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)

Happy new year!

Ilusat uut aastat!

For this year I will set some sewing goals, just to motivate myself and keep me in some kind of a direction. I'll try out some new patterns, get acquainted with different fabrics and materials that I haven't used before, learn some new sewing skills and  revise old ones.
Some of the new garments I would like to try and make this year are men's jacket, swimsuit, corset or something strapless, raglan sleeves, bardot neckline, a coat for myself, more draping. Also I’ll try to finish what has been started and maybe have no unfinished garments by the start of next year (a girl can dream..).

Sellel aastal võtan eesmärgiks katsetada uute lõigete ja sõlmida tutvusi (enese jaoks) võõraste materjalidega, õppida uusi õmblustehnikaid ja kinnistada kõike vana.
Uute projektide hulka kuuluvad näiteks raglaan varrukas, meeste pintsak, mantel/jakk, teksad, korsett/"bustier", ööriided, ujumisriided ja ka üks bardot kaelakaareg kleit. Konkreetsemalt tuleks lõpetada mõned pooleli olevad esemed, näiteks on valmimisjärgus üks trikoo, paar ööriiete komplekti, mis kindlasti peaksid sellel aastal selga saama.

And these books have to be at least read by the end of the year! And maybe some new ones bought..

Ja need raamatud tuleks esialgu vähemasti läbi lugeda! Ja ehk mõned uuedki osta..

Coffee cozy “Rowans”

Coffee cozy II

Christmas presents

The Christmas is done with, some birthdays have passed and I've even had time to be sick. As this year was spent embroidering and embellishing I decided to spend the end of it doing the same. I managed to make two Christmas presents although I hoped that starting in the end of November would have given me extra time to make some more. The two coffee cozies I ended up with will be posted shortly after this post. Firstly I wanted to introduce my new little sewing assistant.

Jõulud on veedetud, mõned sünnipäevadki peetud ja haige oldud. Kuna aasta on möödunud suuresti tikkimise tähe all, siis otsustasin ka aasta tikkides lõpetada jõulukinkide näol. Valmis sain neid kaks, kuigi lootsin, et novembri lõpul alustades jääb aega rohkematekski. Piltpostitused neist ilmuvad peatselt, kuid esmalt tahtsin tutvustada oma väikest õmblusassistenti.

Enjoy the last days of 2014!

Head vana aasta lõppu!

Pärast üleminekut talveajale on pildistamine üha keerulisem. Lisaks veel see temperatuur, mis üha rohkem riideid selja nõuab. Aga sellest hoolimata koguneb rõivaid, mis kannatamatult pildistamist ootavad. Kuniks ma välja nuputan, kuidas kasutada seda vähest valget aega ilma päiksepaisteta, mis meil veel alles on, et rõivad pildile saada, peate leppima pisikeste õrritistega.

After turning our clocks behind an our, photographing seems almost impossible. It has started to get a bit chilly outside as autumn is in its other half. Despite all of this, clothes are still been made and anxiously waiting in line to be photographed. Here are some sneak peaks until I figure out how to take some photos with the little light and barely no sunshine we have left.

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.