 And we are back with another winter holiday collection. This one is from Simplicity. And we are going to take a look at all of the new patterns today. If you are unfamiliar with this series, it's where I go through each and every pattern and assess it for fit, fabrication. We take a look at the line drawings and the fabric requirements and everything else that you would need in order to like fully assess this pattern. And then we just kind of like gab about whether we like it or not. You guys chat in the comments and I just speak to the video. If you are new here and this is your first video, your first Inside the Hymn video, welcome. Please leave a comment in this comment section below introducing yourself so that I can get to know you a little bit better. But let's jump right in. They put Mimi G at the top at the front of this new collection. So she's up first. She has a Mrs. Knit Tops and skirts. It looks like there's two size ranges, 6 to 14 and then 16 to 24. So the highest of the smaller size range and the lowest of the higher size range do not overlap. Not my favorite when they don't do that. But I think that that allows them to go up to a 24. So I appreciate that aspect of it. All right, let's take a look at some of these photos. Simplicity's website is still really difficult to navigate. We had hoped that since it's been purchased a couple of times since this website was set up that they would have updated it by now to be more like McCalls, but they haven't. So we have to like scan through the photos like this and it's a whole thing. But so bear with me. Either way, it looks like we have a pretty straightforward sweatshirt pattern here. It does have the raglan sleeve, but it also has a drop shoulder seam, which is kind of unique for a sweatshirt pattern. Normally it just has the one or the other. This one also has that little V front detail. She has used a coordinating ribbing along the neckline, the cuffs and the hem band. And it looks like there's even some side seam pockets in this top as well. The skirt is a faux wrap. Yes. Also this band, does this belong to the skirt or does this belong to the shirt? I can't tell. I'm thinking it belongs to the shirt. And then the skirt is like tucked up underneath there, but I don't I don't know for sure. But it has this little, you know, like swoopy shape to it and it's midi link. So very acutely sure friendly, obviously very comfortable. Here is the sweatshirt with a hood and the skirt is a mini. You know what Mimi, she's going to throw in a mini option. It's just above the knee though. It's not too too short. But man, that sure does look comfy. Here's the gray one from the side, the longer length from the side, and from sort of from the back with the purple version, the hooded version. So here is the pattern cover. Here are our line drawing so you can see. Yes. All right. The sweatshirt has the ribbing at the waist. The skirt does not. I'll be interested to see if there are any notions other than well, if there's any notions at all to keep this closed, like is there a button? Is there a hook and I or is all you've got to keep this on this one little tie situation? Excuse me, we can find that out here. Notions thread, invisible zipper for B, invisible zipper for B, invisible zipper for B. Huh. I am not sure what zips. Do y'all see anything that zips? I don't see any zippers. That's really confusing. Okay. One and three quarter yards of wide twill tape or ribbon and then two snaps. Okay. So they do have a couple of snaps to help keep this closed. And then this is, she used self fabric. You can see that she's got the sweatshirting here, but you can also get twill tape or something coordinating if you don't want to make your own ties. That invisible zipper though, I don't know where that goes. No idea where that goes. And they don't really have like descriptions here to tell us. So we just kind of have to figure it out. But the fabrics are for stretch knits only. They do not give a stretch percentage on line, but when you go to the store, they'll have that little like, you know, scale on the back that tells you like how to stretch out the fabric to see if it's got enough. This, I gotta imagine, is pretty light stretch because they recommend fleece, French terry, lightweight Ponty, lightweight scuba and sweatshirting fleece, which all have relatively low stretch quantities. And then A and B neckband, lower sleeve and sleeve bands all in a stretchable rib knit. Oh, they're also recommending the skirt in a stretchable rib knit. But as you can see, she used the same fabric through and through. I don't think that I think this is the same as this, right? It's not the bands are the same as this, is it? Man, this is really hard to tell. This one, yeah, I'm pretty sure she just used the sweatshirting for all of them. Maybe she explains that a little bit better in her, in her, what's it called, like sew along. Okay, finished garment measurements. We do have those available. We've got a bust, which is pretty roomy. As you can see, it goes up to 52 and a half inches. And then your hip, clothes fitting hip on this skirt goes up to 48. So there might even be some negative ease in the hip just making sure that that skirt is nice and hug snug because that is how it is designed. Okay, great. Cute little one to start. This is Mimi's husband Norris. And it looks like he designed the men's version of this. I don't review menswear because I don't know what I'm looking for in terms of fit and all of that. But what we can do is just quickly look at this and see his has full on zips zippers here zip up jacket really zips on the pants and the pants also have the breakaways, which I actually think is really so so cool. We go to a lot of sharnet Hornets games and this is what all the players are wearing and they have them either they'll button them all the way down and then scrunch them up or they'll wear them like he has them here. But also just want to point this out like this is both of these patterns are pretty sex like there's no reason why a woman couldn't wear this and a man couldn't wear Mimi's sweatshirt or skirt for that matter. But so there's a menswear version. There's also this men's vest, which again vests are very very on trend right now a lot of people are getting them like secondhand from thrift stores but there's no reason why a woman couldn't wear this. You might have to factor in some sort of like you know bust situation but other than that you should be able to make this vest and wear it proudly like like I said they're very very on trend right now um in made out of suitings and all kinds of fun stuff so check that out if you're interested in a vest then we have this top this feels very simplicity it feels like something we you know nothing new um the size range is the same as we saw before it has the square neckline with the elastic in the shoulder very wide neckline here this one has the pleats that open out to create kind of like a I don't know swing or peplum style and then also very big voluminous sleeves that also have elastic in them again this design is nothing new we've seen this before um just another take on that I think what's happening here is kind of what makes it a little bit unique um and certainly I mean I think that this would be fun to sew um I like little challenges like this and especially when you have to be like super super precise I actually really enjoy that process but other than that this is a pretty straightforward situation a few different um sleeve variations you know elastic put in different places or no elastic at all but yeah it's just a really cute floaty boho type of top there's the back obviously you just pull this on right over your head no closures here is the pattern cover easy to sew probably a pretty good scrap buster um well well because of the sleeve yeah two and a quarter yards is the most but that's because of the big sleeve there was one that had a shorter sleeve but um that must be this one that's two yards oh you know what this does take a lot of fabric too because you know you've got to pull all those plates from somewhere so or darts what are those plates or darts I don't know um so there's that all right fabrics are you're gonna be your lightweight drapey fabric so batik shally cotton blends crepe uh dotted swiss would be cute for spring lightweight linens silky types this is going to be one of those patterns that yes you could make it for the fall for sure this is interesting that it's in the winter holiday collection but regardless it would also serve you well in the spring this is like a year round top you know you've got your short sleeves and your long sleeves and then if you wanted to hack it for summer you could just leave the sleeves off and sew on little like strings to make ties then you can have ties and wear it you know I mean really all year round at that point notions are thread and then all kinds of different sizes and lengths of elastic we also have single fold bias tape to finish off a raw edge somewhere and then more and more elastic our finished garment measurements we only have the bus which is really all that matters and it's 35 inches up to 50 and a half inches so not the best but not the worst considering it's big four and a mrs pattern not a women's pattern so cute right okay now we have this knit top really fun asymmetrical um like ruching same size oh no not the same size range this one goes 6 to 14 and then 14 to 22 so again it does not go all the way up to 24 like the last few we've seen but these two overlap so it's like a little bit of gitman take I see pros and cons of both but high neckline set in sleeve and then which I'm gonna look at this sleeve a little bit it looks like the shoulder is a little bit long like I don't know that all of this is supposed to be there I think the ruching is really just supposed to go from this shoulder through the middle of the bust and then down just above the waist and then there's some that crosses back over this way which is really cool and really fun and I can see this in like sparkly fabrics glitter fabrics sequin fabrics and it being really really pretty but even in this like plain you know emerald green which I love emerald green but um it's really really striking it is giving me a little bit of a higher hem line over here um that's just because they weren't super accurate when um pulling up this side seam so I don't again it's one of those I point out like the nitty gritty details in these videos no one is ever gonna notice that but us but I do like to point it out in case that is something that would really bother you okay so we have again another sleeve option this one is a little bit fuller here and this one also does not gather into the waist seam so it's a little bit or the side seam so it is a little bit looser and I am getting a bit of a drop shoulder on this so I think that the if it's the model pretty good um for that design see how long it's coming even on the short sleeve version the short sleeve version is just adorable I love that I would totally make this um this is the version the model is wearing I'm loving this design so much here it is in a sweater knit oh can you imagine in lightweight sweater knit I'm actually kind of bummed I just used a lightweight sweater knit that I have um for something else this also has to have some kind of closure so that you can get it on and off so they've done a button with a loop but you could also do an invisible zipper through here um something to get it so this can get over your head but look at all these options so good so these are the same right and then you've got um sleeve options and then you've also got two bodice options as well I mean technically you've got three sleeves you've got this balloon the straight one and sleeve list and then two bodices so cute here's the line drawing I love all that ruching so much okay back at the envelope what do we have uh stretch knits only such as interlock jersey ity bamboo now that makes me pause because if it is out of that these are like stretchy knits interlock is 100 stretch some jerseys can be as well I would think that if you had a stretchy knit you would not need the situation in the back you would be able to pull that on over your head but maybe I'm wrong maybe that neckline really is that small um so yeah it would be one of those things you wouldn't really know until you sewed it up you know but I would think if your if your fabric is stretchy enough and maybe you have a smaller head than most you would not need to do that extra step in the back I don't know you can always sew it up you know as part of your muslin put it on and see how it goes um and then decide if you need to unpick you know these first few inches but yeah either way lots of really great options for um like lightish weight stretchy um knits they did not include like a um sweater knit in here but if you had like a really lightweight one that would also be really pretty it's just got the most important thing with this top is that it drapes um so if you find a fabric that's super drapey that is what's going to accentuate that design the best so we have thread bias tape for the sleeveless version and don't forget stomach or fabrics has jersey bias tape so if you wanted to maintain the stretch quality of your fabric um go get some of that they have it in tons of colors and then also elastic for this sleeve here great little stash buster view b the sleeveless one is only one in one eighths of a yard which is great for the amount of a statement that that would make um i also love um patterns that use a just a little bit of yardage for like super special fabrics so if you found like i don't know really expensive like mohair or cashmere or something like that you could have a nice high quality top um without breaking the bank all right and then we have bust measurements they are different depending on if there's ruching on the side seam or not um not very much different only an inch different but they are different so 31 to 44 inches remember we're only going to size 22 here and then 32 to 45 and a half so that's that cute i really like that one that will go at the top of my list for sure all right now we have this dress pattern oh my okay i get that the 90s are back this might have been not the best version of the 90s to bring back but we'll take a look so six to 14 and then 16 to 24 back to that original size range um so it doesn't help that they made it in velvet um and i this is like some kind of like two layer sleeve which kind of in this nude color just looks like her undergarments are slipping out i don't know and i'm big on the model's faces like i feel like if the model really likes it you can tell even if they're giving model face you know and she's just like can we please be done i just really want to take this off um the length on it is really pretty it's just i mean it just looks it looks like um oh what's that movie the princess bride which okay i love the princess bride but this is just not the best version of the princess bride you know we could have we could have done the princess bride a little bit more justice but like you know prairie fields milking cows you know that kind of vibe not not not conjuring the most romantic images which i think is what they were probably going for but the dress itself the design itself does have a square neckline which is beautiful um i if you if we can just like hold your fingers over the screen and cover everything of the sleeves and the waist and all that up the neckline is really pretty um it's got princess seams so you know you can get a really really good fit a little bit of a higher waist seam like the natural waist is here this is sitting a little bit toward like empire waist and then i think this skirt is just a line i don't think it's a circle skirt or anything this is an alternate sleeve option where it's like her sleeve in the model on the model but just longer which could be fun um and then you have this version here which i think is the one she's wearing you can see it has the tulip sleeve but then they put this little thing underneath it and it's just not interpreting well uh in these photos it's not reading this does not look like this not to say that this is that much better but it doesn't look like what it looks like on her that's for sure um i'm here for the double layer but maybe like the nude layer looks a little too undergarment um maybe something else in there would be better and then you have this version which is kind of just like completely different altogether you have the high neck with the ruffle so i mean you make two dresses that everything's the same except for this neckline no one's gonna know especially in two different fabrics here's the back it does have an invisible zipper and here is the pattern cover yeah no this is a no i think if i had just seen the line drawings or the illustrations it would have been a little bit better but maybe it's the velvet that velvet is so tough so tough but there's also some kind of pleading happening here in the back which is which is nice kind of like a nod to like a train detail but not really and for those of us that have fuller bums it gives more ease more design ease in the hip in the back um then in the front so that's really nice because then you don't have to worry about sizing up too much and you still get that really slim line in the front which is super flattering all right line or i'm sorry pattern envelope the back of it fabrics they're saying brocade oh i already i don't know about brocade that seems a little stiff like this back detail would stick away from your body like a duck cottons linens rayon satin silks velvet uh i get that they're trying to like this is holiday but i think you can do better in the fabric um choice than they did maybe a burnout velvet if you have to go velvet would be nice hmm thread invisible zipper and then b and c have four buttons which makes me think that it's this sleeve has some buttons at the at the hem two and three quarters two and a half almost three yards for this one so depending on the length and the sleeve and all that jazz will determine fabric requirements it is lined the bodice i think is fully lined so that's good you get a nice pretty finish on the inside and then your finished bust measurements are 33 to 48 and a half so close fitting bust um in a woven fabric so there's that all right next up we've got a dickie set okay so dickies i would argue probably never went anywhere but have had a bit of a revitalization people are realizing that you can make a dickie and have that layered look without all the bulk of having a full shirt underneath you don't know what a dickie is it's basically like a vest um with no side seams so all of this just lays over your shoulders and then you have these little guys here to help keep it around your waist but you wear them uh underswetters they've got theirs like over um blouses um it looks like this has a removable collar like this is quite a set um you can also use dickie patterns as um almost like uh like if you wanted to take for example i'm having a hard time explaining this if you want to take like this design and you want to add it to another pattern like a pattern mash up but you want to have all this design in your bodice you would just take out the bodice from whatever pattern you're using um transfer this to whatever the arm side situation and side seam situation and waist seam situation of the other dresses or the other top is and you can incorporate you can like mash them up together um so they do have some quite look at this little sweet little scallop design um so i'm not gonna knock the dickie because i do this the name is horrible um because i do see a place for them in our wardrobes i don't like how they just like erase their faces my goodness it's so aggressive but i guess that's how it was i don't know look at that no eyes um so give it a try if you haven't before you might be surprised how much you end up wearing them all right we've also got a few other vintage dresses this is a coat or vintage patterns this is a coat and scarf let's just look at the line drawings of these um when there's not models wearing them it's very difficult for me to analyze them for fit because obviously they just draw them how they're supposed to be fitted without any regard at all to how they were actually designed so um for these patterns we'll just skip to the line drawings and analyze them from here but you've got lots of great seeming on this coat my goodness you have bust darts you have two on each side so four waist darts and four fish eye darts and four l or two for each arm elbow darts so this is incredible oh this is the dress version okay and then over that is this coat this is a great pattern so all right you've got the dress right the little fitted dress i don't know this is piping some situation happening there and then you've got this adorable coat with this removable collar how great is that and then here's the back and again look at all these all this shaping you have these shoulder seams uh or darts you have elbow darts again you have back shoulder darts um just three buttons big patch pockets three-quarter sleeves this is a great great great pattern great pattern obviously you can't speak to how it's drafted or how it fits but yeah these these ladies look good you can tell Barry Jackie oh right even the hair love it that is a great coat gosh i love making coats i just i don't have anywhere to wear them you know they do have all the sizes in one pattern too which is also really nice and then this is a dress jumper and a skirt what so fitted dress with french darts love a french dart you've got the four front um these look more like pleats and then in the back you've got the um bodice darts here and then the four but why did we get away from four darts in the back like why do they only do two now do they think that we're not as curvy we're probably currier than ever oh so annoying and then we also have this little like quarter half circle skirt with big patch pockets same bodice um and then we've got just the skirts so you can do just the pencil skirt or just the like floaty skirt so look how cute the jumper is love it so much i'm gonna cinch them waist man they really love to hip back in the day didn't they very cute that is quite the skirt it doesn't look as full in the line drawings but in these illustrations that is like i mean maybe they have an added petticoat or something but that is that is a lot do they have let's see d no they don't have anything for d notions a bcd invisible zipper hook and i yeah they don't say anything about petticoat or anything but yeah that's a very full skirt or all the sizes in one on this too no they split this one up all right so there's your little road trip down memory lane um now we're going into really is this it we got six patterns three vintage we're already into the mommy and me which i normally don't review at all and then we're into accessories and kids clothes costumes doll clothes toys i guess they really put a focus on holiday stuff that has a really cute tree skirt um yeah and then this is bird of style which i have yet to review so oops can we go back to one um so yeah we really only got six patterns dang so let's take a quick look at the mommy and me i guess i feel like i gotta give you guys some bang for your buck uh three i guess three through eight is for the little girl this is why i don't do the mommy and me's i don't understand already i'm already confused extra small through extra large is for the women i guess and then you get this like three tiered dress with a big balloon sleeve i don't know that i would ever buy a mommy and me pattern simply because i would feel like i obviously don't have a me you know i don't have a mini me so i would never use the kids part does that feel wasteful i don't know it shouldn't it should just feel like an extra yeah i don't know why my mind goes there but um this is the only photo we get of people wearing it this is the only one um so if i'm going to analyze the woman's wear version it's not looking good guys i mean this is very wide neckline you can see they filled it in with her hair a little bit but this is like barely on her shoulder you know and probably gaping a little bit too it does look like there's a little bit of gathers there but grown on sleeve and then this is added to that and then this has no darts or pleats or anything happening to give it any shape at all certainly very comfortable but i mean i don't know if it's the most attractive um certainly looks cute when you're wearing it next to your you know precious little porcelain doll of a daughter but um it feels like this is more of a children's design and they were like let's just make it big enough for women too and women didn't really translate that's the vibe i'm getting from this one the other one oh there's actually three okay is this pajamas i hope so yes okay lounge dress that's what to say thank goodness although doesn't this look just like the wilder dress which is insanely popular and every time i see it like uh the listing the website on their website i'm like this looks like pajamas but then i see people's versions that they've made like on their instagram and stuff and i'm like this is so cute it doesn't look anything like pajamas so i really don't know how that happens but you've got this little like drawstring neckline not drawstring but it's got you know gathers um a little button with a loop elastic at the wrist and then it's pretty much floor length maybe high low yeah a bit of a high low stitch happening and then here's mom sure does look comfortable right i don't know about it in like a cotton but sure why not it's a lot of fabric right what are we looking at uh three almost four yards for the longer version b is b the little girl's version i'm so confused or is this just b does that look smaller how does this work yeah a is mom b is kid so i mean you're looking at eight yards of fabric oh no no no no no no no no no no boy they make this confusing so you have your child size is here and your missus size is here and each each person each sized person a child and a woman have two versions oh man and then they give you finished bust measurements although they call them chest for a child which that's interesting but um 34 inches for a child that seems like a lot size three is that 3t i don't know anything about kids clothes you guys who are moms are probably like this girl is like beyond ignorant in this topic yes i am i fully agree i don't know anything this is why i don't review these patterns because then i sound like i sound like a dummy okay we have aprons i actually do like the style of this apron how it just crosses the back there's no ties to come undone or anything and you have all these versions so we've got this little cutie with the pocket this one's more of like you can make this for a guy you know it's like a grilling apron like very manly out of canvas leather straps maybe that would be cool this one has some contrast and come on with the ruffles come on with the ruffles they're a little bit long for aprons but nonetheless here's all your versions aprons are cute okay then we've got this woman's apron this these adorable all the kids clothes so adorable we've got family pajamas okay which are more like a thermal set thermal underwear set knit pants and top i think they're probably using some kind of like rib knit or like i said waffle knit thermal something like that super cute with a little henley a little bit hard to sew but nonetheless and then you've got cuffs cuffs and i'm sure there's a waistband to the tops and the guys even have extra buttons here for you know when they go to i guess i guess that's what that's for oh man this is really going off the rails here this is why you guys stick out stick it out to the very end because this is whenever things get sloppy but we've also got oversized hoodies pants and booties is what they're calling this yeah i'd say oversized they've also got it sherpa lined look how pretty this little fabric is though that is really cute i gotta say um so you get the dress you get with the hood or without you get this guy's top and pants and then you also get the slippers so here she is all bundled up now she does look warm here's the guy he looks warm and happy yeah that's fun and i'm sure that all the sizes come in one yep so you can make one of these for everyone in your family i mean if we look at the envelope back we have finished no they didn't give us finished sizing on this one i was gonna say that that 34 inch size three like this one says 30 30 inches so you can probably make them for kids too right if i was reading the other thing right all right a tween wearable blanket we've got a regency style dress which not gonna lie looks a lot like that red velvet one doll clothes doll clothes i mean what is this even so cute you've got an animal that gives you a hug you've got plush dolls bears and dinosaurs and bunnies and yotas look at that look at that and then animal towels fun a tree skirt these are always fun where you can like make your own um cube like storage and this one has this little hanging doodad and this thing that goes underneath your machine i have one of these i don't use it as much as i should but it also comes with a machine cover um and a little lumbar pillow ironing board cover like lots of fun stuff this is also great um for gifts which i guess is the whole point right and that is not it because look how cute do the girls need this would the girls sleep on this under the blanket part then you have the pet crate cover freaking cute you have aprons for mommy mini me and her doll i need to know i need to know the people that sew this and that wear it we're all three of them put on their apron and you know do whatever they do around the house or wherever they're going like i need to know who who who is that person um accessories uh tabletop accessories and chair pads uh quilted blanket and pillow i wouldn't say that's quilted but nonetheless shades and balances still very much happening in simplicity's world um nurse and doctor uh doll clothes so lots of really interesting things if you start to get into the depths of the holiday release am i right but when it comes down to it we don't have that many new women's wear patterns at all um considering these two are for menswear granted you could make them for a woman um we've really only got three and one of them is a oh lord what happened um so that's a little bit disappointing but considering there was a time when we would just skip seasons all together during the pandemic you know i'll take what i can get thank goodness for me meji though because without her my goodness this is all we would have um but that is gonna do it for me today and like i said earlier in the video i would love to know you guys's thoughts i have gone ahead and um included a link to last week's first impression friday which covered the vogue winter collection so if you miss that um and want to you know geek out over more patterns with me be sure to check that out i've linked it in the description box for you as well but that is going to do it for me today y'all thank you so much for watching and i will see you all very soon bye