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  • The Finnish Iron Age Costume
    My projects,  Sewing,  Weaving

    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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  • Sewing

    A Heavy Metal Apron – Viking Age Fashion from Finland

    January 15, 2022 / 2 Comments

    I made a metal spiral decorated Iron Age Finnish woman's apron for my Iron Age Finnish costume I'm slowly constructing.

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    kk
  • My projects,  Sewing

    Sewing a Finnish Iron age dress (works also for the Medieval era)

    January 9, 2022 / 5 Comments

    I sewed an Iron Age dress that a Finnish woman would have worn under her peplos and apron. This dress works also for the Medieval era.

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  • My projects,  Sewing,  Weaving

    My own fabric – the idea, the weaving, and the final garment

    December 21, 2021 / 3 Comments

    I designed a stripy folk fabric and Susanna, the owner of Kultavilla the weaving mill wove it. Now I have the folk skirt of my dreams!

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  • My projects,  Sewing

    A last-last minute party dress

    December 4, 2021 / 4 Comments

    Sometimes even a rushed project with all the ingredients for disaster succeeds and the result is a beautiful silk party dress.

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    kk
  • Folk-style pocket
    Embroidery,  My projects,  Sewing

    A folk-style pocket

    October 22, 2021 / 4 Comments

    I made a Finnish folk-style pocket out of fabric scraps using motifs and stitches common in Finnish folk-costumes.

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  • Edwardian evening gown.
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    A Belle Époque evening gown in a day and a manor house weekend

    October 17, 2021 / 8 Comments

    I made an Edwardian evening gown in a day to join a turn-of-the-century manor house weekend.

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  • My mothers Saraste dress.
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    Saraste dress for my mother

    September 8, 2021 / 1 Comment

    I made the Saraste dress from the book Breaking the pattern for my mother from the lovely Atelier Brunette viscose.

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  • My needlebook
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    My needles needed a needlebook

    August 19, 2021 / 2 Comments

    I was getting annoyed with me always having to hunt for the right needle. It was time for me to make a proper needlebook.

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  • Historical bathing suit
    My projects,  Sewing

    A Late Victorian or an Edwardian bathing suit for my daughter

    August 8, 2021 / No Comments

    I made my daughter a late Victorian or an Edwardian bathing suit to match the bathing costume I made for myself last year.

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