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    Christmas ornaments out of soda dough

    December 21, 2018 / No Comments

    Christmas ornaments out of soda dough. Here is the recipe and some ideas.

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    Gingerbread house of the year

    December 17, 2018 / 4 Comments

    Here is how I made my gingerbread house with the free pattern and a recipe for the icing I used.

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    Christmas baking

    December 20, 2017 / No Comments

    I love to do Christmas baking with my kids. I have made all of us aprons so that our clothes stay more or less flour free while we make gingerbread cookies and traditional star-shaped plum tarts.

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    10 different types of fabric that you should recognize with your fingertips!
  • The Big List of Sewing Pattern Companies
    The Big List of Sewing Pattern Companies
  • The quest for the well-fitting trousers - what I have learned
    The quest for the well-fitting trousers - what I have learned
  • What a sewist should know about interfacing?
    What a sewist should know about interfacing?
  • Restoring an antique Singer 12 from 1888
    Restoring an antique Singer 12 from 1888
  • Ironing board cart for your sewing room
    Ironing board cart for your sewing room
  • A wool walking skirt
    A wool walking skirt
  • Couture explorer: Beading and tambour embroidery
    Couture explorer: Beading and tambour embroidery
  • A fan skirt by Black Snail Patterns
    A fan skirt by Black Snail Patterns
  • Edwardian inspired ensemble
    Edwardian inspired ensemble
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I’ve seen these kinds of horizontal pleats in ma I’ve seen these kinds of horizontal pleats in many Edwardian sleeves. This fabric (an old curtain) was perfect for trying this out. The pattern is a bit modified Edwardian blouse by @black_snail_patterns. #sewing #edwardianblouse #edwardiansewing #pleats #pintucks #sleeve #sleevedetail #oldcurtainsmakecheapfabric #sewcialist #historybounding #ompelu #ompeluelämää #hiha #historiallinenompelu #societehelsinkimembers
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
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