Want to make your own Lucy & Yak wardrobe? Try this.

It's #MyYearOfMakeDo so let's ... make some Lucy & Yak?! I've been on a sewing journey for the past few years and my memade clothes collection is growing. So... which of these should I attempt to sew myself?

00:00 intro
02:48 Original Dungarees
06:03 Easton Dungarees
07:36 Olly Jacket
09:42 Blake Fleece
12:56 Mini Pini Dress
14:30 Alfie Shirt
15:20 Addison Jeans
18:34 Cole Jeans
20:50 Ragan Jumpsuit
22:55 outro

/// PATTERNS ///

ORIGINAL DUNAGREES

EASTON DUNGAREES

OLLY JACKET

BLAKE FLEECE

MINI PINI

ALFIE SHIRT

ADDISON JEANS

COLE JEANS

RAGAN JUMPSUIT

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[natalieajax-lewis]

Addison jeans! If you can make your favourite jeans you'll be able to rule the world

[late-start-vlogs]

Thank you Leena, because of you I have gotten back into sewing and now i want to experiment with more than just mending, so actually bought my own sewing machine. i'm a bit nervous, but i think that this will be good for me. a friend of mine who's a sewist is glad that i'm not asking her to make anything for me anymore and is willing to help me learn.

[ReyBeltane]

I would love to see a video where you go through all of the clothing items you were tempted to buy or thought you wanted/needed (maybe 6 months into the year?). It would be amazing to see what from your wardrobe you ended up using instead, whether you made something to fill the gap, whether you borrowed from a friend, etc. Also super curious to see a closet shout-out type video rather than a clear-out type, where you talk about what you're wearing most and what has served you best and why, now that you aren't buying new things. Keep up the good, sustainable work! <3

[velmavlogs]

‘Suckle joy from a different teat’ is a metaphor I didn’t know I wanted, but I need 😅

[CS-bnwg]

Lucy & Yak isn't necessarily the style of clothing I would go for, but I think this format/idea of video is absolutely amazing! Finding a good pattern can be a daunting & time-consuming task so showcasing how you went about it and where you found the patterns is really inspiring!

[howisitnot]

I think the Mini Pini would be the perfect project. You have already said you own a lot of these items, but the Mini Pini is the only one that I feel really serves the purpose of this year of make do challenge. It fills a gap in your wardrobe and you have the opportunity to make it work for you!

[meganhorridge]

I very much enjoy the term "adorable pouch"!

[hayleyvonbose]

I vote for the Addison jeans - each leg a different color/pattern! Knock out one of the crotch squares on the bingo board!

[paperboundprotagonist]

Make them all! Make them all!

If I only get one vote, I pick the dungarees. Either is fine.

[missrobinhoodie]

As someone who is lowkey traumatized of buying pants AND as an almost intermediate hobby sewist is TERRIFIED of sewing anything for my legs - please make the dungarees or the addison jeans!!

[fearlessknits]

Oh man, I'd love to have their raglan jumpsuit pattern so I can make them in the kind of lightweight fabrics I really like. I overheat really easily, so summer wardrobe is always a challenge for me.

Also, tip for wheelchair users! I had to move the pockets on my L&Y dungarees so they would be available above my lap strap. Being able to move them easily is a huge advantage of patch pockets over in seam pockets for wheelchair users!

[jamielou]

I made the heyday dungarees and couldn't put my finger on why they fit so much nicer than the originals and then you pointed out the front seam and now it's obvious!! I think it makes them hang straighter on the front so it's less clingy on my belly than the originals! I highly recommend the pattern (with or without front seam) as it's really well written and easy to follow with photos - I've made 3 pairs from one set of curtains!!

[alisonchandler]

Hi Leena! Since you don't like the L&Y mini pini, I would recommend you try to make that pattern in a way that works for you. No matter what you do, I will be here watching. Thanks!

[CottonbyCandy]

The Maison Fauve Bélem trousers are an almost perfect Addison dupe - the belt loop/pleat line on the front matches exactly, which I think would be the trickiest part to duplicate without a pattern. The only difference is the amount of elastic in the waistband.

I vote you try the Original Dungarees first! That way you get to sew a crotch without the pressure of also fitting a waist and hips.

[simonekrings]

The Addison jeans in green to complement ozcore 💚 I feel like they could be the right challenge for a now experienced sewist such as yourself 😉 I'd love to learn to make my own trousers!

[Scarlett-nugh]

Iconic anti capitalist behaviour 👏👏
Probably 95% of my wardrobe is second hand and I'm constantly altering, mending or 'upcycling' with my sewing machine, I've only made one top without a pattern but maybe this is the year to try?!! I love the idea of taking what you like about a piece of clothing and being inspired by it, I would love to make one of these patterns with second hand/salvaged fabric. Whenever I wear clothes I've altered or upcycled I get compliments too! Even tho my sewing is janky af

[elsik]

I say Addison jeans! Also, I don't know how to sew, but you make me really, really want to.

[rochelle]

Funny enough, I was drooling over the Cole jeans last year (more for the wide legs than the pleats) and then decided to McGyver a pair of my brother's old damaged jeans that I had commandeered before he threw them out. (He refused to let me mend the crotch for him: and I quote, "I'm not wearing mended jeans.") I unraveled all the inseam stitching (saved the thread!) and added a panel of denim from an old pair of my own jeans that were too busted to donate. And now they are a baggy wide Charlie Chaplin dream (with amazing pockets because men get amazing pockets just for existing), and I've solved my drooling problem!
Also I vote pinny, but do whatever makes you happiest!

[AnnaDeeDee]

L&Y originals DO have a seam down the middle! (source: I'm wearing a pair right now). You need the seam because of the way crotch seams work on pants. You could skip it on a pinafore, but for bifurcated garments you can't really get the shaping with a flat bit of fabric. So that's why you couldn't find a seamless pattern!

[kasienkabesz]

I vote for Addison pants, love this style!