Me Made May 2016: Day 17

Hi everybody!

So today am going to show the top I wore so many times before, but never talked about..

I wonder now why did I not show the top much earlier in the month?

Well, the top is made of maroon pure cotton fabric..

The top has overlapping front..

The neck is closed and gradually going straight down as in front open tops; has taken a curve and reached the left waist,

And is secured there with a knot in golden cords.

I like the fabric buttons I made which are held by golden loops..

The neck and sleeves are also embellished with little border with

white, black and gold..

Hope you all like it..

The maroon and gold have a regal touch..

See you tomorrow..

Me Made May 2016: Day 16

Hi Everyone!

Its bit cloudy and breezy today! Respite from the summer heat here!

Today am wearing..

The entire set of upper Kurta and lower Churidaar are me made..

The Kurta is made of pure cotton handloom fabric with thick cords of pale green and white woven in stripes..

The yoke is built with the two pieces of same fabric overlapping each other..

So there is a small collar, and the neck starts of straight down and end in "V" of yoke..

The sleeves and yoke are embroidered with black and maroon threads in Sindhi embroidery by my mother..

Light cotton, especially for the summers..

Cool?

See you tomorrow with the top I wore so often but never told you about..

Me Made May 2016: Day 15

Hi Everybody!

Today is sunday, lazy day?

Well today am showing you a long flowing skirt..

The second image was badly exposed, and this is all that I could salvage..

Wanted to show you that the skirt has great flare at the bottom..

The skirt is made of reused or recycled silk saree of my mother..

As the fabric is pure silk the skirt itself is very soft, light and flowing..

It was very easy to make..

Put multiple darts on the top to get the desired waist band length, and then add the elastic to waist..

The bottom of skirt is about three and a half metres in girth..

It looks great with tight fitting tops..

See you tomorrow!

Me Made May 2016: Day 14

Hi Everyone!

Hope You all have a lovely bright happy day today!

I once went to a shopping mall and saw a similar top on one of the high end showrooms..

I kept the image in my mind..

And as soon as I reached home drew it on paper.

Then this is what I made with the help of my mother..

The top is made of sunny golden yellow pure cotton fabric

I sew and

My mother did the crochet and embroidery..

O! You must see her speed and neatness in embroidery and crochet.

The sleeves are open, just attached with little pleats on the shoulder.

There is just one hook concealed by crochet in front.

The crochet highlights the sleeves, neck and lower border..

Clover leaves are embroidered on chest, back and near lower border.

Yellow with touches of green make a very refreshing combo..

The dress instantly peps me up

Hope you too like it..

See you tomorrow..

Me Made May 2016: Day 13

Wishing You All a very lovely day today!

As we all know its STRIPES day for Me Made May 2016,

Here we go

In a hurry

Bad pose

But wanted show you the slit..

There is something to tell you about the fabric

This straight skirt is made of Manipuri hand loom wool and cotton mix fabric; in bright yellow, green and black stripes.

In Manipur, India women weave their own clothes on small looms at home. They make a wrap around like dress for the lower part. As the loom is narrow the cloth is weaved in two parts and then stitched together to give the complete width of fabric.

The bordered weaved is in black, which is later embroidered.

Though I bought the complete set on my visit to Manipur, I just used one piece to sew this skirt. 

There are two darts in front and again in back of dress.

I used the fabric such that I get stripes along my hieght

I let the border come to one side,

and let the slit till mid calf lie next to it..

The waist has a zipper and trouser hooks for fitting.

So here I have a traditional fabric in new avataar or look

Have fun today

See you tomorrow!

Me Made May 2016: Day 12

Hello Everyone!

I went out with friends and Arpita scolded me for taking all the pictures in the same place everyday. Well that's the best lit spacious area..Anyway taking the opportunity  I asked her to take my pictures today..

The entire dress is me made..

The kurta(upper garment) is made of factory machine embroidered Kotah(an even weave fine net like fabric) cotton; ofcourse with a cotton same colour lining.

Simple sleeveless A-line kurta from the front

But go back

And

Dori or Fabric ropes tie up the back, and give the dress perfect fit..

The doris are embellished with little fabric cones in the end with small bells..

Everytime I move there is a little tinkle..

The lowers or Churidaar is made of same colour cotton camric..

The Dupatta or drape or stole is yellow Georgette to match the embroidery with a broad border of the same fabric used for kurta..

Mamma gifted me this fabric and I love the colour and the texture..

Cool, summery..

We meet tomorrow again..

Me Made May 2016: Day 11

Hi Everyone!

Me in a me made trousers..

Design my own..

The trousers are made of good quality dark chocolate terricot with more cotton ratio in it..

It is worn with buttons near the waist on one side, (well hidden)..

There is also a pocket on the other side of waist..

What's interesting is the pleats that you see in the bottom part..

Just like churidaar..

So its neat as a trouser and has pleats as churidaar..

Can wear it with western tops

And even with kurtis as I shall share pictures some time this month..

Have a great day and see you tomorrow..

Me Made May 2016: Day 10

Good to see you All here!

Today as I was going out to meet some friends, took these

 pictures..

I love RED..

The kurta is made of red pure cotton self patterned fabric..

This is me made pattern..

The neck starts as closed round, but just near the center becomes "V"

The kurta does not have a separate yoke but in its place,

I have put many pin tucks to give texture to the chest part of the kurta..

giving it style quotient..

The sleeves are slightly puffed in the ends..

I wore this kurta with my semi patiyala salwar discussed on day 2

Smart, casual and very comfortable dress..

Hope you all like it..

See you tomorrow..

Me Made May: Day 9

Hi Everyone!

Its a nice cheerful day..

Am out to the club and hence asked my friend Arpita to take my picture for today..

Its so easy and nice when someone takes your pic..

Both upper kurta and lower churidaar are me made..

The upper kurta is an A-line dress

Made of Off-white factory machine embroidered cotton and Mustard yellow block printed cotton

The sleeves have off-white fabric piping in the end..

In the dress wherever the Off-white fabric meets the Mustard fabric I have added a lace made of moss green and maroon threads.

How does this match?

Moss green goes with my lowers i.e. Churidaar pajama, and

Maroon matches with the block print on the mustard fabric..

What do you say?

Smart dress..Isn't it?

Hope you all have a very cheerful day!

Meet you tomorrow..

Me Made May: Day 8

Hi Friends!

As an extension to yesterday's post

Am going to talk about the top

The top is made of self patterned and printed chiffon fabric

The shoulders before cutting are pulled towards the neck with help of two pin tucks

This gives stylish look to top, space for body and also show shoulder a bit more..

The top is made of just a metre of cloth

Front open and buttoned..

Simple yet very stylish and useful daily wear..

See you tomorrow in something different..

Me Made may 2016: Day 7

Hi Friends!

Today am back with a long gypsy or bohemian style skirt..

 I love the free flowing feel around me..

The skirt is made of printed chiffon fabric taken out from my mother's used saree worn over an underskirt..

Design: Gypsy or Bohemian

Measure the waist at naval level and add some extra inches to make the waist band

As you notice the skirt is made in 5 tiers

Measure the length from naval to heel for total length of skirt

Divided total length of skirt by 5 to get width of each tier

Tier1: Waist measure + 0.5 metre

Tier2: Tier1 + 1 metre

Tier3: Tier2 + 1 metre

Tier4: Tier3 + 1 metre

Tier5: Tier4 + 1 metre

Sew them one after the other as the image drawn with pleats.

Put elastic in waist band

And you are ready to go..

 

The top here is also sewn by me

But let me talk about it tomorrow..

See you then..