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Hat to Hem

Hi! My name is Melissa. I'm a self-taught seamstress living just outside of Philadelphia. I started sewing in 2012 and taught myself using YouTube and Google as my instructors. Now, I enjoy making costumes for myself and my clients. My true love is historical costuming and I’ve experimented with Renaissance, Georgian, Victorian, and Edwardian. I’ve also made several hats for those eras. I can truly dress you from “Hat to Hem”!

I uploaded my first round of videos between 2015 and 2017. They were all quick time-lapse videos and were just meant as ways for me to be able to look back at how I made certain items, kinda like a virtual sewing bible. I launched my business in 2018 and started making a whole new batch of videos! I post video diaries, sew-alongs/tutorials, and I have some costume drama videos planned.

I usually upload every other Friday.

Thanks for visiting!

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3:08

Easy Busk Insertion for Corsets | A Beginner-Friendly Tutorial

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Shared 9 months ago

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28:52

Making a 1860s Chemise and Drawers | Becoming Meg March

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Shared 11 months ago

659 views

14:58

Where I've Been for the Last Year and What's Next

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Shared 1 year ago

717 views

4:47

Quick Announcement...

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Shared 2 years ago

888 views

20:03

Making Erika from Barbie Princess and the Pauper | Half-Scale Heroine

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Shared 2 years ago

1.8K views

22:26

Anne Shirley & Laura Ingalls: Making Doll Dresses Inspired By Their Costumes

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Shared 2 years ago

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10:19

An Easy Renaissance Faire Hairstyle Tutorial

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Shared 2 years ago

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From Peasant to Princess...in One Day: Upgrading my Italian Renaissance Costume | One Day Make

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Shared 2 years ago

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Making Ruffles: The Formula for Perfect Ruffles | Tutorial

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Shared 2 years ago

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Making a Victorian Ballgown: The Bodice and Reveal | Half-Scale 1884 Sage Ballgown

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Shared 2 years ago

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9:36

Making a Victorian Ballgown: The Skirts | Half-Scale 1884 Sage Ballgown [CC]

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Shared 2 years ago

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3:56

How to Scale Up Elements of a Costume | Tutorial

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Shared 2 years ago

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15:35

Making Danielle's Work Dress | Ever After Costume

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Shared 2 years ago

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31:44

Becoming Meg March | A Little Women Costube Collaboration

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Shared 3 years ago

2.7K views

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Little Women Costume Collaboration | Project Announcement: Becoming the Marches

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Shared 3 years ago

758 views

20:35

Making Danielle's Work Dress Chemise | Ever After Costume

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Shared 3 years ago

3.1K views

20:24

How to Pad a Dress Form | No Sewing! No Duct Tape! No Problem!

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Shared 3 years ago

14K views

7:38

Analyzing Danielle's Work Dress from Ever After | Ever After Costume

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Shared 3 years ago

1.2K views

1:15

Samantha Parkington's Birthday Party #short #americangirl

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Shared 3 years ago

428 views

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Two Ways to Trace Your Sewing Patterns | Pattern Tracing Tutorial

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Shared 3 years ago

4.1K views

14:12

My History with the American Girl Collection

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Shared 3 years ago

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I Used the Original Pattern to Make Samantha’s Birthday Dress! | Peppermint Dress and Lacy Pinafore

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Shared 3 years ago

2.2K views

17:56

I Made Maternity Regency Stays | Maternity Corset

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Shared 3 years ago

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Making a 1890s Hat | Historic Philadelphia 6 | Video Diary 12

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Shared 3 years ago

959 views

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Making a 1890s Skirt, Petticoat, and Corselet | Historic Philadelphia: Part 5 | Video Diary 11

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Shared 3 years ago

842 views

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Making a 1910s Dress | Historic Philadelphia: Part 4 | Video Diary 10

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Shared 3 years ago

1K views

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How Much I Made on YouTube in 2021 & Other Peeks at my Analytics | YouTube Analytics

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Shared 3 years ago

590 views

22:30

I Used the Original Pattern to Make the Samantha’s Surprise Dress! | Cranberry Party Dress

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Shared 3 years ago

3.6K views

29:46

2021 Year in Review | Hat to Hem

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Shared 3 years ago

570 views

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From a Jedi to a Lady | Pocket Swap 2021 | #pocketswap2021

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Shared 4 years ago

2.9K views

37:23

Making Mary Poppins ... in a Week?! | Jolly Holiday Halloween Costumes

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Shared 4 years ago

3.1K views

22:43

Answering Your Questions at Winterthur Museum and Garden | Update 3

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Shared 4 years ago

331 views

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I Made a Half-Scale Wall...Well...Kinda? | Half-Scale Sewing

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Shared 4 years ago

545 views

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Sewing Lady from Lady and the Tramp | Edwardian Inspired Historical Disney Costume | Designing Lady

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Shared 4 years ago

2.1K views

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Our Disney Parks Themed Nursery! | Vintage Disney Nursery Reveal

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Shared 4 years ago

1.7K views

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I Used the Edwardians' Ideal Proportions to Get the Perfect Silhouette | Designing Lady | Half-Scale

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Shared 4 years ago

995 views

1:55

The BEST Way to Knot Your Thread | "Quilter's Knot" Tutorial | Sewing for Beginners

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Shared 4 years ago

1K views

20:43

My Elven Maternity Photoshoot Dress | #elvencore aesthetic?

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Shared 4 years ago

703 views

2:33

I Made the Fantasy Cloak of my Dreams

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Shared 4 years ago

820 views

6:43

A Tour of the Real-Life Green Gables! | Anne of Green Gables Home

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7.6K views

4:49

So Grateful for my Costube Family

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Shared 4 years ago

564 views

3:56

Special Announcement - Quick Update

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Shared 4 years ago

944 views

14:33

Designing Lady from Lady and the Tramp | Edwardian Inspired Historical Disney Costume

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Shared 4 years ago

2K views

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1910s Undergarments for a Suffragist | Historic Philadelphia: Round 3 | Video Diary 9

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21:50

I Painted an It's a Small World Inspired Mural | Retro Disney Inspired Nursery

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22:31

A 1890s Shirtwaist...in Three Days | Historic Philadelphia: Round 2 | Video Diary 8

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Shared 4 years ago

960 views

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How to Insert a Placket in the Middle of a Skirt Panel | Continuous Placket Tutorial

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Shared 4 years ago

11K views

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One Day Make: Making the Same Dress in Two Different Ways | Sewing with Knits

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Shared 4 years ago

940 views

14:30

Making a Bridgerton Dress in the Time It Takes to Watch Bridgerton | A Regency Inspired Gown

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Shared 4 years ago

4.6K views

13:08

2020 Year in Review | Hat to Hem

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Shared 4 years ago

840 views

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The Best Holiday Snack: Making Christmas Crack-Trail Mix

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29:49

Chaotic Commission: Moving Deadlines and Maisie! | Historic Philadelphia: Round 1 | Video Diary 7

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Shared 5 years ago

890 views

2:59

Why My Videos Have Been Late | A Quick Announcement

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Shared 5 years ago

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5:22

How to Make Continuous Bias Tape | Tutorial

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Shared 5 years ago

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I Might Have Failed at Making Lip Salve AND at Getting Dressed | American Duchess Beauty Book Review

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Shared 5 years ago

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6:43

Making 18th Century Liquid Rouge for the First Time | American Duchess Beauty Book Review

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Shared 5 years ago

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3:39

A Quick Update!

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Shared 5 years ago

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Novice Tries 18th Century Hair Tutorial | Ski Alpin Coiffure | American Duchess Beauty Book Review

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Shared 5 years ago

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Quick and Easy Hair Powder (and How to Use It!) | American Duchess Beauty Book Review

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Shared 5 years ago

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What Did My Viewers Choose for My Next Project? | Survey Results!

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Shared 5 years ago

977 views