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    • The pleated skirt calculator
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    • Ompelun suomi-englanti sanakirja
  • Tutorials
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    • Sewing patterns
    • Sewing books
  • Other crafts
    • Kultaraita
    • Pirtanauha-generaattori
    • Crochet
    • Knitting
    • Paper crafts
    • Food
  • About me
  • Resources
    • Suomalaisia käsityökirjoja – Finnish sewing books (for free)
    • Käsitöitä 1894-1915
  • Home
  • 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
    • Paper crafts
    • Food
  • About me
  • Resources
    • Suomalaisia käsityökirjoja – Finnish sewing books (for free)
    • Käsitöitä 1894-1915

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  • Mönsterfabriken Sara
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    Mönsterfabriken Sara trousers

    July 31, 2019 / 1 Comment

    I practiced my trouser-fitting skills and made the Sara chinos by Mönsterfabriken using cotton chambray fabric. Who doesn't love trousers with big pockets!

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  • My PU foam legform.
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    How I made my legform aka Holly the Halfling

    July 28, 2019 / 10 Comments

    I made a legform to fit my body shape. I used duct tape as a mould and filled the leg form with PU foam that is easy to acquire and makes a pinnable form.

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    Victorian blouse M2045

    July 26, 2019 / 2 Comments

    I love Victorian fashion and this time I collaborated with Minerva Crafts and made this M2045 Victorian blouse with puffed sleeves and pintucks.

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  • Mary Poppins inspired blouse with B6463
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    My Mary Poppins inspired blouse with B6563

    July 21, 2019 / 2 Comments

    After I saw Emily Blunt wearing the beautiful dotty blouse in the film Mary Poppins returns I decided to make myself one with B6563 pattern by Gertie.

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    Sewing bikinis for Mother and Daughter

    July 17, 2019 / No Comments

    I made two bikinis: one for myself using pattern from Suuri Käsityö 6/2018 and one for my daughter using Ottobre design 3/2018.

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  • Zicca Flowerpower dress.
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    Flower power dress for my daughter

    July 14, 2019 / 3 Comments

    I made a 70s inspired dress out of Flowerpower denimlook sweatshirting that I was gifted by Zicca fabrics. Ruffles, denim and flowers work well together!

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    Smoky tee for my hubby

    July 12, 2019 / 3 Comments

    I made my husband a tee-shirt from the book Sy! Urban collection by Jenny Hellström. The Mereen "Usva" cotton jersey was perfect for this make.

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  • My homemade leather sandals.
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    How I made a pair of leather sandals

    July 11, 2019 / 4 Comments

    I made a pair of cute leather sandals. This is a shoemaking project that doesn't require lasts, patterns or any expensive equipment, so read on!

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  • Pattern drafting this orange ramie dress.
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    Drafting my orange ramie dress (a FREE pattern)

    July 9, 2019 / 31 Comments

    It was time for me to practice my pattern drafting skills and I decided to make a vintage-inspired fit-and-flare dress out of rusty orange ramie fabric.

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  • Nude tee-shirt bra
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    A Nude tee-shirt bra

    July 2, 2019 / No Comments

    I needed a nude tee-shirt bra to wear under my light-coloured summer tops so I made myself one using Pin-up Girls Amanda/Alyssa pattern.

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Katja Kuitunen
My herb gardern is full of herbs and we do not hav My herb gardern is full of herbs and we do not have time to eat them all. So, I decided to dry some of them for winter. As a bonus, we have some new kitchen decor! I used curtain hooks to hang the herbs from the curtain rail. #dryingherbs #herbs #gardening #citygarden #cottagecorelife #kitchen #kirchendecor #hangingherbs #yrtit #yrttienkuivatus #keittiö #kotipuutarha #puutarha #puutarhaelämää #kaupunkipuutarha
Today’s shopping. I have been going through pict Today’s shopping. I have been going through pictures of Victorian needlework purses and decided that I need my own. I don’t know how long it will take. The last crossstitch work near this scale took me years but that was decades ago when I was a teenager. Etsy was a good source for Victorian patterns that have been restored and modified to modern embroidery floss. I appreciate that someone has already done the boring work and I can just concentrate on stitching. #embroidery #embroideryfloss #crossstitch #crossstitchersofinstagram #victorianneedlepoint #historybounding #ompelu #koruompelu #kirjonta #ristipisto #muliinilangat
I new post and a new video is online! It's about t I new post and a new video is online! It's about this cute cottagecore pinafore dress that I made. I also made the blouse using the free pattern by @happiestcamperh. #sewing #sewfun #cottagecore #pinafore #pinaforedress #sewcialists #sewistsofinstagram #summeroutfit #linendress #sew #historybounding #peasantblouse #imnottoooldforthis #ompelu #ompeluelämää #essumekko #pellavamekko #pellava #kesämekko #kesäasu
One cooler day and I start thinking about autumn. One cooler day and I start thinking about autumn. Now it’s a good time to fix my old umbrella. It will look so nice in green. #umbrella #repair #sateenvarjo #ompelu #korjausompelu #käsityö #korjaaäläheitäpois
I completely unnecessary project inspired by the v I completely unnecessary project inspired by the video by @darling_desi_ about transforming ugly book covers. This book had a hideous and faded cover the only redeeming feauture being the portrait of the author. (The Finnish edition was printed in the 1980s, so I wasn’t destroying an antique book!) The book itself was interesting describing an upper society English woman’s travels in Finland in the 1890s. I painted the covers white and covered them with handmade paper. I then used decoupage varnish to add the photo and some dried and pressed violets. Finally I painted the title and the author’s name with gold paint. In the back, the white paint left the outline of the original text showing, so I just filled it in with the paint. #bookcrafts #bookdecoration #aestheticbooks #askartelu #kirjanpäällystäminen #bookcover
My first home-grown cucumbers are ready to eat! Th My first home-grown cucumbers are ready to eat! They are quite thorny so they need to be peeled. #cucumbers #homegardening #miniaturegreenhouse #citygarden #citygardening #growingcucumbers #vegetables #gardening #cottagecore #puutarha #kurkut #minikasvihuone #kotipuutarha #kaupunkipuutarha #omastapuutarhasta #kotoilu
I carry a bag of small craft projects whereever I I carry a bag of small craft projects whereever I go. Today I have been switching between #nalbinding and #karelianembroidery. The latter is easy but I am only a beginner at nalbinding. My work is full of mistakes but at least I’m now progressing and not starting from the beginning at every 10 minutes or so! This would be so much easier if I still had my grandmother to teach me. She used to make mittens with this method. #nalbinding #nålbinding #nålbindning #kinnasneula #karjalankirjonta #käsityö #embroidery #redwork
Roman women used to sew their hair into elaborate Roman women used to sew their hair into elaborate hairdos using wool thread. During renaissance, women’s braids were attached in a similar way but they preferred silk ribbon. So, I was nalbinding with a huge wooden needle when my daughter came to complain about her hair not staying in a bun due to lack of hairpins. I just happened to have the perfect tools in hand. A couple of stitches later my daughter had a bun that lasted all the way to the evening! #hairstyle #updo #historybounding #historicalhair #historiallinenkampaus #ommeltunuttura #hätäkeinotkeksii #necessityisthemotherofinvention #nuttura #kampaus #nutturakampaus #kesätukka
I visited Tuusniemi museum and saw many old everyd I visited Tuusniemi museum and saw many old everyday items. The museum itself is located in an old granary that used to store and hand out grain during crop failures. The walls were made super thick to deter thieving. The exact date when the granary was built is unknown but the front door lock has a date 1860. The second pic has birchbark bottles for salt storage. The third one has a collection of old skates. Fourth picture shows a commonly used backpack made out of birchbark. Birchbark was used to make almost anything from bowls ans bags to hats and shoes! The little sleigh was a cute one. The last picture shows a wooden headrest that was used instead of a pillow before regular beds were common. Although one might have had a pillow or something soft over the wood as well. #museum #history #19thcentury #Finland #tuusniemi #maalaiselämää #ennenvanhaan #olddays #historia #museo #tuusniemenkotiseutumuseo
There is a new video on my YouTube channel on this There is a new video on my YouTube channel on this Edwardian blouse that I made using the pattern by @black_snail_patterns and a pair of old thrifted curtains. I love how it turned out. After my daughter's Edwardian outfit I was so in love with the horizontal sleeve pleats that I added some to this blouse as well. Enjoy! #sewing #sewcialist #sewistsofinstagram #historicalcostuming #historybounding #Edwardianfashion #edwardianblouse #blacksnailpatterns #pintucks #laceblouse #historicalsewing #gibsongirlblouse #gibsongirl #ompelu #nähen #sy #couture #ompeluelämää #historiallinenompelu #societehelsinkimembers #aikamatkustusta #historianelävöitys
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