Affiliates, Patternreview, Review, Sewing

Helmi dress with Spoonflower Cotton Poplin Ultra

I was lucky to be sponsored by Spoonflower to test their Cotton Poplin Ultra fabric so that I could share my experiences with you, my dear readers. To test the fabric I made Named clothing Helmi tunic dress…

November 19, 2018

Other crafts, Shopping

Suomen Kädentaidot – Finnish Craft & Design

I spend almost the whole day with my parents browsing the booths at the Finnish Craft & Design fair in Tampere which is the biggest crafts fair in Finland…

November 17, 2018

Patternreview, Sewing

Ruska dress from the new book: Breaking the pattern

I wanted to wear something designed by Named clothing to the launch party of their new book, Breaking the pattern. So, I made the Ruska dress from the book…

November 15, 2018

Review, Sewing

Sew Over It Kimono

I have the book Sew Over It vintage by Lisa Comfort and it has instructions on how to draft a Kimono dressing gown that I wanted to make…

November 11, 2018

10 things, Shopping, Tutorials

10 things I have learned when shopping fabric

I have definitely bought wrong fabrics for wrong projects, bought too little or too much or paid too much. So, here is a list of 10 things I have learned…

November 10, 2018

10 things, Tutorials

10 different types of fabric that you should recognize with your fingertips!

Sewing pattern instructions tells you to use silk or crepe. The first is a fibre type and the second a type of a weave. Here’s some help to the confusion…

November 6, 2018

Tutorials

How to organize your sewing patterns?

If you are like me, you have accumulated hundreds of sewing patterns over the years. If you feel that your collection is out of control you can use my flowchart to organize your sewing patterns…

October 31, 2018

Sewing, Tailoring, Tutorials

A wool coat for winter, part 3: Cutting and interfacing

My winter wool coat project is slowly progressing. This time I cut the fabric and add some very important interfacings to support the coat fronts…

October 30, 2018

Sewing, Suomeksi, Tutorials

Reflective roses – Ruusuheijastimet

The winter dark can be deadly, so I thought ways to make my own reflectors. I made these reflective rose brooches that can be pinned to my coat fronts…

October 29, 2018

Patternreview, Sewing

Pattern fitting and the red ramie dress (Lekala S4103)

I challenged myself to make my friend a well fitting dress that she could wear both at work and at parties. Lekala S4103 was a good starting point…

October 25, 2018

Sewing

In-house patterns Diana blouse in silk

I made a green silk Diana blouse by In-house patterns. Silk deserved French seams and slip-stitching by hand so that all the raw edges were hidden…

October 24, 2018

In English, Other crafts, Suomeksi, Tutorials

DIY flower vase from an upcycled light bulb – Kukkamaljakko hehkulampusta

I show how I turned an old light bulb in to a nice hanging flower vase. Askartelin vanhasta hehkulampusta kivan roikkuvan yhden kukan maljakon…

October 23, 2018

Affiliates, Review, Shopping

My new labels from the Dutch Label Shop

The Dutch Label Shop had contacted me a while ago and offered some labels for me to test and I jumped to say “Yes!”. This is what I got with the voucher they gave me…

October 22, 2018

In English, Sewing, Suomeksi

Ponilettiä (Ponybraids)

Tämä tunika sai inspiraationsa Hellinin Poniletti-joustocollegesta. This tunic was inspired by the Hellin sweatshirting. Kaava/Pattern: Suuri Käsityö 3/2018…

October 18, 2018

Sewing

Rainbows and unicorns dress (Ottobre 1/2018 31. Viivat)

This jersey fabric by Shalmiak caught my daughter’s attention at Ommel 2018 and she begged me to get it for her. It took some time to make the jersey into a dress but now finally my daughter has a dress she fancied…

October 17, 2018

Sewing

Linen jersey Edie top

I found this linen jersey at the factory remnants. There was just enough to make a long sleeved top by combining Tessuti Mandy and SOI Edie top patterns…

October 14, 2018

Sewing, Tailoring

A wool coat for winter, part 2: Toile

I did not even dream of making this V8346 coat without a toile. I may take risks with cheaper garments but this wool was way too expensive for me to skip this crucial step…

October 14, 2018

In English, Sewing, Suomeksi, Tutorials

Scissors case – Saksikotelo

I decided to make a case for my sewing scissors using leather. I have wanted to learn how to sew leather properly by hand. Finally, it wasn’t very hard…

October 7, 2018

Other crafts, Suomeksi

Bracelets – rannekoruja

I made some bracelets using both glass, metal, acai and buri-beads strung into elastic cord. The design came out in accident but I like it…

October 3, 2018

Patternreview, Sewing

Sew Over It Edie top and self-drafted jeans

I made the Evie top from the new Sew Over It Work to Weekend ebook. I also drafted a pair of jeans using my trusted trouser sloper and an old jeans pattern…

October 2, 2018