Sneak Peek at a new video
Added 2023-11-21 21:08:15 +0000 UTCHello wonderful people,
New video coming out very soon. It's a strange topic, but I really did fall in love with sewing machines during the making of this one -- they really are mechanical marvels.
It's missing a few bits of animation, but it's pretty close to final. As usual we'd love to hear your thoughts.
Also, what title thumbnail ideas do you have for this one?
Thanks,
Petr on behalf of Derek and the whole Ve team.
Comments
And I realize it just dropped -.- Damn my schedule and timezones. I know it's generally quite close but can you maybe set a time in the post by which suggestions should be submitted by? :)
Moritz Latuske
2023-11-22 23:43:55 +0000 UTCReally cool! Would love to see even more crafts/tools covered like that. One of those things we can afford to not think about because others put in so much thought for us... Speaking of thoughts: ca. first minute: Narration is great and piques curiosity, possibly have a bit of foreshadowing on how it also influenced consumerism etc. to this day? But visually a little all over the place and rapid. Stock, CGI, B-Roll, CGI, Stock, different stock... @_@ 2:07 Derek doesn't seem thrilled at that "breakthrough" :D maybe lose a few more frames 2:42 Certainly just a preview but it seems to be *extremely* pixelated, especially when viewed at a full screen. Maybe reduce size with the projector effect like the siberian needle earlier? This would also help to keep some movement going here. 2:51 Would be nice to actually be able to better follow which needle is from where if you are digging up all those cool examples 3:07 May be on my end but animation seems to stutter. Re-timed...? Love the fabric background but the blur/DOF distracts somewhat. Either tie sharpness to the 3D camera *or* have a vignette to direct attention. This seems like it does both somewhat, plus the text only being partially in focus may slow down reading. 4:13 I am such a sucker for whenever you bring out models. Awesome. :) 12:38 See 2:42 12:53 and following: Does not really highlight the "dog", especially since we've already seen them in the exact same way in the background of almost all the previous designs, so it does not even stand out just because it's "new". Comping a slow flashing or an outline onto it might be enough. Also movement should be timed to the words, e.g. "grabbing it". (Great animations otherwise btw. All the thread was probably annoying to do...) 13:12 Seems to be a frame missing 13:21 Love the segment in the embroiding shop and how it's all very lowkey and warm colors fitting with a lot of the stock and historical images - and they're even so soft-spoken and respectful when talking about the work :) 15:33 Just throwing out those numbers separately and over the busy crowd shots does not get the comparison across well IMO. Maybe split-screen the two and fill up the bottom of each side to the 15 or 4% mark, respectively. Thumbnail Idea: a rift between one illustration of people in historical clothes and one of people in modern clothing with a stitch starting to form in between, connecting them Looking forward to the release! :)
Moritz Latuske
2023-11-22 23:40:52 +0000 UTCGreat video (per usual). I felt like the beginning (teaser section) gave too much away though. The first 45 seconds are repeated over the next minute and a half which felt repetitious, and the CG at the beginning shows multiple solutions which takes away from the surprise reveal opportunities deeper in the video. Still thoroughly enjoyed overall though!
Aaron Koblin
2023-11-22 06:30:04 +0000 UTCDuring the bronze age one quarter of all working time in society went into making and repairing clothes- more than food or housing! (Danish reconstructive archeology studies from Leire (in the 1970's ?))
Gregor Shapiro
2023-11-22 05:25:23 +0000 UTCThe animation of the dog foot does not synchronize the movement of the fabric with the motion of the foot. (The Devil is in the details)
Gregor Shapiro
2023-11-22 05:21:59 +0000 UTCIn the clip with the demonstration of the first interlocked stich, the previous stich looks different, the bobbin was passed through the loop in another manner. (as small point but as an engineer I noticed.
Gregor Shapiro
2023-11-22 05:16:04 +0000 UTCHaving been in the textile industry (albeit as a wool spinner but non the less in the industry) I have been knowledgeable about stitching for about 50 years. I have not however considered that so few people as you believe know how sewing works. One point: The early sewing (tens of thousands of years ago) were not in textiles/fabric but in leather/skins and in that case often an awl was used to make the holes and the needle with a thread was passed through those holes.
Gregor Shapiro
2023-11-22 05:09:53 +0000 UTCYes, that is fascinating, but how about sock machines? Darn Tough Vermont makes one product and they make it well: Wool socks. There's a fabric-cation (...sorry) technique that can create images and other changes in the fabric by dynamically weaving fine thread from multiple sources. Darn Tough does this for their socks. They even modulate the socks' thickness without a seam (ex: thin on top to breath, thick on bottom for cushion). Your video showed me how clever sewing machines are, but these sock making machines are next level bonkers!
chromicacid
2023-11-22 03:07:01 +0000 UTCI feel like I'm squarely in the target demographic for your channel .. and yes, I have always been slightly mystified by how sewing machines work.. can't wait to watch this.
Shawn Van Ness
2023-11-22 02:40:24 +0000 UTCDavid, it still feels like magic to me, despite working on this video for weeks... Glad you like it! Thanks, Petr
Veritasium
2023-11-22 00:42:29 +0000 UTCExcellent explanation although 2 days from now I'm certain to go back to believing they work through witchcraft 😂.
David Durant
2023-11-21 23:56:28 +0000 UTCMy wife who sews a lot (me very little) sat on my lap as we watched this on my laptop. She was taken aback by the history and how her machine actually worked. We both enjoyed it. Thank you!
Donald J Arndt
2023-11-21 23:04:22 +0000 UTCI *just* bought a Singer Model 242 at an estate sale this past weekend and I've always wondered how they worked. Thank you for the detailed explanation.
Jeff Stoner
2023-11-21 22:45:15 +0000 UTCThank you for this. I have always wondered how they worked. During Covid we were making some masks for our family so I needed to learn how to use a sewing machine. I picked up the basic idea pretty quickly, but the whole time I was watching the needle and thinking about how on earth it possibly worked, and how much smarter some people are than I am to be able to invent such beautiful pieces of engineering.
Aaron Latham
2023-11-21 21:46:05 +0000 UTCThis is a great comment. Need to make this clearer. Thank you Danniel -- Petr.
Veritasium
2023-11-21 21:45:01 +0000 UTCI'm still a little confused on the vibrating shuttle. How is the loop of top thread able to pass all the way around the shuttle without getting caught on the mechanism moving the shuttle back and forth? (9:55)
Danniel Schulz
2023-11-21 21:30:44 +0000 UTCI saw it!
Bartosz Błaszkiewicz
2023-11-21 21:28:28 +0000 UTCThere's so much asmr when viewing sewing machines work! I have wondered the same as to the internal mechanics. On a separate note, I love your videos on probability and I have DM'ed you a probability conundrum I have been struggling with a long time back - eagerly awaiting your response!
Salil Khetani
2023-11-21 21:25:34 +0000 UTC
