I recently read a short article about how talking about plans actually makes you less likely to do them. Something about the psychology of it: admitting or saying that you are planning to do something makes you feel like you've actually done it, taking the proverbial wind out of the sails ( Read more... )

Yesterday, I was poking around Threads of Feeling's online slideshow. I was surprised by a number of things: the beauty and intricacy of the some of the prints, the amount of silks and silk ribbon present and the fanciness of the latter, heavily embroidered items, and how formal and lovely some of the mother's and father's handwriting was. As ( Read more... )

When cleaning in preparation for my folk's coming up today, I spent the weekend doing a proper clean in the apartment. Part of a break or "treat," if you will, I went through all my patterns and historic stash (much like I had gone through my modern stash earlier in the year ( Read more... )

What to do with 3 yards of cranberry red silk chiffon, 60" wide?


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