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  • Askola dress.
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    A new project: An early 19th-century peasant dress aka a Finnish National costume from Askola

    April 23, 2022 / No Comments

    I have started a huge undertaking to create the Finnish national costume from Askola that requires me to learn many new skills.

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  • Make nine 2019 challenge.
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    2019 in review, part 1: Plans and reality

    December 31, 2019 / No Comments

    How my sewing plans for 2019 turned out? The first part of the 2019 review series looks back to my original plans and compares them to the actual makes.

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  • Kässäkalenteri 2020
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    Kässäkalenteri / Sewist’s planner 2020

    November 24, 2019 / 3 Comments

    I made a new Sewist's planner for the year 2020. Kässäkalenteri 2020 on täällä ja saatavilla pdf-muodossa blogikaupasta!

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  • Wool coat plans.
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    A wool coat for winter, part 1: Planning

    October 9, 2018 / 8 Comments

    My big project for this autumn will be a long and warm winter coat. For a project this size, it is a good idea to start with the planning.

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  • Autumn fabrics.
    Sewing,  Shopping

    A list of 10: Inspiration from autumn fabrics

    September 14, 2018 / 4 Comments

    The warm autumn colours suit particularly well with my skin tone so I'll end up stashing a lot of fabric for the following seasons. Join with me to go through my stash and plan some autumn projects!

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  • How to make your handmade wardrobe more wearable? 10 sensible sewing patterns to make.
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    How to make your handmade wardrobe more wearable? (Part 3): 10 very sensible sewing patterns to make

    July 1, 2018 / 3 Comments

    So, my challenge to myself and for anyone else wanting to take part is to make a set of basics that I will actually wear. I selected 10 patterns that I think will fit in this category and I'm going to make all of them.

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  • Tutorials

    How to make your handmade wardrobe more wearable? (Part 2): 10 questions to ask when choosing a sewing project

    June 25, 2018 / 7 Comments

    The picture in the garment envelope or on the website looks nice. You are instantly transferred into day-dreams about Regency-era and imagine swishing around gardens in you empire waist ballgown surrounded by handsome gentlemen in their frock coats... Wait! Is this style something that you will actually venture out in?

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