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Category: Sewing

By Hannah Swain Løvik Posted on 2016-01-072018-12-14

How a sewing machine creates stitches

I found this on Facebook, no credit given. What a neat insight into how stitches are formed!

Categories: Reference, Sewing
By Hannah Swain Løvik Posted on 2016-01-032016-08-29

The Great Cape Adventure

Last fall (as in, October 2014), I became fascinated with the idea of a cape. It might be because of my complete failure to sew up a proper coat – … Continue reading The Great Cape Adventure

Categories: SewingTags: adventure, Burda Style, cape, capelet, Handmaker's Factory Carnaby Cape, inspiration, Kwik Sew 3667, McCall's 5764, New Look 6007, Simplicity 5669, Tessuti New York Cape
Linen pillow case
By Hannah Swain Løvik Posted on 2015-09-062016-08-29

In which Hannah decides to sew pillow cases

When I first moved in, we discussed (argued?) for months about what kind of pillows we wanted on the couch. I wanted pillows, I think Fred might have been ambivalent. … Continue reading In which Hannah decides to sew pillow cases

Categories: Life, SewingTags: FO (finished object), pillow case, Upplands Väsby
By Hannah Swain Løvik Posted on 2015-08-102018-12-14

A linen Rae and a turqouise Hyss – summery combo

I loved both of these patterns so much that I had to make more!

Categories: Knitting, SewingTags: cardigan, FO (finished object), Hyss cardigan, Sewaholic Rae skirt, shrug, skirt, TNT, YNAB
By Hannah Swain Løvik Posted on 2015-08-092018-12-14

Cake Patterns: Pavlova skirt

This project seems like it was doomed to failure from the beginning. How did I ever miss the signs? But yet – there is definitely a happy ending!

Categories: SewingTags: Cake Patterns, Cake Pavlova skirt, circle skirt, drill, FO (finished object), skirt
By Hannah Swain Løvik Posted on 2015-08-072016-08-29

Fall/winter 2015 wardrobe plans

Wow…it seems so odd to be planning for a fall wardrobe. It feels so odd to be planning a wardrobe at all! Normally I just browsed stores and when I … Continue reading Fall/winter 2015 wardrobe plans

Categories: Crafting, Knitting, SewingTags: planning, wardrobe fall/winter 2015, wardrobe planning
By Hannah Swain Løvik Posted on 2015-07-262016-08-29

Muse Jenna cardi: my new favorite sweater

I’d been eyeing the Muse Jenna Cardi for a while, but really wasn’t sure if it would be flattering on me. I wasn’t too sure about the contrasting color versions … Continue reading Muse Jenna cardi: my new favorite sweater

Categories: SewingTags: cardigan, FO (finished object), Muse Jenna cardi
Sewaholic Rae skirt in viscose
By Hannah Swain Løvik Posted on 2015-07-232016-08-29

Rae skirt: the flowery viscose edition

Inspired by the Swedish love of long, flowy dresses in the summer as well as my beloved Rae linen skirt, I decided to give a really light viscose fabric a … Continue reading Rae skirt: the flowery viscose edition

Categories: SewingTags: FO (finished object), pattern grading, Sewaholic Rae skirt, viscose
By Hannah Swain Løvik Posted on 2015-07-222016-08-29

Sewaholic Rae linen skirt: my first success!

After re-reading this post, I realize it’s practically an ode to a skirt. A skirt! Then again, I really like this skirt. 🙂

Categories: SewingTags: FO (finished object), linen, pattern grading, Sewaholic Rae skirt, skirt

Based in Stockholm, Sweden, Hannah spends her days drinking coffee and supporting users as a WooCommerce Happiness Engineer at Automattic. By night, she devours fantasy books and watches geeky TV shows.

For more information, see About Hannah.

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