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  • My mothers Saraste dress.
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    Saraste dress for my mother

    September 8, 2021 / 1 Comment

    I made the Saraste dress from the book Breaking the pattern for my mother from the lovely Atelier Brunette viscose.

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  • Kielo dress with long sleeves.
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    Kielo dress with sleeves

    October 28, 2019 / 1 Comment

    I made a petrol blue Kielo dress with long sleeves and knee length for a family friend who is recovering from an illness and who I wanted to cheer up.

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  • Rae trousers from the book Breaking the pattern.
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    Breaking the pattern: Rae trousers

    July 2, 2019 / No Comments

    I made a pair of Rae trousers from the Saara and Laura Huhta's book Breaking the pattern. This was an easy and beginner-friendly trouser project.

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  • Named Helmi blouse.
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    Named Helmi blouse with a hack

    April 14, 2019 / No Comments

    When I made my Named clothing Helmi dress, I decided I needed to make the blouse version as well. The original pattern has some trench coat inspired details but I wanted really to find a good pattern for a loose fitting shirt. For the fabric, I chose this simple black and white stripy viscose fabric. I had written down that the dress I made was a bit tight across the bust. So, for the first time in my life, I made a full bust adjustment. I didn’t want to go up to the next size since the pattern otherwise fitted pretty well. The full bust adjustment made my side seams…

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  • Named Saraste dress from Breaking the pattern book.
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    Saraste dress from Breaking the Pattern

    January 19, 2019 / 3 Comments

    I already made the Sade blouse from the new book, Breaking the pattern, by Saara and Laura Huhta of Named clothing. My next make from this book was the Saraste dress. I love the frilly detail at the collar and I found just a perfect Atelier Brunette viscose fabric from Salapakka, Helsinki. Saraste pattern comes in three versions: a long-sleeved blouse, a shirt dress and a sleeveless top. The sizing goes from 1 to 9. After looking at the size chart, I chose to make the size 3 that corresponds to the European size 38 and the UK size 10. This ended up being the right choice for me, although…

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  • Named Helmi tunic dress made of Spoonflower Cotton Poplin Ultra.
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    Helmi dress with Spoonflower Cotton Poplin Ultra

    November 19, 2018 / 3 Comments

    I was lucky to be sponsored by Spoonflower to test their Cotton Poplin Ultra fabric so that I could share my experiences with you, my dear readers. To test the fabric I made Named clothing Helmi tunic dress.

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  • Ruska from Breaking the Pattern -book by Saara and Laura Huhta.
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    Ruska dress from the new book: Breaking the pattern

    November 15, 2018 / 4 Comments

    I wanted to wear something designed by Named clothing to the launch party of their new book, Breaking the pattern. So, I made the Ruska dress from the book!

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  • Alpi trousers by Named clothing.
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    Alpi trousers and a refashioned blouse à la Indiana Jones

    September 6, 2018 / 7 Comments

    I managed to grab literally the last Alpi trousers pattern from Named clothing. I was lucky since I had planned on making these trousers for a while. However, don’t bother trying to buy this pattern, at least from Named. Some of their retailers might still have some of these pattern left even though this pattern is fairly old. Anyway, I like the basic look of these trousers. They are quite masculine, pretty loose and have a bit lower waistline than in most of the trousers I have lately made. I got some nice army green cotton sateen in a nice bargain from Materials, Helsinki. The fabric has a tiny bit…

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  • Kielo jumpsuit tutorial.
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    Kielo jumpsuit tutorial – Kielo haalari

    July 7, 2018 / 21 Comments

    This is a free tutorial on how to make a jumpsuit out of the Kielo dress by Named clothing. I love my own Kielo jumpsuit and want to share the instructions!

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  • Named clothing Kielo wrap dress.
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    Named Clothing Kielo wrap dress

    June 19, 2018 / 7 Comments

    I knew that Kielo is a very popular pattern but would it work for me? I decided to find out! I bought the pattern and then went around the booths until I found a nice organic jersey for it at Nuppu print company with a beautiful print designed by Satu Kontinen.

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