Sewing · Learning in progress
Learning to make clothes
From shortening trousers to trying to make pieces of my own: an Enka delivery-bag cover prototype, black trousers waiting to be sewn and a jacket planned next.
Start with making things fit
I’ve always liked fashion, but money and confidence often kept me from wearing the more distinctive pieces I liked. Trousers also often needed shortening, so I used to take my clothes for alterations.
That became expensive too. I started shortening my trousers myself a long time ago and have since adjusted larger clothes to fit. In April 2026, I decided to try making complete garments of my own.
A cover for Enka’s delivery bags
I made a basic prototype cover for existing Deliveroo and Uber Eats delivery backpacks, using Enka’s colours and name. It gives the bag an Enka identity without replacing the bag itself.
Rayan, Enka’s CEO, uses this prototype on his daily deliveries. We’d like to make covers for the whole delivery team as Enka grows. For now, it remains a prototype in everyday use.
Another pair, with my own details
My current project is another version of a pair of black tri-fold trousers I bought in China. I haven’t been able to find the brand online. I want to add two extra pockets and some design details of my own.
The plan includes silver-coloured snap details at the folds, with engraving. Sewing is still ahead of me. The images below are references for the silhouette and hardware I have in mind.
Keep learning, one piece at a time
IT projects and life have put the sewing on hold. When I start, I’d like to set aside two or three days in one stretch so I can stay with the piece and avoid losing track.
A jacket is the next piece I’d like to try after the trousers. This is still early work, and I see myself continuing occasionally, making room for it alongside my other projects.