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Release the hounds.

2007-11-03T21:35:26Z

I do believe I just made a noise that only those of the canine persuasion can detect. Why? Hidden Histories - Africans in Medieval and Renaissance Art Why, look. There I go again with the noise.

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[knocks dust off this thing]

2007-11-03T20:44:25Z

Well hey, kids. We'll just ignore whatever I was talking about last, as it didn't get done. However! I got some bee in my bonnet this morning and took over a section of the basement and now have a dedicated, if a bit dreary, sewing area. I mean, I...

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Now, we turn from Historical to Vintage

2007-04-21T16:50:14Z

Hey kids. In an effort to not be so damned gloomy and pissy all the time, I've turned back to crafting things. Because I'm less likely to throttle someone if my hands are busy. So! Yes. Still planning 15th century goodness, both for myself and fo...

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when left to my own devices

2007-04-10T04:59:00Z

Excuse the poor image quality. The flash washed everything out something awful, so no flash for the sake of it not being a glaring atrocity. Pattern from Sempstress.org and futzed around with for my own liking. Still might add more boned tabs. ...

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Research, a do over.

2007-04-07T15:04:45Z

[same post as a few days ago, just reposting as it got completely jacked up in the feeds] So, research on historical costumes. From "One World of Fashion," a book far too large for my flatbed scanner and I didn't feel like piecing together ima...

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Second verse, same as the first

2007-03-27T21:36:05Z

So, I have what I've titled Books I Should Use Toward Thesis, Hypothetical. Or, BISUTTH, for short. The first book was Perfoming Blackness on English Stages, 1500-1800. The newest addition is Black Africans in Renaissance Europe. Because, clearly...

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So, you sewing fools out...

2007-03-11T17:04:47Z

So, you sewing fools out there! I got a question for you: What's your preferred method of pattern drafting? Do you do stuff by hand? Do you involve math? Do you start with an already existing pattern and then alter it? Am I missing fifty million ...

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A post about more purple brocade

2007-03-11T00:27:45Z

Beatrice Sidney threatened to travel half-way across the country just to steal my new purple brocade. At first, I was wary. But, if it gets her to visit, I shall tempt her even more.

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All right. Let's try this...

2007-03-10T23:32:41Z

All right. Let's try this out. So, for those of you just joining the program, I do, on occasion, sew. I've not done so in a while, but my costuming brain just clicked itself back on a few days ago and. Well. I did some damage at JoAnn's this morn...

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Introduction

2007-03-10T21:34:04Z

So, for those of you wondering who the hell this is adding you that doesn't have anything posted yet? Yeah, it's me. Jay. Baa-baa black sheep and all that rot. More will be in this space eventually. Just know that I'm not a troll or some such.

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