Well, it's slowed a bit as of the end of last week. My time repairing books is up (though I hope to keep posting tidbits) and my jewelry class came to an end. Both satisfying and I will miss them, but it's nice to have the time again. No sooner had I come home from my last day at Stanford, I was plunging into one of many ambitious sewing ( Read more... )

Just finished watching Regency House Party (thanks Foo!) and enjoyed it a great deal. Pretty keen to get my eyes on the rest of those historical "reality" shows like Manor House etc... Still, I want to know what happens next, and spent my lunch break poking about the website, trying to find out what happened with Mr. Foxsmith and Lady Davenport ( Read more... )

I was written by a total asshat?


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Omigaw! Finally saw the wonderfulness that is Easter Parade! I've been wanting to see this one for a long time (double trouble with Fred Astaire AND Judy Garland) and I recommend it as another great collection of costumes. Completely over the top and a great example of the style of one era imprinting itself onto another without realizing it. ( Read more... )

Oh look out! Retro styles I love and wear are making a mainer-stream comeback, just you wait for the explosion! Already, there are twice as many posting members of Sew Retro as there were when I joined last year. Just a sign of the growing appeal of vintage. How this will go down? On the neg, I and others who indulge in vintagia won't be "as" ( Read more... )

I'm sure I should be posting about something, but I have, for the first time, homework! For several different classes and no, I'm not going to school ( Read more... )

Made my way through first experimental pattern: New Look 6647. I love patterns with variations! The bike one is my favorite so far... click to enlarge.


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Hi folks!
In case you didn't know, I occasionally make the chore of laundry a bit more fun by creating a wee little zine, WASH: a rag about laundry ~ dirty and clean. (You can get the first issue - of which there are about 20 - at Needles and Pens in SF).

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I know it was Sunday, Father's Day in fact, and the fault was basically mine: Left house for weekend with family, locked door from inside and lo, house keys not on ring with car keys. Oooops! Spent weekend completely forgetting about situation and fuming slightly at hubby's tendency to avoid carrying house keys as well. (wouldn't THAT have made ( Read more... )

I usually refrain from putting up pictures of myself in public posts, but, for Mom (who is watching me type this :D) I will post this three-direction image of the recent Steam-punk dress. Tra laa!

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