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  • Butterick B6838 nightgown.
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    A romantic nightie Butterick B6938

    May 14, 2019 / 10 Comments

    I made a romantic lace-decorated white nightgown using Butterick B6838 pattern. Read my review of this lovely vintage style pattern.

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  • Viskoosihaasteen hame.
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    Viskoosihame, Burda 6341

    April 28, 2019 / 1 Comment

    Otin osaa Eurokankaan ja Burdan sponsoroimaan viskoosihaasteeseen ja ompelin tällaisen kesäisen hameen.

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  • Edwardian inspired outfit.
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    Edwardian inspired ensemble

    March 18, 2019 / 8 Comments

    My new Edwardian inspired outfit consists of a Truly Victorian Edwardian walking skirt and a lacy shirtwaist Beatrix blouse by Sensibility patterns.

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  • Nuppu Sydäntalvi sports outfit.
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    Sports outfit with flowers

    March 4, 2019 / 5 Comments

    I made my daughter a new sports outfit by using two self-drafted patterns (Download the pattern for the leggings!) and Ottobre 4/2018 33. Cool cut trousers.

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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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  • 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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  • Named Saraste dress from Breaking the pattern book.
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    Saraste dress from Breaking the Pattern

    January 19, 2019 / 2 Comments

    I already made the Sade blouse from the new book, Breaking the pattern, by Saara and Laura Huhta of Named clothing. My next make from this book was the Saraste dress. I love the frilly detail at the collar and I found just a perfect Atelier Brunette viscose fabric from Salapakka, Helsinki. Saraste pattern comes in three versions: a long-sleeved blouse, a shirt dress and a sleeveless top. The sizing goes from 1 to 9. After looking at the size chart, I chose to make the size 3 that corresponds to the European size 38 and the UK size 10. This ended up being the right choice for me, although…

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  • Piles of books at the launch party.
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    Breaking the pattern and the Sade blouse

    November 29, 2018 / 3 Comments

    Everybody is talking about Breaking the pattern, the new book by Saara and Laura Huhta of Named clothing. Here is my review, some photos of the launch party and my Sade blouse from the book.

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  • Named Helmi tunic dress made of Spoonflower Cotton Poplin Ultra.
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    Helmi dress with Spoonflower Cotton Poplin Ultra

    November 19, 2018 / 3 Comments

    I was lucky to be sponsored by Spoonflower to test their Cotton Poplin Ultra fabric so that I could share my experiences with you, my dear readers. To test the fabric I made Named clothing Helmi tunic dress.

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  • Ruska from Breaking the Pattern -book by Saara and Laura Huhta.
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    Ruska dress from the new book: Breaking the pattern

    November 15, 2018 / 4 Comments

    I wanted to wear something designed by Named clothing to the launch party of their new book, Breaking the pattern. So, I made the Ruska dress from the book!

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I did a little stash busting and made this merino I did a little stash busting and made this merino wool winter undershirt. As I only had a small piece of fabric I couldn’t cut long sleeves, so I used a piece of stretch lace to lengthen the sleeves. Pattern is my own. #sewing #sewcialist #sewistsofinstagram #undershirt #merinowool #sewfun #ompelu #ompeluelämää #sy
I found this pretty blouse in a thrift store and w I found this pretty blouse in a thrift store and wanted to make it suit better with my historical style. It already had puffed sleeves, lace inserts and pin tucks but it had a neckline that was too big and well... more lace can't hurt, right? So, I lifted the neckline with lace and added vertical ruffles. Then, I made a white cotton tulle guimpe to wear underneath. What do you think? #sewing #refashion #vintagestyle #edwardianstyle #edwardiansewing #historybounding #historicalsewing #guimpe #shirtwaist #blouse #laceblouse #lace #ompelu #ompeluelämää #sewfun #sy #couture #nähen #historiallinenompelu
My dwarf hamster’s new habitat. I hacked the Ike My dwarf hamster’s new habitat. I hacked the Ikea Rudsta cabinet by sawing the legs off, turning the cabinet on its back and replacing the door glass with a grid. I also made some new furniture out of plywood. The sand bath are is an old flowerpot that has support from below so that it doesn’t trap my hamster. Plus, the support has a secret hamster house that he might find if he starts digging tunnels! This cabinet was a great find. The bonus points include that the door is not tight fitting which allows hanging stuff from the edge with hooks. #hamster #dwarfhamster #hamsterhabitat #hamsterheaven #hamsterterrarium #lovehamster #hamsterfun #diyhamstercage #ikeahack #ikeahackers #ikeahamstercage #ikearudsta
I made this chemise using a pattern from the Winte I made this chemise using a pattern from the Winter 1897 Voice of Fashion magazine that is freely available at archive.org. It was bit of a puzzle to figure our but it came out super cute! #historybounding #freesewingpattern #chemise #historicalfashion #victorianfashion #1890s #1890sfashion #sewing #sewcialist #sewistsofinstagram #sewfun #ompelu #ompeluelämää #historiallinenompelu #1800-luku
My new vintage sewing corner with the Singer 15 th My new vintage sewing corner with the Singer 15 that I restored. The tabletop is still unfastened as I want to make sure the shellac is completely dry. But now I can sew! My dressforms and my pressbuck sit nicely next to my machine, too! #sewing #sewingroom #sewingcorner #vintagesewing #antiquesewingmachine #vintagesewingmachine #sewcialist #historybounding #singer15 #ompelu #ompelunurkkaus #ompeluhuone #ompeluelämää #sy #singersewingmachine #sew
Hyvää Runeberginpäivää! Happy Runeberg’s da Hyvää Runeberginpäivää! Happy Runeberg’s day! I made these traditional tarts to celebrate together with S. It was even more traditional baking as we run out of crushed almonds and breadcrumbs and had to start by making those from scratch. Luckily we had both almonds and bisquits! #runebergintortut #baking #leivonta #traditions #runeberginpäivä
For once, I made something modern for myself. This For once, I made something modern for myself. This is the Apron dress by @theassemblylineshop and I love the HUGE pockets in it! The fabric is denim I found @eurokangas_sello remnants section. #theassemblylinepatterns #aprondress #theassemblylineaprondress  #sewing #sewcialist #sewistsofinstagram #sewfun #sew #ompelu #ompeluelämää #dress #winterdress
I decided to switch between patterns and try how t I decided to switch between patterns and try how they work. I found a similar pattern on Pinterest. It may have been for cross stitch or some other technique and it was originally smaller. However, the idea works for weaving, too. #bandweaving #weaving #kudonta #pirtanauha #perinnekäsityö #käsityö #backstrapweaving
Found these two frilly cotton curtains at the Red Found these two frilly cotton curtains at the Red Cross charity shop yesterday. They shout Edwardian to me, so I’m going to make something frilly and Edwardian out of them. Lately I have had good luck in finding useful fabrics second hand. Good for both my wallet and environment! #kirpputori #thrifting #thriftfinds #curtains #ruffles #cotton #thriftedfabric #historybounding #historicalsewing #fabricstashing #sprkontti #kierrätyslöytö #kangas #kangaslöytö #ompelu #ompeluelämää
I am now trying to learn how to learn to weave pat I am now trying to learn how to learn to weave patterns using this sami heddle. I started with 19 pattern threads and sketched my own pattern. Some of my finer details don’t show very well, so I have already learned something! The next time I will make wider lines. #weaving #rigidheddleweaving #samiheddle #bandweaving #backstrapweaving #backstraploom #pirtanauha #vironvyö #kudonta #opinuutta
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