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Getting to know Minna Canth by sewing
Meet Minna Canth, a famous Finnish author and see how I replicated her 1860s outfit.
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Merino knit dress – designing on the fly
I designed this merino knit dress on the fly, when I wanted a warm and comfy dress with some fun historical elements.
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I bought myself an 18th-century dress and then made some period accessories
I bought myself an 18th-century dress. Then I needed to make some matching accessories: a bum pad, a cap, and apron and a fichu.
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Handmade shoes at home? Finnishing my sneakers!
I bought a pair of sneaker soles already a year ago. I had all that fine folk wool fabric I had spent months weaving and I wanted to use the scraps to make something fun and different – so sneakers! How hard could it be to make a pair? I had seen people make sneakers in Great British Sewing Bee and it didn’t look difficult. About the materials and patterns I bought my sneaker soles from magic4kids on Etsy which specialises in making patterns for crocheted footwear. These soles have both the rubber outer sole and the soft inner sole, so you only need to add the fabric parts. I…
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An autumn blouse for my daughter
I sewed the Helmi blouse from the Tauko magazine (no 3). Made out of cotton sateen from Nuppu print company, it makes a nice autumn blouse.
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I sewed an Edwardian-inspired summer dress
I made an Edwardian-inspired summer dress out of linen using the Sedavi pattern by Pauline Alice. I also added some embroidery.
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Different embroidery stands and why you need them
In order to prevent aches and pains, you need an emboroidery stand. I have two that I use for my projects.
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My Elliptical Crinoline Dress
I made an 1860s elliptical crinoline dress inspired by the painting Women in the Garden by French artist Claude Monet.
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Crinoline mania continues: 1860s elliptical crinoline
I made an elliptical crinoline from a Truly Victorian pattern.
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1850s crinoline dress for my daughter
My daughter and me collaborated to make this lovely 1850s dress and a talma cape. She made the skirt and I made the bodice and the cape.