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Tuulia
@tuuliak.bsky.social
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Singer, multi-instrumentalist, ethnomusicologist, retired from concert booking.
Sidesteps in theater, dance, film.
💜 Folk arts, handcrafts.
Often out of spoons.
Oslo & Helsinki.
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Tiny inventory to put my thinking hat on, my fabric stash isn't terribly large. For half of these I have an idea which patterns to use. Missing from photo is halfway-done bumbag. Still few more weeks until I have time again for #sewing
#garmentsewing #ompelu #sewingsky #käsityö
7 fabrics piled on a floor: blue chambray; black french terry from Nuppu Print Company illustraded as silver willow; cotton jersey printed with stripes of a national costume skirt Kansallispukuraidat by Soja Murto; dark blue bamboo jersey; 3 times bamboo viscose: black illustrated with red clover flowers and leaves by Mereen, lilac with doughnut-looking shapes by Mereen, beige &black flowers.
September 14, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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Pahvi-Lauri saapui Osloon yhtenä kappaleena, pikkuisen rypyssä. Jatkuispa jatkopelit pidempään.
/ Cardboard-Lauri arrived to Oslo in one piece, little wrinkled tho. I wish Susijengi's Eurobasket journey to have more days (and games to watch)
Hand holding a cardboard cutout of a smiling blonde curly-haired man. It's picture of NBA star Lauri Markkanen. Cardboard cutouts like this were handed out at Nokia Arena, Tampere, my family got one.
September 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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One more #sewing project for this week, and then I'm off of sewing for at least a month.
"Delocalized" hexagon bumbag pattern by Marja Niemi, on @taukomagazine.bsky.social nro8

I was making 2 but only 1 got (rushed) finished.
#crafting #käsityö #ompelu #sewsky #sewingsky #marimekko
Bumbag hanging on hips of a sewing form. Bumbag is stripes and dots of black, baby blue, some white, some yellow, this is the result of cutting small pieces of a larger raport on a designer fabric (acrylic coated cotton by Marimekko, classic kitchen tablecloth material.) Bumbag on a hips of very silly middle aged lady, picture taken as mirrorselfie. Bumbag is stripes and dots of black, baby blue, some white, some yellow, this is the result of cutting small pieces of a larger raport on a designer fabric (acrylic coated cotton by Marimekko, classic kitchen tablecloth material.) Sneak a peak to inside of bumbag, it is sort of green-ish colour, I think this colour was called "petrol" or something smilar. There is extra, small snap hook inside, where to attach keys into. I wasn't skilled enough to improvise a tiny pocket, as I was rushing this in very little time. Look at the backside of bumbag; how strap webbing is connected to snap hooks that connect to D-rings that connect to... (in my head there is the skeleton dance song now...)
August 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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It's finished, at least with the #sewing machine, I will do buttons as my evening chore next week.
Optimatium duster coat/dress, pattern by Liz Haywood on issue9 @taukomagazine.bsky.social . First #zerowastepattern I've tried and it's clever imo.
#garmentsewing #ompelu #sewingsky #sewsky
Blue linen-cotton duster coat on a sewing form, next to giant dusty windows. Blue linen-cotton duster coat being modelled by very silly middle aged woman, trying to show of cuff frills and leggings that have poetry written on them, in a small dressing room that has lime-green walls. Photo when blue fabric was laying flat on a floor to be cut according to the pattern. (In photo are also classic orange colour Fiskars fabric scissors.) It's clever pattern that uses the whole fabric that is in 2 layers, every corner and extra bit is used inside the finished coat.
August 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Optimatium from Tauko9 has now funny square pockets and added bust darts. It's missing buttons&holes, cuff frills, ironing & finishing.
I am still missing the skill of accurately predicting how many hours a sewing project will take 😅
#garmentsewing #ompelu #sewingsky #sewsky
Peeking inside of duster coat made of blue linen-cotton fabric. It has rectangle shaped sideseam pockets and most seams are finished bias binding. A duster coat or a buttoned coatshaped dress is on a hanger. It's made of blue linen-cotton fabric.
August 14, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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It's halfway done Optimatium duster coat by Liz Haywood from Tauko issue 9. My first try at #zerowastesewing oh man, this is clever pattern!
I had planned another project for this week, too, now having doubts on my time management skills 😅 #garmentsewing #ompelu
Bit fuzzy photo of a garment laying on a floor. Garment is blue linen-cotton mix fabric, it starts to look like a duster coat even tho it's missing sideseams and lot of details. What's visible is pleats on front part, inverted pleat at backpart where seams are finished with bias binding, and then clever collar that needs handstitching.
August 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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That was 10 years with this lovely french balcony. I won't miss the noise, but I will miss the 100yo house charm.
Now I have full size balcony with half the years, instantly more bird songs.

I have booked sewing time after a week, and after that back to music.
Very mediocre photo from inside of an apartment looking at big windows, from which middle ones are a french balcony. Under smaller windows are very old radiators. There's raindrops on the windows. Very large tree takes most ofnthe view.
August 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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@taukomagazine.bsky.social issue12 (sports) had this pattern Kaari. It's fun! Surprising, simple and easy. There's option for short version, too.
Fabric is very drapey bamboo jersey.
The pattern has funny pockets on front. Someday I'll make more of this.
#garmentsewing #memade #ompelu #sewsky
Black jersey garment laying flat on floor, next to it is Tauko Magazine 12 where the pattern is. The garment is kind of like long dress t-shirt, but same time it's not any of those things, it's hard to describe, it's kind of odd shape the armcyes are on top same level as shoulder seam. Middle aged woman wearing Kaari dress that is sort of t-shirt but not., taking mirror selfie in tiny dressing room, that has lime green colour walls. The dress-shirt is loose on top, but tighter on hips.
July 9, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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Pattern "Leppälintu" from #Nuppunen5 /Nuppuzine5, by Nuppu Print Company. It has sideseam pockets.
Their organic cotton jersey "Ihmeellinen meri" which is again poem by Edith Södergran ("Det underliga havet" 1916, "Ihmeellinen meri" 1929 translation Uuno Kailas)
#garmentsewing #memade #sewingsky
Sporty jersey dress laying flat on floor, arranged diagonally in photo. Next to it is Nuppuzine5 sports pattern book where this pattern is from. Fabric colours are grey-ish-green, dark blue leaves, white&pink flowers, and texts of poem in between them. Middle aged woman wearing sporty jersey dress and trying to take mirror selfie with it, one hand in a pocket, in a tiny dressing room that has walls in lime green colour. Sporty jersey dress hanging on a dress from, next to a window. Fabric colours are grey-ish-green, dark blue leaves, white&pink flowers, and texts of poem in between them.
July 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Neitokurki leggings, pattern & design by Nuppu Print Company.
Poem "Stjärnorna/Tähdet" by Edith Södergran. #Nuppunen5

I started these last week, but serger & coverstitch machine (photo4) at the verksted were feeling spicy. I had to take apart some seams and re-do them today. #garmentsewing
Middle aged legs wearing leggings that are mostly black, but with poetry in Finnish & Swedish printed on them, in different fonts. Middle aged legs wearing leggings that are mostly black, but with poetry in Finnish & Swedish printed on them, in different fonts. Pockets on both sides. Leggings lying flat on cutting table. Messy working spot at the verksted, in front is old Babylock Victory serger, behind it is wonky Elna coverstitch machine, that apparently "everyone hates", lol.
July 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Sven-Åke Johansson & Joel Grip at allEars 2017,
photo by T.Kallio
Oh man. What I remember, is that we weren't really introduced, but somehow SÅJ dug out my name. In middle of festival, when I finally got my pause at backstage, he called for me "I saved you a seat, and glass of red".
Photo of festival stage, partial drumset (tom, snare, crash) in front. SÅJ behind it standing, reading poetry on mic. Behind him, wonderful Joel Grip on double bass. This was allEars Festival, January 2017, at National Jazzscene., Oslo. I have couple of video clips of this, somewhere.
June 16, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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My 2 week pause from #sewing #garmentsewing lasted only days. 😅 This is Monday-shirt I started long time ago, only finished bias tapes now. It was sort of practise run for french seams. Size 38, leftover dark blue linen I used before for longer dress.
Pattern by Kässäkerho Pompom, that is no more.
Short sleeved simple shirt lying flat on table. Colour is bit swisted, I have potato for a phone, but it's very dark blue.
June 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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My first leggings #sewing of sleek shiny sports jersey. Also first time using coverlock to top those long seams after serger, I loved it. Pattern "Neitokurki" from Nuppunen5 / Nuppuzine5, by Nuppu Print Company.
Now couple of weeks break of not learning new patterns, thanks 😉
Black sleek high-waist-leggings, folded in half, on top of pink yoga mat. Leggings have pockets. Next to it Nuppuzine5 pattern book, on it's cover is person posing with leggings. Picture of a leg, wearing leggings. Leggings have pockets. Photo of them pockets that can fit phone, on those leggings.
June 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Callisto dress from issue14 at Tauko Magazine is now finished. Our local library verksted has bright windows, it makes my potatophone to create wrong colours, it's a blue dress, not grey 😅 #sewing #garmentsewing

Next I plan to do something strechy. Leggings would be nice.
Callisto dress hanging on a dress form, next to very BRIGHT window which makes my potato-of-a-phone to create wrong clolours - dress looks grey, even tho it is blue. Middle aged woman in a dressing room, with green walls, taking selfie, hiding face, showing off the dress, that now looks blue like it should.
June 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Possibly my personal record at slow #sewing after 3 sessions at out local verksted I have a dress and sleeves, next time hoping to get them attached to each other :D
Callisto from issue14 @taukomagazine.bsky.social
Blue dress made on thin denim; hand showing off a sleeve with rows of decorative topstitches, sleeves are not attached. Behind it, bodice decorated with tucks with topstitching. Earlier photo of the same dress, only front piece with decorative tucks.
May 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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This is not and ad, this is me going wee bit mad on my slow hobby #sewing and ordered 4 issues of @taukomagazine.bsky.social , I had one from before. I'm just happy to find patterns I actually like.
It will take me years to go through these 😅
Five issues of Tauko on a pile on a floor.
May 24, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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#sewing for me is a very slow hobby.
(Also slow to post, did these maybe a month ago.)
These are Monday-mekko pattern from Kässäkerho Pompom (that sadly quit their business while ago).
Dark blue linen dress is on it's way to my aunt.
Cotton jersey (from Versonpuoti) is mine.
Simple dark blue linen dress, hanging on a sewing form, next to a window that shows view to rainy city. Simple dress hanging on a dress form, next to a window. Fabric has folklore inspired drawings of foxes, trees, and flowers.
May 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Tolvmannadagen 4th of May ´25,
202 years after 4th of May 1823
in and out of Riksscenen, flag parade, handcrafts, food, talks. #skogfinneforeningen #skogfinsk #metsäsuomalaiset #finnskogen
Star made of tree bark, traditional form, often used as a xmas tree decoration. I made this, in a workshop. Different shapes of tree bark crafts, and 4 slips of bark. The yard in front of Rikscenen, Schouss, Oslo, filled with people, flags and tiny platform for speakers and musical number. People listening musical number (I guess this is Tine Bogsveen?)
May 4, 2025 at 10:20 PM