Scandinavian sewing patterns - step by step tutorials

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A quick 'cheat' bust adjustment

A quick 'cheat' bust adjustment

Do you feel like you need to do a bust adjustment on our Linnéa pattern? (Or other dartless knit bodice). Maybe you lack the time and patience to ...
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The testers' Billy & Betty bomber jackets

The testers' Billy & Betty bomber jackets

It's finally time to show you the amazing bomber jackets sewn by our testers when we designed our Billy & Betty pattern.  For those who are unf...
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Sewing a reversible bomber jacket

Sewing a reversible bomber jacket

Today we're giving the floor to Janine Oosterhuis who's back to share an awesome pattern hack with us! How to sew a lined and reversible jacket wit...
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Lining the Billy & Betty bomber jacket

Lining the Billy & Betty bomber jacket

This is the first of two blog posts that go into detail of how to line the Billy & Betty bomber jacket. We're fortunate to have Frida Hermansso...
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Design & plan your bomber jackets

Design & plan your bomber jackets

Download our popular design sheets! We like to print them and then use them to visualise the final garment. Why not let the kids color their own?  ...
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Fabric & supplies for Billy & Betty bomber jacket

Fabric & supplies for Billy & Betty bomber jacket

We're getting really close to the release of our new sewing pattern, the Billy & Betty bomber jacket! We know many are eager to sew and want to...
Sew thermal underwear

Sew thermal underwear

A few weeks ago I decided to sew some thermal underwear for my 6-year old daughter. They're usually quite expensive to buy and I knew I could easil...
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Elsa & Elliot zipper hack

Elsa & Elliot zipper hack

A few weeks ago I saw this really gorgeous version of the Elsa & Elliot coat, on instagram. Janine Oosterhuis had sewn this coat and added a zi...
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How to sew a lined beanie

How to sew a lined beanie

Have you seen our beanie pattern Sigge & Siri? Here we'll show you how to sew that beanie with a different fabric for the lining. For the cold ...
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Victoria jumpsuit Summer hack

Victoria jumpsuit Summer hack

Give it up for Madeleine who's guest blogging at Threads by Caroline today! Thank you so much for sharing this inspiring pattern hack! . *** ....
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Design sheets for patterns

Design sheets for patterns

We've started creating design sheets for our sewing patterns. You can download them for free here, in Swedish and English.  The design sheets are ...
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Wilma & Wide in softshell fabric

Wilma & Wide in softshell fabric

We've received a few questions if the Wilma & Wide jacket can be sewn in softshell fabric (or other non-stretch fabrics). So let's dig into tha...