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What: Gemma Sweater by Named Size made: 36 Pattern adjustments: none Materials used: ponte knit in three colours; eyelets and cord; 2cm wide elastic for sleeve openings. Today, on February 24th 2018 - my country - Estonia turned 100 years old. And I really wanted to somehow mark that moment in time to celebrate my homeland and it's people.  I knew I wanted to

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October 10th is World Mental Health Day Attention: if someone else's personal stuff aint your cup of tea, close the window.  Disclaimer: I am not a medical expert, I am speaking from personal experience.  I remember exactly when my first panic attack happened. It was Easter 2008, ferry just docked in Stockholm, Sweden. I was out on the deck having a smoke to pass time

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What: Merckwaerdigh Balcony Underwire Bra.  Size: 75B Materials used: White stretch gallon lace, white mesh for lining, stabilized nylon for the bridge, white lycra for wings, white straight edge underwear elastic, white foe for upper cups edge, white hooks and eye closure, white bra straps elastic. All materials sourced locally (YAAAS). Underwires from bwear.se Pattern Review: (For

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If you've ever been to my 'About' page, you may know I am a 'trained professional'. I have studied tailoring, technical design of clothing and manufacturing, and fashion. My tailor training started from zero basically. For the first half year, we learnt basics - seams, pockets, pattern cutting for skirts and trousers. Somewhere during that first half year (I think it was a month after the

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It all started last year in June with Watson. Sewing a Watson was a lot like getting high. Sometimes it turned out great, sometimes...meh. For a week last summer it was "a Watson a day". I could not stop. That's how addicting bra making was.  Not all was great success. Nude-black Watson: cut and sew foam cups, black power net wings and elastics. All is good, except - I applied

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Disclaimer: Iwas given this pattern for free as a 'thank you' for testing The coastal nature reserve of Pärnu covers 341 hectares of woods, lagoons and coastal meadows. This is also a pasture for cattle or city cows, as well as a favourite nesting place for birds and amphibians.In May, cows are brought here to maintain the meadows as they eat the reed and look adorable doing so. They are

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Disclaimer: I was given this pattern and some notions as a "thank you" for pattern testing What: Boyfriend jeans Pattern used: Morgan Boyfriend Jeans by Closet Case Patterns Size made: 8 Alterations: Added length, slimmed the back leg piece Materials: 100% cotton denim in dark navy; poly/cotton mix for pocket bags, Günterman denim thread. Notions: rivets and buttons from Closet Case

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What: Two piece swimsuit  Pattern: Sophie swimsuit and Noelle Bra Materials: swimsuit lycra, raw elastic, FOE, random lightweight lycra/poly/nylon mix for lining. Wooly poly threads (bad choice btw. Makes the seams thick.) and regular No120 poly thread. This is the FIRST EVER completed swimsuit that I've made

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A year ago today, I lost my grandmother Ella. She died in a hospital bed never regaining conscious after suffering a brain bleed 2 months before. We knew, it was coming. Doctors never really gave us any hope. I remember the exact moment I got the call. I was in a fabric store, trying to decide if I needed that olive green stretch cotton or not. I never bought the fabric. My

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I have noticed something that really bothers me. It seems that not all sewing instructions for outerwear include one small yet VERY important detail - hanging loop.  That's the loop on the collar seam that you use to hang your coat on a hook! And honestly, it is rather mandatory to have that loop in outerwear.  Image from lystit.com In my best knowledge the loop is usually

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What: Nettie bodysuit by Closet Case patterns Size made: straight up 8, no changes except the turtleneck Materials used: cotton lycra, plastic snaps on a ribbon, elastic lace Have you heard, the winter is here?! No not really, but soon! Storks left abnormally early so first cold ain't that far.  I really really wanted a super tight high neck long sleeve top that stays in

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It turns out, bra making is much like getting addicted on drugs. At least in my case. If you by any chance follow me on Instagram then you may have noticed that there was a "another day, another Watson" kind of situation. I just couldn't get enough.  My elastic application has gotten pretty damn good. I sew it closer to the picot edge each time and I think I have figured out the

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Disclaimer: I was given this pattern for free as a "thank you" for testing it What: Morgan Jeans by Closet Case Patterns Size cut: 8 Alterations made to the pattern: slimming the inner back leg a bit Materials used: lightweight 100% cotton denim, cotton shirting for pocketing and lining back yokes, 4 denim buttons This fabric was once again bought from Abakhan Fabrics and found

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If you've read my blog, you know that earlier this year I blogged about FPFW (here and here) and that I was trying to give it a go.  Well, it's a work in progress. The whole idea behind "Five piece French wardrobe" is to consume less "fast fashion" and invest more in items that stand the test of time. And trough all that spend less.  I did a rather unusual thing and kept track

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Can anyone point me in the direction of a tutorial on how to match lace on bras. I searched high and low but came up empty. Maybe I got lost in translation once again.

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Have you ever said that there is something you would never ever do? I have. About lingerie sewing. I once swore that I will never ever sew undergarments.  I once went on a field trip to then Estonias only women's underwear sewing factory. Seeing all those lovely seamstresses managing itty bitty flimsy pieces of lace with skilled fingers left me in awe, and scared to try it on my

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No sewing projects to report. It's not that I haven't been sewing. I have! I just seem to not be able to finish up anything. I have a growing list of things and deadlines that I have to get done, but... yeah. Spring stress maybe?  Definitely on a path to a BIG pile of  UFOs, if you know what I mean. Speaking of UFOs, what is the oldest one you have? Mine is about 3 years old.

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In the first fitting, the coat is of course put on; closure is pinned shut, matching front centers and waist line markings. Then: shoulder pads or fillers are put in, pinned if necessary; balance of the coat is checked. Meaning, the coat should hang on the body so, that the waistline markings are parallel to the horizon; the side seams should be vertically under 90 degree angle with

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Hello, and happy Saturday! YES! I have done it! I've changed my blogs name, and did all the things you need on Bloglovin' to keep you guys with me! Hopefully :) Sad thing is, I have no idea how to set up a redirect for blogger so... all the facebook links DO NOT WORK at the moment. And I have no idea how to deal with feed burners... so give me time, it will all be normal soon. Follow my blog

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In February 2016, Tom Ford and Burberry announce "see-now-buy-now". Meaning, the collections are put on sale immediately after the runway presentation.  Diane Von Furstenberg offered few key items from her 2016 fall/winter collection after the runway show; Gucci few handbags. Why am I even talking about it on my SEWING blog? "See-now-buy-now" may change the face of fashion for good.

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This time, it's ladies tailoring. A double breasted knee length coat for...let's call her - Lady T. Lady T is my friends mom and I've known her for over half of my life. She has always had a great taste in fashion - timeless, with few quirks. I coveted her shoes when I was in highschool...such awesome shoes! The coat is ready for it's first fitting. I still have to make another pair

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Disclaimer: This blog post contains A TON non sponsored, non affiliate llinks. You can find gazillion lists on the web, what are the essential wardrobe basics. Some are very basic, some more glamorous and thus longer.  Those lists are a great starting point for sure, but one also has to consider their lifestyle and the climate where they live in addition to their personal style

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What: double faced boiled medium weight wool blend. What for: a cardigan jacket; or a jacket that has all the comfy characteristics of a cardigan that will be unlined. The fabric dose not fray at all. So... I thought maybe leave the edges raw? Serged? Or should I bind them? The problem is, I did a test run with binding and it left the finished edges kinda stiff... All suggestions and ideas

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We apologize in advance for poor picture quality. All the pics are from my instagram, if not stated otherwise. From top left: polyvore.com, lyst.com, asos.com, choice.com, anthropologie.com As I stated at the beginning of the year, 2016 will be the year I concur swimwear sewing! I have a pretty damn good idea what I want - one-piece with few clever cutouts. I decided to draft my own

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Back in October of 2015, I wrote a post about trying to consume less clothes. You can read it HERE. I conducted a small experiment on my self and the results were kinda obvious actually. I can get buy with just those items on that list AND even muster up a date-night worthy outfit. from here on known as FPFW. What's that? The idea is to (buy) make only 5 pieces per season to add into

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