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    Father and son t-shirts and a road trip to Lappland

    July 11, 2020 / 2 Comments

    I made matching t-shirts for my son and my husband. Also a lot of chat about our recent road trip to Lappland, featuring reindeer!

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  • LED-jacket
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    My first e-textile: A hoodie with LED lights

    October 16, 2019 / 6 Comments

    For some time I have been thinking of adding electronics into garments.. Last summer I took an e-textile course and this hoodie was a direct result of it.

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  • Ottobre 1/2013 36. Pitcher ja Fabriking bambujoustocollege.
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    Fabriking bambujoustocollege testissä – Testing bamboo french terry fabric by Fabriking

    June 29, 2019 / 8 Comments

    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.

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  • A self-drafted teeshirt pattern for a boy.
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    Drafting a boys’ teeshirt pattern

    June 16, 2019 / 3 Comments

    I decided to draft my own pattern for a boys teeshirt that would fit my son. My son then got to choose the jersey prints and got two unique teeshirts.

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  • Marmot teeshirt.
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    Robot marmot tee-shirt with a vinyl printer

    April 15, 2019 / No Comments

    This vinyl print tee-shirt is a product of my son's imagination, my husband's drawing talent and my sewing skills.

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  • Ottobre design baby clothes from 1/2016.
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    Presents for little boys

    December 29, 2018 / 5 Comments

    I can finally reveal the garments I made for three little boys on my Christmas gift list. All the patterns were from the Ottobre design magazine.

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    Cool snowmobile prints for my son

    December 9, 2018 / 1 Comment

    My son liked this snowmobile print organic jersey from Paapii and I turned it into a teeshirt, some tube scarfs and a hat.

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  • Ottobre 4/2018-19. Space adventurer t-shirt and 3/2012-41. Baggy look hat.
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    Robot shirt and a hat (Ottobre 4/2018 19. and Ottobre 4/2012 41.)

    September 2, 2018 / 4 Comments

    The Ottobre design magazine 4/2018 19. Space adventurer was a good basic t-shirt pattern for my son. I also had enough fabric to make a matching hat.

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  • Ottobre Marley shorts for my son.
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    Ottobre Marley shorts for my son

    May 20, 2018 / 3 Comments

    I made another pair of Ottobre Marley shorts for my son who seems to have outgrown all his old pairs. This time I added more pockets and bright coloured topstitching.

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    Oldies: Retro jackets from tablecloths

    February 25, 2018 / No Comments

    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…

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