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Month: January 2012
Design Notebook: A red dress
See this dress? This is a lovely ModCloth number which has inspired me to make my own version for an upcoming sewing challenge. I just bought three metres of wool crepe at DressSew and an absolutely perfect button at Button Button. I also bought… Continue Reading “Design Notebook: A red dress”
Job and the problem of evil.
(My classes start again tonight and I am really looking forward to being the first presenter of the semester. What follows is my presentation on Job to lead discussion). The Book of Job appears in the Bible’s Old Testament and is written in the… Continue Reading “Job and the problem of evil.”
Real book magic
On the theme of Sunday. E-books can’t do anything nearly this magical. Books aren’t just about what’s in them, they are a form of beauty unto themselves:
First dress of 2012.
Ignore the goofy look on my face and behold the first dress for 2012. A total frustration to put together, but I learned a lot in the process as I re-did facings and set the sleeves no less than five times. On the other… Continue Reading “First dress of 2012.”
Book factoid
One more reason E-Books will never be as good as hard copy books: “Lignin, the stuff that prevents all trees from adopting the weeping habit, is a polymer made up of units that are closely related to vanillin. When made into paper and stored… Continue Reading “Book factoid”
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