In the past days I had a problem with the prototype of my tote bag: I didn’t find a method to prevent rain water from getting in the bag. I decided that a good solution would be to sew a zipper. I’ve sewed zippers before, but this time I wanted to do an invisible stitch, so my final product would look clean. But I had no clue how to make it possible. After I realized how complicated it is to …

About two days ago I started working on my first series of bags. I wanted to create a bag that is cool, a little bit fancy and fitted for cyclists. It took me one month to learn sewing techniques and basic details about designing a bag and now, here I am! I already knew that the day you decide to create a prototype would be a full day of work and I decided to be patient and to work peacefully …

After one week of learning how to use a sewing machine I finally got to make a skirt. Alexandra invited me to her workshop of creating circle skirts. I was so excited to be there and to learn sewing a piece of clothing. Although I want to focus on creating clothes, I started to sew accessories and other ‘basic’ stuff. The workshop was very useful for me because I had no clue about the process of creating a skirt. I …

Saturday morning I got super exited and I wanted to create a personal pouch for my sewing tools. After learning the techniques at Molcush I thought that it would be an easy job. But it wasn’t really… My first difficulty showed up when I chose the fabrics. For the outside I wanted the peach color, but for the inside I wasn’t firm about the choice. When I saw the white fabric with red dots I knew right away it was …

I figured I dislike the days when I struggle to create new products. I’m still in a learning process, I’m gathering information, techniques and experience which I measure by the number of products I’m able to sew by the end of the day. I’m so focused on the number of products that I don’t really let myself be too creative. So that’s why I loved this day, because it was a productive day! I started with sewing a zipper for …

A few days ago Alexandra took me at a fabric shop. In my childhood my mother took me to similar places, but today was a whole different experience. I was really excited to be able to choose whatever fabric I wanted to work with. I had a clear concept in my mind and I knew exactly how I wanted my future dress to look. After two hours spent there, we came back to the sewing shop and started a “creative …

Today I went to my mother’s place and borrowed her sewing machine, her triplock, and some other instruments for tailoring. I felt like it was Christmas Day and I received the gift I wanted the most. I then ran home and planned my project that I’ve already talked about here. With a little help from Alexandra, who gave me some fabric for tasting my skills, I sat down the layout of my first bag created all by my own. Because …

Today, for the first time, I made not one, but two tote bags. After two days at the sewing shop I was able to do all the process without Alexandra’s help. At the beginning I wasn’t so confident, but step by step, I figured I was able to remember all the techniques. After Alexandra and I decided the measurements, I started to draw the model on the fabric. For the first time I used chalk (but I heard that the …

This was a full day of work! Right after I arrived at the shop, I got my directions and I started working on a new product. For this day I had to sew a tote bag, from the beginning to the end. For instance, I received the fabric (it was already cut out) and I had to set the pins on it. This task was easy, because the other day I’ve done the same process. I sew the lines on …

After I decided that I would like to pursue my dream, I thought it would be a good idea to become an apprentice at a sewing shop. I spoke with some people and I found the ideal person to work with and from which I could also ‘steal’ some craft. Alexandra asked me to come at her place the next day. It all happened so fast, and that was a huge achievement for me. I went to Molcush (that’s her …