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The OTTOBRE design® Blog
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OTTOBRE design® is a pattern magazine produced in Finland. This is the official blog of the OTTOBRE design® editorial office.
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OTTOBRE summer issue sneak peek

Hello Summer –here we come! Our summer issue is soon to be published. The official date is April 20., so you need to be patient few more days. Before the magazine is in your hands, you find the ...

13 apr 12

Look what the Easter Bunny brought us...

... newly printed Scandinavian fabrics! Now in our shop...

06 apr 12

Womens size chart in inches

HiOur customer from North America was looking for womens size chart in inches on pattern sheet A where  it was told to be found. We are so sorry, it isnt there. Seems that "some one" has...

05 mar 12

OTTOBRE woman spring/summer is here!

Hello out there!Our newest OTTOBRE woman magazine will be released March 1. 2012, so you better stay tuned.Our lovely spring/summer issue is featuring following themesN E V E R    W I T H O...

27 feb 12

Kiitos kyselyymme vastanneille ja onnea voittajille

Kiitos kaikille teille yli kolmellesadalle upealle naiselle, jotka kävitte vastaamassa kyselyymme tammikuun aikana! Vastauksenne ovat nyt vaatetusalaa opiskeleva Jenni Laavan analysoitavana. Jen...

30 jan 12

OTTOBRE spring issue 1/2012 will arrive soon!

It has been a while since the last post. We have so much to do and so little time... we are so sorry we have forgotten you all.So whats going on. We have been moving again – this time we moved our se...

10 jan 12

Millainen on hyvä ja toimiva XL-kokoisen naisen vaate?

Kun lähes seitsemän vuotta sitten aloitimme naisten kaavalehden julkaisemisen, päätimme, että haluamme tarjota inspiraatiota sekä monen kokoisille että monen ikäisille naisille. Naisen vartalo muuttu...

28 dec 11

New Fabrics in our Etsy shop!

I do not know about you, but WE are already so excited about coming festival season! We have a lot of things to do, so we just wanted to inform you about the new jerseys we just got in our shop.Perfe...

02 dec 11

Guess what we are doing - a super quick giveaway!

Hi Friends!How are you today?  Has anyone seen the snow we have been waiting for a month or so?I must post you a photo of this lovely TRIO! We had so much fun in the photoshooting on the ot...

29 nov 11

Delight your Little Friend!

We can send a lovely Moomin-themed advent calendar on your behalf to your friend directly from the homeland of the Moomins and Santa Claus. The calendar has small windows to be opened on each day of ...

18 nov 11

October Fun Giveaway Winners

Hello, hello!Thank you for all lovely ideas and pattern wishes! You will see the results in our next coming issues. All new wishes are very welcome also in future.We got 87 comments before deadline 3...

01 nov 11

Finally OTTOBRE 2012 Diary is published!

OTTOBRE 2012 DIARY + NOTEBOOK -two-in-oneHandy for the whole year. You simply cant live without it!The covers of this diary are made of re-cycled leather, which has been made of leather scraps, left ...

28 oct 11

October Fun Giveaway!

Now all leaves are down and wind whispers in plain trees. All little birds of Lapland escape the coldness to southern countries. Clouds float low on the grey sky and we can feel the coming of winter....

21 oct 11

KangasKarkelot Rantavitikalla!

 KangasKarkelot Rovaniemen myymälässämme.Avaamme myymälän 21.10. perjantaiaamuna klo 10.00 ja Karkelot jatkuvat aina viiteen saakka! Lauantaina palvelemme klo 10-15.00.Tarjolla on runsain mitoin...

20 oct 11

Wichtige Mitteilung an unsere Abonnenten in Deutschland und in der Schweiz!

Wichtige Mitteilung an unsere Abonnenten in Deutschland und in der Schweiz!Die Zeitschrift Ottobre wird in Finnland gedruckt, auf dem Seeweg nach Mitteleuropa gefördert und weiter an die deutschen un...

20 oct 11

OTTOBREs winter magazine is here!

Hello Dear Friends!OTTOBRE design® Winter issue 6/2011 is coming soon so you better get ready for winter sewing! Sharpen your scissors and pins, set up your sewing machines and youll be ready to join...

13 oct 11

Winter breeze - tiny sneak peek for Winter issue 6/2011

Hi there!The Autumn wind blows the leaves, but we rather stay inside, busy finishing our next coming winter issue...We have created a fascinating collection for the winter  – fabulous knit jacke...

22 sep 11

OTTOBRE design® winter 6/2007 now REPRINTED!

While making the winter issue, we wanted to announce you we have been  re-publishing OTTOBRE design® winter 6/2007 issue. It is one of our most popular issues, which has been sold out for a whil...

25 aug 11

New fabrics in Etsy Shop!

Hilco has created a fabric collection full of colours for Autumn-Winter 2011-12, inspired by natures cutest animals,  combined with always so lovely dots and stripes. Go and take a look at our E...

16 aug 11

Sneak Peek OTTOBRE woman 5/2011

Get inspired. Be creative! Change the color and style according to the situation. Our current collection for the autumn and winter highlights blissful daily life, brilliant festive moments and the re...

10 aug 11

Ottilia Sews! Velour Sweatpants Tutorial

Our Ottilia Sews! series for novice sewers continues with this detailed photo tutorial for City Mouse velour sweatpants. The comfortable velour sweatpants have a wide rib waistband and wide bottom-le...

11 jul 11

Sneak peek on Autumn 4/2011

Hi Folks!Soon after hot Summer comes the Autumn, but dont let it disturb your lovely summer vacation. Our Autumn issue is done and almost printed and we will start mailing it on Friday! Those of you,...

28 jun 11

Hey June!

Summer is also finally here in Lapland, altought not a hot one yet. Now it is perfect time to sew some fancy T-shirts and tops for kids. We just listed out latest  findings to our Etsy shop...

03 jun 11

Singing in the Rain -with new Rainy Day Trenchcoat!

Wed like to show you a new edition of an older design. This pattern is the St-Germain Trenchcoat from our last autumn issue 4/2010. Although the pattern is traditional, this turquoise edition is very...

26 apr 11

HAVE FUN and LEARN - Traffic Pants

The T-shirt with a slightly slimmer fit than usual is designed to be sewn from interlock knit. Johanna Ahlard designed the distinctive Monster Car print pattern and you find this nice knit on our Ets...

15 apr 11

Something else - Bambi DIY-project

In our summer issue we  introduced you a cute soft toy Bambi created by talented Finnish designer Anniina Isokangas from PaaPii Design. She is a mother of two and has recently transformed her pr...

14 apr 11

Summer pants in Thai fisherman style

A German customer of ours gave us a hint for designing these cute summer pants. The pattern is based on traditional Thai fisherman style. The pants are constructed from a few straight pieces of fabri...

13 apr 11

Good news - Etsy Fabric Shop opened

Addicted to fabrics?We have finally opened a lovely fabric shop on Etsy. We uploaded already  few sweet treats from our scandinavian designer collections and few carefully selected matching pack...

09 apr 11

Just a quick note!

In case you did not notice yet......you can browse the SUMMER ISSUE on our websites:http://www.ottobredes ign.com/lehdet_js/2011_3/index .html?enWe ll have a busy weekend to get all magazines to postma...

07 apr 11

Ahoy! Our summer issue is now on the printhouse

Just a couple of more weeks and it will arrive on your door...In case your dont have a subscription yet click here to subscribe!

31 mar 11

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