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Hi! I’m a craft teacher and maker from Helsinki, Finland. I love pretty things and am here for the sewing, knitting, fashion, art & other creative content and people. I’m also an aspiring gardener and a dedicated plant lover 🧶🪡✂️🌱
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Teaching sweater knitting today in my brand new sweater ✨

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

Finished a #knitting project and I literally used up ALL the yarn. This little thread is all that was left after casting off. What a thriller 🫣 This has never happened to me before, I’m usually left with spare yarn after finishing.

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

My grandmother Reeta (b. 1912) in the 1920s and 1940s (on the right). My mom found these pictures and I don’t think I’ve seen them before. She looks so chic even though she was a farmer’s daughter. The only one of her siblings to get an education.

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

Taking a little trip with my family. I don’t have a driver’s licence so I can just knit 🙌🏼 #knitting

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment

Look I made a puffy bag! This is my third and probably best #bestiebag 🍿 Quilting the outer fabric really brings out the 🍌 shape. This time I also used a webbing instead of sewing the straps from the self fabric. What a fun make!

submitted 39 days ago • 1 comment

I taught a darning and mending class this weekend and here’s a couple of my students’ makes. I was so inspired by their excitement and creativity ✨ Crafting brings people together and is such a unique medium for people to share their experiences, memories and emotions.

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

I’m currently making a quilted #bestiebag by #bfpatterns 🍿 I found the outer fabric with woven red and white stripes at my local recycling center. It took a while to quilt all the pieces, but I really like the puffy result! I added extra 4 cm seam allowance because quilting can shrink the pieces.

submitted 40 days ago • 2 comments

Preparing for a mending class I’m going to teach next week. #mending #darning #parsinta #sewing #ompelu #käsityö

submitted 52 days ago • 1 comment

Finished this beast of a shirt over the weekend! #sewing #garmentsewing

submitted 53 days ago • 6 comments

Friday night fun ✨ I’m new to quilting, but already pretty hooked because it’s such a great way to use all my lovely scraps. I’m using the playful placemats pattern by Cedar quilt co. #sewing #quilting #ompelu #tilkkutyö

submitted 56 days ago • 0 comments

How do you organize and store your sewing patterns? I’ve been sewing actively since 2008, so I have A LOT of patterns. To tackle the mess, I’ve started to store them in envelopes. I draw a little sketch on top of them so that it’s quick to find what I’m looking for.

submitted 57 days ago • 4 comments

Ok, sleeping was definitely a great idea! I like this so much better now that I try it on more properly. The only big issue now is the sleeve plackets, which I accidentally sewed on the wrong side of the sleeve and therefore the closing is wrong-sided. Should I chop the sleeves or redo the plackets?

submitted 58 days ago • 2 comments

This is the nearly finished button-up I posted about earlier. I…. hate it 😅 Lots of fiddly details like welt pockets that I love to sew and I’m happy about, but the overall sewing experience was a little chaotic. The fabric is a midweight rami I’ve made into pants before. Maybe I’ll sleep on it.

submitted 59 days ago • 2 comments