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1890s shirtwaist, jabot and a belt
with my hands dream · 1 pvI made a shirtwaist by using the 1890s bodice pattern by Laughing Moon Mercantile. I also created a matching belt and a jabot. The post 1890s...
How to Sew Pants Details
The Shapes of Fabric · 2 pvLast month I published a Patternmaking Guide on Women’s Pants and I’ve been meaning to post a tutorial on how to sew some of the trickier, yet often unavoidable details, such as...
A made a Victorian-inspired tailored jacket
with my hands dream · 17 pvI made a Victorian-inspired wool tweed jacket based on Marfy #1989 pattern and using real tailoring methods. The post A made a Victorian-inspired...
Free Finnish sewing and crafting books
with my hands dream · 21 pvI have some hard-to-get books from the late 19th and early 20th century that are already in the public domain. So, I have now scanned them and you...
Sewing Challenge: How to recreate a Mrs Maise...
The Shapes of Fabric · 15.03.2021This month I have a retro sewing theme; what a perfect excuse to attempt recreating a Mrs Maisel dress I’ve been eyeing for quite a while! In...
Kokkola costume, part 3: The 18th-century shirt
with my hands dream · 12.03.2021As I had to replace the worn-out shirt of my national costume from Kokkola, I decided to make it more historically accurate. The post Kokkola...
50s Style Swing Dress Sewalong
The Shapes of Fabric · 01.03.2021I recently published a patternmaking guide on Vintage-Inspired Dresses, and there was going to be a tutorial to go with it. So here it is, just in time to accompany my Retro Sewing...
Making a guimpe and refashioning a fleamarket...
with my hands dream · 24.02.2021I refashioned a thrift store cotton and silk blouse to an Edwardian blouse by adding some vintage lace details and a cotton tulle guimpe. The post...
Making a chemise using a free 1897 pattern fr...
with my hands dream · 15.02.2021I made a chemise using a free pattern from the Winter 1897 Voice of Fashion magazine. Interpreting an old pattern had its challenges! The post Making...
The assembly line apron dress
with my hands dream · 05.02.2021This apron dress is one of the patterns that I loved from the first sight. Even though I nowadays don’t use modern patterns that much, I had to buy this pattern. Apron dresses are...
Kerrosmekko / Bardon dress
Matkalaukkuelämää, kirpputorilöytöjä ja muita sanahirviöitä · 31.01.2021Tämä mekko on ommeltu australialaisen Peppermint Magazine -lehden sivuilta ilmaiseksi löytyvällä Bardon dress -ompelukaavalla. Kankaan ostin entiseltä kangaskauppiaalta eurolla, koska siinä...
A Victorian Bashlik hood
with my hands dream · 20.01.2021I 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. The post A Victorian Bashlik hood appeared first on...
How to Sew Plackets, Collars, and other Shirt...
The Shapes of Fabric · 19.01.2021As I’ve now published two Shirt Pattern Guides, Classic and Fitted Shirts, there was definitely a need for a Shirt Sewing tutorial to explain...
Sewing a Victorian bicycle sweater
with my hands dream · 31.12.2020When I saw this mustard yellow knit fabric at Eurokangas fabric shop, I knew exactly what I wanted to make out of it. I have planned to make a...
A Karelian dress for my daughter
with my hands dream · 20.12.2020I made my daughter a Karelian dress similar to my own. This also gave me a good chance to test my new ruffler. The post A Karelian dress for my...
Kokkola costume, part 2: An apron with drawn ...
with my hands dream · 10.12.2020My national costume from Kokkola needed a new apron. This gave me a good chance to learn how to make drawn thread embroidery! The post Kokkola...
A bag for your hand sanitizer/ Käsidesipussukka
Goodlifebyme · 08.12.2020Got a very nice idea from a friend of mine. A small bag for your hand sanitizer, so it is always at hand, always at disposal with out having to look...
Lisämaskeja vaatekaappia täydentämään / Kiten...
Matkalaukkuelämää, kirpputorilöytöjä ja muita sanahirviöitä · 06.11.2020Ompelin lisää kasvomaskeja Marttojen ohjeella tansanialaisten puuvillapainokankaiden jämäpaloista. Vaikka yhden ja saman kaavan ompelu on hivenen...
Making an early 19th-century Karelian dress: ...
with my hands dream · 31.10.2020The last part of my Karelian dress project is the heavily pleated sarafan dress made out of red printed cotton. Now the costume is finished! The post...
Waldorf doll/nukke
Handmade by Liisa · 31.10.2020This doll, the second Waldorf style doll I´ve made, was given to my granddaughter on her 1st birthday. Like her “mother” she has big blue eyes, a slightly pointy chin and a red tint in her hair. Here are the...
Making an early 19th-century Karelian dress, ...
with my hands dream · 24.10.2020My Karelian costume needed some period accessories, so I made a pocket, an apron and a linen cap. I also got some silk scarves. The post Making an...
Jämäkankainen kansanmaski / Matchy-matchy masks
Matkalaukkuelämää, kirpputorilöytöjä ja muita sanahirviöitä · 11.10.2020Ompelin lisää kansanmaskeja puuvillaisista jämäkankaista Marttojen ohjeella. Päällä on puuvillapaita, jonka jämäpaloista sai useammankin...
Making an early 19th-century Karelian dress, ...
with my hands dream · 09.10.2020I am learning about the dress of my ancestors and making a traditional Karelian outfit. The first layer is called a "rätsinä" shirt. The post Making...
Dollmaking, nuken rakentelua
Handmade by Liisa · 08.10.2020My first try at making a natural fibre Waldorf style doll. A few years ago I saw one for the first time and my immediate reaction was that I’d love to be able to make something like...
maskeja. maskeja
Langankuluttaja · 29.09.2020Pääkaupunkiseudulla on nyt suositus pitää maskeja myös koulussa. Samalla kun tein taas muutaman itselle, tein muutaman kauppaan laitettavaksi. Kolminkertaisia, keskisaumattomia. Välissä on spunbond-kuitukangas. Nämä on...
Flannellitoppi / Scrappy hippie
Matkalaukkuelämää, kirpputorilöytöjä ja muita sanahirviöitä · 27.09.2020Viime viikolla ompelemani mekon jämäpalosta, kuten isäni vanhasta paidasta, ja muista jämäkankaista ompelin tämän topin, johon käytin 1960-luvun...
Finnish underwear at the turn of the 20th cen...
with my hands dream · 24.09.2020I continue making turn-of-the-century underwear using period patterns published in Finland. Now it's a time for a petticoat and a bustle. The post...
How to Sew a Hoodie
The Shapes of Fabric · 21.09.2020This hoodie tutorial goes with a Patternmaking Guide of mine. So if you’re interested in learning how to draft the patterns, you can find the Guide here. Besides hoodies, this guide also explains sweater and t-shirt...
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