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  • Espanjantaudista Käsitöitä ja pukuja lehdessä 1918.
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    Neuvoja espanjantautiin

    March 28, 2020 / 3 Comments

    Käsitöitä ja pukuja -lehti jakoi vuonna 1918 lääkärin neuvoja espanjantaudin hoitamiseen. Juuri itsenäistyneessä Suomessa influenssa lisäsi kaaosta.

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    A Victorian side-button cycling skirt

    March 27, 2020 / 5 Comments

    I made a Victorian side-button cycling skirt out of linen so that I can ride my bike in style. The skirt pattern is a free pattern by Bikes & Bloomers.

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  • Victorian cycling bloomers.
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    Cycling bloomers

    March 21, 2020 / 14 Comments

    I found this free pattern for cycling bloomers by Bikes & Bloomers and decided to give it a try.

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    Chatelaine – a Victorian Swiss army knife

    March 15, 2020 / 11 Comments

    Chatelines were a huge fashion accessory during Victorian and Edwardian times. Often they included various sewing tools that were both pretty and practical.

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  • Käsitöitä 1898
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    More Finnish 19th-century Käsitöitä magazines added

    March 2, 2020 / 1 Comment

    This is a quick update for all of you who are interested in reading old Finnish sewing magazines for inspiration. I have just added 3 whole years worth of Käsitöitä magazines from the years 1897 to 1899 to my archive here. Those are interesting years as they contain a lot of detailed information on dress construction during the period. In real life, I have been digging through the actual magazines and the sewing patterns that came with them at the National Library. After some lengthy discussion with the National Library staff, I have now permission to handle, copy and sort sewing patterns as long as I follow very strict rules…

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