Journal

Christiane, Germany

Christiane from Germany took on a big challenge before a family trip to Iceland as she wanted the family to travel well prepared. She wanted to sew warm clothing for her little one, as they would b...

Talla, Luxembourg

Talla from Luxembourg sews because she enjoys doing things by hand. In her story, she raises the important question of sustainability in sewing, as she enjoys buying new fabrics quite often. Howeve...

Carolin, Germany

Carolin from Germany wrote about a funny incident with our magazine and some friends. When reading our OTTOBRE woman magazine, she had always been keen on checking the names and ages of our models....

Gabija, Lithuania

Gabija from Lithuania wrote beautifully about her sewing journey, although she was not quite sure where it began. When thinking back to her sewing memories, she realized she has always been surroun...

Laura, United Kingdom

Laura from United Kingdom is familiar with the struggle of finding well-fitting clothes for her child. At the moment she is proud and happy to say that more than half of her daughter’s wardrobe is ...

Jenni, Finland

Jenni from Finland delighted us with her sewing story and a funny incident with her husband’s brand-new jeans, in the form of a Facebook status update! After the new jeans ended up in the wrong pil...

Fanny, France

Fanny from France blew us away with her unique way of writing through the eyes of her child! Our magazine has been with her since the birth of her baby and Fanny has been kept busy sewing for her g...

Christine, Canada / Finland

After moving from Canada to Finland, Christine was in need of a hobby. She borrowed OTTOBRE magazines from the library, and was impressed by our designs. The tops she wears are made with our patter...

Ewa, Sweden

We immediately fell in love with Ewa’s lovely photos! Being a sewing grandmother from Sweden, Ewa started sewing when her first grandchild was born. She wanted to be able to make garments where she...

Tero, Finland

When Tero from Finland became a father, he struggled with dressing his baby. He was struck by the impracticality of children’s clothes, and wondered whether other dads were also struggling with the...

Ingeborg, Germany

Ingeborg from Germany has been with us since the beginning of our magazine. She often highlights sentences from our editorials, as she finds them insightful. Ingeborg has been sewing for 64 years, ...

María, Czech Republic

María sent us her story from Czech Republic. Her grandmother was a seamstress, and she grew up watching her sew. María remembers a drawer full of fabrics underneath her grandmother’s bed. Last Chri...