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  • 1902 Finnish walking skirt
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    Käsitöitä 1902 walking skirt – hame

    February 8, 2020 / 2 Comments

    I made a walking skirt using a free 1902 pattern from Finnish Käsitöitä magazine. Ompelin pitkän hameen vuoden 1902 Käsitöitä-lehden kaavalla.

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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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  • Ottobre 1/2013 36. Pitcher ja Fabriking bambujoustocollege.
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    Fabriking bambujoustocollege testissä – Testing bamboo french terry fabric by Fabriking

    June 29, 2019 / 8 Comments

    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.

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  • The women of Mereen.
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    The opening of the new Mereen fabric shop in Helsinki

    June 15, 2019 / 4 Comments

    The fabric company Mereen opened a new shop in Helsinki and I visited the opening party. I couldn't leave without new, lovely fabric.

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  • Kuura vest
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    Kuura – A merino wool vest (free pdf pattern!)

    April 29, 2019 / 2 Comments

    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.

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  • Viskoosihaasteen hame.
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    Viskoosihame, Burda 6341

    April 28, 2019 / 1 Comment

    Otin osaa Eurokankaan ja Burdan sponsoroimaan viskoosihaasteeseen ja ompelin tällaisen kesäisen hameen.

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  • The Kultavilla skirt.
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    Skirt out of locally weaved Kultavilla fabric

    April 9, 2019 / 6 Comments

    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!

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  • Kirjakori
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    Tuunattu kirjakori – Painted book storage bin

    March 30, 2019 / No Comments

    Käsityöhaasteena tuunattu kirjakori. - I solved my library book storage problem by painting and decorating a wooden bin I found from the Recycling center.

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  • Patched jean pockets
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    Korjaa kestäväksi – Fix-it February

    February 28, 2019 / No Comments

    Käsityön teemavuoden helmikuun haasteessa keskitytään kestävyyteen. Minä päätin luoda kestävyyttä korjaamalla kuluneita vaatteita ja epäonnistuneita ompeluksia.

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  • Broderie Anglaise blouse
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    Broderie Anglaise blouse – Brodyyripusero

    February 19, 2019 / 4 Comments

    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…

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With or without lace? I am making an Edwardian sho With or without lace? I am making an Edwardian shortwaist and started with the yoke. Yes, my pin tucks are a bit wonky but I’m not going to worry about it. The fabric is an old curtain that I thrifted. #sewing #pintucks #historybounding #lace #yoke #edwardianshirtwaist #shirtwaist #blouse #sewcialist #sewfun #sewistsofinstagram #ompelu #pusero #ompeluelämää #laskokset #historiallinenompelu #historicalsewing
I have been thinking of what to sew next and while I have been thinking of what to sew next and while searching for inspiration online I came across some images of old 1890s paper dolls from Boston Sunday Herald. There are several dolls and outfits on public domain and available for downloading and printing at @mfaboston . I printed these out just for myself! #paperdolls #1890sfashion #historybounding #historicalfashion #victorianstyle #victorianfashion #victorians #fashionhistory #vintagetoys #vintagefashion
I did a little stash busting and made this merino I did a little stash busting and made this merino wool winter undershirt. As I only had a small piece of fabric I couldn’t cut long sleeves, so I used a piece of stretch lace to lengthen the sleeves. Pattern is my own. #sewing #sewcialist #sewistsofinstagram #undershirt #merinowool #sewfun #ompelu #ompeluelämää #sy
I found this pretty blouse in a thrift store and w I found this pretty blouse in a thrift store and wanted to make it suit better with my historical style. It already had puffed sleeves, lace inserts and pin tucks but it had a neckline that was too big and well... more lace can't hurt, right? So, I lifted the neckline with lace and added vertical ruffles. Then, I made a white cotton tulle guimpe to wear underneath. What do you think? #sewing #refashion #vintagestyle #edwardianstyle #edwardiansewing #historybounding #historicalsewing #guimpe #shirtwaist #blouse #laceblouse #lace #ompelu #ompeluelämää #sewfun #sy #couture #nähen #historiallinenompelu
My dwarf hamster’s new habitat. I hacked the Ike My dwarf hamster’s new habitat. I hacked the Ikea Rudsta cabinet by sawing the legs off, turning the cabinet on its back and replacing the door glass with a grid. I also made some new furniture out of plywood. The sand bath are is an old flowerpot that has support from below so that it doesn’t trap my hamster. Plus, the support has a secret hamster house that he might find if he starts digging tunnels! This cabinet was a great find. The bonus points include that the door is not tight fitting which allows hanging stuff from the edge with hooks. #hamster #dwarfhamster #hamsterhabitat #hamsterheaven #hamsterterrarium #lovehamster #hamsterfun #diyhamstercage #ikeahack #ikeahackers #ikeahamstercage #ikearudsta
I made this chemise using a pattern from the Winte I made this chemise using a pattern from the Winter 1897 Voice of Fashion magazine that is freely available at archive.org. It was bit of a puzzle to figure our but it came out super cute! #historybounding #freesewingpattern #chemise #historicalfashion #victorianfashion #1890s #1890sfashion #sewing #sewcialist #sewistsofinstagram #sewfun #ompelu #ompeluelämää #historiallinenompelu #1800-luku
My new vintage sewing corner with the Singer 15 th My new vintage sewing corner with the Singer 15 that I restored. The tabletop is still unfastened as I want to make sure the shellac is completely dry. But now I can sew! My dressforms and my pressbuck sit nicely next to my machine, too! #sewing #sewingroom #sewingcorner #vintagesewing #antiquesewingmachine #vintagesewingmachine #sewcialist #historybounding #singer15 #ompelu #ompelunurkkaus #ompeluhuone #ompeluelämää #sy #singersewingmachine #sew
Hyvää Runeberginpäivää! Happy Runeberg’s da Hyvää Runeberginpäivää! Happy Runeberg’s day! I made these traditional tarts to celebrate together with S. It was even more traditional baking as we run out of crushed almonds and breadcrumbs and had to start by making those from scratch. Luckily we had both almonds and bisquits! #runebergintortut #baking #leivonta #traditions #runeberginpäivä
For once, I made something modern for myself. This For once, I made something modern for myself. This is the Apron dress by @theassemblylineshop and I love the HUGE pockets in it! The fabric is denim I found @eurokangas_sello remnants section. #theassemblylinepatterns #aprondress #theassemblylineaprondress  #sewing #sewcialist #sewistsofinstagram #sewfun #sew #ompelu #ompeluelämää #dress #winterdress
I decided to switch between patterns and try how t I decided to switch between patterns and try how they work. I found a similar pattern on Pinterest. It may have been for cross stitch or some other technique and it was originally smaller. However, the idea works for weaving, too. #bandweaving #weaving #kudonta #pirtanauha #perinnekäsityö #käsityö #backstrapweaving
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