A short wool Finnish folk jacket from the early 19th century
I have worn my national costume a lot but for the colder months, it needed some warmth. Askola’s costume doesn’t have a jacket from the same source where the rest of the pieces came from. However, there is one jacket that is from the nearby town of Porvoo. This jacket greatly resembles Spencer jackets that were fashionable during that era. It is much shorter than the vest/bodice worn underneath and shows that the commoners did pay some attention to the trends. The original jacket or “röijy” Here is the original jacket that is called “röijy” in Finnish. It is from Porvoo which is about 20 km south of Askola, However,…
An 18th-century jacket
I sewed an 18th-century wool jacket for my daughter for a historical harvest festival held at a real 18th-century farmhouse in Helsinki.
A made a Victorian-inspired tailored jacket
I made a Victorian-inspired wool tweed jacket based on Marfy #1989 pattern and using real tailoring methods.
The making of a tailored 1901 jacket
I made this jacket using an original 1901 summer jacket pattern from the June issue of the Finnish Käsitöitä magazine that I found at the National Library.
Fabriking bambujoustocollege testissä – Testing bamboo french terry fabric by Fabriking
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.
Oldies: Retro jackets from tablecloths
I sewed these retro jackets about 8 years ago for my son and my daughter wore them after him. I made the both jackets with matching caps out of old tablecloths I found from flea markets. What I love about this kind of retro projects is the pattern matching. The big patterns from the 60s and the 70s are both a challenge and an inspiration. The look of the garment changes completely by placing the pattern pieces on the fabric in a different way. The pattern for these jackets came from vintage Elsebeth Gynther’s pattern book called Ompele Lapselle (translated from a Danish book: Börnetöj du selv kan sy). I…
Suloisena juhlakauteen uudessa juhlamekossa
Talven juhlakauden koittaessa jokainen tyttö tarvitsee juhlavan mekon. Eurokangas lahjoitti minulle ystävällisesti kankaita ja ompelumateriaaleja ja niistä syntyikin sitten upea asu kaikkiin vuodenvaihteen rientoihin.
Sew Over It Coco jacket
Sew Over it released new pdf pattern last week: The Coco jacket and I had to get it immediately. I had a perfect fabric for it that I had by change bought from Sew Over It Clapham shop while visiting London. I was originally planning to use it for a pair of trousers but I still remember the sales person telling me that many people had used it for their Coco class. At that time the Coco pattern wasn’t available outside those sewing classes, so I was so delighted when it was released. Sizing Coco is a Chanel inspired short jacket that is perfect for the kind of weather we…
I made jeans!
Making my own jeans has been in my plans for a long while. There is always the terrible moment when you realize you have to get a new pair of jeans and go to the store only finding out that nothing fits well. I decided to try the custom-fit sewing pattern I found on Bootstrapfashion.com. I logged in my measurements and got a print-at-home pattern. The first pattern had a bug in it and the pattern was huge. Luckily the guys at Bootstrapfashion quicly fixed the issue and sent me a replacement. There was also a small mistake on my part which made the inseam length too small, but that was…
