year-end post/my 2017 in sewing

here we are again, at the end of one year.

i think i managed to stick to my resolution this year to only sew what i needed, or what i knew i would wear over and over again. but with that, sadly, it means that i very rarely posted anything anymore here in my blog. i am still keeping it open though, and had many times contemplated to write something, anything that came up to my mind, only to then forget about it. i had been extremely busy at work, rekindled my other hobby that i hadn’t done for almost a decade (not gonna keep you in suspense, the other hobby is called ‘singing’ 😀 ), so between those two things i barely had any time to visit my blog or anyone else’s.

but since i’ve always posted my year in sewing, i don’t want to stop the tradition now. 😀 plus, i actually did some more sewing project this year that i had not posted about yet, so i’ll try to put them all here in one last post of the year!

first off, i have a new story to tell. my transformation to be a true Finn is almost done now, as i am becoming more and more dull in terms of colours and shapes. 😀 LOL. that is to say, i have been more and more inclined to wearing solid colours and black is no exception *gasp*. a few weeks ago i suddenly became interested into biker jackets… as in, black (fake) leather biker jackets. i had never had one in my life, nor even tried it on, but the idea grew on me and when i found a good one with reasonable price, i finally bought it. ME! FAKE LEATHER JACKET! WOOT!

it was not without a dilemma that i got that jacket. but i reminded myself that i am my own best fashion chameleon (ha!) and i can always try new things. it’s not even as permanent as a tattoo (which i also would love to get, one day in this lifetime), so what is the big deal, right? i searched for images on the internet on how to style biker jackets and even asked my friend J if she thinks i would look good in it (plus my mum, haha… really reliable sources!). they both think so, so i went on to get the jacket before i changed my mind.

now before the biker jacket season starts here, i thought it would be a great idea to try styling it with my own taste! here are some that i came up with:

the sweet & feminine way. Zara biker jacket, COS dress and shoes.

the don’t-mess-with-me way. Zara biker jacket & boots, Lip Service dress, Icon skirt, unbranded tights and socks.

the colourful way. Zara biker jacket, self-made skirt & necklace, COS shoes.

the effortless way. Zara biker jacket, New Yorker t-shirt, self-made cardigan, Monki jeans, H&M socks, Zara shoes.

the all dark/gothic way. Zara biker jacket & boots, self-made skirt, H&M tights & socks.

surprise! in some of the pics there are those sewing projects i mentioned earlier.

the first one is a pretty obvious one if you have been following my blog for a while: Marimekko curtains! it had been 4 years since we last changed our curtains, and i’m so glad my husband and i both love Marimekko prints so he didn’t mind this at all. 😉

the second one is this simple cardigan. i made it without pattern, and with instructions from good old J on how to place the arm holes.

see? solid colour? again?the material is linen jersey and i used 1,3 meters of it. as i once said, i don’t really care much for linen usually, but this one actually feels nice on my skin and this colour was pretty rare to find.i’ve been wearing it a lot, as it’s really comfy and handy. i never even knew this colour suits me, so i’m glad i bravely tried it! 😀since the jersey is quite thin, i decided to leave the edges raw (also because i have been super lazy to sew this year, ladida). i think it suits the style anyway, since linen is usually kind of rustic & worn-looking, hehe.

no side seams!

the third and last one for year 2017 is this simple tulle/fake leather skirt.

notice the solid colour, and BLACK. i wonder if my gothic years are actually coming back, hahaha. anyway, the fake leather circles already came with the fabric, sewn on the tulle material. so all i did was sew the side seam, added another fabric (polyester satin) to the top part and inserted a wide rubber band inside the extra fabric. done!

i only used 70 cm of the tulle fabric and the whole width (which was about 1,3 m if you only count the part that has the circles). i have been wearing this a lot of times as well, especially since tulle skirts are oh-so-trendy right now. i love how it’s so easy to dress up a simple t-shirt with this skirt. and i actually look okay in black, i think? haha, oh dear!

and that’s it! it feels lighter both in my heart and my closet now that i don’t push myself to keep sewing things just for the sake of sewing. there are still many unsewn fabrics in my closet though, and i will one day sew them, but the best results for me have always been when i wait for the right moment for the fabric & sewing project to shine and actually wear them at least a thousand times.

here’s a recap of my 2017 in sewing, a short but very meaningful list (as i have worn them all for countless times this year only… except the curtains, LOL!). 🙂

https://saxsilverain.wordpress.com/2017/01/17/simplified/

https://saxsilverain.wordpress.com/2017/01/24/see-what-you-want-to-see/

https://saxsilverain.wordpress.com/2017/02/03/a-study-in-stripes/

https://saxsilverain.wordpress.com/2017/04/16/the-long-awaited-spring/

https://saxsilverain.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/be-like-bambo-shoot/

https://saxsilverain.wordpress.com/2017/05/22/drizzle-ripple-wave/

https://saxsilverain.wordpress.com/2017/06/15/swirl-it-girl/

https://saxsilverain.wordpress.com/2017/08/22/silverain-x-skoci-2/

https://saxsilverain.wordpress.com/2017/08/22/silverain-x-skoci-2/

the all dark/gothic way. Zara biker jacket & boots, self-made skirt, H&M tights & socks.

and lastly: HAPPY NEW YEAR, everyone! hope the next year will be even better for all of us in every sense, and maybe, just maybe, i will also have more time to blog & blog-walk. amen! ❤