Ribbon skirt
I sewed a ribbon skirt à la Lena Hoschek. These skirts take inspiration from Austrian folk costumes and are an interesting sewing challenge.
Karelian red pick-up weaving
I learned how to do Karelian red pick-up weaving. This is an old traditional patterning technique that my grandmother used to do in the 1940s.
The twirly princess dress
I sewed the twirliest chiffon dress with a boned bodice, cute puffed sleeves and 15 metres of ruffle at the hem!
A fairytale tulle dress
I designed and sewed an airy tulle dress with a corset bodice for my 15-year-old daughter and patterned the bodice using duct tape!
Pine bark bread
I wanted to find out how the pine bark bread tasted, so I harvested pine bark and baked famine bread!
Gardening overalls
I sewed a nice set of cotton overalls for gardening. I used Julia overall pattern from Etsy and here is my review of the pattern.
The Hunger Dress and the 1860s famine in Finland
I sewed a simple 1860s style dress fit for a farmer's wife and find out how my family survived the Great Famine of 1867-1868.
A 19-teens corset from a 1912 pattern
I created a Titanic-era corset using a 1912 sewing book pattern, adjusting it to fit and adding garters. Watch the process: https://youtu.be/yBq4AwQpfHw.
I was poisoned by a Victorian parasol!
Victorian arsenic green dyes still have a dangerous reputation. Still, even an innocent-looking beige parasol might cause issues. Who knows what chemicals were used to dye and treat this fabric and fringe trim? I had no idea that I should take precautions when I decided to restore this mid-1800s parasol…
Vintage bike restoration
I restored my mother's old and rusty 1970s bike and now I have a vintage bike of my dreams. This is how I did it!
