Journal

Myriam, France

Myriam from France has always been taller than the standard, and has found buying clothes from regular stores difficult. She learned to sew with her mother when she was a teenager, but her mother d...

Maira, Germany / Sweden

Maira from Germany began sewing when she was 14 years old. She bought her first OTTOBRE design® magazine during her exchange year in Finland, and found a career in custom tailoring and fashion desi...

Minttu_chocolate, Finland

A long-time sewist from Instagram, minttu_chocolate, likes self-made clothes and doing things by hand. She made the lime green jacket she is wearing in the photos in 8th grade handicraft classes, a...

Rebecka, Sweden

Rebecka from Sweden has always had a relationship with sewing and OTTOBRE design® – as a matter of fact, she’s as old as the magazine itself!  As a child she was first and foremost interested in ad...

Paula, Finland

Paula from Finland was a novice in handicrafts until her son was born and she had to make a christening gown for him. Although she faced some challenges with the gown, she was really proud of manag...