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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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  • Silk petticoat
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    I made a Victorian silk petticoat out of old curtains!

    May 15, 2021 / 4 Comments

    I turned a pair of thrifted silk curtains into a Victorian silk petticoat. I also dyed my cotton lace to match using common food items.

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  • Extant garments,  Research

    Two Victorian dresses in close-up

    May 9, 2021 / No Comments

    I got to study two Victorian dresses from the 1890s at the Espoo City Museum and I took my camera with me.

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  • Bashlik
    Extant garments,  Research

    A Victorian bashlik hood at Espoo City Museum

    April 9, 2021 / 3 Comments

    I was invited to study the genuine Victorian bashlik hood at Espoo City Museum.

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  • Bashlik hood
    My projects,  Sewing

    A Victorian Bashlik hood

    January 20, 2021 / 5 Comments

    I made a Victorian bashlik hood. This garment contains both a hood and a scarf and it really helps to keep me warm in the Finnish winter.

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  • My projects,  Sewing

    A Victorian side-button cycling skirt

    March 27, 2020 / 5 Comments

    I made a Victorian side-button cycling skirt out of linen so that I can ride my bike in style. The skirt pattern is a free pattern by Bikes & Bloomers.

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  • Victorian cycling bloomers.
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    Cycling bloomers

    March 21, 2020 / 14 Comments

    I found this free pattern for cycling bloomers by Bikes & Bloomers and decided to give it a try.

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