I bought myself an 18th-century dress and then made some period accessories
I bought myself an 18th-century dress. Then I needed to make some matching accessories: a bum pad, a cap, and apron and a fichu.
Handmade shoes at home? Finnishing my sneakers!
I bought a pair of sneaker soles already a year ago. I had all that fine folk wool fabric I had spent months weaving and I wanted to use the scraps to make something fun and different – so sneakers! How hard could it be to make a pair? I…
An autumn blouse for my daughter
I sewed the Helmi blouse from the Tauko magazine (no 3). Made out of cotton sateen from Nuppu print company, it makes a nice autumn blouse.
I sewed an Edwardian-inspired summer dress
I made an Edwardian-inspired summer dress out of linen using the Sedavi pattern by Pauline Alice. I also added some embroidery.
Different embroidery stands and why you need them
In order to prevent aches and pains, you need an emboroidery stand. I have two that I use for my projects.
My Elliptical Crinoline Dress
I made an 1860s elliptical crinoline dress inspired by the painting Women in the Garden by French artist Claude Monet.
Try Tabletweave generator – Kokeile lautanauhageneraattoria!
I coded Tabletweave generator that allows you to design your own tablet woven bands!
Crinoline mania continues: 1860s elliptical crinoline
I made an elliptical crinoline from a Truly Victorian pattern.
1850s crinoline dress for my daughter
My daughter and me collaborated to make this lovely 1850s dress and a talma cape. She made the skirt and I made the bodice and the cape.
I made an 1898 tennis costume
I turned some old Ikea duvet covers into a Victorian 1898 tennis costume using an original pattern from La Mode Illustrée.
