Izazov - broj 3/The challenge - number 3

Završila sam drugi izazov pre koji dan, što ste mogli pročitati u prethodnom tekstu, ali još pre kraja  tog izazova sam znala da me očekuje novi. Nisam bila uspešna koliko sam želela tako da je ostalo još par stvari koje me opterećuju.

Naime, izazovi mi služe da rešim neke problematične stvari koje se tiču moje garderobe, tj. odnosu prema kupovini odeće, odnosu prema svom telu i garderobi, planiranju i potrebama vezanim za moju odeću, a obuhvatali su do sada takođe moje šivenje u pogledu kupovine tkanina. 

A few days ago I finished my second challenge, what you can read about in the previous text, but even before the end of that challenge, I knew that a new one needs to be done. I was not as successful as I wanted, so there are a few more things left that burden me.

Namely, the challenges help me to solve some problematic things that concern my clothes, i.e., my attitudes about buying clothes, correlation of my body and wardrobe, planning and needs related to my clothes, and so far have included my sewing in terms of buying fabrics.

U ovom trenutku, čak i duže, me brinu dve stvari u vezi mog ormara i mog šivenja. 

Prva stvar je ta da mi fali osnovnih komada u mom ormaru. Pod osnovnim komadima podrazumevam odeću koja se lako kombinuje sa nečim drugim od komada garderobe. Tu se radi najviše o bluzama, pantalona, suknjama i jaknama. 

Pretežno šijem vrlo specifične dezene, ali i modele i ne trudim se da sparim nešto sa nečim. Obično sparujem garderobu sa cipelama, ali to baš i nema puno veze sa mogućnosti kombinovanja odevnih predmeta, tako da pod hitno moram da menjam pogled na šivenje i da to radim obazirući se na već postojeće stvari u mom ormaru.

At this moment, even longer, I am concerned about two things about my clothes and my sewing.

The first thing is that I miss the basic items in my closet. Under essential pieces, I mean clothing that is easily combined with another item of clothing. It refers mostly to blouses, trousers, skirts, and jackets.

I predominantly sew very specific patterns, models also and don't bother to match them with something else. I usually match clothing with shoes, but that doesn't really have much to do with the possibility of combining garments, so I need to change the look at sewing under urgency, and to do this, taking care of already existing garments in my wardrobe.

Druga, vrlo bitna stvar, je moja kupovina materijala. 

Dešava mi se da skoro uvek kupim 4-8 materijala i da do sledeće kupovine ne uspem sve da sašijem (pola uvek ostane u zalihama) pa ponovo kupim još toliko i desi mi se ista stvar. Tako se nepregledni niz kupovine i šivenja pola od kupljenih tkanina nastavlja, a na taj način se samo povećavaju moje zalihe, tako da nije ni čudo da sam došla do stanja u kome sam. Mislim na zalihe, ogromne su i nemam više mesta za dodatne.

Another significant thing is my purchase of fabrics.

It happens that I almost always buy 4-8 fabrics (approximately 7-12 m) and until the next purchase I am not able to sew everything from that (half always stays in stock), and I buy again so much, and the same thing happens. That repeat of buying and sewing half of the purchased fabrics continues, and in that way only my supplies are increased, so it's no wonder that I came to the state I am in now. It is about my fabric stock, it is enormous, and I have no extra space for more.

Zbog dva, gore navedena razloga, došla sam do ideje za novi izazov. 

Narednih godinu dana smem da kupujem materijale samo za osnovne odevne predmete i samo onda kad sam sašila sve iz prethodne kupovine.

Najiskrenije, ovo je neizbežno. U poslednjem tekstu sam napisala da sam kupila nešto materijala, tj. iz dva puta sam kupila, zajedno sabrano, 7 materijala za bluze i 5 za pantalone. To je 12 odevnih predmeta (a možda mi ostane i za nešto više) i dok njih ne iskoristim ne smem da kupim niti jedan metar tkanine.

Kao i kada se radilo o prethodnim izazovima, svesno se prihvatam ograničenja i učiniću sve da uspem u tome da ih se pridržavam. (Postavila sam si i neke druge izazove, ali o tome će biti reći u nekim narednimm mesecima.)

For the two reasons mentioned above, I came up with an idea for a new challenge.

For the next year, I can buy fabrics only to use them for basic garments, and only when I have sewed everything from the previous purchase.

Honestly, this is inevitable. In the last text, I wrote that I bought some fabrics, i.e., all together, 7 fabrics for blouses and 5 for trousers. These are 12 clothing items (and maybe something more), and until I use them, I cannot buy any meter of fabric.

As with previous challenges, I consciously accept the limitations and will do everything to succeed in adhering to them. (I set some other challenges to me, but about that will be written in some of the following months.)

Na slikama koje slede, mogu da se vide nekoliko slika preuzetih sa Pinterest-a, a radi se o inspiracijama za neka buduća dela. U ovom trenutnku mi nedostaju bluze, košulje i pantalone u mojoj garderobi, a svakako da mi treba još koja suknja i jednostavna (jednobojna) haljina.

In the pictures below, from Pinterest, several clothing items can be seen, and these are the inspirations for some future work. At this moment, I do not have enough blouses, button-down shirts, and pants in my closet, and indeed, I need some skirts and simple (monochrome) dresses.

 

Poželite mi sreću da uspem u svojoj nameri jer mi je garderoba trenutno u vrlo šarenom haosu iz koga moram da se izvučem. (Čim se preselimo i sredim ormar za cipele, moraću i povodom toga nešto da menjam, ali o tome uskoro.)

Wish me luck to succeed in my intention because my closet is currently in very colorful chaos from which I have to get out. (As soon as we move and get a closet for my shoes, I have to change something about that too, but about that soon.)

Do sledećeg čitanja

Until next reading

Kraj izazova/End of challenge

18. marta prošle godine sam napisala ovde jednu priču, a njena tema je bila izazov.

Godina dana od tada mi je bila godina raznih izazova, šila sam stvari koje inače ne šijem i koje nikad šila nisam, kupila poneku knjigu o modeliranju, malo više nego inače izučavala materijale, krojeve i modne pravce, a završni račun je bio da imam u ormaru mnogo više garderobe nego što bih kupila da nisam šila, a sve iz razloga da isprobam nešto novo i drugačije, da vidim kakav je kroj, da ... A ponešto mi je i bilo potrebno.
On March 18 last year I wrote a story on the blog, and the theme was a challenge.
A year since then, a year of various challenges, I sewed things that I didn't make and I never did before, I bought a few books about designing, a little more than otherwise studied materials, patterns, and fashion and at the end is that in my closet is much more clothes, and all for reason to try something new and different, to see how some pattern looks, to ... And I needed some things.

IZAZOV

Naime, tada sam odlučila da testiram sebe tako što sam odlučila da godinu dana ne kupim niti jedan komad garderobe. Odlučila sam da period od godinu dana bude od mog rođendana prošle godine pa do ove godine, tj. datum početka i kraja je 1. mart. 

U priči https://ormarjednejelene.blogspot.rs/2017/03/izazov-challenge.html su slike nekog dela moje dotadašnje garderobe koja me nije videla u tih godinu dana, mada to nije tako strašno jer mi se nečesto desi da se vratim nekim starim stvarima koje godinama nisam nosila.
CHALLENGE
Namely, then I decided to test myself by deciding not to buy any piece of wardrobe for a year. I have decided that a period of one year is from my birthday last year until this year, ie the date of the beginning and end is March 1st.
In the story, https://ormarjednejelene.blogspot.rs/2017/03/izazov-challenge.html are pictures of a part of my former wardrobe that didn't see me in that year, though it is not bad because I happen to come back often to some old things which I haven't worn for years. 

Na izazov mi se nije bilo teško priviknuti. 

Ja i inače, ne kupujem mnogo garderobe iz razloga jer mi se retko šta svidi, a ponekad mi naprosto određeni komad nije vredan novca koji bi trebalo izdvojiti za njega jer ga svakako mogu sašiti.

Prodavnice odeće nisam obilazila, volim to ponekad, ali ne moram pa mi to nije teško palo. U današnje vreme sve se može naći i videti na internetu.

Ja ne pratim modne trendove, čak štaviše, ja ih izbegavam. Masovne trendove pogotovo, nikad nisam mogla da se uklopim u masu i da nosim ono što se nosi. Sa druge strane, ja nemam želju da se ističem i da budem uočljiva, ja nosim stvari koje meni prijaju, a sve to zavisi od mog raspoloženja.

Ja ne nosim marke, niti kupujem takve stvari. Situacija je ta da su takve stvari uglavnom precenjene i da je marka najbitnija stvar na takvoj garderobi. Garderobu nosim zbog sebe, ne onoga šta je na njoj. Uvek sam takva bila pa i danas, nosim stvari koje mi prijaju i koje mi se svide, jeftine ili skupe, nije bitno.

It wasn't difficult to get used to the challenge.
And otherwise, I don't buy a lot of clothes because I rarely like anything, and sometimes a certain piece of clothing is not worth the money to be paid for it because I can sew it.
I didn't go in clothing stores, I love that sometimes, but I don't have to do that, so it wasn't hard to me. Nowadays everything can be found and seen on the Internet.
I don't follow fashion trends, even more, I avoid them. Mass trends, especially. That's not me. On the other hand, I don't have the desire to point out and to be noticeable, I wear things because of me, and all this depends on my mood.
I don't wear brands or buy such things. The situation is that these things are mostly overcome and that the name is the most important thing in such a wardrobe. I wear a wardrobe for myself, not what's on it. I've always been like that and today also, wearing things that I like, cheap or expensive, doesn't matter.

Za ovih godinu dana uspela sam da ne kupim ni jedan komad garderobe i nije mi uopšte teško palo, samo sam više šila, ali ne zbog potrebe već nekih mojih dokazivanja i izazivanja sebe.

Ono što sam kupila za to vreme, a ja to ne računam u garderobu, jeste donji veš (6 pari gaća) i čarape. Čak sam dosta blogova pročitala i videa pogledala o šivenju pomenutih, ali šivenje čarapa, iako to neko radi,  mi je potpuno besmisleno, a gaće sam prošle nedelje šila i odlično su ispale, ali priča o njima će tek uslediti (Ostalo je da ih testiram pa ćemo videti da li sam bila uspešna u funkcionalnosti, ne samo u izgledu.).
For the past year, I have succeeded in not buying a wardrobe, and I didn't find that difficult, but I was sewing more, mostly not because of need but because of my proving and provoking myself.
What I bought for that time, and I don't count in the wardrobe, is the underwear (6 pair of panties) and socks. I even read a lot of blogs and watched videos about sewing of the socks, but I didn't want to do that, it is completely nonsensical. I made last week panties and they look great, but the story about them comes in a few weeks (The rest is to test them so we'll see if I was successful in functionality, not just in appearance.).

Neko sumiranje te godine dana izazova bi izgledalo ovako:
Šila sam više nego što bih kupila stvari. Uštedela ništa nisam jer sam kupovala previše materijala, ali to je već tema za neki drugi izazov.
Šila sam neke bitne stvari, ali kako pamtim sebe koja šijem, za sve bitnije događaje sam nosila ono što sam šila (Sve svadbe, slavlja, moje diplomiranje, oba naša venčanja, ...).
Šila sam neke stvari po prvi put, tj. izazivala sam sebe i svoje mogućnosti i znanja (Želela sam to u većoj meri, ali nadoknadiću. Ostalo mi je još da se pozabavim šivenjem donjeg veša što mi je želja da naučim.).
Nisam imala želju da kupujem garderobu, ali sam dočekala kraj da bih kupila farmerice i uzela sam ovih dana čak dvoje. Verujem da ću ih u budućnosti više šiti nego kupovati, ali ipak volim izgled kupovnih.
Sa druge strane, ona koja donosi nedomice, još uvek se borim sa šivenjem osnovnih komada. Nikad nisam šila svakodnevnu garderobu poput majci, potkošulja i gaćica, već isključivo neke neobičnije varijante, ponajviše zbog izbora materijala. Razmišljam u poslednje vreme dosta o tome i pitam se da li to uopšte treba da radim. To je izazov sa te strane da onda stvarno neću imati potrebu išta da kupim, a sa druge strane, nije mi izazov jer mi nije interesantno tako šta šiti.
Još uvek nisam počela da uklapam komade koje šijem 100%, još uvek šijem pomalo haotično po moj ormar. Šijem šta želim i šta mi se svidi i još uvek ne obraćam pažnju na komade koje već imam, tako da je moj ormar pun individualnih komada koje je teško spariti. Na tome pokušavam već duže da radim jer sam svesna svega, ali u toj fazi, pripreme šivenja i ideja, me nekako još uvek više vodi srce.
Možda i zbog navedenog u prethodnom pasusu, ali ja nisam uspela da obučem sve što sam sašila. Moguće da je i razlog taj što sam puno šila, u prvoj godini bloga sam sašila 48 komada garderobe, a moja prethodna garderoba je već bila dovoljno bogata stvarima.
Some summing up that one-year challenge would look like this:
I sewed more. I didn't save anything because I bought too many fabrics, but that's already a topic for another challenge.
I sewed some important things, but since I'm sewing, I've worn what I've been made at all important occasions (all weddings, celebrations, my graduation, both of my weddings ...).
I've been doing some things for the first time, so I challenged myself, my skills and knowledge (I wanted to do it more, but I make it in the future.).
I didn't have the desire to buy clothes, but I waited for the end of the challenge to buy jeans and bought last week two pairs. I believe that in the future I will have more sewn than bought jeans, but I still like the look of purchased.
On the other hand, some doubts are still here.
I'm still struggling with basic pieces sewing. I've never sewed everyday clothes like a shirt and underwear, I make only some 'special' pieces, mostly because of the choice of fabric. I've been thinking about it lately and I wonder if I should do it at all. It's a challenge because then I really should not have the need to buy anything, and on the other hand, it's not a challenge because it's not interesting to me.
I still haven't started to fit pieces that I'm making, I'm still a bit chaotic for my closet, sew what I want and what I like and still don't pay attention to the pieces I already have, so my closet is full of individual pieces that are hard to pair. I've been trying to do this long time because I'm aware of everything, but at the preparing and ideas, somehow I still and only follow a heart.
Perhaps because of the above paragraph, but I didn't manage to wear everything I made. It is possible that the reason is that I made a lot, in the first year of my blog I had sewed 48 pieces of wardrobe, and my previous wardrobe was already rich enough.

Godina izazova je izgledala ovako:
The Challenge Year looked like this:

Jakne i kaput/ Jackets and coat

Suknje/ Skirts

Pantalone/ Pants

Bluze/ Blouses

Haljine/ Dresses

Sašila sam još i jedan džemper i kombinezon.

I sewed one vest and one overall.

Od stvari koje sam šila po prvi put, našle su se za mojom šivaćom mašinom kupaći kostimi i farmerice, a specijalna stvar koju sam sašila je bila 'venčanica'.
From the things I first sewed, there are swimsuits and jeans, and the special thing I was made was 'wedding dress'.

Jedan od bitnijih projekata u godini izazova je bila venčanica, i to za venčanje u crkvi jer smo opštinski deo već bili obavili, vrlo spontano (Udala sam se baš kako sam htela, u neobaveznoj kombinaciji, bojama i čizmama, a haljinu sam izvukla iz ormara svojih šivenih stvari https://ormarjednejelene.blogspot.rs/2016/11/savrsen-materijal-perfect-fabric.html )

Haljinu za venčanje u crkvi sam bila ubeđena da ću sama šiti jer nisam želela venčanicu, a retko šta mi se svidelo od haljina koje sam videla.
Jedna moja prijateljica je organizovala da odemo u salon venčanica nedaleko od nas da bi isprobale haljine. (Bilo je to u januaru, ali šivenje venčanice sam obavila u aprilu pa zato ovde pišem o tome.) Trebalo mi je to iskustvo da bih se odlučila u kom smeru ću da idem u odabiru haljine za tu priliku.
Probala sam 6 haljina.
Haljine koje su se meni svidele su bile dizajnerske haljine, koje je teško bilo nabaviti u kratkom roku.
Jedina koja me oduševila toliko da sam rekla da mi se baš sviđa je na slikama ispod (Nisam postavila ovu sliku i pisala o tome kad sam pisala o venčanici pa sad da iskoristim priliku.).
Haljina je sa potpisom jedne australijske marke venčanica, sad se ne sećam imena. I pored toga što je možda i bilo moguće isporučiti je u kratkom roku koji sam ja imala, ja sam imala poneki razlog još da se ne odlučim za ovu haljinu.
Naime, haljina je prelepa, ali gornji deo me grebao i bio oštar, a ja imam osetljivu kožu pa me to iritiralo. Haljina se i prilično providi, a gornji deo je skroz providan pa sam razmišljala kako da nešto preko nabavim, baš zbog cele ceremonije u crkvi. Kao treće, haljina ima jako lepu liniju i može se dobro kretati u njoj, ali ja sam imala utisak da će me sputavati i da neću moće najslobodnije da se krećem u njoj (Meni je to najbitnije, da me garderoba ne sputava i da ne moram stalno nešto paziti.).
(Ako nekoga interesuje cena je bila oko 2000€. U Nemačkoj se venčanice kupuju, ne postoji mogućnost iznajmljivanja kao što je to slučaj na Balkanu.)
One of the most important projects in this year of the challenge was a wedding dress for the ceremony in the church because the civil marriage was already behind us.
That dress I was convinced that I make alone because I didn't want really wedding dress and I rarely liked the dresses I saw.
One of my friends has arranged for us to go to the bridal store to try out the dresses. (It was in January, but I did the sewing in April, so I'm writing here about it.) I needed that experience to decide which point I would go in choosing a dress for that occasion.
I tried 6 dresses.
The dresses I liked were designer dresses, which was hard to get in a short time.
The only one who thrilled me so much that I said I liked it can be seen in the photos below (I didn't set this photos and wrote about it when I wrote about the wedding dress and now I take the opportunity.).
The dress is with the signature of an Australian bridal brand, now I don't know its name. And despite the fact that was possible to deliver it in the short time I had, I had a few reasons why I didn't decide for this dress.
Namely, the dress was beautiful, but the upper part was sharp, and as I have sensitive skin, it irritated me. The dress is pretty transparent, and the upper part is completely transparent, so I was thinking of getting something over, because of the ceremony in the church. As a third, the dress has a very nice line and I could move well in it, but I had the impression that it would shackle me and that I would not be able to move freely in it (It was the most important thing to me.).
(If someone is interested in the price it was around 2000 €. In Germany, a wedding dress is only for sale, there is no way to rent it, as is the case in the Balkans.)

Tako nekako, poprilično lako sam odlučila da ne želim dugu haljinu, da ne želim čipku (Kupila sam posle organdin i još ponešto.) i da želim nešto praktično (Iako mislim da venčanica ne sme da bude obična i praktična.).

Imala sam određene predstave kako bi haljina trebala izgledati, ali su se one menjale sa mojim raspoloženjem. Za određene nisam našla odgovarajući materijal, dve sam počela pa sam se predomislila (završiću ih u neko skorije vreme), a na kraju sam sašila ono u čemu sam se u tom trenutku osećala najbolje, mada mi se sada ne sviđa kako sam izgledala.
Priča i slike o 'venčanici' su na https://ormarjednejelene.blogspot.rs/2017/05/wedding-dress.html .
So, somehow, I pretty easy decided I don't want a long dress, I don't want a lace (I bought organza and some more fabrics) and I wanted something practical (although I think the wedding dress must not be ordinary and practical).
I had certain ideas about the dress look, but they changed with my moods. For certain models I didn't find the appropriate fabrics, I started two dresses, but changed my mind (I'll finish them at some time), and in the end, I sewed that in what I felt the best at the moment, although I don't like it now.
The story about and more photos of 'wedding dress' are on https://ormarjednejelene.blogspot.rs/2017/05/wedding-dress.html.

Druga interesantna stvar koji sam radila, a bila je potpuno nova za mene, su kupaći kostimi.
Nisam napisala priču o njima jer nisam uspela da se izborim sa slikanjem istih, ali sam uspela nešto tako da slike možete videti i ovde, kao i u priči https://ormarjednejelene.blogspot.rs/2017/09/1-godina1st-year.html.
The other interesting thing I was doing, and it was brand new to me, were swimsuits.
I didn't write a story about them because I didn't succeed to take photos, but I managed something so that you could see some here and in the story https://ormarjednejelene.blogspot.rs/2017/09/1-godina1st-year.html.

Šivenje kupaćih kostima je , ispostavilo se, mnogo jednostavnije nego što sam mislila.
Kupila sam likru i gumu za njih, odgledala par videa kako se šiju, napravila svoje krojeve, kopirajući neke svoje prethodne kupaće i donji veš i sašila ih (Ja sam šila 6 različitih krojeva od 4 različita materijala, a ovde se mogu videti samo modeli koje sam šila.). Mogu se sašiti samo koristeći mašinu za šivenje, ali ja sam za neke šavove koristila overlock jer sam smatrala da će bolje držati (I preporučujem tako.).
Swimwear sewing is, it turned out, much simpler than I thought.
I bought lycra and a rubber for them, watched a couple of videos, made patterns, copying some of my previous swimsuits and underwear and sewed (I sewed 6 different models of 4 different fabrics and here you can see models only, not all of the swimsuits.). They could be sewed only using a sewing machine, but I used overlock for some seams because I thought it would be better (and I recommend that as well).

Sledeći izazov za moje šivačke sposobnosti je bio šivenje farmerica.
Imala sam samo jedne koje su mi odgovarale i bile su mi potrebne. No, dugo sam se dvoumila da li da to radim, misleći da je komplikovano, ali i to se ispostavilo jednostavnije nego što sam mislila. Iskoristila sam kroj pantalona iz Burde, kupila samo teksas materijal, nitne, dugme i rajsfešlus sam imala. Za prvi put sam prezadovoljna kako izgledaju, a mogu se videti u https://ormarjednejelene.blogspot.rs/2018/01/skinny-jeans.html.
The next challenge for my sewing skills was the sewing of the jeans.
I had only one pair that fitted me and I needed them badly. But I wondered if I did it, thinking it is complicated, but it turned out to be simpler than I thought. I used the pattern for skinny pants from Burda magazine, bought only denim,  rest I had. For the first time, it was easy and fast, I'm impressed how it looks good (https://ormarjednejelene.blogspot.rs/2018/01/skinny-jeans.html).

Pre par meseci sam napisala priču o prvoj godini bloga i tada sam se oduševila količinom i raznovršnošću stvari koje sam šila, godina izazova je samo tome doprinela.
Sad kad razmišljam o svemu, godinu dana nisam kupila išta od odevnih predmeta. Vauuu!
Sa ove tačke gledišta, nije bilo teško, čak mi je pomoglo da se nateram da šijem svašta i verovatno da shvatim da mogu sve da šijem i to dobro. Sad kad pomislim, nisam ni primetila da vreme prolazi, a kamoli da je toliko prošlo. I da je došao kraj te priče.
Iako šijem već 19 godina, ja sam još uvek u ubeđenju da moram još da učim, da moram bolje, lakše.
Verovatno da ću posle ovoga nastaviti da ne kupujem stvari ili da kupujem retko, bar u trenutnoj situaciji gde imam dovoljno vremena za šivenje. Inspiracije i materijala mi ne fali.
A couple of months ago, I wrote a story about the first year of the blog, and then I was thrilled with the quantity and variety of things I was sewing, the year of the challenge contributed to it.
Now when I think about everything, for a year I have not bought any clothes. Wow!
From this point of view, it wasn't difficult, it even helped me to sew everything and probably understand that I can sew all that I want and do it well. I didn't even notice that time passes, let alone that it's been so long. And that story came to an end.
Although I've been sewing for 19 years, I still need to be better.
Probably, after this, I will continue not to buy things or buy rare, at least in the current situation where I have enough time to sew. I have enough inspiration and fabrics.

Mnogo je žena, devojaka, osoba koje šiju, a čiji se profili mogu naći na društvenim mrežama ili pak na internetu. Mene su mnoge inspirisale  za ovaj izazov, za neke moje izazove i hvala im na tome.
A lot of women, girls, people who sew and their profiles can be found on social networks or on the Internet. They have inspired me for this challenge, for some of my challenges and thanks them for that.

Nadam se da vam se svidela ova celokupna priča od godinu dana.
Ja već razmišljam o novom izazovu, koji će mi verovatno mnogo teže pasti, ali o tome ću pisati sledeće nedelje.
I hope you liked this whole year.
I'm already thinking about a new challenge, which I think will probably be harder, but I will write about it the next week.

Do sledećeg čitanja
Util next reading

Izazov/Challenge

Već nekih mesec dana razmišljam o ovome.

For about a month I'm thinking about this.

Ja volim da šijem, volim različite stvari, volim da napravim stvari kakve želim, volim da kombinujem, volim... 

Ima vremena kad puno šijem, nekada jer mi je bilo potrebno garderobe, sada mahom više zbog bloga, ali pored toga, uvek šijem za određene prilike (Mislim da nikad ništa kupovno nisam nosila za svadbe, proslave i slično.). Istina, bilo je i perioda kad baš ništa šila nisam jer nisam imala potrebe, mesta, vremena ili sve zajedno.

I love to sew, I love different things, I love to do things the way I want to, I love to combine, ...

There is a time when I sewed a lot, because I needed clothes, now mostly because of the blog, but besides that, I always sew for certain occasions. True, there were times when I didn't sew at all because I didn't have a need, place, time or all together.

Naime, inspirisale su me pojedine internet priče da samu sebe izazovem da ne kupim išta od garderobe tačno godinu dana, već da pokušam da za tih godinu dana šijem šta mi je potrebno (i nepotrebno).

A odlična prilika mi je ovo doba godine jer mi je rođendan bio 1.marta pa sam se odlučila za godinu dana od rođendana do rođendana.

U protekle dve nedelje kako god sam šetala po radnjama (pa i juče), samo mi je to bilo na umu. Sestri, koja je juče bila sa mnom, i mužu pre neki dan, sam govorila tj. ponavljala: Ma neću da gledam, rešila sam da nema kupovine. I rešila sam, pokušaću, a da li ću uspeti, pokazaće vreme, ali imam jaku volju pa da baš vidimo do kada  ću izdržati.

In fact, I am inspired by the certain stories on the Internet to challenge myself not to buy anything from clothes exactly one year, than to try to sew during that year what I need (and don't need).

A great opportunity to me is this time of year because my birthday was on March 1, so I decide for a one year from my birthday until the next birthday.

In the past two weeks when I was at the malls, only that was on my mind. To my sister, who was yesterday with me, and to my husband the other day ago, I repeated: Well I'm not going to watch, I decided not to buy. And I decided, I will try, but if I succeed, time will tell. One thing is sure, I have a strong will so we shall see just how long I'll succeed.

Iz tog razloga sam ovih dana preturala po svom ormaru i slikala ponešto od moje garderobe, tj. stvari koje sam šila. 

Ja nisam modna blogerka, ja ne pratim trendove i ne moram da ih pratim, ja nosim šta mi se svidi i šta poželim. Šivenje mi daje određene slobode da sašijem ono što zamislim i poželim. Materijale kupujem u neograničenim količinama da sam čak pomislila da si ograničim i kupovinu materijala, ali ne mogu baš svega da se odreknem.

For this reason, I searched recently my closet and made some photos of my clothes, but only things that I sew.

I'm not a fashion blogger, I don't follow trends and don't need to follow them, I wear what I like and what I want. Sewing gives me a certain freedom to make what I imagine and wish. I buy fabrics in unlimited amounts and I even thought to limit that, but I can't give up everything.

Do sada sam šila skoro sve.

Do pregledavanja garderobe sam mislila da pantalone najređe šijem, ali ima ih dosta mojih samo sam najčešće u farmericama. Onda je ipak titula najređe šivenih stvari pripala jaknama, kaputima i mantilima. Imam par primeraka klasičnih modela (sivi i crni kaput, bež mantil, ...) i 10-tak materijala za pomenute, ali nikako da mi baš treba tako šta pa da šijem. 

Najčešće šijem haljine, pogotovo letnje. Prebrojah neki dan, u mom ormaru trenutno je oko 60 haljina koje sam šila (Nešto mi malo.)

Nikada, ali baš nikada nisam šila donji veš i kupaći kostim, mada ovo drugo planiram u neko skorije vreme da pokušam.

So far I have sewed almost everything.

Until now, I thought that I sew pants the rarest, but there are a lot of my works in my closet. Then, however, the title of the rarest sewn things went to jackets, coats, and overcoats. I have a couple of classic pieces (gray and black coat, beige trench coat, ...) and about 10 fabrics for them, but I didn't have a big need to sew them.

I sew mostly dresses, especially in the summer. The other day ago I counted them and in my closet at this moment is about 60 dresses that I sewed (It's not too much.)

Never, but never I sewed underwear and swimsuit, although this other is in my plans anytime soon.

Koristim krojeve iz Burde, uglavnom ih prepravim, neke više, neke manje. Navikla sam na Burdu, a probala sam i par drugih časopisa, ali nisam bila zadovoljna. (Malo je reći da od 2005. godine mi samo jedna Burda fali i ne mogu je prežaliti. Trenutno sam pretplaćena pa mi magazin stiže na kućnu adresu, naravno, malo ranije nego na kioske.)

Nikad nisam učila da pravim krojeve sama i to mi je velika želja.

I use patterns from Burda, mainly customize or change them, some more, some less. I'm used to Burda and I tried a couple of other magazines, but I was not satisfied.

I never learned to make patterns alone and it's my big wish.

Stvari koje šijem ne prodajem, osim ako me neko baš ubedi (Prošlo leto sam se rešila više od 10 haljina.)

Nekada sam poklanjala stvari (Jednom je nekih 30-tak mojih košulja prosleđeno na razne strane.), poklanjam još uvek kad se uspem rastati od njih i kad se nekom mnogo svide.

Clothing that I sew is not for sale unless someone really convinces me and the price is always minimal. Sometimes I give things if someone really likes or wants them. 

Na slikama se ne nalaze stvari koje su predstavljane na blogu, a ovo bi otprilike bilo 3/5 mojih šivenih stvari. Neke od ovih stvari su šivene i pre 10 godina, neke su nove, tj. neke su nošene, neke ne pa čekaju svoj trenutak.

On the photos aren't the clothes that were presented on the blog until now, and this in this post should be about 3/5 of my sewn things. Some of these things I sewed 10 years ago, some are from the last year, some I wore, but some I didn't...

Klasične košulje uvek imam po koju u ormaru (ako zatreba).

Bela mi je omalila pa ću ovih dana novu da šijem, a fale mi jednobojne. Sve koje imam su ili pruge ili šarene. 

Prva svetlo plava je jedna od mojih prvih košulja i zbog toga mi je jako draga i jedna od retkih odavno šivenih koja se zadržala ovde. Volim rusku kragnu. Druga je bila kod moje sestre, ali mi ju je nedavno vratila, treću nisam ni nosila, a četvrta je od pre godinu i po, kad sam se preselila i ovde počela da šijem.

Classical button down shirts I have always several in my closet.

I will soon sew white one because I have one and it's small to me. Also, I miss monochrome shirts, all I have are either striped or colorful.

The first light blue shirt is one of my first buttons down shirts and is therefore very dear to me and one of the few long ago sewn which is kept here. I love this collar. The second one was in my sister closet, but I recently got it back. I never wore the third one, and the fourth shirt is almost new, from the time I began to sew in Germany.

Bluze volim jer nisu previše formalne, a mogu poslužiti u svakoj prilici.

Prva i poslednja su novije. Prvu sam šila jer sam materijal već dugo imala, a poslednju jer sam isti model imala, ali u mnogo efektnijoj varijanti (bela na crvene tufne). Drugu nisam nikada obukla, samo sam isprobavala model (Siva haljina na blogu (Stara nova haljina) ima isti izrez.), a treća bluza mi je trebala za kombinaciju sa tamnim teksasom i nju baš nosim.

I like the blouses because they are not too formal, and can be used on any occasion.

The first and last are the newer. The first I sewed because I had fabric for a long time and the last because I had the same cut on another one, but in a different color (white with red polka dots). The second blouse I never got dressed, I only tried the pattern (gray dress on the blog (The old new dress) has the same cut.), and the third blouse I needed to combine with dark denim and I wear it often.

Košulje bez rukava ili sa kratkim rukavima su kod mene praktična varijanta ispod džempera na kopčanje.

Isti materijal od koga je prva sašivena sam šila jednu drugu košulji i posle je poklonila pa sam slučajno u radnji našla samo parče od koga je ta košulja. Drugu obožavam. Jedna od stvari koja se baš zadržala u mom ormaru. Poslednje dve su nove, šivene prošlo leto pa još nisu doživele svoju premjeru.

Sleeveless or short sleeves button down shirt are in my wardrobe the most commonly used with a cardigan.

For the first, I fund in the store only as much fabric as it was enough for this shirt, but I had sewed a different pattern of the same fabric before it. The second I love, one of the thing that is a long time in my closet. The last two are new, sewn past year.

Bluze... To je jedna od stvari koju mnogo volim, pogotovo leti.

Prva je bila haljina, ali se mnogo providila pa je postala bluza. Druga je šivena sa plavim pantalonama (u nastavku je slika), a druge dve su, recimo, nove. Nisam ih nosila, a šila sam ih prošle godine.

Blouses ... It's one of the things that I love very much, especially in the summer.

The first one was a dress, but it was too much transparent and I shortened it. The second is sewn as a pair with blue pants (below is an image), and the other two are new. I didn't wear them and sewed them last year.

Suknje skoro da i ne nosim.

Imam ih, po koji klasičnu, koju široku, koju kratku i samo jednu dugu. Neke sam baš nosila, a neke i nisam. Smeđa čeka ponovo jesen, jesenji je dezen. Dugu imam jer sam imala 6-7 metara tog materijala pa posle duge i kratke haljine ostalo je taman za suknju.

Almost I don't wear skirts.

I have them, a few classical, a few wide, a few short and only one long skirt. Some I wore, and some I didn't. The brown skirt waits again autumn because of autumn colors and fabric patterns. The long skirt I have because I had 6-7 meters of fabric but after sewing long and short dresses it remained enough for this skirt.

Na konto, gore ispričane priče o pantalonama, i nije baš da ih nemam.

Ja sam se oduševila kako mi odela izgledaju, zaboravila sam na njih. Crne pantalone su jedne od prvih koje sam šila, a plave su bile par sa gore pomenutom majcom.

To look back on the above-told story of my pants, it's not that I don't have them.

I'm thrilled how my suits (pants and vest) look, I forgot them. The black pants are one of the first that I made, and blue are sewn with the above-mentioned blouse.

Jakna, sako, ... Već rekoh da ih nema mnogo, to na slikama i možda još koji komad negde. Prvi kaput koji sam šila imam još uvek, ali je odložen u stanu daleko odavde.

Prvi materijal mi je bio prelep kad sam ga kupila, drugo je beli teksas, a sledeće dve jaknice su isti model, s tim što je poslednja bela nova. Šila sam je pošlo leto, a materijal sam kupila kad i onaj za prsluk koji je predstavljen na blogu (I bila oduševljena sa oba, ali se onaj za prsluk skupio.). 

Sakoe imam u tri boje jer su ono što treba imati u ormaru. Krem nisam obukla, ali stoji tu već par godina. Teget je super kombinacija na farmerke i neku majčicu, a može i na košulju ili na odelo.

A poslednja jaknica ovde na slici je najstarija ovde. Šila sam je u isto vreme kad i gore pomenute crne pantalone.

Jacket, coat, ... I already mentioned that there are not many, that what is in the pictures and maybe some other piece somewhere. The first coat that I sewed I still have, but it is not currently in my closet.

The first fabric was beautiful to me when I bought it, the second is white denim, following two jackets are the same pattern, except that the last one white is new. I sewed it last summer.

The suit jacket or blazer I have in three colors because that you must have in your closet. The beige I has never wear but it been in my closet for a few years. The navy is a great combination with a pair of jeans and a T-shirt or button-down shirt.

The last jacket here in the pictures is the oldest. I sewed it more than 10 years ago.

Za kraj je ostala priča o haljinama.

Ja haljine obožavam. U svakoj prilici, u svako doba, svakako.

Neke su stare, neke novije, nema najnovijih ovde, sve su nošene, sve su mi drage...

For the end has remained a story about the dresses.

I love dresses. In every occasion, anytime, in every way.

Some are old, some new, not the latest, all are worn, all close to my heart ...

Prvu haljinu sam odavno šila, a pre neki dan videh u Burdi taj model, drugu mnogo volim. od istog materijala imam i košulju. Poslednje dve sam obuka samo jednom za prilike za koje sam ih šila. Pretposlednja je teksas beli, a dezen je predivan pa nisam mogla da odolim iako mislim da to i nije materijal za haljinu, a poslednja je haljina za zimu od punijeg materijala.

The first dress was made a long time ago, the second I really like, from the same fabric I have also the button down shirt. The last two I wore only once for the occasions for which I have sewed them. The second from the end is from white denim and pattern is so beautiful so I couldn't resist sewing a dress although I think it isn't fabric for it, and the last one is the dress from thicker fabric only for the winter.

Opuštene haljine za svaki dan imam u tri puta većem broju nego što je ovde prikazano. Da se primetiti, uglavnom su to neke hladnije boje za hladnije vreme, ali par njih se može za svako vreme iskoristiti (Teget i sivu sam nosila na baletanke prošlo leto.).

I have casual dresses in three times larger number than is shown here. It is noticeable, that are mostly some cooler colors for cold weather, but some of them can be wear at any time (The navy blue and the gray I wore last summer.).

Haljine sa dugmićima ili košulja haljine. 

Prve dve su pravi primer onoga što volim da nosim i da šijem. Druga je romantična haljina i sa baletankama na nogama izgledam kao curica u njoj. Treću nisam nosila, a tu je već par godina. Poslednja, crvena je košulja haljina od izuzetno kvalitetnog materijala koji se ne gužsva skoro nikako, pegla se jako dobro. (Imam još jednu sličan model, ali od svetlo plavog lana.)

(Da se primetiti da ja obožavam 3/4 rukave.)

Dresses with the buttons.
The first two are a real example of what I like to wear and to sew. The second is a romantic dress and with flat shoes, on my feet, I look like a little girl in it. The third was not worn, and it's already a few years in my wardrobe. The last one, red button down dress is from high-quality material that almost never crowded and the ironing is almost not needed. (I have another one the same cut, but of light blue linen.)
(It is can be seen that I adore 3/4 sleeves.)

Ovo je deo sa haljinama sa svadbi (osim treće). Sad kad razmislim, desilo mi se da su sve svadbe na koje sam išla (tj. nisam bila sprečena da idem) budu leti. Prva je bila sredina avgusta 2010., druga početak septembra 2011. i poslednja početak septembra 2016. godine. Vreme je bilo toplo i pretoplo pa su haljine bile baš odgovarajuće, a i šivene su baš za te prilike. 

Treća haljina je od prošlog leta, a materijal je predivan i boje baš po mom ukusu.

This is part about the dresses for weddings (except the third dress). Now when I'm thinking about it, it happened to me that all the weddings that I attended were in the summer. The first wedding was in mid-August 2010, the second in early September 2011 and the last in early September 2016. The weather was warm or too warm so the dresses were appropriate.
The third dress is from last year, and the fabric pattern is beautiful.

Ja ne volim leto. Ovde gde sam sada leto je hladno, a gde sam pre bila leto je pakleno toplo.

Ali sa druge strane mogu reći, ja ipak volim leto zbog haljina i sandala.

Prve tri haljine su davno, davno šivene. Za prvu sam skidala kroj sa jedne sestrine kupljene haljine, treća haljina je u originalu bila u drugom obliku, ali sam je posle nekog vremena prepravila na sadašnji oblik, a drugu je više nosila moja sestra nego ja.

Zelena haljina je od tzv. kuvanog pamuka. Imala sam ga u 5 boja, a tri su ostale kod mene.

I don't like summer. Where I am now summer is cold, and where I was before the summer is hot as hell.

On the other hand, I can say, but I still a little bit like summer because of dresses and sandals.

The first three dresses are long, long time ago sewn.

For the first dress, I copied the pattern from one from my sister bought dresses, the third dress was originally in another form, but after a while, I restated it to present form. The second one has long been in the closet of my sister and I got it back again.

The green dress is made of cotton which I had in five different colors, and from three of them, I had the dresses.

A za sam kraj su ostale duge haljine. Imam ih 4, toliko ih je i na slici. 

Sve osim treće su od gužvanog pamuka koji se kod mene dobro pokazao za lagane letnje haljine a pogotovo duge. Četvrta je od gore pomenutog materijala kao i duga suknja.

And in the end, there are long dresses. I have 4 of them, it can be seen in the picture.
All except third dress are made of wrinkled cotton which is for me ideal for summer dresses and especially long one. The fourth dress is made of the above-mentioned fabric as well as the long skirt.

Ovo je bio deo mog ormara. I sama sam se iznenadila šta sve imam u njemu.

This was part of my wardrobe. I surprised myself what I have.

Zaključak bi bio:

Moj izazov je počeo 1.3., a to znači da do 1.3.2018. neću kupiti ništa, ama baš ništa od garderobe. 

Poželite mi sreću, dug je to period. 

The conclusion would be:

My challenge has started on March 1, which means that up to 01/03/2018. I shall not buy anything, anything at all from the clothes.

Wish me luck, it's a long time.