Somnia Rantica handcrafted fashion designs by Marjolein Turin

New video on Youtube! Update about my sewing patterns

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September 15th 2025

Hi everyone!

I am getting there, I really am! I had very valuale feedback from the pattern testers (BIG thank you to you all!!!)
My shrug video tutorial is done, most instructional drawings are done, nips and tucks to the patterns are done…
I will keep you all posted!

September 10th 2025

Somnia Sewing Guild Poll :D

This month I plan on finishing all tutorials. While editing I discover there is so much to tell!
You can let me know how here you prefer me to present the information!

Somnia Sewing Guild 2025

Update July…. I did it! I finished the first 6 patterns (in 6-9 sizes) and they are out to pattern testers (thank you!), which is the last step before releasing them to the public ^^

Somnia Romantica spring 2025

-> New pieces made inn Spring 2025 :D

Somnia Romantica January 2025

-> New pieces made in 2025 :D All part of the Crows & Swans collection ^^

Somnia Sewing Guild January 2025

-> A little rambling about Somnia Sewing Guild, an overview of “What to do with remnants”, and a little preview of my pattern making endeavours :)

Somnia Romantica December 2024

-> Here are some December 2024 fashion designs ^^

Somnia Sewing Guild December 2024

-> Here are the flat drawings of the sewing pattern designs :)

Somnia Romantica November 2024

-> These are some of the November Somnia Romantica designs!

Somnia Sewing Guild November 2024

-> A quick update on November 2024! I made a logo for Somnia Sewin Guild. Bought 14 boxes of vintage lace, part to be made available for your sewing projects :D. Also, working hard on the first patterns, creating them on paper first!

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November 2024

-> A quick update on November 2024! I made a logo for Somnia Sewin Guild. Bought 14 boxes of vintage lace, part to be made available for your sewing projects :D. Also, working hard on the first patterns, creating them on paper first!

October 17th 2024

-> Hi :) A little change, as I was still pondering on the name of the Sewing/Pattern/Tutorial/Materials project. I decided “Guild” is a more fitting than “Academy”, as the latter suggests that you will actually get an official education with a diploma. What I do is introducing you to my way of sewing clothes and making my materials and patterns available for home sewing :) As I never had an official education and have a quite unconventional way of working, I decided on this name change. I hope to build over the years to come my own happy little indie guild with this :)

8 October 2024

-> Hi everyone! I am working hard these days to prepare my Somnia Sewing Academy :) 25 days to go! As said before, it will be a starting date, as I am a one person creative business ^^ But I will make sure it is already a beautiful place to visit :) In the next post I will explain a bit more on what to expect immediately and what my plans are over the coming months. I will also write about this in the new newsletter post (subscribe to my mailinglist to receive this ^^ )!
Also I am as good as finished with my Adorned Ghost collection. I truly enjoyed making this collection, below I show a few of my favorite pieces :)

24 September 2024

September update!

-> 38 days to go until Somnia Sewing Academy starts out :) Tutorials, Patterns, Materials, Sewingpackages… Behind the scenes I am filling the place with all kinds of goodies.

->The past months I have been working on my Adorned Ghost collection. Below you can see some of the items I made for it!

collection adorned ghost top deux piece blouse

13 July 2024

Whew! The past months have been quite a ride! But I am recovered and after some more life events, I am all set to start my 2024 Halloween collection “Adorned Ghost” ^^ More on that in my next post ^^
Past months I have made many many items of all sorts. I will post some here soon!

15 april 2024

Currently I am recovering from illness. This will take some time, but I can work a tiny little bit. The shop stays open and whenever I have energy, I upload new pieces on Thursdays, 2PM EST 8PM CET!

February 15 th 2024 new pieces

Eight new pieces February 15th 2024, black and light items of the Vintage Bride collection :)

February 8 th 2024 new pieces

Three new pieces February 8th 2024, black items of the Vintage Bride collection :)

February 6th 2024 new pieces

Three new pieces February 6th 2024, black items of the Vintage Bride collection :)


permanent new upload date!

From now on all fashion drops will be on Thursdays, 8PM CET, 2 PM EST!

Not on Tuesdays anymore as on that day I have -in the afternoon- one on one time with my mini (he is almost 6 by now :D ). At Thursday I have a work day until 5 PM. So that will be the new launch day!
Consequentially (and as I have 2 pieces almost done) the next launch will be already this Thursday!

January 30th 2024 new pieces

4 new pieces January 30th 2024, black items of the Vintage Bride collection :)

january 23th new pieces

4 new pieces January 23th 2024, light items of the Vintage Bride collection :)

january 16th new pieces

4 new pieces January 16th 2024, light items of the Vintage Bride collection :)

happy 2024!

From 2024 on I will keep up this news page :)