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  • Bobbin lace cap.
    My projects,  Other crafts

    The Secrets of Bobbin lace

    January 27, 2023 / 6 Comments

    To make the laces for my national costume, I needed to learn bobbin lace. I also delved into the history of Finish lacemaking.

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  • Askola vest and an apron
    My projects,  Sewing

    A folk vest and an apron from Askola, Finland

    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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  • My Askola skirt
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    My Askola folk skirt

    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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  • Askola skirt fabric
    My projects,  Weaving

    Weaving my own fabrics for my folk costume!

    June 10, 2022 / 4 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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    A Finnish folk shirt from early 19th-century Askola village

    May 26, 2022 / 1 Comment

    I hand-sewed a Finnish 19th-century folk shirt from Askola. This shirt with it's intricate embroidery took me 2 months to finish!

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  • Askola tykkimyssy.
    Embroidery,  My projects,  Sewing

    A French hood in a Finnish folk style

    April 28, 2022 / 2 Comments

    I made a Finnish folk style hand-embroidered French hood for my Askola costume from paper, rye porridge and silk!

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  • Folk-style pocket
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    A folk-style pocket

    October 22, 2021 / 4 Comments

    I made a Finnish folk-style pocket out of fabric scraps using motifs and stitches common in Finnish folk-costumes.

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    Stripy Finnish folk fabrics – Kansanpukuraitoja

    May 5, 2021 / 3 Comments

    My mother says that even her grandmother used to weave fabrics for simple garments when she was younger. Handweaving used to be a skill that most women knew and valued. I haven’t ever woven fabric for garments, just pirtanauha-bands, and one table runner a long time ago. But the more I have studied Finnish folk costumes and textiles, the more I have come to love the simple stripy patterns that still have lots of variability in them. In fact, there is one thing that the canonized National costumes lack and that is the creativity in fabrics. In the 18th and 19th century, weavers could decide what patterns and colours pleased…

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    A Karelian dress for my daughter

    December 20, 2020 / 3 Comments

    I made my daughter a Karelian dress similar to my own. This also gave me a good chance to test my new ruffler.

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  • Kokkola skirt fabric
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    Restoring an old Finnish national costume from Kokkola, part 1

    November 26, 2020 / 2 Comments

    I restored an old Finnish national costume of Kokkola. In this first part I concentrate on the red wool pinafore dress.

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