When I first decided to start this space, I thought I would just document my journey through sewing, pattern making and fashion design. But as soon as I sat down to write my first post, while deciding what I wanted to share, I realised I kept returning to the same ideas.
I am constantly asking “why?” Why does one outfit feel effortless while another doesn’t? Why do some garments suit one person but not another? Why do some handmade garments look beautifully refined while others don’t? Honestly, it’s not all I wonder about. My curiosity spreads into everything – pattern-making, school assignments, styling, fashion design. I have always been the type who needs to know the reasoning behind everything, so that I can make it make sense in my mind.
These are all questions that come from my own experience. Whenever I see a photo of an outfit that really inspires me, the first thing I want to do is race to make it. But we all know how that goes. You draft a pattern, sew the toiles, fit it to yourself, buy the expensive fabric, sew with care and make sure everything is neat and beautiful – just to finish it and find yourself disappointed that it doesn’t look how you’d envisioned. These experiences always make me question why it looks amazing in the photograph, but not on me.
I didn’t just want to make something that looked like the picture. I wanted to understand why it looked that way. I have always been curious about how a garment has a certain feature or how it was constructed.
That curiosity eventually led me to pattern drafting. But with pattern drafting came the same questions. So many pattern-making sources come with how to draft but not why you are doing it. They tell you to draw a line exactly 6cm long or to form an angle of 5 degrees. But my brain doesn’t work by just being told what to do. I need to understand the reasoning. Why is that line 6cm? Is it 6cm for everyone, or just for a specific body type?
This was not only on the internet, but even in books! I just couldn’t leave it alone until it made sense to me, so I researched and researched. I would find some sources that helped, but I also had to take some things from each source and connect them like a puzzle.
After throwing these ideas around in my mind, I finally know what I want this space to become. It’s a place where I explore the decisions behind clothing – the construction, the design, and the choices that make a garment feel right. I’m still discovering, still learning, and still asking why. This is simply the place where I want to explore those questions and share what I learn along the way.