# 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. Sewing · Learning in progress Category: Creative work [Open in the interactive portfolio]() [Français]() ## 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. ### Images and media [Fitting and securing the Enka prototype cover over an existing delivery backpack.]() A red Enka cover being fitted over an existing delivery backpack, fastened and worn. Credit: User-supplied Enka prototype video · short silent clip. ## 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. ### Images and media [A representative pleated silhouette. This is a style reference; my own pair was bought in China and the version I want to make is black.]() External Beaulares product photograph showing dark grey wide pleated trousers on a model. Credit: [Beaulares · SILVANO TROUSER, GRAY. External product image.]() [External hardware inspiration for the planned trouser details. Product reference from A&A.]() External product reference showing different round metal snap-fastener finishes and their components. Credit: [A&A · Metal snap-fastener reference supplied by Zaki. Original product image.]() ## 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.