I started working on taking in two of my many too large skirts on Saturday night. Unfortunately I was rather tired and stupid, so while I removed the right amount in the side of one skirt, I removed the same amount on both sides of the other one!
I can close it, but it's not comfortable, so I will have to add small gussets at the sides. Very ( Read more... )

So today started with a long walk to a manifestation for afghan refugee kids who will in all likelihood be deported back to Afghanistan by Sweden. It is absolutely horrible and a disgrace for my country, but I won't dwell on that here, because this blog is supposed to be about historical clothes and sewing. But I must say that the only way I can ( Read more... )

 The embroidery on the skirt of my new frock is finally finished (the photo is too light).


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I think that my cold is gettting a little better, I don't feel like I am going to die all the time - or wish that I could ;) Today I even managed to go out, and stay out two hours in the freezing cold, again standing ready if the neo-nazis would march this Saturday ( Read more... )

I now have my tramadol pills and can function almost like a normal human being (or at least as an imitation of normal) again. Friday was wonderful - so many cool women researching different aspects of weekly magazines - from the kind of matronly family magazines I study to articles in porn mags. And I met a woman who is very much interested in the ( Read more... )

I know, it's Saturday and all, but I have an article that is due on the 30th. It is the one I submitted the 3rd of February, afte rbeing ill for tow weeks. So of course it wasn't perfect, but I didn't expect the rather scathing peer review that I got (from someone I'm acquainted with, she didn't erase her name). I think that I have adresses the ( Read more... )

So, what has happened since last time:

I've done some sewing and some knitting.

Started on a new 16th century bodice.

Made a gardecorps for Maja

And a 16th century German roll and cap.

And a doublet/wams from mmcnealys book ( Read more... )

The weekend was rather busy. On Friday I finished an article and to celebrate I went to my friend and former high priestess for tea and cookies, and ended up having an improvised ritual which was really fantastic and not getting home until 1 am. Then on Saturday we did laundry and then Rickard and I went to a gig with one of Sweden's best and most ( Read more... )

Some people claim that all it takes to become a hero is to kill other humans because your political leaders tells you to do it. I know what a real hero looks like: a worker at the Fukushima plant exposing himself to high doses of radiation so that he may save others from disaster; knowing what the radiation will do to him.

I knew the guy was evil, since (a) he belongs to the rightwing party "Moderaterna" and b) he at least has been involved with the swedish oil company Lundin Oil and their many killings and other crimes against humanity in Sudan, but this is both evil and stupid and shows extreme lack of empathy and likewise extreme lack of judgment ( Read more... )