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Hi there! If you are here, you might be interested to know my current dressmaking project. This is a project of making and curating modest clothing I have been doing for a few years now. We might have different views on what and how modesty is supposed to be, but there is certainly a Biblical standard on what is right and wrong when it comes to covering our bodies. I am not here to tell you to ditch your jeans. I am here because I want to share my own journey of creating beautiful modest pieces I would enjoy wearing.
My sewing and designing journey started when I was little. I was sparingly doodling dresses. Later on, my Dad bought me a sewing machine and I started to learn how to sew. It wasn’t easy at all. My sewing machine was an old-style Singer sewing machine that came with a pedal and a table. Oh, I remember the nightmare of the oil! My sewing skill was stagnant but I kept making designs. At one point, I decided to call a tailor. In Indonesia, we have tailors who work from their bicycles. They usually cycle around places to find customers. They cost very little compared to tailors at the shops. So I called this guy, showed him a couple of my designs, and explained what I wanted. He agreed to work with me and he made a blouse and a dress from my designs as a trial. Then, I started selling them online. I did do my own sewing too and I made bags to sell too. One of the most favoured was the sling back in guitar shape. Oh, I so remember that exciting time in life.
Fast forward to 2013, I started using sewing at the Weavery Workshop where I used to work. Mostly making bags, book covers, purses, and other similar stuff. From the end of 2016 to 2017, I wanted to study Fashion Design and began the proses of building up my portfolio. I had the privileged to take part as a designer and maker in a fashion show in Bristol. It was a sweet time. Unexpectedly, instead of a Fashion School in the UK, I ended up in a seminary in the USA later on. Despite the sudden turn, I still sew sporadically. Only recently that I spend more time on my sewing desk again.
There are some sewing plans I have and I keep adding another one on the list. I will take it slowly. It should be an enjoyable learning for me. And if you would like to join the journey, you are very much welcome here.
My Recent Makes (this list will be updated regularly)
To read the story behind each piece, please click the picture.
Most of my old dressmaking projects (before my view of modesty reformed) can be viewed here.
