Light blues

If someone asked me to pick a garment that would best describe me, this would be it. This is me as a coat (:
I think this is because I've been dreaming of a light grey or pastel coat for over a year now and it has had a long time to form. So when the first hints of spring appeared, I pulled myself together and sat behind the sewing machine before it was too late. This project was all about befriending old enemies.
I wanted to achieve a round shoulder but still maintain the coat looking petite and not as if it had swallowed me (I all ready have a winter coat with that effect which I love as well). So I extended the shoulder line and shortened the sleeve cap.
I was also not sure if I wanted a collar or not. As I’m not on good terms with lapels I used it as an opportunity to try something new.
The main fabric is wool and lining is from white viscose that I decorated with dots using a black textile marker.

Kui keegi paluks mul valida riideeseme, mis mind kõige paremini iseloomustaks, siis valiksin ma just selle - mina manlti kujulisena (:
Ilmselt juhutus seepärast nii, et olen juba pikalt unistanud ühest heledast mantlist. Olen unistanud sinna tikandeid või pikemakarvalist tekstuuri, kuid seekord sai ta küllaltki lihtne. Õlgu tahtsin ümaraid, kuid üldmuljet siiski pisikest (mitte mantlit, kes on tüdruku alla neelanud). Pikendasin lihtsalt pisut õlajoont ja lühendastin varrukakaart.
Ma pole reväärkraedega väga sina peal, olen neid küll konstrueerinud ja õmmelnud, kuid see on alati suuremat süvenemist nõudev ettevõtmine. Kuna mantli tegu tuleb harva ette, olin valmis sellele ka rohkem aega pühendama ning võtsin seda ka kui eksperimenteerimisvõimalust. Kelle muu peal siis veel kui mitte enda!
Lõppkokkuvõttes kujunes see projekt vanade vaenlastega sõbrunemiseks (:

I remember sewing this type of pockets as part of a school exam long time ago. It was so tricky and needed a lot of patients and precision that I swore I would never sew them again. Well, here I am, sewing these pockets.. I love the clean look and maybe my sewing skills have developed so I thought I'm ready to face them again. Here are some step-by-step photos of the process.

Mäletan, kuidas ma kooliajal nahast välja pugesin neid taskuid õmmeldes. Tegelikult on nende õmblemisel salarelvaks täpsus ja kannatlikkus. Tol ajal vandusin, et kuigi lõpptulemus on ilus ja puhas, käin neist kaarega mööda, kannatlikkusest polnud haisugi ja täpsuski andis soovida. Siin on mõned pildid seest-õmmeldud-peale-pandud taskute õmblemisest.

Ceramic bears by Helina Nelis (http://www.portselan.eu/) and mittens by Maru (http://kindad.marudesign.eu/).
Portselanist karupoisid Helina Neliselt (http://www.portselan.eu/) ja kindad Marult (http://kindad.marudesign.eu/).

Winter dress / Talve kleit

I was inspired by this Alice + Olivia’s white tweed minidress. Well, inspired to say the least as I ended up copying it with minor adjustments - I dropped the collar, made the skirt part a bit more a-line (maybe not a great move) and not that mini. I used a cream white wool fabric in twill weave witch is usually more durable and drapes well. The lining is made from viscose. After all it is a winter dress.
(I apologize for the scared face on the photos, I was a bit cold)

Märkasin seda valgest tviidist Alice + Olivia minikleiti ühes internetipoes ja ausalt öeldes viksisin selle maha, küll väikeste muudatustega. Kaotasin ära püstkrae ja seelikuosa muutsin pisut a-lõikelisemaks (ilmselt mitte kõige parem otsus) ja pikemaks. Kangaks valisin tasapindse toimse sidusega kreemja villase,  mis oma kudumise tõttu on üldiselt väga tugev ja kandmisele vastupidav, ka keskmise lõngakvaliteedi korral ning hästi langev. Vooder on viskoosist nagu ikka.
(Vabandan oma ehmatanud näo pärast järgnevatel fotodel, mul oli pisut külm)

A pleated skirt

I believe that every girl should own at least one pleated skirt. A white one seems quite time- and seasonless. In winter you can wear it with big chunky knits, summer is for flowy shirts or tank tops.
The pleated fabric is once again a find from Abakhan Fabric's fabric scraps. I didn't even think twice about getting all of this pleated rayon and leaving nothing behind (I'm jealous that way and ended up with approximately 4 meters). Lining is from viscose. There is also an invisible zipper hidden in the back.

Mulle tundub, et igal naisterahval võiks üks klassikaline plisseerseelik kapis rippuda. Valge on päris universaalne valik, igati (hoo)ajatu ning sobib nii mõnusalt hubaste kudumite kui ka õhtuliste särkidega.
Plisseeritud valge kunstsiid on taaskord päris Abakhani kaalurestist ning kahmasin endale kohe kõik, mis sealt leidsin (olen sedasi kade ning lohistasin koju 4 meetrit). Vooder on viskoosist ning seljakeskjoonele peitsin ka peitluku.

Lingerie

Kui pesuprojekti käigus selgus, et teha tuleb ka toode, millel on modelleeritud rinnaosa, sattusin kergelt paanikasse – olin astunud täiesti tundmatusse. Lõige oli juba õnneks varem valmis tehtud ja poes sattus juhuse läbi ka sobilike korvide otsa, niiet terve rinnahoidja tegu osutus oodatust ääretult palju lihtsamaks. Ilmselt kõige raskemaks oligi kõikide vajalike detailide ettenägemine, sest mul ei jaguks ilmselt sõrmi üleslugemaks mitu korda olin sunnitud uuesti poode külastama, sest mingi detail jäi ostmata. Edaspidi olen targem.
Aluspüksid valmisid viimasel hetkel ja etteplaneerimata. Kui mõelda vaid, milliseid ilusaid pitse poeriiulitel leidub, siis ei jää muud üle kui edaspidi jätkata endale ise pesu õmblemist, nii imelihtne on see. Ja nagu paljud meist avastasid, said aluspükstest suurepärased isetehtud jõulukingid!

When I was told during the lingerie project that we had to make a real bra, I got a bit anxious – this was a foreign land for me. Luckily I had made a pattern earlier and found some nice cups from a fabric store.
Panties were done at the last minute. I was amazed how much beautiful laces we have in our shops. I think I’ll be sewing my own underwear from now on as it was so unbelievably easy. And as many of us discovered - perfect self-made Christmas presents!

Body

Ilusamat ja paremat uut aastat!

Happy new year!

Täiesti uskumatu, kui mugav see on! Pole ammu saanud midagi sellist selga, mida vaevu tunnen. Ma ei imesta, kui ükskord unustangi selle selga panna.. Varem oli mu garderoobis vaid kaks eset, mida oleks võinud nimetada omamoodi body’ks. Valged, pitsilised ja maksid kirbuturul 1 Eesti krooni.
Nüüd, pesu projekti vältel, tuli mul uus õmmelda. Suhtusin veidi skeptiliselt, sest eelmised seisavad kodus rohkem ilu pärast. Kuna otsustasin teha ikkagi midagi sellist, mida selgagi oleks mõnus panna, siis tuleb valida pehme ja hea kangas. Leidsingi äärmiselt mõnusa musta viskoosist trikotaaž-kanga, millele lisaks soetasin ka erinevaid kumme, haagid ning kuldseid pärleid, mida varrukasuu servale tikkida.

I still can’t believe how comfortable it feels and how you can hardly notice it while wearing. I’m not surprised if I forget to wear it someday.
I previously owned two somewhat called bodies. White, lacy and cost me only 0,064 euros on a flea market.
Now I had to sew another during one of my school projects. I was a bit skeptical at first because my previous bodies serve more of a decorative purpose. As I decided to make something I would actually wear, I had to have a very skin-friendly fabric. So I found a black jersey made of viscose, in addition I also had to purchase different types of elastic bands, hooks and golden pearls for embellishment.