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  • Mourning skirt detail.
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    Making a Victorian Mourning Dress: The Skirt

    kk / October 21, 2022 / No Comments

    This autumn’s big project is the making of a Victorian mourning dress. This will be a series of three or four parts and in the first part, I’ll make the mourning skirt. This dress has been something that I have wanted to make for ages and it works nicely for…

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  • My projects,  Other crafts

    How I carved my own corset busk

    kk / September 29, 2022 / No Comments

    You can buy corset busks but making one yourself is actually easy and fun. All you need is a piece of wood and a Dremel tool and some paint and wood wax to decorate the results! I have made now two corset busks for my 1830s/1840s corset and I took…

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  • My projects,  Sewing

    A Romantic Era Corset from Old Curtains

    kk / September 16, 2022 / 2 Comments

    I made myself a romantic era i.e. 1830s-1840s corset and a corded petticoat using a pattern by Black Snail Patterns.

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  • My projects,  Sewing

    Wearing your grandma’s curtains or making a regency dress out of recycled materials

    kk / August 25, 2022 / No Comments

    How can you use recycled materials in historical costuming? What are my tips in finding the best materials in thrift stores?

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  • Askola vest and an apron
    My projects,  Sewing

    A folk vest and an apron from Askola, Finland

    kk / July 30, 2022 / No Comments

    I made a Finnish folk vest and an apron from Askola village in Finland. These garments are based on museum items from early 19th century.

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  • Iron Age costume
    Leather working,  My projects,  Sewing,  Shoemaking

    Time-traveling to the Iron Age with my daughter

    kk / July 18, 2022 / 1 Comment

    I made an Iron Age Finnish costume for my daughter so that we can take part in events together. Also, I did some leatherwork...

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  • Pink lolita dress.
    My projects,  Sewing

    A pink lolita-style dress

    kk / July 12, 2022 / No Comments

    I sewed my daughter a Japanese sweet lolita style summer dress from pink cotton gingham. Decorated with lots of ruffles and bows, of course!

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  • My Askola skirt
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    My Askola folk skirt

    kk / June 22, 2022 / 2 Comments

    My Finnish folk costume progresses: I turned my hand-woven fabric into a folk skirt from Askola, Finland.

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  • My lingerie dress.
    Millinery,  My projects,  Sewing

    A Victorian lingerie dress

    kk / June 14, 2022 / 5 Comments

    Lingerie dresses are those pretty frilly dresses that make the iconic Edwardian look with their lace inserts and pale colours. However, they first appeared in the 1890s. For a long time, I have wanted to make my own but sourcing that much lace was a problem. This kind of dress…

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  • Askola skirt fabric
    My projects,  Weaving

    Weaving my own fabrics for my folk costume!

    kk / June 10, 2022 / 5 Comments

    I spent 2 months weaving myself fabrics for my folk skirt and vest. I was slow but I learned a lot in the process.

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  • 10 different types of fabric that you should recognize with your fingertips!
    10 different types of fabric that you should recognize with your fingertips!
  • My antique Singer 15 sewing machine
    My antique Singer 15 sewing machine
  • The quest for the well-fitting trousers - what I have learned
    The quest for the well-fitting trousers - what I have learned
  • Sewist notebook: Free printable body measurements table
    Sewist notebook: Free printable body measurements table
  • The Big List of Sewing Pattern Companies
    The Big List of Sewing Pattern Companies
  • A fan skirt by Black Snail Patterns
    A fan skirt by Black Snail Patterns
  • Ironing board cart for your sewing room
    Ironing board cart for your sewing room
  • Drafting my orange ramie dress (a FREE pattern)
    Drafting my orange ramie dress (a FREE pattern)
  • What a sewist should know about interfacing?
    What a sewist should know about interfacing?
  • The pleated skirt calculator
    The pleated skirt calculator
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