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    The Hunger Dress and the 1860s famine in Finland

    April 16, 2025 / 4 Comments

    I sewed a simple 1860s style dress fit for a farmer's wife and find out how my family survived the Great Famine of 1867-1868.

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  • My lingerie dress.
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    A Victorian lingerie dress

    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 can use hundreds of euros worth of cotton lace which is way out of my budget. Then I had a stroke of luck and I found huge rolls of lace at the local Recycling centre. These rolls had hundreds of metres, some several kilometres worth of lace and they only cost about 15 to 20 euros each. Admittedly the lace…

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  • Edwardian evening gown.
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    A Belle Époque evening gown in a day and a manor house weekend

    October 17, 2021 / 9 Comments

    I made an Edwardian evening gown in a day to join a turn-of-the-century manor house weekend.

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  • Shirtwaist, jabot and a betl
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    1890s shirtwaist, jabot and a belt

    April 13, 2021 / 1 Comment

    I made a shirtwaist by using the 1890s bodice pattern by Laughing Moon Mercantile. I also created a matching belt and a jabot.

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    Sewist notebook: Free printable body measurements table
  • Ironing board cart for your sewing room
    Ironing board cart for your sewing room
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    Chatelaine - a Victorian Swiss army knife
  • Pirtanauha-generaattori
    Pirtanauha-generaattori
  • Tabletweave generator
    Tabletweave generator
  • My antique Singer 15 sewing machine
    My antique Singer 15 sewing machine
  • I made an 1890s hat
    I made an 1890s hat
  • Edwardian blouse in modern fabric
    Edwardian blouse in modern fabric
  • Edwardian inspired ensemble
    Edwardian inspired ensemble
  • The Big List of Sewing Pattern Companies
    The Big List of Sewing Pattern Companies

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