Mervi Pasanen
@mervipasanen.bsky.social
Finnish craft specialist who likes living history and recreating textiles from Finnish Iron Age, medieval times + 17th century.
Craft book author
❤️ horses & miniaturepinchers
IG @swanmervi
Craft book author
❤️ horses & miniaturepinchers
IG @swanmervi
Did I mention that this was my big project: Recreated dresses based on Vilusenharju Tampere and Ylöjärvi Mikkola finds from 12th century
For male and female
(Man is Ari, borrowed model)
Go and see Ancient DNA -exhibition at Vapriikki museum at Tampere, Finland
#vilusenharju #rautakausi
For male and female
(Man is Ari, borrowed model)
Go and see Ancient DNA -exhibition at Vapriikki museum at Tampere, Finland
#vilusenharju #rautakausi
July 8, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Did I mention that this was my big project: Recreated dresses based on Vilusenharju Tampere and Ylöjärvi Mikkola finds from 12th century
For male and female
(Man is Ari, borrowed model)
Go and see Ancient DNA -exhibition at Vapriikki museum at Tampere, Finland
#vilusenharju #rautakausi
For male and female
(Man is Ari, borrowed model)
Go and see Ancient DNA -exhibition at Vapriikki museum at Tampere, Finland
#vilusenharju #rautakausi
I have another loom.
This is Öxabäck.
Now I have four looms standing at home. Happy weaver!
This is Öxabäck.
Now I have four looms standing at home. Happy weaver!
June 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I have another loom.
This is Öxabäck.
Now I have four looms standing at home. Happy weaver!
This is Öxabäck.
Now I have four looms standing at home. Happy weaver!
Making mittens with just one needle
It’s called nålbinding
(And I have made a book about it)
#nålbinding
#neulakinnas
It’s called nålbinding
(And I have made a book about it)
#nålbinding
#neulakinnas
April 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Making mittens with just one needle
It’s called nålbinding
(And I have made a book about it)
#nålbinding
#neulakinnas
It’s called nålbinding
(And I have made a book about it)
#nålbinding
#neulakinnas
April 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Today I dyed with indigo
Yarn for tablet weaving and nålbinding
And couple of Finnish iron age aprons. It’s good to have extras just in case one feels like dyeing.
#indigo #plantdyer #blue
Yarn for tablet weaving and nålbinding
And couple of Finnish iron age aprons. It’s good to have extras just in case one feels like dyeing.
#indigo #plantdyer #blue
April 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Today I dyed with indigo
Yarn for tablet weaving and nålbinding
And couple of Finnish iron age aprons. It’s good to have extras just in case one feels like dyeing.
#indigo #plantdyer #blue
Yarn for tablet weaving and nålbinding
And couple of Finnish iron age aprons. It’s good to have extras just in case one feels like dyeing.
#indigo #plantdyer #blue
April 8, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Be kind
Today I helped a bumble bee in their work by offering a free ride from flower to flower.
No taxes!
Today I helped a bumble bee in their work by offering a free ride from flower to flower.
No taxes!
April 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Be kind
Today I helped a bumble bee in their work by offering a free ride from flower to flower.
No taxes!
Today I helped a bumble bee in their work by offering a free ride from flower to flower.
No taxes!
March 31, 2025 at 4:47 PM
March 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
March 27, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Me: I don’t go to bars
Also me: in bar
Also me: in bar
March 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Me: I don’t go to bars
Also me: in bar
Also me: in bar
March 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
March 23, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Preparing something big
That’s about 500 g of bronze spirals.
Now I just need to cut them all.
#finnishironage #handcrafter
That’s about 500 g of bronze spirals.
Now I just need to cut them all.
#finnishironage #handcrafter
March 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Preparing something big
That’s about 500 g of bronze spirals.
Now I just need to cut them all.
#finnishironage #handcrafter
That’s about 500 g of bronze spirals.
Now I just need to cut them all.
#finnishironage #handcrafter
When world is ugly and exhausting, it’s time to concentrate to pretty things.
Ravattula dress, finger woven apron belt.
#muinaispuku #handcrafter
Ravattula dress, finger woven apron belt.
#muinaispuku #handcrafter
March 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
When world is ugly and exhausting, it’s time to concentrate to pretty things.
Ravattula dress, finger woven apron belt.
#muinaispuku #handcrafter
Ravattula dress, finger woven apron belt.
#muinaispuku #handcrafter
This is Kai
Kai is not viking
Kai is well dressed Finnish Iron Age man
Be like Kai: source based & detailed
Kai is not viking
Kai is well dressed Finnish Iron Age man
Be like Kai: source based & detailed
March 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM
This is Kai
Kai is not viking
Kai is well dressed Finnish Iron Age man
Be like Kai: source based & detailed
Kai is not viking
Kai is well dressed Finnish Iron Age man
Be like Kai: source based & detailed
If you ever wondered how Finnish Iron Age children were dressed, here is the answer.
Incredible dress recreation of Masku Humikkala grave 15 is done by @kvaspo.bsky.social
All things hand made, including the bronze to spiral decoration.
Yes, he made the metal too.
I call it a devotion to details.
Incredible dress recreation of Masku Humikkala grave 15 is done by @kvaspo.bsky.social
All things hand made, including the bronze to spiral decoration.
Yes, he made the metal too.
I call it a devotion to details.
March 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
If you ever wondered how Finnish Iron Age children were dressed, here is the answer.
Incredible dress recreation of Masku Humikkala grave 15 is done by @kvaspo.bsky.social
All things hand made, including the bronze to spiral decoration.
Yes, he made the metal too.
I call it a devotion to details.
Incredible dress recreation of Masku Humikkala grave 15 is done by @kvaspo.bsky.social
All things hand made, including the bronze to spiral decoration.
Yes, he made the metal too.
I call it a devotion to details.
March 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
It happened again
I saw someones knitting pattern and turned it to tablet weaving 🤷♀️
I saw someones knitting pattern and turned it to tablet weaving 🤷♀️
March 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
It happened again
I saw someones knitting pattern and turned it to tablet weaving 🤷♀️
I saw someones knitting pattern and turned it to tablet weaving 🤷♀️
March 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
We trained to ancient ski competition Hiiden hirven hiihto - but nature said ”not this year”
March 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
We trained to ancient ski competition Hiiden hirven hiihto - but nature said ”not this year”
Do you want to be popular?
Here comes pro tip:
Feed chicken.
Pro tip too: give them pasta. Like leftover bucatini.
Here comes pro tip:
Feed chicken.
Pro tip too: give them pasta. Like leftover bucatini.
February 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Do you want to be popular?
Here comes pro tip:
Feed chicken.
Pro tip too: give them pasta. Like leftover bucatini.
Here comes pro tip:
Feed chicken.
Pro tip too: give them pasta. Like leftover bucatini.
To get there we use handy time machine. It needs fuel of course.
February 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
To get there we use handy time machine. It needs fuel of course.
I travel in time.
This time to 17th century.
This time to 17th century.
February 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I travel in time.
This time to 17th century.
This time to 17th century.