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  • Iron Age costume
    Leather working,  My projects,  Sewing,  Shoemaking

    Time-traveling to the Iron Age with my daughter

    July 18, 2022 / 1 Comment

    I made an Iron Age Finnish costume for my daughter so that we can take part in events together. Also, I did some leatherwork...

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  • Pink lolita dress.
    My projects,  Sewing

    A pink lolita-style dress

    July 12, 2022 / No Comments

    I sewed my daughter a Japanese sweet lolita style summer dress from pink cotton gingham. Decorated with lots of ruffles and bows, of course!

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  • My Askola skirt
    Sewing

    My Askola folk skirt

    June 22, 2022 / 2 Comments

    My Finnish folk costume progresses: I turned my hand-woven fabric into a folk skirt from Askola, Finland.

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    kk
  • My lingerie dress.
    Millinery,  My projects,  Sewing

    A Victorian lingerie dress

    June 14, 2022 / 5 Comments

    Lingerie dresses are those pretty frilly dresses that make the iconic Edwardian look with their lace inserts and pale colours. However, they first appeared in the 1890s. For a long time, I have wanted to make my own but sourcing that much lace was a problem. This kind of dress can use hundreds of euros worth of cotton lace which is way out of my budget. Then I had a stroke of luck and I found huge rolls of lace at the local Recycling centre. These rolls had hundreds of metres, some several kilometres worth of lace and they only cost about 15 to 20 euros each. Admittedly the lace…

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  • My projects,  Sewing

    A Finnish folk shirt from early 19th-century Askola village

    May 26, 2022 / 1 Comment

    I hand-sewed a Finnish 19th-century folk shirt from Askola. This shirt with it's intricate embroidery took me 2 months to finish!

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  • Shirt cuff with ronkkaus embroidery.
    Embroidery,  My projects

    “Ronkkaus” – A Finnish folk embroidery stitch

    May 5, 2022 / 1 Comment

    My Finnish national costume from Askola has a shirt with special whitework embroidery called "ronkkaus". So, how is it made?

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  • Askola tykkimyssy.
    Embroidery,  My projects,  Sewing

    A French hood in a Finnish folk style

    April 28, 2022 / 3 Comments

    I made a Finnish folk style hand-embroidered French hood for my Askola costume from paper, rye porridge and silk!

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  • Askola dress.
    My projects,  Sewing

    A new project: An early 19th-century peasant dress aka a Finnish National costume from Askola

    April 23, 2022 / No Comments

    I have started a huge undertaking to create the Finnish national costume from Askola that requires me to learn many new skills.

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    kk
  • Sedavi for winter
    My projects,  Sewing

    Pauline Alice Sedavi dress for winter

    February 22, 2022 / 3 Comments

    I made my daughter the Sedavi dress by Pauline Alice but turned this summer dress into a winter dress with long sleeves.

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  • The Finnish Iron Age Costume
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    The Finnish Iron Age Peplos and the Final Costume

    February 17, 2022 / 4 Comments

    The last part of my Finnish Iron Age costume is the peplos dress. It took me 6 months to construct the whole thing. Now it comes together!

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Top Posts & Pages

  • 10 different types of fabric that you should recognize with your fingertips!
    10 different types of fabric that you should recognize with your fingertips!
  • My antique Singer 15 sewing machine
    My antique Singer 15 sewing machine
  • The quest for the well-fitting trousers - what I have learned
    The quest for the well-fitting trousers - what I have learned
  • The Big List of Sewing Pattern Companies
    The Big List of Sewing Pattern Companies
  • Handmade shoes at home? Finnishing my sneakers!
    Handmade shoes at home? Finnishing my sneakers!
  • Sewist notebook: Free printable body measurements table
    Sewist notebook: Free printable body measurements table
  • DIY pressing tools: sleeve rolls aka tailor's sausages, a dauber, a tailor's clapper and a point presser and what to do with them
    DIY pressing tools: sleeve rolls aka tailor's sausages, a dauber, a tailor's clapper and a point presser and what to do with them
  • A fan skirt by Black Snail Patterns
    A fan skirt by Black Snail Patterns
  • Couture explorer: Beading and tambour embroidery
    Couture explorer: Beading and tambour embroidery
  • Drafting my orange ramie dress (a FREE pattern)
    Drafting my orange ramie dress (a FREE pattern)
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