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Basic Bodice Blocks in Action: Make Yourself ...
The Shapes of Fabric · 16 pvI’ve received some requests to prepare a tutorial on how to use the basic bodice blocks to create simple garments. As it happens, I also had a...
Handcrafts (a coloring page) / Käsityöt (väri...
Optimimmi · 29 pvThe high quality image file here / Korkealaatuinen kuvatiedosto täällä(EN) Earlier, I've drawn coloring pages for hobbies such as reading, sports,...
From Sewing Machine to Boudoir: The Magic of ...
with my hands dream · 08.02.2023I decided to take a little break from historical sewing and make some new sets of bras and panties for myself.
Sew DIY Beanie -part 2
The Shapes of Fabric · 07.02.2023Here goes the second part of my DIY beanie tutorial. I included a few additional, more advanced, beanie designs that were inspired by the Pattern Magic books. If you’re familiar with...
How to Sew a Beanie
The Shapes of Fabric · 24.01.2023I decided to make the first tutorial of this year about how to sew a beanie. It’s a nice and quick sewing project with an easy pattern to draft. I had never sewed beanies myself before, only knitted, so this was a...
A Little Red Riding Hood cloak
with my hands dream · 10.01.2023An 18th-century cardinal cloak is exactly something that Little Red Riding Hood would wear. So I made myself one and even designed a pattern!
1840s Accessories: Cap, Bonnet, and Mantle
with my hands dream · 25.12.2022I made myself some warm 1840s winter accessories plus a lace cap that the ladies wore indoors. And then I went to a farmstead museum.
Let’s Make a Vest
The Shapes of Fabric · 20.12.2022Now I must confess that I’ve never had a vest in my wardrobe before, so my latest pattern guide was the perfect excuse to fix this. I decided to make a vest that I could wear kind of like an accessory, similar to...
I made an 1840s dress for the holidays
with my hands dream · 19.12.2022I made myself an 1840s dress with the McCalls pattern number 7988. To make the dress work for the winter I added long sleeves.
Tallukkaat – Finnish homemade winter boots
with my hands dream · 05.12.2022I made traditional Finnish winter boots called Tallukkaat and decorated them with folk embroidery.
From Cartoon to Real Clothes: Jem and the Hol...
The Shapes of Fabric · 01.12.2022It’s time to reveal my this year’s costume post! All year I’ve been waiting for inspiration, expecting it to come from a movie or a...
How to Sew Different Types of Sleeves
The Shapes of Fabric · 15.11.2022There are lots of sleeve pattern posts here at my blog, but not much about how to sew sleeves unless it’s part of a specific sewing project. So...
An 18th-century jacket
with my hands dream · 15.11.2022I sewed an 18th-century wool jacket for my daughter for a historical harvest festival held at a real 18th-century farmhouse in Helsinki.
Sewing Project: Silk Shirt with Big Sleeves
The Shapes of Fabric · 31.10.2022I just realized there are only two months of 2022 left and my Make Nine grid still has four projects I haven’t even started! So, last week I...
The finished mourning dress
with my hands dream · 30.10.2022Mourning accessories turn this black Victorian dress into a mourning costume. I made a short cape, a hat and a veil plus some extra things.
A Victorian mourning dress: the bodice
with my hands dream · 25.10.2022My Victorian mourning costume is progressing and this time I finished the bodice. This was an interesting make with lots of inner structure.
Making a Victorian Mourning Dress: The Skirt
with my hands dream · 21.10.2022This autumn’s big project is the making of a Victorian mourning dress. This will be a series of three or four parts and in the first part,...
A Romantic Era Corset from Old Curtains
with my hands dream · 16.09.2022I made myself a romantic era i.e. 1830s-1840s corset and a corded petticoat using a pattern by Black Snail Patterns.
Draft and Sew Sculptural Doll Clothes
The Shapes of Fabric · 29.08.2022When you love both miniature sewing and creating whimsical avant garde clothes, it’s only natural that those two would eventually end up in the...
Hiusdonitsi jämäkankaasta / Scrappy scrunchie
Matkalaukkuelämää, kirpputorilöytöjä ja muita sanahirviöitä · 28.08.2022Viime kuussa ommellusta jämäkangaslakista jäi vielä jämien jämiä, joten kokosin niistä hiusdonitsin. Leikkasin vapaalla kädellä muutaman...
Wearing your grandma’s curtains or making a r...
with my hands dream · 25.08.2022How can you use recycled materials in historical costuming? What are my tips in finding the best materials in thrift stores?
Jäätelökesälakki / Lady buckethead
Matkalaukkuelämää, kirpputorilöytöjä ja muita sanahirviöitä · 31.07.2022Ompelin itselleni hatun samalla Kotiliesi Käsityö -lehden 8/2019 kaavalla kuin reilu viikko sitten valmistunut lahjahattu. Kankaat on samaisia...
A folk vest and an apron from Askola, Finland
with my hands dream · 30.07.2022I made a Finnish folk vest and an apron from Askola village in Finland. These garments are based on museum items from early 19th century.
How to Hem Jeans by Hand
The Shapes of Fabric · 26.07.2022Let’s do something different this time! I’ve got a guest blog post for you written by Sarah Duke from JustToSew. It’s about hemming jeans. I know many of you likes to wear jeans so this...
Kesäinen kangashattu / Bucket hat
Matkalaukkuelämää, kirpputorilöytöjä ja muita sanahirviöitä · 22.07.2022Sain toiveen kesähatusta ja kirjastossa käsityölehtiä noin vartin selailtuani vastaan tuli lierihattuohje Kotiliesi Käsityö -lehdessä 8/2019. Kankaat...
Time-traveling to the Iron Age with my daughter
with my hands dream · 18.07.2022I made an Iron Age Finnish costume for my daughter so that we can take part in events together. Also, I did some leatherwork...
The Shirt Dress Project: Fibremood Filippa
The Shapes of Fabric · 13.07.2022Catching up on my #makenine plans I decided to tackle the shirt dress project last week. I usually don’t go for ready-made patterns, but this...
A pink lolita-style dress
with my hands dream · 12.07.2022I sewed my daughter a Japanese sweet lolita style summer dress from pink cotton gingham. Decorated with lots of ruffles and bows, of course!SUOMEN BLOGIT TOP-10
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