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  • Sewing
    • The pleated skirt calculator
    • The Big List of Sewing Pattern Companies
    • Ompelun suomi-englanti sanakirja
  • Tutorials
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    • Sewing patterns
    • Sewing books
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    • Kultaraita
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    • Suomalaisia käsityökirjoja – Finnish sewing books (for free)
    • Käsitöitä 1894-1915
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  • 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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  • Tailoring,  Tutorials

    Re-upholstering a press buck

    May 30, 2020 / 6 Comments

    I re-upholstered an old press buck base. With sawdust and wool filling and a new velveteen cover it now looks like new!

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  • A 1892 chemise
    My projects,  Sewing

    Finnish underwear at the turn of the 20th century – part 2: chemise or “paita”

    May 20, 2020 / 4 Comments

    I made a chemise following drafting instructions from a Finnish 1892 book called Tyttöjen käsitöiden johtamisen ohjeita kansakouluja varten.

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  • My projects,  Sewing

    Finnish underwear at the turn of the 20th century – part 1: Drawers and my hand-crank Singer 12

    May 12, 2020 / 5 Comments

    I made turn of the 20th century drawers using a Finnish pattern from 1892. For sewing, I used my hand-crank Singer 12 from the year 1877.

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  • Potholders and an oven mitt
    My projects,  Quilting,  Sewing,  Tutorials

    Potholders and an oven mitt

    May 10, 2020 / 6 Comments

    I made quilted potholders using a technique my grandmother taught me when I was a child. I also made a matching oven mitt to go with them.

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  • My boater hat
    Millinery,  My projects

    A boater hat and hatpins

    May 7, 2020 / 3 Comments

    I made a cute turn-of-the-20th-century style boater hat in Anne of the Green Gables style. I also made matching hatpins out of old knitting needles.

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  • Home-made buckram
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    Making buckram at home

    May 5, 2020 / No Comments

    I made buckram at home or my millinery projects! You only need linen, water and little something from a grocery store! The whole process was super simple!

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  • Edwardian hatmaking
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    Trying out hatmaking in Edwardian style

    May 2, 2020 / 4 Comments

    Inspired by a hatmaking video by Angela Clayton, I decided to try on hatmaking! With no experience and no proper materials, I made my first hat.

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