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  • Tallukkaat
    My projects,  Sewing,  Shoemaking

    Tallukkaat – Finnish homemade winter boots

    December 5, 2022 / 4 Comments

    I made traditional Finnish winter boots called Tallukkaat and decorated them with folk embroidery.

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    kk
  • Kurpposet
    Chatting,  My projects,  Shoemaking

    I made a pair of iron age/Viking shoes

    August 10, 2021 / 5 Comments

    I made a pair of iron age or Viking age shoes out of leather. This is the first step when I delve into a new era of historical dress!

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    kk
  • Red ballet flats
    My projects,  Other crafts,  Shoemaking

    Making red leather ballet flats

    June 11, 2019 / 11 Comments

    I made a pair of red leather ballet flats with die cut decoration. This is my first ever leather shoemaking project and a successful one!

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    kk
  • Girl's empire outfit
    Affiliates,  My projects,  Sewing,  Tutorials

    My daughter’s Empire outfit

    May 26, 2019 / 4 Comments

    I made my daughter a Regency or Empire style outfit: a dress, a bonnet (a free pattern included!), bloomers and slippers. Read how it all came together.

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  • Home shoemaking.
    My projects,  Sewing

    I made real shoes with lasts!

    May 22, 2019 / 6 Comments

    I am super excited that I have finally learned how to make proper shoes at home and I can’t wait to make more of them! I acquired the lasts on last Friday and it took about one day to make this first pair of proper ballet flats. As you may know, I have made some ballet flats before without lasts but I now wanted to learn the basic shoemaking methods to make flats with hardened toe and heel that you can find in the shops. I guess my enthusiasm showed through my first shoemaking endeavours since a real shoemaker, Satu Puustinen of Satupuu, offered to help me. She got me…

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    kk
  • My "regency" shoes.
    Clothes refashioning,  My projects

    Making regency shoes – a little experiment in refashion

    May 13, 2019 / 1 Comment

    I made a pair of regency shoes out of a pair of modern pumps I found second hand. Just a little of taffeta fabric, glue, bow and nailpolish(!) was needed.

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    kk
  • Yellow dotty ballet flats.
    Sewing

    Yellow outdoor ballet flats

    April 30, 2019 / 8 Comments

    I continued my shoemaking adventures and made a pair of ballet flats with real rubber soles. Read about what worked and what I still want to improve.

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    kk
  • Ballet flats
    My projects,  Sewing

    Ballet flats

    April 23, 2019 / 7 Comments

    I made my first pair of indoor ballet flats using the pattern from Living DIY Style. I used the lovely floral fabric from Nuppu Print Company.

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