Käsitöitä 1902 walking skirt – hame
I made a walking skirt using a free 1902 pattern from Finnish Käsitöitä magazine. Ompelin pitkän hameen vuoden 1902 Käsitöitä-lehden kaavalla.
Kässäkalenteri / Sewist’s planner 2020
I made a new Sewist's planner for the year 2020. Kässäkalenteri 2020 on täällä ja saatavilla pdf-muodossa blogikaupasta!
Fabriking bambujoustocollege testissä – Testing bamboo french terry fabric by Fabriking
Testissä Fabrikingin bambujoustocollege ja Ottobre 1/2013 36. Pitcher -takin kaava. I tested the Fabriking bamboo French Terry and made an Ottobre 1/2013 36. Pitcher jacket.
The opening of the new Mereen fabric shop in Helsinki
The fabric company Mereen opened a new shop in Helsinki and I visited the opening party. I couldn't leave without new, lovely fabric.
Kuura – A merino wool vest (free pdf pattern!)
Kuura is a free pdf pattern for a sleeveless vest meant for stretchy merino wool knit. Lace edgings and a ribbon bow add a bit femininity to this useful garment.
Viskoosihame, Burda 6341
Otin osaa Eurokankaan ja Burdan sponsoroimaan viskoosihaasteeseen ja ompelin tällaisen kesäisen hameen.
Skirt out of locally weaved Kultavilla fabric
This Kultavilla fabric is weaved just a few kilometres from where I live. How nice it would be to wear a skirt out of local fabric!
Tuunattu kirjakori – Painted book storage bin
Käsityöhaasteena tuunattu kirjakori. - I solved my library book storage problem by painting and decorating a wooden bin I found from the Recycling center.
Korjaa kestäväksi – Fix-it February
Käsityön teemavuoden helmikuun haasteessa keskitytään kestävyyteen. Minä päätin luoda kestävyyttä korjaamalla kuluneita vaatteita ja epäonnistuneita ompeluksia.
Broderie Anglaise blouse – Brodyyripusero
My sewing friend Jenna purged her stash and gifted me this lovely black broderie anglaise cotton. Most of broderie anglaise is white so I didn’t know what to make out of it until I saw this blouse in the Finnish crafts magazine Suuri Käsityö, issue 11-12/2018. The blouse was made of Liberty tana lawn and it had some Christmassy trims on it but I immediately saw the possibilities in the pattern. The pattern has puffed 3/4 sleeves with gathers at the cuff. The mandarin collar has a sweet ruffle and the front yoke has a slit and gathers that start at the bottom of it. I closed the front opening…
sewing, knitting, creating… always learning, always dreaming
