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I’ve been a busy lady.

I am still doing too much, but not as much as before. I have gotten many things done in the meantime. One of these things is part of a monumental fabric printing project. I had been reading the documentation that … Continue reading

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Friggin’ A.

Shall I kill myself trying to make tassels before RUM? No! I say, no. For I have discovered these: (From eShubham.com). And, on top of that, they have other tassels: And hair extensions (actually, this is at indianwedding.com, but it’s … Continue reading

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Things I have learned

Over the past two days: 1. I need to pin the fabric to the paper before trying to trace the pattern. This should be a no-brainer and yet here I am. 2. Salwar kameez are really frigging comfortable. No, really. … Continue reading

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Quick and dirty.

This post, and the choli pattern I’ve got now. I spent some time at Leah’s house, wherein we could not find her zari supplies (oh, there’s still much time for this later, never fear) but ended up drafting a rather … Continue reading

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More SCA nerdliness

I SHALL: Complete a Magister’s requirements for Bookbinding. I have decided. Here is what I shall do for this: Teach classes in the following – Coptic codices, Byzantine codices, Persian bindings, gothic bindings, Carolingian bindings (I might replace the gothic … Continue reading

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More SCA rambling

To start: not SCA rambling. I’ve been making a really valiant effort to be non-messy at the moment, and I found an old baggie of catnip, which I sort of threw on the floor nonchalantly, to deal with later. When … Continue reading

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The safari was a success.

For me, at least. I had also been sent on a mission from Dawn to find some cheap and lovely saris for draping, but I came up with squat. I did, however, discover that Mirage sells fabric by the yard, … Continue reading

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Why is it

That I end up feeling more exhausted after a weekend off work than I do after a week at work? Wait… don’t answer that. It is because I do things like I did this weekend. Firstly, you know those weddings … Continue reading

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In which I find new things to be thankful for.

Firstly, Sari Shop has made me decidedly non-rich. However, I will have two new and lovely saris to play with, so this is not such a bad thing. These are they: The second is a 9-yard sari, for learning the … Continue reading

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Whew!

I finished Super Secret project #2! Go check my Ravelry page for photos, since I won’t post them here until after I’ve gifted it. This past weekend I helped make over 200 raviolis, using won ton wrappers and some incredible … Continue reading

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