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Shop
My projects
Sewing
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- Sewing patterns
- Sewing books
Other crafts
About me
Resources
- Suomalaisia käsityökirjoja – Finnish sewing books (for free)
- Käsitöitä 1894-1915
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Shop
My projects
Sewing
Tutorials
Reviews
- Sewing patterns
- Sewing books
Other crafts
About me
Resources
- Suomalaisia käsityökirjoja – Finnish sewing books (for free)
- Käsitöitä 1894-1915

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I just got these two beauties. They are copies of

I just got these two beauties. They are copies of the bronce brooches from the end of the Vendel period Finland. The originals have been dated to about 800 AD. The brooches are 4,6 cm wide. These copies are already vintage since they have been made in the 1940s by Kalevala Koru. They are a bit older than Viking age but I still plan to use these with my viking age peplos dress once I make it. Just couldn’t resist buying these when I saw them. #kalevalakoru #pronssisoljet #vendelperiodreenactment #vendelperiodcostume #historybounding #historicaljewellery #antiquejewellery #kalevalakoru #soljet #bronzebrooches #vikingagedress #muinaispuku #historicalcostume

More pictures from the Helenan kisat (Helena’s g

More pictures from the Helenan kisat (Helena’s games) event in Helsinki, today. @societehelsinki #societehelsinkievent #societehelsinkipicnic #societehelsinkievents #societehelsinkimembers #edwardianfashion #victorianfashion #reenactment #historianelävöitys #historiallinenpuku #likeintheolddays #ennenvanhaan

I went to the National Museum of Finland @kansalli

I went to the National Museum of Finland @kansallismuseo and did some shopping. I think you may guess that I’m planning to switch my sewing era further back in time. I have spend days trying to find out what the Viking age Finnish women wore. Luckily there are several experts online that offer information for use newbies. #vikingage #history #books #shopping #tabletweavingbool #prehistoricclothing #plansforthefuture #muinaispuku #viikinkiaika #historiallinenpuku #kansallismuseo

I have been planning to learn nålbinding for ages

I have been planning to learn nålbinding for ages. My father tells that the nålbound mittens his mom (and my grandma) made were the best. I remember my grandmother once trying to teach me but I found her teaching confusing. No wonder! Compared to many other crafts I have taught myself nålbinding has a steep learning curve. However, now I master one stitch and basic techniques so that I can make my first pair of mittens! #nålbinding #bålbinding ##nalboundmittens #mittens #oldcrafts #vikingcrafts #traditionalcrafts #neulakinnas #kinnasneula #kintaat #lapaset

My herb gardern is full of herbs and we do not hav

My herb gardern is full of herbs and we do not have time to eat them all. So, I decided to dry some of them for winter. As a bonus, we have some new kitchen decor! I used curtain hooks to hang the herbs from the curtain rail. #dryingherbs #herbs #gardening #citygarden #cottagecorelife #kitchen #kirchendecor #hangingherbs #yrtit #yrttienkuivatus #keittiö #kotipuutarha #puutarha #puutarhaelämää #kaupunkipuutarha

Today’s shopping. I have been going through pict

Today’s shopping. I have been going through pictures of Victorian needlework purses and decided that I need my own. I don’t know how long it will take. The last crossstitch work near this scale took me years but that was decades ago when I was a teenager. Etsy was a good source for Victorian patterns that have been restored and modified to modern embroidery floss. I appreciate that someone has already done the boring work and I can just concentrate on stitching. #embroidery #embroideryfloss #crossstitch #crossstitchersofinstagram #victorianneedlepoint #historybounding #ompelu #koruompelu #kirjonta #ristipisto #muliinilangat

I new post and a new video is online! It's about t

I new post and a new video is online! It's about this cute cottagecore pinafore dress that I made. I also made the blouse using the free pattern by @happiestcamperh. #sewing #sewfun #cottagecore #pinafore #pinaforedress #sewcialists #sewistsofinstagram #summeroutfit #linendress #sew #historybounding #peasantblouse #imnottoooldforthis #ompelu #ompeluelämää #essumekko #pellavamekko #pellava #kesämekko #kesäasu

One cooler day and I start thinking about autumn.

One cooler day and I start thinking about autumn. Now it’s a good time to fix my old umbrella. It will look so nice in green. #umbrella #repair #sateenvarjo #ompelu #korjausompelu #käsityö #korjaaäläheitäpois

I completely unnecessary project inspired by the v

I completely unnecessary project inspired by the video by @darling_desi_ about transforming ugly book covers. This book had a hideous and faded cover the only redeeming feauture being the portrait of the author. (The Finnish edition was printed in the 1980s, so I wasn’t destroying an antique book!) The book itself was interesting describing an upper society English woman’s travels in Finland in the 1890s. I painted the covers white and covered them with handmade paper. I then used decoupage varnish to add the photo and some dried and pressed violets. Finally I painted the title and the author’s name with gold paint. In the back, the white paint left the outline of the original text showing, so I just filled it in with the paint. #bookcrafts #bookdecoration #aestheticbooks #askartelu #kirjanpäällystäminen #bookcover

My first home-grown cucumbers are ready to eat! Th

My first home-grown cucumbers are ready to eat! They are quite thorny so they need to be peeled. #cucumbers #homegardening #miniaturegreenhouse #citygarden #citygardening #growingcucumbers #vegetables #gardening #cottagecore #puutarha #kurkut #minikasvihuone #kotipuutarha #kaupunkipuutarha #omastapuutarhasta #kotoilu

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