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    Random thoughts of the year 2021 and the plans for the new year

    January 5, 2022 / 2 Comments

    I learned many new things and gained new friends during the year 2021. Here are some random thoughts and plans for the future.

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    I made a pair of iron age/Viking shoes

    August 10, 2021 / 5 Comments

    I made a pair of iron age or Viking age shoes out of leather. This is the first step when I delve into a new era of historical dress!

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    Father and son t-shirts and a road trip to Lappland

    July 11, 2020 / 2 Comments

    I made matching t-shirts for my son and my husband. Also a lot of chat about our recent road trip to Lappland, featuring reindeer!

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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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  • Thrifted lace gloves.
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    History bounding and thrift store treasures

    February 27, 2020 / No Comments

    History bounding means wearing history-inspired garments as part of your everyday outfits. Thrift store treasures can be easily combined with garments you have sewn yourself.

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  • My best projects in 2019.
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    2019 in review, part 2: My best projects

    January 2, 2020 / 1 Comment

    Here is the list of my most successful projects from the year 2019. There is quite a lot of variation from historical costumes to e-textiles!

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    2019 in review, part 1: Plans and reality

    December 31, 2019 / No Comments

    How my sewing plans for 2019 turned out? The first part of the 2019 review series looks back to my original plans and compares them to the actual makes.

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  • Winter in Victorian-inspired costume.
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    Winter is here

    November 7, 2019 / 1 Comment

    This morning we woke up and the ground was white. I can hardly believe that we have snow at the beginning of November! Anyway, it was a perfect photo opportunity so I dressed up in my Victorian-inspired costume and headed outside. I threw on my Girasole shawl I knitted 10 years ago and it kept me warm. I have been wearing this Truly Victorian 1898 walking skirt a lot this autumn. It is super warm and comfortable and I love the long skirt swishing behind me. A few weeks ago I added a dark grey braid to protect the edge of the hem from wear. I realised that the Gertie…

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