A whine, and a short term plan.
I know, promised events pics have again failed to appear here. I want to punch 2015 in the throat. Hard, like a contender. The last 4-6 weeks has included: Food poisoning, bad-for-me food so it felt like poison-poisoning, really REALLY bad viral diarrhea and now the end of the remission for the HS. Which is autoimmune so there's no cure, and not even a best practice treatment. I'm only a very low Stage 1, and this is bad enough. Maybe the others led to it, but there's no certainty with AI shit.
End of remission very late on Sunday night came with multiple lesions in each armpit and possibly one the groin. All at once, and I've never had all three before. What works best for me is soaking in the cold, briny ocean, and icepacks.
I left work early on Monday (yesterday) and went to the beach for a soak. When I got there I discovered the tankini I made back in 2011 had issues. Disintegrating lycra component of the fabric issues! But I went in anyway cos flappy fabric wasn't anywhere near the problem that not soaking would be.
Came home and easily found the top half of my first tankini. Though it's got it's own issues, the fabric is sound and I can improvise the bottom half (double layer of black granny knickers!)
I also have plenty of fabric for more swimsuits. Not only do I have another 3 yards of yesterdays pair - checked it's fine - but I have the first only 2-way stretch. Also patterns coming out the wazoo. Old plans to revive also. Combining these so that the front is V neck and losing the halter as per the back of KS 3672. Oh, and definitely longer top, no way do I intent to show any skin!
So a very definite by-the-seat-of-my-pants combination of these two patterns, along with building a bra into it. I even have a couple of bras that may not quite fit anymore for real life, but for swimming they can be sacrificed on the alter of pantsing together a tankini.
The older 4-way stretch is the same as ever - maybe I should get an accent colour to pipe an edge or not.
I even have new fabric that I can make another pair in once the first mashup happens. And the left overs from my original swimsuit, very early 90s style, but fabrics that would still suit me. They must be with the 2-way stretch. Hiding.
End of remission very late on Sunday night came with multiple lesions in each armpit and possibly one the groin. All at once, and I've never had all three before. What works best for me is soaking in the cold, briny ocean, and icepacks.
I left work early on Monday (yesterday) and went to the beach for a soak. When I got there I discovered the tankini I made back in 2011 had issues. Disintegrating lycra component of the fabric issues! But I went in anyway cos flappy fabric wasn't anywhere near the problem that not soaking would be.
Came home and easily found the top half of my first tankini. Though it's got it's own issues, the fabric is sound and I can improvise the bottom half (double layer of black granny knickers!)
I also have plenty of fabric for more swimsuits. Not only do I have another 3 yards of yesterdays pair - checked it's fine - but I have the first only 2-way stretch. Also patterns coming out the wazoo. Old plans to revive also. Combining these so that the front is V neck and losing the halter as per the back of KS 3672. Oh, and definitely longer top, no way do I intent to show any skin!
So a very definite by-the-seat-of-my-pants combination of these two patterns, along with building a bra into it. I even have a couple of bras that may not quite fit anymore for real life, but for swimming they can be sacrificed on the alter of pantsing together a tankini.
The older 4-way stretch is the same as ever - maybe I should get an accent colour to pipe an edge or not.
I even have new fabric that I can make another pair in once the first mashup happens. And the left overs from my original swimsuit, very early 90s style, but fabrics that would still suit me. They must be with the 2-way stretch. Hiding.