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  • My projects
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    • The pleated skirt calculator
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  • Tutorials
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    • Sewing patterns
    • Sewing books
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    • Suomalaisia käsityökirjoja – Finnish sewing books (for free)
    • Käsitöitä 1894-1915
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  • Shop
  • My projects
  • Sewing
    • The pleated skirt calculator
    • The Big List of Sewing Pattern Companies
    • Ompelun suomi-englanti sanakirja
  • Tutorials
  • Reviews
    • Sewing patterns
    • Sewing books
  • Other crafts
    • Kultaraita
    • Pirtanauha-generaattori
    • Crochet
    • Knitting
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  • About me
  • Resources
    • Suomalaisia käsityökirjoja – Finnish sewing books (for free)
    • Käsitöitä 1894-1915

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  • MakeBra DL04 in polkadots and lace
    My projects,  Sewing

    Polkadot bra with Makebra DL04 and matching lace trimmed panties

    December 31, 2018 / No Comments

    I made MakeBra DL04 bra and matching panties out of pretty polka-dot lycra fabric and added pretty lace trims. Some free sewing tips are included!

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    kk
  • Red jersey dress for my daughter.
    My projects,  Sewing

    Designing a jersey dress for my daughter

    December 30, 2018 / 2 Comments

    I designed a simple dress for my daughter and sewed it up using pretty heart-printed organic jersey from Paapii.

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    kk
  • Ottobre design baby clothes from 1/2016.
    My projects,  Sewing

    Presents for little boys

    December 29, 2018 / 5 Comments

    I can finally reveal the garments I made for three little boys on my Christmas gift list. All the patterns were from the Ottobre design magazine.

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    kk
  • Food

    Decorated shortbread biscuits

    December 22, 2018 / No Comments

    Here is a good and delicious recipe for shortbread if you want to make some decorated biscuits that don't spread in the oven.

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    kk
  • My projects

    Christmas ornaments out of soda dough

    December 21, 2018 / No Comments

    Christmas ornaments out of soda dough. Here is the recipe and some ideas.

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    kk
  • My projects,  Sewing

    Designing a dress (part 2)

    December 20, 2018 / 13 Comments

    Here is how the wool dress I designed from the scratch ended up looking!

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    kk
  • Sewing pattern design: Making the princess-seams.
    My projects,  Sewing,  Tutorials

    Designing a dress (part 1)

    December 19, 2018 / 7 Comments

    This is how I designed my winter dress by combining flat pattern cutting and draping.

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    kk
  • My gingerbread house.
    Food

    Gingerbread house of the year

    December 17, 2018 / 5 Comments

    Here is how I made my gingerbread house with the free pattern and a recipe for the icing I used.

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    kk
  • My blush bra.
    Sewing

    Blush lacy bra

    December 12, 2018 / 1 Comment

    This bra took me months to finish! I bought this quite heavy embroidered tulle lace for bra making sometime last spring when I first started making underwear. However, nothing seemed to fit with it. I wanted to make a blush bra and not a white one with blush details. This led me into experimenting with fabric dyes and finding fabric from strange places! The pattern I used was again Pin-up girls Alyssa. Dyeing experiments I used to believe that you cannot dye man-made fibres. Then I found out that there are special dyes meant just for those. Some online sources lead me to try iDye poly dyes by Jacquard, especially…

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  • My blue underwear set. Alyssa bra and Acacia and Frankie panties.
    My projects,  Sewing,  Tutorials

    Sewing a blue lace bra and panties

    December 11, 2018 / No Comments

    I made a foam cup bra that is entirely covered in lace plus matching panties. Here are some of my sewing tips on how to handle lace in lingerie making!

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