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  • My Adele dress from the book Helmat.
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    Adele dress from the new book “Helmat”

    June 2, 2022 / No Comments

    My book review of the new Finnish sewing book Helmat and the Adele dress I chose to make using a pattern from the book.

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    Reading Nuppuzine

    June 18, 2019 / No Comments

    I got the English version of Nuppu print company's new book, Nuppuzine, to read and review. The book is about dresses and dreams but what does it mean?

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    Hand-sewn Victorian chemise

    May 3, 2019 / 6 Comments

    I made a real Victorian linen chemise by hand using the pattern from the book Manual for Needlework and cutting out. My first completely hand-sewn garment!

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  • Fabric for fashion - book review.
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    Fabric for Fashion – a book review

    January 14, 2019 / 3 Comments

    I review the two books, Fabric for Fashion - The Complete Guide and Fabric for Fashion - The Swatch Book. These are books that every sewist's who wants to further her fabric knowledge, will love!

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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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    Book review: The Secrets of Sewing Lingerie

    May 3, 2018 / 1 Comment

    I bought the wonderful book, The Secrets of Sewing Lingerie by Katherine Sheers and Laura Stanford and tested the first recommended project, Pretty as a Picnic cotton mini. These knickers out of cotton lawn were very fast to make and fit nicely.

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