Cathy Hay

@UCWmQGoSY-lmWlakti_Br3cQ - 138K subscribers

This channel is about building a meaningful life after everything has changed. What does authenticity feel like after you hang up an old version of yourself? For many years I was a historical dressmaker and small business owner. These days I’m more interested in what creativity is for, how we change over time, and how to build a life that actually fits who we are becoming. So these videos are not really about sewing; they're about the inner life of making things. But if you are building a quieter, more honest life these days, you’ll like it here.

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Sewing Room Tour + Hand Embroidered Victorian Coat | Starting Over in Midlife

Sewing Room Tour + Hand Embroidered Victorian Coat | Starting Over in Midlife Cathy Hay

40.8K views - 9 months ago

You Are Doing Enough. Here's Why.

You Are Doing Enough. Here's Why. Cathy Hay

16.6K views - 1 year ago

Coping with Change in Life || First Velvet Panel Complete || Victorian Velvet Coat May 2024

Coping with Change in Life || First Velvet Panel Complete || Victorian Velvet Coat May 2024 Cathy Hay

39.5K views - 1 year ago

The Victorian Velvet Coat Project || #historicalcostuming #historybounding #embroidery

The Victorian Velvet Coat Project || #historicalcostuming #historybounding #embroidery Cathy Hay

31.5K views - 2 years ago

First Look At Some Completed Embroidery || Victorian Velvet Coat

First Look At Some Completed Embroidery || Victorian Velvet Coat Cathy Hay

50.2K views - 2 years ago

When Everything Goes Wrong on Camera

When Everything Goes Wrong on Camera Cathy Hay

6.4K views - 2 years ago

Why Are You Travelling So Much? || A Quick BTS In The Kitchen

Why Are You Travelling So Much? || A Quick BTS In The Kitchen Cathy Hay

17.9K views - 2 years ago

I Started A Business & Made A Reasonable Living At It After Just 17 Yrs lol || Victorian Velvet Coat

I Started A Business & Made A Reasonable Living At It After Just 17 Yrs lol || Victorian Velvet Coat Cathy Hay

96.4K views - 2 years ago

I Made 3 Months Progress In 1 Month || Hand Embroidery for a Victorian Velvet Coat

I Made 3 Months Progress In 1 Month || Hand Embroidery for a Victorian Velvet Coat Cathy Hay

59.7K views - 2 years ago

I Figured Out How To Make One Coat On Two Continents || Victorian Velvet Coat

I Figured Out How To Make One Coat On Two Continents || Victorian Velvet Coat Cathy Hay

35.9K views - 2 years ago

I'm Beginning the Hand Embroidery At Last!! || Velvet Victorian Coat Diary

I'm Beginning the Hand Embroidery At Last!! || Velvet Victorian Coat Diary Cathy Hay

68.7K views - 2 years ago

Travelling With Velvet (I Try It So You Don't Have To)| Hand Embroidered Victorian Velvet Coat Diary

Travelling With Velvet (I Try It So You Don't Have To)| Hand Embroidered Victorian Velvet Coat Diary Cathy Hay

55K views - 2 years ago

I Made An Embroidery Sampler... And Sold Everything Else. || Sewing a Victorian Velvet Coat

I Made An Embroidery Sampler... And Sold Everything Else. || Sewing a Victorian Velvet Coat Cathy Hay

125K views - 3 years ago

Reweaving: The Most Intense Mending Technique Of All (ft. Hairan Zuchelli & Dr Tom Garcia)

Reweaving: The Most Intense Mending Technique Of All (ft. Hairan Zuchelli & Dr Tom Garcia) Cathy Hay

59.3K views - 3 years ago

I Reconstructed a Historical Embroidery Pattern for a Victorian Velvet Coat

I Reconstructed a Historical Embroidery Pattern for a Victorian Velvet Coat Cathy Hay

91.4K views - 3 years ago

How To Embroider A Historical Recreation: The Royal School Of Needlework's advice

How To Embroider A Historical Recreation: The Royal School Of Needlework's advice Cathy Hay

148.5K views - 3 years ago

Sewing A Victorian Velvet Coat: Q&A || #historicalsewing #historicalcostume #sewwithme #sewingforme

Sewing A Victorian Velvet Coat: Q&A || #historicalsewing #historicalcostume #sewwithme #sewingforme Cathy Hay

33.6K views - 3 years ago

When You Have 1000 Ideas But You Can't Choose One

When You Have 1000 Ideas But You Can't Choose One Cathy Hay

18.9K views - 3 years ago

1890s Sleeves are Deliciously Extra. But HOW Extra? || Making a Victorian Velvet Coat

1890s Sleeves are Deliciously Extra. But HOW Extra? || Making a Victorian Velvet Coat Cathy Hay

67.1K views - 3 years ago

Stop Being So Hard on Yourself!

Stop Being So Hard on Yourself! Cathy Hay

20.8K views - 3 years ago

Fitting a Muslin Mock Up || 1890s Victorian Velvet Coat

Fitting a Muslin Mock Up || 1890s Victorian Velvet Coat Cathy Hay

64.8K views - 3 years ago

I'm a Suicide Survivor. Here's What I Learned. (It's uplifting, I promise.)

I'm a Suicide Survivor. Here's What I Learned. (It's uplifting, I promise.) Cathy Hay

71.8K views - 3 years ago

Do What You Can Do || You Can Do It || Motivation For Creative Projects

Do What You Can Do || You Can Do It || Motivation For Creative Projects Cathy Hay

26.4K views - 3 years ago

Make a Custom Sewing Pattern With Me || Victorian Velvet Coat

Make a Custom Sewing Pattern With Me || Victorian Velvet Coat Cathy Hay

50.2K views - 3 years ago

This Is What The Pattern Looks Like || Victorian Velvet Coat #historicalsewing #victorianfashion

This Is What The Pattern Looks Like || Victorian Velvet Coat #historicalsewing #victorianfashion Cathy Hay

51K views - 4 years ago

Making a Victorian Velvet Coat || Come To A Fashion Museum With Me || February 2022 video diary

Making a Victorian Velvet Coat || Come To A Fashion Museum With Me || February 2022 video diary Cathy Hay

74.5K views - 4 years ago

Making a Velvet Coat || How to get started on a historical sewing project

Making a Velvet Coat || How to get started on a historical sewing project Cathy Hay

107.9K views - 4 years ago

Costuming Bookshelf Tour + I Picked A New Sewing Project Idea

Costuming Bookshelf Tour + I Picked A New Sewing Project Idea Cathy Hay

96.4K views - 4 years ago

Soothe Your Anxiety || Mental Health Awareness || Calming female voice ASMR

Soothe Your Anxiety || Mental Health Awareness || Calming female voice ASMR Cathy Hay

53.3K views - 4 years ago

How To Darn - But Make it Victorian || How to Repair a Hole in Clothes

How To Darn - But Make it Victorian || How to Repair a Hole in Clothes Cathy Hay

71.7K views - 4 years ago

Feeling overwhelmed? || For Highly Sensitive People

Feeling overwhelmed? || For Highly Sensitive People Cathy Hay

54.4K views - 4 years ago

How to Make Time for Yourself and Your Sewing || How to Find Time For Hobbies

How to Make Time for Yourself and Your Sewing || How to Find Time For Hobbies Cathy Hay

46.6K views - 4 years ago

How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others (for good this time)

How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others (for good this time) Cathy Hay

44.5K views - 5 years ago

How to Finish What You Start Every Time || For Sewing projects, Embroidery projects, Craft projects

How to Finish What You Start Every Time || For Sewing projects, Embroidery projects, Craft projects Cathy Hay

109.4K views - 5 years ago

The Art of Expressing Yourself: Creating a Memoir Journal with Sabrina Ward Harrison

The Art of Expressing Yourself: Creating a Memoir Journal with Sabrina Ward Harrison Cathy Hay

19.4K views - 5 years ago

Answering your Sewing Questions from "I Made a Victorian Walking Skirt" + 2021 Plans - while sewing

Answering your Sewing Questions from "I Made a Victorian Walking Skirt" + 2021 Plans - while sewing Cathy Hay

68.1K views - 5 years ago

How To Make This Year Better Than Last Year || Change Your Creative Life With A Journal, part 2

How To Make This Year Better Than Last Year || Change Your Creative Life With A Journal, part 2 Cathy Hay

26.9K views - 5 years ago

Unboxing an Antique Sewing Machine

Unboxing an Antique Sewing Machine Cathy Hay

109.4K views - 5 years ago

I Made a Victorian Walking Skirt and It Wasn't Entirely Quick and Easy (An Ode to Perseverence)

I Made a Victorian Walking Skirt and It Wasn't Entirely Quick and Easy (An Ode to Perseverence) Cathy Hay

262K views - 5 years ago

A Pep Talk for Creative People || Motivation for Artists

A Pep Talk for Creative People || Motivation for Artists Cathy Hay

31.8K views - 5 years ago

What sort of world is this, anyway?

What sort of world is this, anyway? Cathy Hay

13.4K views - 5 years ago

Half Assed is Better than Not at All

Half Assed is Better than Not at All Cathy Hay

25.8K views - 5 years ago

Letter Of Hope | End This Week On A Happy

Letter Of Hope | End This Week On A Happy Cathy Hay

24.9K views - 5 years ago

How to Take Control of your Life (Gently) || Motivation For Introverts

How to Take Control of your Life (Gently) || Motivation For Introverts Cathy Hay

94.8K views - 5 years ago

How to be an Amazing Beginner

How to be an Amazing Beginner Cathy Hay

58.8K views - 5 years ago

How to find the energy to make stuff

How to find the energy to make stuff Cathy Hay

35.4K views - 5 years ago

What to do when projects stall

What to do when projects stall Cathy Hay

23.2K views - 5 years ago

But what if you're NOT creative?

But what if you're NOT creative? Cathy Hay

46.9K views - 5 years ago

I'm a highly sensitive person - and I'm happy!

I'm a highly sensitive person - and I'm happy! Cathy Hay

86.8K views - 5 years ago

When you need to admit that you were wrong

When you need to admit that you were wrong Cathy Hay

72.4K views - 5 years ago

Perfectionism: how to let go for good

Perfectionism: how to let go for good Cathy Hay

20K views - 5 years ago

Watch this when you need permission to rest

Watch this when you need permission to rest Cathy Hay

21.3K views - 5 years ago

How to get out of your own way

How to get out of your own way Cathy Hay

27.3K views - 5 years ago

How to dance with the upside of lockdown

How to dance with the upside of lockdown Cathy Hay

19.6K views - 5 years ago

How to get stuff done in a crisis

How to get stuff done in a crisis Cathy Hay

19.2K views - 5 years ago

How to Win at Life (it's easier than ever)

How to Win at Life (it's easier than ever) Cathy Hay

34.4K views - 6 years ago

Discouraged? What to do

Discouraged? What to do Cathy Hay

64.2K views - 6 years ago

Make It Work | How CosTube's Secret Santa 2019 lasted till Burns Night

Make It Work | How CosTube's Secret Santa 2019 lasted till Burns Night Cathy Hay

74.4K views - 6 years ago

What's your story?

What's your story? Cathy Hay

28.4K views - 6 years ago

How to overcome obstacles (What's up with my voice)

How to overcome obstacles (What's up with my voice) Cathy Hay

264.7K views - 6 years ago