Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Parliamentary talking style
Photo by Vahur, 28 December 2012.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Estonian smart camouflage in Russia
If you are estonian in Russia, you better wear some blue, so you can quickly hide. Photo by Aapo Ilves, 12. 08. 2012, Pskov, Russia.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
National Tie
Made of our national skirt fabric, this pattern is from the region of Kadrina-Ilumäe.
You can buy these fabrics from Eesti Käsitöö shops in Tallinn, 3 are located in the Old Town on Pikk street and one smaller in Viru Cenre. They are pricy, but definitely worth the cost.
I was a bit afraid before starting to sew as I had never seen a tie made from this fabric and -- as we are talking about thick woolen fabric -- there could have been a practical reason for it. But in the end it turned out quite well. Please consider that this is the first time I sew a tie, people with more experience will definitely get a better result.
As I couldn't find a good pattern from the internet, I bought a silk tie from a thrift store in The Central Market, took it apart and used it as a pattern.
I would also suggest not to put in the thick white fabric that is in every tie (I really can not rembember the name). Instead I cut out a same shaped piece from lining fabric and used that (it is neccessary for folding).
As for the thickness, it is possible to tie it and wear it. The biggest negative side is that it needs to be (carefully) ironed before wearing (We were too lazy to iron it before taking the picture).
Never forget that the stripes have to be vertical!
Photos by Mare Sabolotny. 10th of September, 2009 in Brussels, Belgium.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
White-Black-Blue
Well... the Dutch got it almost right.
Photo by Mare Sabolotny. 22nd of August 2009 in Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Pre-Viking, Viking, Post-Viking
Dugout boat or single-log canoe (haabjas), viking ship Turm & some modern white trash. Photo by Aapo Ilves. 08. 08. 09. Käsmu, festival Viru Folk.
The Finno-Ugric one-log boat or haabjas in Estonian is probably the world’s oldest boat type and the forefather of modern plank boat. Haabjas was used as a fishing and a transport vessel already during the stone age.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
Butt-Shaped Lake
Butt cheeks, tits, half-a-heart -- everyone sees what they like. Nice lake though.
Photo by Vahur Afanasjev (Kass Ting). June 29, 2009. Somewhere over Estonia.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Hitchhikers
Hitchhiking from Mooste to Tartu. The Photo is taken in Ahja.
Nobody stopped their car. We took the bus.
[Notice the street sign over the street, I just did]
Taken by Liiso 26.04.2009
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