Endelig har jeg fått sydd meg en høstjakke. Jeg hatt en heftig sysperre en god stund og selv om det har snurret hundrevis av ideer i hodet mitt så har jeg bare ikke fått meg til å sy dem. Jeg har lenge villet sy denne jakka, men det har bare vært helt stopp i hodet [...]
In a month it is time for “The Island of Lost Girl’s”. To make a long story short : This is a big LARP that me an Therese is hosting. The story for the larp is set to the year 1945 and World War II is over. There is finally peace and tolerance in Norway, [...]
As long as I can remember I have wanted an old Singer sewing machine. The dream came true a few months ago. Oh joy! I got it along with many other vintage treasures (read more about that here) It is black with a hand crank and I love it. I was a little unsure of [...]
Well, I’ve got buttons, lots of buttons. I got these from the same apartment that I was treasure hunting in a while ago. I am so lucky to suddenly just get these things. The first thing I did was (of course) to pour the entire contents of the box all over the floor to look [...]
I decided to join the circle skirt sew-along hosted by Casey. I have sewn circle skirts before, but it’s always fun to see how others do it and maybe learn a thing or two. It was a fun sew-along with many fun tips and tricks. See all the lessons here I’ve had the fabric I used for this skirt for a while. I bought it with the plan to create a dress, but when I got home I wondered if I had turned my head in the store. The fabric was too intense for me .. and what shall I say …too many mushrooms in one place. I put it in the closet and forgot about it until I had [...]
I just dont like pants and mostly wear dresses or skirts. But I have always thought that womens pants from the 1940s, with the high waist and wide legs, looks rather nice. Then one late night I found the Bella #6011 -pattern on Burdastyle and decided to give it a chance. Since sizes of Burdastyle patterns often is a bit weird, [...]