. And then the sleeves. And once you add it all together, oops there's the finished bodice. I feel like it's one of those how to draw memes,
(bell dings) but honestly, I couldn't be bothered. Speaking of couldn't be bothered, here's after hours Rachel. Want to see me do a really
good Zamboni impression? (Zamboni whirring) (bell dings)
You know, I never thought I would be searching Zamboni
sound effects on the internet, but YouTube has really
broadened my horizons. By this time in the night,
my brain was absolute mush. So trying to figure out how
to put together these shorts was actually frying my entire brain. ♪ Ah whee ♪ But let me put it to your short and sweet. You're gonna take those
crutch seams on both of them. You're gonna sew them. And then you're gonna lay
one on top of each other. And then sew the inseam. One mental breakdown later... I did a lot of work on these off-camera 'cause I was so tired. So without any further
ado, here's the reveal. (lively retro music) Wrap-up time. Ta-dum. So first of all, with the '70s jumper, I think that came out
pretty much as I pictured. Obviously, the pattern
matching is not up to snuff. But you know, with pillowcases, that's one thing that I would
think is virtually impossible unless you're very, very careful with where you're pinning your fabrics. Suppose choosing a plaid,
maybe was not the best idea. But honestly, I don't mind it. Kind of like that it's mismatched. It looks like a little patchwork dress. It's so comfy. The good thing about using pillowcases is that they are kind of made for comfort. If you're gonna put your face on it, chances are you can probably
wear it on your body. Now, for this outfit, the shorts, they are so stinking adorable. They make me feel like Winnie-the-Pooh. I think they're very flattering. I don't really have to, you know, worry about my butt in them. The top is a little bit
of a different story. I mean, it's fine. Number one, I think it's kind of boring because it's just a lot of flat surfaces. Number two, the pattern I used was made for a smaller
bust by a few inches. And normally that doesn't really matter. But I think in this case,
it kind of does matter. And then there's like
a lot of like tucking and warbling around here. Bodices are hard, man. I need to learn how to
properly tack down facing because always find a
way to mess things up. And then the sleeves just
aren't up to my usual standard. If I am gonna wear this, I would probably switch the sleeves out for something more voluminous. I like the buttons. I am very glad these are done. Do me a favor. If I ever say I'm gonna
make three items in two days ever again, virtually slap me in the jaw. That sucked. (chuckles) Two out of three ain't bad in terms of things that
I will definitely wear. So my thoughts on making
things out of pillowcases. I think it is perfect for
if you are making a crop top or a blouse or shorts. Very cheap, you can get
them for like two to $3 at the thrift store. It should give you just enough fabric without leftover fabric. That's kind of the big
key takeaway for me here. Usually when I use tablecloths or sheets, I have a lot leftover
depending on the project, extra scraps that I would
then go squirrel away in my fabric stash, probably
never to be touched again. Highly recommend using pillowcases. This might not be a novel
discovery, but you know, for me, this is not something that
I ever thought about using. Yeah, that's it. Thank you so much, Brooklinen, for sponsoring this video. Again, if you guys want to go
check out their birthday sale, which ends May 5th, head to
the link in my description and save 20% off
(bell dings) anything on their site. I love you whether you're
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and we have fun here. I will see you in my next video. Bye. ♪ That's the power of love ♪ (upbeat music) I'm out of breath. A brain's probably tired
of getting swashed around. ♪ First time you feel it
♪ ♪ It might make you ♪ It's like whoa. ♪ That's the power of love ♪ All right. So, yeah. No. No. No. Ugh, I'm hungry. I need... Googling who sings that song. Whoo! Ooh! Ooh! Whooey! Thank, God. What's wrong? (whip thuds) Ow. ♪ Ta, da, ta, da, doo, doo, da ♪ (retro music)
