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    The making of a tailored 1901 jacket

    June 4, 2020 / 1 Comment

    I made this jacket using an original 1901 summer jacket pattern from the June issue of the Finnish Käsitöitä magazine that I found at the National Library.

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    Your Unique Dressform and why you should make your own

    December 3, 2019 / No Comments

    The dressforms that you can never replicate our unique bodies, so why not make your own at home? My little ebook "Your Unique Dressform" shows you how,

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  • Kässäkalenteri 2020
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    Kässäkalenteri / Sewist’s planner 2020

    November 24, 2019 / 3 Comments

    I made a new Sewist's planner for the year 2020. Kässäkalenteri 2020 on täällä ja saatavilla pdf-muodossa blogikaupasta!

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    Sewist’s Planner 2019

    November 24, 2018 / No Comments

    I translated my Sewist's planner 2019 (Ompelijan muistikirja 2019) into English. Here I describe the planner in detail.

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    Ompelijan muistikirja 2019

    November 23, 2018 / 5 Comments

    Muistatteko vanhan Sewist’s notebookini lisäosineen? Olen käyttänyt sitä paljon ja töherrellyt sinne ompelusuunnitelmiani, sekä kerännyt tarpeellisia mittoja. Lisäksi olen käyttänyt Bullet journalia, kun olen yrittänyt saada ompelusuunnitelmani järjestykseen. Bullet journalissa on kuitenkin se huono puoli, että kun sitä kiireisenä tarvitsisi, ei oikein ole aikaa piirrellä kalentereita ja muita järjestyksenpitoa helpottavia asioita. Päätin sitten, että on aika suunnitella ihan ihka oma Ompelijan muistikirja, joka yhdistäisi nuo kaksi käyttämääni muistikirjaa yksiin kansiin. Syntyi siis Ompelijan muistikirja 2019! Ja mikä parasta, voit hankkia sen myös itsellesi blogikaupastani! Muistikirja on pdf-muodossa ja suunniteltu printattavaksi kotiprintterillä A5-kokoiselle paperille (Printtaaminen onnistuu myös A4-paperille, jolloin arkit voi leikata lopuksi keskeltä kahtia. Tulostusohje on postauksen lopussa!). Sivuja muistikirjassa on 83,…

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I have made a lot of progress even though this res I have made a lot of progress even though this restoration project is a lot of work. After cleaning and glueing these wood ornaments look gorgeous. Still a lot of work remains with me French polishing the tabletop. #antique #restorationproject #singersewingmachine #antiquesingersewingmachine #ompelukoneenkunnostus #singer15
My new beautiful machine is now in pieces. Now I c My new beautiful machine is now in pieces. Now I can work on both the machine and the cabinet simultaneously. The first seams have already got some glue. This time I made sure to bag all the little bits and pieces and label them to make it easier to rebuilt this giant puzzle. This far I have found only one screw missing and that is easy to replace. #antiquesewingmachine #sewingmachinerestoration #antiquesinger #singer15 #sewingmachine #treadlesewingmachine #ompelukone #antiikkinenompelukone #kunnostus #käsityö #kunhanharrastan #palapeli
She just moved in. Needs some love before I can us She just moved in. Needs some love before I can use it for sewing but its in a fairly good shape. It is Singer 15 treadle machine. #singersewingmachine #singer15 #antiquesewingmachine #antiquesinger #ompelu #ompelukone #antiikki #projektiapukkaa #sewing
Finished making this Victorian bicycle sweater tod Finished making this Victorian bicycle sweater today. I had enough fabric left to make a matching beret, too! Check out my blog post for more info (link in bio). The mustard 100 % knit fabric is from @eurokangas_sello if someone wants to make something similar. #sewing #sewcialist #historybounding #historicalsewing #victorianfashion #1890s #sewingwithknits #sweater #pullover #hugesleeves #victoriansportswear #ompelu #sew #sewistsofinstagram #ompeluelämää #nähen #sy #couture #memade  #historicalfashionnothistoricalvalues
I like to sew garments out of thick knits with yar I like to sew garments out of thick knits with yarn I unravelled from the same fabric so that it is the perfect match. Anyone else doing this? #sewing #sewcialist #sewingknits #sewingasweater #ompelu #ompeluelämää #villapaidanompelu #sew
Tried the twisted hair bun tutorial by @prettyshep Tried the twisted hair bun tutorial by @prettyshepherd for my fine Finnish hair. Not as amazing as hers but still cute. Perhaps I should wrap my twisty braids less tight to add more volume? If anyone has good historical inspired hair tutorials for long fine hair, feel free to tag me! #hair #hairstyles #bun #finehair #historybounding #nuttura
My lighting now matches my sewing machine. I broke My lighting now matches my sewing machine. I broke the glass cowl of the oil lamp yesterday but luckily the inner glass tube remains. I will find a new cowl at some point. #sewing #antiquesewingmachine #singer12 #oillamp #sewcialist #sewistsofinstagram #historybounding #ompelu #ompeluelämää #öljylamppu
Do you often notice the moment when your sewing pr Do you often notice the moment when your sewing project suddenly turns into a garment? I am often so concentrated on details that when I look at the whole thing in front of me it surprises me as I’m still expecting to see a mess of pieces, treads and unfinished edges. This is the last Christmas present I’m going to make. It’s a bath robe for my son. I’ll just need to add the belt loops and I’m done. #robe #bathrobe #sewing #sewcialist #Christmaspresent #sewistsofinstagram #ompelu #ompeluelämää
I have a big stash of ribbons, so I decided to use I have a big stash of ribbons, so I decided to use them to wrap my presents. It’s much prettier and I can reuse the ribbons. I had to create different bows to use longer pieces of ribbon as I didn’t want to cut any of them. #wrappingpresents #Christmas #joululahjat #lahjat #joulu
S has been decorating and baking for Christmas wit S has been decorating and baking for Christmas with me. I made her a Karelian sarafan dress to match mine so that we can wear them together over the holidays. I think this became super cute! #feresi #sarafan #sarafandress #christmasdress #ompelu #ompeluelämää #sewing #folkdress #folkcostume #sewcialist #sewistsofinstagram #sewfun #historybounding
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