 Hi you guys, it's Lindsay here and as promised if you saw my life update video I'm here with June favorites. I know that it's been a while since I posted a favorites video But I think I have some really cool things to show y'all So let's just jump right in the first thing. I don't know you guys might have seen this You might have not I don't know how many of you follow the indie Pattern makers or anything like that, but Colette. Um, well, let's back up. So when I went to New York City with Amber Gosh, what was that two or three months ago? Um, I Decided that I was gonna bring a backpack To help us carry all the fabric we bought and our phones and our backup chargers and just all that stuff You need for a day in the city So I have one and it's just black It's boring and it's one of those that you get for free at like a conference So I had like all these logos like on the front and it was just like Not cute like not feeling it for New York So I put a piece of fabric over the the logos and I ended up finding a whole bunch of these enamel pins that I had Collected and buttons that I had gotten from Stash folder box and all these kinds of things I started putting all this flair all over the Backpack and I was like this is actually really cute and a lot of fun. So While I was in New York, I was looking for enamel pins and actually really come up short We went to M&J trimming which I thought for sure would have a ton but and they had some but they were all like I Don't know They were like weird things like things that I wouldn't want to put it on my backpack Things that I guess if you like really loved cats or like you really loved pizza or like they were that Specific, you know, I mean and there weren't any sewing ones at all. So I was just like this is kind of lame So I've been on the lookout for enamel pins ever since then Collette had a few of them and they just released I think four more and I got two of them Which I'm really excited about actually I got one of the old designs and one of the new designs That's what I ended up doing. So I Ended up getting this is that one of the old designs It's a seam ripper that says no regrets, which I just think is so cute and It's a poignant and such a cute little cheeky pun I don't know. I just think it's really cute and I also like how big it is. This is probably Two two and a half inches. I don't have a ruler nearby, but this is really big So I like that it's large because you know backpack is big and you have to kind of fill it up It's really pretty rose gold. I mean they even got the detail of the red ball on the Seam ripper Yeah, so it's just really cute. I just love this one a lot and I think these are like ten dollars each maybe So I got that and then I also got one and I'm sort of surprised when it arrived But it's one that says measure What is it? You think I know this measure twice cut once which is sort of like a I think a Like a wood shop rule, but it also really applies to sewing to and the most interesting part about this one Is it's actually two separate pins like they aren't connected to each other at all So you can put them as far apart as you want or as close together as you want You could do like one on each side You could do you can mix it up and do whatever you want So that is really cool that they decided to do that Again two pins, but it's still ten dollars because it's like one set I guess but they have a lot of really other cute ones off top of my head There was one with those little bird scissors, which are so so so cute Yeah, there's a lot of good ones there. So if you are into enamel pins Check out Colette's selection I mean the price is a little much ten dollars a piece but honestly like I feel like I've looked around and Haven't found any sewing related ones that are Like cool enough, you know, and these are really good quality. They're not Chintzy or thin they're not gonna bend or break even on a backpack that you that I'd be tossing around a bunch So a little bit of investment, but I think a 100% worth it So the Colette enamel pins is my first favorite for June Okay, so the next one. Let's see I was Going down the Instagram Vortex the whole of death where you're just like Scrolling through Instagram and then you click on Someone that's tagged and then you click on you scroll through their page And you click on someone that they've tagged you scroll through there And you keep going and going and I ended up on this woman named Claire's Page and Claire owns a company called Luna graphics co. It's an Etsy shop where she produces acrylic precision cut acrylic tools for sewing and So I reached out to her and she sent me I Think every product that she has Which was really cool super generous two of them. I'm gonna talk about in another video Little tease But the one that I want to talk about today is her button fly guide and These are them There is two versions. There's one for one What is it for three-quarter inch all the way up to one and a half inches depending on which one you use And they're just these acrylic things. They have right They have white writing on one side for dark fabrics and dark writing on the other side for light fabrics really well thought out there and They have so basically you would line this line up I don't know which side y'all can see but there's a line going down the center here And you would line that up with the like edge of your fly and then you draw this line in you trace This line in this is your top stitching Line Then there are also these button guides. So if you have a three-quarter inch button here is your Your button hole and then here is the marking for your actual button so that they You know line up nicely and there's one for three-quarter inch five eighths inch and half an inch right, yep, um and On here. Yeah, they're the same There are also holes in the top of them so that you can hang them like, you know, your other Quilting rulers all have holes in them So yeah, these are just super cool like as you're going to make shorts this summer as we inevitably will or like the alley skirt from blue dots those or Jean Jeans if you making jeans this summer, it's way too hot for jeans here But anyways as you're going to do that, you know, you get those pattern pieces Which are nice, but they aren't always super accurate and I have found I can't remember Like it was the Colette jeans or maybe a big four pattern. I don't think it was a shy town chinos but anyways one of them when I went to sew the The top stitching it didn't catch the bottom of it in I don't know if I did something wrong Or if it was measured wrong, but either way, these are going to prevent that from happening. They are very durable made of plastic So, you know that you're going to get an accurate button hole or a top stitching and Super accurate button holes with this obviously the button hole guide works for Any kind of waistband that has a button? It's not just for pants. So skirts that have a button front A tab, you know, you've seen a tab like I don't know any of those kinds of things these would be good for so So yeah, I think she I mean obviously all this is made in America, which is great. I think she's in Texas possibly Plano, Texas so, you know, it is a independent company run by one woman who Obviously loves to sew and has really thought out some really cool tools that aren't already in the market Which is awesome. So fully support what she's doing So go check out her Etsy shop. I think it's called Luna graphics co I had it pulled up here. Yeah, Luna graphics, which is G-r-a-f-i-x co-co and her name is Claire Cochran and You can see these and All the other products that she has these are 20 bucks you get two of them with your order So they're $10 each and they're really cool and really helpful as you're making shorts or anything with a fly So check these out all for accuracy in sewing and I think that this is really nails that Speaking of accurate accuracy, let's talk a little bit about bias tape Let's talk a little bit about Really expensive ways to make bias tape The next thing I'm about to show you I don't expect everybody to just run out and get it's actually kind of hard to get But I saw it on Emily Hallman's instagram. She has a great instagram her instagram stories are So awesome. She's a great teacher lots of tutorials there. So if you like that kind of stuff Go find Emily. She demonstrated a bias tape maker on one of her instagram stories And I thought I have to have that So it's a really simple contraption where you take your One-inch cut bias strips, whatever you have. Um, you roll it on this thing and then You know see this and then it rolls off of here onto the bias tape maker And then through this thing underneath here like this comes off and it goes under here onto this plate Which is normally heated and then over this like rubber roller thing and out the other side And when it comes out it is perfectly folded single fold bias tape. Like it's amazing Um, the problem is is that this was made by simplicity and then they discontinued it And i'm not exactly sure why but my suspicion tells me that someone got hurt Um, because this thing gets Super hot and if you leave it plugged in and a kid comes in it kind of looks like a toy That's what i'm thinking happened is that they were like this is not worth You know the risk of getting sued and all of that kind of stuff. Um, so they just continued it that is I just made that up. I have no idea if that's the real reason why they discontinued it or not simplicity If you're watching let everyone know because we are all dying to know why we can't get this Um more easy, but as with supply and demand basic economics, there aren't that many of these in the market anymore I think that they used to sell for 50 dollars And I had to pay 150 to get this one and I know a lot of you out there rolling your eyes Like it's just bias tape, you know use a iron or whatever, but i'm not good at that Like it never comes out right um amber So I sewed this my friend amber you've all seen her She is like a pro at it and all of her stuff looks super professional and every time I do it I always have raw edges coming out after I wash it. It's never even like it sucks So I thought I would invest in this and at the very least Get to tell you that it helps or it doesn't help um, I have played around with it and it's awesome and it does make great bias tape You do have to I the same way if you were just using the um bias tape maker and an iron on your ironing board And you have to cut the pieces accurately They have to be a consistent one inch or you know, whatever the width is um for your project But other than that like it's super simple and super fast. It takes seconds for it to warm up There are different settings for different kinds of fabric So like your cotton will be hotter than your nylons and your silks. It doesn't burn your fabrics um, but I want to do like a little test with different weights of fabric different Substrates of fabric just to really see like how great this thing really is So when I do that, I'll be sure to film it and upload it. Um, so Yeah, this is the simplicity bias tape maker. I don't even have a link for you to go get this. Um, I got mine on ebay I would recommend going there. Um, you can find them on amazon, but they're like $400 don't pay $400 for this even I wouldn't and I am pretty spontaneous and Clearly very frivolous with my money sometimes Um, so don't do that But go on to ebay find some there are lots of people out there who got these and then never use them or Didn't like them or stopped sewing since then and they're selling them So go find someone like I did so I think that the rules to follow on ebay um are make sure that they have um, Lots of ratings and are those are overall positive ratings. Um That's important, but also I think the biggest thing is just to make sure that they accept returns Um, if they don't accept a return then it's almost like they aren't vouching for the product They don't believe in it and there's like something questionable about why they wouldn't take it back from you You know what I mean? So I always look I only shop from places that accept returns Um, so look out for that whenever you're shopping on ebay And I think you'll probably be fine. I mean ebay has like support for customers like that But it only goes so far and of course it's frustrating and it's a lot of work to have to go through that so yeah Like I said, you can get them on amazon if you want like To be for sure. Um, but it's expensive. So that's it for today. Again I have the colette and amulpins Are they gonna stay and then I have the lunagraphics co's um button fly guides and the simplicity bias tape maker So those are my june favorites. Um, I hope you like them If you've used any of these things and can vouch for their awesomeness Please leave the information in the comments. I know a lot of the other viewers do look at the comments And read what you guys have to say So go ahead and go for that. Um, and if you haven't tried any of these before go check them out I will have links in the description box. Here's how you access the description box Whether you're on a desktop or whether you're on a mobile device. Um, I know it can be a little confusing Sometimes exactly where to click. Um, but I always always have information in the description box I almost always put what I'm wearing in there I know I get a lot of comments asking about what I'm wearing and it's always in the description box So just no matter what if you're looking for more information go there first And if you can't find it, then um, leave me a comment and I will get back to you on that So That's it for today. Thank you all so much for watching I am so excited to be back and doing another favorites video for you guys and I will talk to you soon Bye