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    Handmade shoes at home? Finnishing my sneakers!

    kk / September 15, 2023 / 1 Comment

    I bought a pair of sneaker soles already a year ago. I had all that fine folk wool fabric I had spent months weaving and I wanted to use the scraps to make something fun and different – so sneakers! How hard could it be to make a pair? I…

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    An autumn blouse for my daughter

    kk / August 28, 2023 / 3 Comments

    I sewed the Helmi blouse from the Tauko magazine (no 3). Made out of cotton sateen from Nuppu print company, it makes a nice autumn blouse.

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    I sewed an Edwardian-inspired summer dress

    kk / August 17, 2023 / No Comments

    I made an Edwardian-inspired summer dress out of linen using the Sedavi pattern by Pauline Alice. I also added some embroidery.

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    Different embroidery stands and why you need them

    kk / August 13, 2023 / 1 Comment

    In order to prevent aches and pains, you need an emboroidery stand. I have two that I use for my projects.

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  • My 1860s elliptical crinoline dress.
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    My Elliptical Crinoline Dress

    kk / July 5, 2023 / 2 Comments

    I made an 1860s elliptical crinoline dress inspired by the painting Women in the Garden by French artist Claude Monet.

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    Try Tabletweave generator – Kokeile lautanauhageneraattoria!

    kk / July 3, 2023 / 2 Comments

    I coded Tabletweave generator that allows you to design your own tablet woven bands!

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  • Crinoline detail.
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    Crinoline mania continues: 1860s elliptical crinoline

    kk / May 22, 2023 / No Comments

    I made an elliptical crinoline from a Truly Victorian pattern.

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  • 1850s crinoline dress and a cape.
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    1850s crinoline dress for my daughter

    kk / May 1, 2023 / 4 Comments

    My daughter and me collaborated to make this lovely 1850s dress and a talma cape. She made the skirt and I made the bodice and the cape.

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  • Victorian tennis costume
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    I made an 1898 tennis costume

    kk / April 28, 2023 / 5 Comments

    I turned some old Ikea duvet covers into a Victorian 1898 tennis costume using an original pattern from La Mode Illustrée.

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    Weaving a Cozy Piece of History – A Finnish Folk Shawl from Start to Finish

    kk / March 14, 2023 / 2 Comments

    I wove myself a traditional Finnish wool shawl. This was a garment that women used to wear when they went outside without a coat.

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  • 10 different types of fabric that you should recognize with your fingertips!
    10 different types of fabric that you should recognize with your fingertips!
  • My antique Singer 15 sewing machine
    My antique Singer 15 sewing machine
  • The Big List of Sewing Pattern Companies
    The Big List of Sewing Pattern Companies
  • The quest for the well-fitting trousers - what I have learned
    The quest for the well-fitting trousers - what I have learned
  • Sewist notebook: Free printable body measurements table
    Sewist notebook: Free printable body measurements table
  • Ironing board cart for your sewing room
    Ironing board cart for your sewing room
  • A fan skirt by Black Snail Patterns
    A fan skirt by Black Snail Patterns
  • Drafting my orange ramie dress (a FREE pattern)
    Drafting my orange ramie dress (a FREE pattern)
  • A wool walking skirt
    A wool walking skirt
  • Making Regency/Empire underthings and a bonnet
    Making Regency/Empire underthings and a bonnet
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