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.

Triibuline maani seelik/The striped maxi

Nagu ikka, avastasin pulma minnes viimasel minutil, et selga panna pole midagi. Tuhnisin läbi oma kangakastid ja istusin masina taha, tulemuseks üks hädavajalik maani seelik.

As always I discovered at the last minute that I have nothing to wear for the wedding.. I went through my fabric stash and sat behind the sewing machine and ended up with this maxi skirt. 

A little dress for sewing

Et toetada oma õmblemishobi sel ajal kui kleinte otsin ning koguda raha mõningate uute masinate jaoks, hakkasin tööle ühes taaskasutuspoes (mistõttu tekib vahel tunne, milleks üldse riideid teha kui neid nii odavalt on võimalik saada).
Et aga peale tööpäeva end mitte väsinuna tunda üritan vaikselt ikka õhtuti õmblusmasina taha saada. Alustasin millestki äärmiselt lihtsast – õmbluskleidist, mille abil kergemini sellesse maagilisse maailma siseneda.
Lootsin, et kuna kleit koosneb tegelikult ainult kahest ristkülikust, saan selle õmblemisega ka kiirelt ühele poole. Kui olin vöökohale juba kummi ära õmmelnud ja kleiti selga proovisin, selgus, et see oli saanud liiga kõrgele ja selle aja jooksul, mis mul kulus selle kummi üles harutamiseks oleksin võinud õmmelda vähemalt veel kaks sellist kleiti. Oh seda kärsitust.

To support my sewing hobby while I’m looking for clients and to save money for some new sewing machines, I started working in a thrift store (which sometimes makes me wonder why make clothes when you can get them so cheap?).
To get into the habit of sewing after work and not feeling drained, I started off with something very simple -  a dress for sewing (so I can slip into the magical sewing mode easier).
My patience was really tested with this dress. When I had sewed the rubber band to the waistline and tried it on, it didn’t feel quite right and I decided to move the waistline. But removing the elastic band turned out to be really time consuming (I could’ve sewed several of these dresses in this time).

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!

Black playsuit

Ammune väike idee leidis lõpuks pesuprojekti raames teostuse. Ülejäänud maailmas 70ndatel populaarsust kogunud ja 2006 taasleitud. Kuigi see jumpsuit’i väike sõber loetakse pigem pesu sekka, ei ole mina veel otsusele jõudnud, kas veedand temaga suvel ka tänavatel aega või võtan hoopis voodisse kaasa. Eks elu näitab.
See konkreetne isend koosneb ülipehmest puuvillast ja natukene läbipaistvamast kunstsiidist, kinnituseks uhke kuldne iludus.

This is an idea from long ago that I managed to make real during a project. For the rest of the world known for being popular in the 1970s and since 2006 has had a resurgence in mainstream fashion. Although it’s a little friend of jumpsuits it’s usually thought as an item of lingerie. I’m not sure yet if I will be walking on the streets with it during summer or taking it to bed instead..
This playsuit is made of unnaturally soft cotton and see-through rayon with a golden button to keep it on.

rayon flowers

Who would have believed that I’ll voluntarily make a blouse out of rayon. And wear it!

I decided to be lazy for a change by taking the pattern from Burda and I did’t even make any alterations.

I would like to thank Marju for making this splendid picture of me eating (: