tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891109989427091099Sun, 05 Oct 2025 17:07:37 +0000sewinglife sizedoll clothesclothesvideostudiespatternfurniturevestBaha catdressminiaturemale dollstraditional Finnish1/6 scalebagshirtcard weavingrepurposing1/12 scalebookdoll makingrepaintMonster High dollpocketscustom dolldollhouseknittingalterationsfeltkindi kidskitchen stuffpinstripeskirttoolscollarliving dead dollzipperPiggycrochetingjussipaitaleatherpetworks nikkiwigTonner dollbuttonscasecigarette holdersiron-on transfermetalpicturesupholstery1/144 scale1/24 scaleBarbieBoboCED dollCatwalk KittiesSybaritehathot gluejewelrymadamealexanderminiatures by othersmodeling clayneedle feltingprintablesBlytheFashion RoyaltyLipstik dollMiss Piggyaccessoriesacrylic paintarmorbeltblazerbuckledvdglue varnishlaser cutmendingpaper modelsrerootstickersstoryzazzleThis blog is about all my other crafts projects: doll clothes, dollhouses, paper models, sewing, knitting, crocheting, card weaving and whatever else I might try. Posts before 2020 are mainly about miniatures, while posts from 2020 onwards will be mainly about life size projects. In 2021-22, I will also write about my studies to become a dressmaker.http://tarjascrafts.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Tarja)Blogger170125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891109989427091099.post-398235515309488824Tue, 21 Jun 2022 04:26:00 +00002022-06-21T07:26:34.029+03:00videoHere is a small update I uploaded last week. The first part is the update, then I'll take you for a walk at a bog. The walk to the bird watching tower is 4 km, so it was 8 km in total along the plank path. Plus 5 km cycling to the starting point and then back home afterwards. http://tarjascrafts.blogspot.com/2022/06/update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891109989427091099.post-6845001977134566691Sun, 03 Apr 2022 06:44:00 +00002022-04-03T09:44:38.675+03:00bookCED dolldoll clothesdressjewelryknittingmadamealexanderpatternpinstripeSybariteTonner dollvideoThis is the second part for the video in the last post. It's about the best of the three books, which has patterns in three different sizes for Tonner and Madame Alexander dolls. http://tarjascrafts.blogspot.com/2022/04/more-doll-clothes-from-books.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891109989427091099.post-7238738253896743871Sun, 27 Mar 2022 19:10:00 +00002022-03-27T22:10:42.116+03:001/6 scaleBarbiebookdoll clothespatternvideoI have shown some of the doll clothes in the video in an earlier post, but in the video, you can also see pictures from the book, showing the original outfits.  http://tarjascrafts.blogspot.com/2022/03/barbie-clothes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891109989427091099.post-2114957164001759129Sat, 26 Mar 2022 19:19:00 +00002022-03-26T21:19:03.579+02:00buttonsclothesdresslife sizesewingstudiesvideoI was making an evening gown and ended up making the button loops from scratch, that is, using the same fabric I was using for the main parts of the dress.  http://tarjascrafts.blogspot.com/2022/03/how-to-make-button-loops.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891109989427091099.post-5188633417545452710Sun, 20 Mar 2022 18:21:00 +00002022-03-20T20:21:24.369+02:00life sizetoolsvideoI have used 2 mm eyelets in doll shoes, but never the bigger ones. Eyelet pliers are not expensive, so now I've got them for attaching 4 mm eyelets. http://tarjascrafts.blogspot.com/2022/03/eyelet-pliers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891109989427091099.post-5321148500177386455Sun, 13 Mar 2022 17:11:00 +00002022-03-13T19:11:17.431+02:00bagleatherlife sizerepurposingsewingskirtstudiesvideoI have posted several videos after the last one I added here. Some of them are about taking apart leather jackets I bought from a charity shop closeout sale for very cheap. You can find them on my YouTube channel, so I'm not adding them all here, but here is the first thing I made using those jackets. I also made something else out of leather, but this wasn't recycled leather, just some very http://tarjascrafts.blogspot.com/2022/03/various-projects.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891109989427091099.post-1049324560156974431Sun, 06 Feb 2022 09:42:00 +00002022-02-06T11:42:51.852+02:00clothesleatherlife sizepatternrepurposingsewingshirtvideoI wanted to know how long it really takes to convert a t-shirt to a long-sleeved one, so I downloaded a stopwatch app and set to find out. Then I copied several patterns at once as I knew I wanted to make these at some point. Buying new leather is not something I like to do, so second hand stores are a great source of materials. I got a great deal on some used leather jackets. http://tarjascrafts.blogspot.com/2022/02/using-stopwatch-app-future-plans.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891109989427091099.post-4431171876056364029Sat, 29 Jan 2022 20:07:00 +00002022-01-29T22:07:22.831+02:00alterationsclotheslife sizesewingshirtvideoI made more shirts using the same pattern I used for the pink t-shirt. These have long sleeves as I modified the pattern. Mainly I was curious about the time it takes to sew one of these shirts. In this first video, I'm sewing the shirt in real time, without edits. And in the second one, I used a timer to get the total time from intact t-shirt to a ready made altered shirt. http://tarjascrafts.blogspot.com/2022/01/how-long-does-it-take-to-sew-shirt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891109989427091099.post-8492905572844691633Wed, 19 Jan 2022 18:13:00 +00002022-01-19T20:13:30.621+02:00bagfeltlife sizesewingvideoThis video is in two parts as it took quite a long time to explain everything. Making a backpack is not that difficult, but it is time consuming and involves many steps. http://tarjascrafts.blogspot.com/2022/01/making-backpack.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891109989427091099.post-8965428959193829161Thu, 06 Jan 2022 06:44:00 +00002022-01-06T08:44:48.302+02:00alterationsclothescollardresslife sizepatternsewingvideoIn this video, I'm showing how to alter a dress pattern to make the notched neckline of the yellow bodice shown in an earlier video. You need to know how to make a dress with a lining, because I'm only showing the changes needed for the pattern and what needs to be done differently when sewing the dress. http://tarjascrafts.blogspot.com/2022/01/making-neckline-of-yellow-bodice.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891109989427091099.post-3072925452560421918Mon, 03 Jan 2022 14:34:00 +00002022-01-03T16:34:55.185+02:00clotheslife sizepocketssewingvideoI finished a winter coat that had been in progress since the fall break. First, here's a video about making an inside pocket for it.  After that, it was time to sew the lining in place.  http://tarjascrafts.blogspot.com/2022/01/winter-coat-using-mccalls-pattern-m7848.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891109989427091099.post-6140250275200863806Fri, 24 Dec 2021 16:31:00 +00002021-12-24T18:31:04.296+02:00clothescollardresslife sizesewingstudiesvideoHere are the latest two videos, which I haven't posted here yet.First, I finished the prototype of the dress with lining, so I can use it at home. The second one is about the school projects after I finished the mascot heads. http://tarjascrafts.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-dress-prototype-some-school-projects.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891109989427091099.post-2813882457314380968Sun, 12 Dec 2021 14:47:00 +00002021-12-12T16:47:57.863+02:00life sizesewingstudiesvideoThe project I was working on at school in October-November was confidential, so I couldn't talk about it. Now the games are over and the mascots have been seen on TV and in the arena, so the secret is no longer a secret.There will be a longer video at some point, probably during the Christmas break, as I'm going to tell how I made the mascot heads, but here's a short explanation of what was goinghttp://tarjascrafts.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-secret-isnt-secret-anymore.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891109989427091099.post-8987009845892968022Sat, 11 Dec 2021 17:15:00 +00002021-12-11T19:15:44.560+02:00life sizesewingvideoI bought a piece of pink waffle fabric and got a book from the library to practice some designs.  http://tarjascrafts.blogspot.com/2021/12/practicing-with-waffle-fabric.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891109989427091099.post-3931550142435458168Mon, 06 Dec 2021 09:47:00 +00002021-12-06T11:47:39.291+02:00alterationsclotheslife sizesewingshirtvideoThis is the second (and last) part of altering the pink t-shirt.  http://tarjascrafts.blogspot.com/2021/12/t-shirt-gets-new-life-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891109989427091099.post-7870376342276346052Sun, 28 Nov 2021 11:55:00 +00002021-11-28T13:55:29.791+02:00clotheslife sizepatternvestvideoI got a Burda magazine on loan for a weekend to copy some patterns I wanted to have for making the clothes later.  http://tarjascrafts.blogspot.com/2021/11/copying-patterns-from-burda-pattern.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891109989427091099.post-4763022670992020144Sun, 21 Nov 2021 08:38:00 +00002021-11-21T10:38:15.680+02:00clotheslife sizerepurposingsewingshirtstudiesvestvideoAn old t-shirt was unusable, because the back was too badly worn, so the picture got a new life in the back of a vest.  http://tarjascrafts.blogspot.com/2021/11/moonspell-jeans-vest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891109989427091099.post-3450052626056765483Sun, 14 Nov 2021 13:25:00 +00002021-11-14T15:25:21.943+02:00alterationsclotheslife sizepatternrepurposingsewingshirtvideoThe video below is the first part about altering an old t-shirt. The process starts with assembling, copying and altering the pattern to fit me. http://tarjascrafts.blogspot.com/2021/11/t-shirt-gets-new-life-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891109989427091099.post-7288914810695314009Sat, 13 Nov 2021 14:24:00 +00002021-11-13T16:24:29.933+02:00life sizepocketssewingzipperI uploaded this video a few days ago, but forgot to add it here. This is about making a simple zipper pocket. It's really the simplest design you can make.  http://tarjascrafts.blogspot.com/2021/11/making-zipper-pocket.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891109989427091099.post-31772837315811041Sun, 07 Nov 2021 19:02:00 +00002021-11-07T21:02:36.723+02:00clotheslife sizesewingvideoHere is the last video of the series:  http://tarjascrafts.blogspot.com/2021/11/sewing-lining-part-3-of-scrap-project.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891109989427091099.post-82149086291826952Sat, 06 Nov 2021 04:37:00 +00002021-11-06T06:37:18.170+02:00custom dolldoll makingmale dollssewingvideoI made a cloth doll based on Joakim Broden of Sabaton. Here's the video about it: http://tarjascrafts.blogspot.com/2021/11/another-cloth-doll.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891109989427091099.post-3045354475221033574Sun, 31 Oct 2021 17:58:00 +00002021-10-31T19:58:43.910+02:00life sizesewingvideoIn the second part of the video, I talk about how to align the squares when combining them before cutting the pieces.  http://tarjascrafts.blogspot.com/2021/10/leftovers-continued.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891109989427091099.post-4335489215409460530Sat, 30 Oct 2021 06:34:00 +00002021-10-30T09:34:32.741+03:00clotheslife sizepatternpinstripesewingvideoYou may recognize some of the fabrics I'm using for this project. I wanted to use all the little pieces of fabric left over from the earlier school projects, so I came up with this idea. http://tarjascrafts.blogspot.com/2021/10/leftovers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891109989427091099.post-1204917484279089250Fri, 29 Oct 2021 13:56:00 +00002021-10-29T16:56:40.024+03:00clothessewingstudiesvideoI made a presentation to show a summary of the school projects so far. I can't talk about the current project yet, so this ends at the end of September. http://tarjascrafts.blogspot.com/2021/10/school-projects-so-far.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891109989427091099.post-6273865742944460219Sun, 24 Oct 2021 16:37:00 +00002021-10-24T19:38:36.546+03:00buttonsclotheslife sizesewingvestvideoThe last part of the vest was sewing buttonholes and buttons. I managed to find suitable buttons among the ones I've bought at the recycling center. http://tarjascrafts.blogspot.com/2021/10/buttonholes-and-buttons-for-vest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tarja)0