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    Korjaa kestäväksi – Fix-it February

    February 28, 2019 / No Comments

    Käsityön teemavuoden helmikuun haasteessa keskitytään kestävyyteen. Minä päätin luoda kestävyyttä korjaamalla kuluneita vaatteita ja epäonnistuneita ompeluksia.

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  • V8346 wool coat.
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    A wool coat for winter: The Finished V8346 coat

    February 25, 2019 / 31 Comments

    My V8346 wool coat is finally finished. I look back and go through the materials and the biggest obstacles and triumphs during this coat-making journey.

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  • Finishing touches for my wool coat V8346.
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    A wool coat for winter, part 6: Hemming, problems with the facing and the finishing touches

    February 24, 2019 / 2 Comments

    To finish the wool coat, there were some draping issues to be fixed. There was also some hemming and little finishing touches that were done by hand.

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  • Broderie Anglaise blouse
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    Broderie Anglaise blouse – Brodyyripusero

    February 19, 2019 / 4 Comments

    My sewing friend Jenna purged her stash and gifted me this lovely black broderie anglaise cotton. Most of broderie anglaise is white so I didn’t know what to make out of it until I saw this blouse in the Finnish crafts magazine Suuri Käsityö, issue 11-12/2018. The blouse was made of Liberty tana lawn and it had some Christmassy trims on it but I immediately saw the possibilities in the pattern. The pattern has puffed 3/4 sleeves with gathers at the cuff. The mandarin collar has a sweet ruffle and the front yoke has a slit and gathers that start at the bottom of it. I closed the front opening…

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  • Pink Hannah's nightgown by Olabelhe.
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    Hannah’s nightgown in pink

    February 11, 2019 / 2 Comments

    I made a romantic nightgown for my daughter with ruffles, pleats and lace. The pattern I used was Hannah's nightgown by Olabelhe.

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  • Gray tee-shirt bra.
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    A grey teeshirt bra and panties

    February 6, 2019 / 5 Comments

    How to cover the cups of a teeshirt bra. How to add lace to the cups and how to cover bra straps with fabric? Here is how I made my teeshirt bra.

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  • Lekala dress 4484
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    Gala dress with Lekala #4484

    February 3, 2019 / 4 Comments

    I made Lekala #4484 dress for the Emma gaala. For a custom-sized pattern, there was a lot of fitting to be done but the result was a nice cocktail dress.

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