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16th September 2007

10:56am: The cooling doggie cloak
I have a dog. She's a briard which means lots of long hair, which means that she gets very hot in the summer. For three summers now I've only walked very short walks with her and shoved her in the shower very often. Which of course risks creating hot spots or skin inflammations. So this summer I decided it should be different.

Here's the result.



It was very simple to do; just terrycloth fabric that was already cut wide enough at the store then just cut long enough, sewn together at the front, a fitting neckline cut, the edges finished with a serger and then finished with a sewing machine. Oh, and of course a piece of ribbed material for the necline and a belt to keep it in place. The whole thing took me about an hour to do at the beginning of summer.

Well, she at least seems to be enjoying her newfound coolness. :)
Current Mood: busy

14th September 2007

9:28pm: Help me Dr. Lecter
I have begun to covet. I covet an embroiding sewing machine. That would be nice. Mostly I covet a Pfaff embroiding sewing machine. That would be even nicer. But I somehow find myself 5000 Euros short and unfortunately in more dire need of a car than an embroidering sewing machine. They cost about the same too. :D And I'm going to be strapped for cash for a while too, seeing as just today we started my new tattoo. It's going to be a gorgeous purple dragon with a wing span of my back. My tattoo artist expects that we'll take about 30 hours doing it which means it'll amount up to somewhere around 2000 euros and a shitload of pain. Doesn't matter though, it'll be well worth it. <3 The tattoo is actually the reason for me being so tired today. 4,5 hours of being tattooed in painful areas (like over the spine) really takes it out of you.

I've been on holiday for nearly two weeks now which means that I've had time enough even for various crafts. I've actually managed to finish some projects even some a while back, but I've so far not managed to showcase them here. I'm planning to do that tomorrow. Today I'm just too tired. I've even picked up knitting again. I'm doing a cardigan of partially my own design. It's going to be interesting to see how it turns out. I'm also breaking in my wonderfull Denise interchangeable circulars and I'm loving them already. More about that I think tomorrow as well. Now it's beddy-bye time for me.
Current Mood: tired

3rd September 2007

12:39am: Travelling
I love travelling. I love Paris and its food, the boulangeries and restaurants. I love Madrid and its people, the over-the-top-emotional and uncomplicated people. I love London with its contrasts. Historical and traditional Mayfair right next to liberal Soho right next to colourful Chinatown which in turn gives way to the dramatic theater district. So far the only place I've ever visited that I didn't find anything to love about was India. The gap between people was just heartbreaking. On the other hand you have the luxurious lifestyle of the rich and famous and on the other you have people literally sleeping on the street where people are paid to wash them down with cold water and carry the ones that don't get up to the graveyard. You can't possibly help everybody. :(

But anyway, the thing I love the most however about travelling is coming home. I've been travelling Finnair mostly and I simply love that I get FINNISH water already on the flight home. It just tastes different. I love landing in the most familiar airport there ever will be, the only one I have memories since before I can properly remember. I love getting a taxi and just staring out of the window the ride home, watching the view outside getting closer and closer to home. I love going to sleep in my own bed after a while of sleeping in hotels. It's propably the most beautifull feeling in the world. Especially when you've got clean sheets to slip into. Which actually is the exact thing I should be doing right now.
Current Mood: pensive

16th April 2007

12:25pm: I've finally managed to finish a jacket that's been hanging on my tailor's doll nearly finished for ages. I've also managed to nearly complete a warm fleece suit I started some weeks ago. That'll come in handy in the summer. :D I just need to attach the zipper for the top.

I've been working on my thesis very much lately. Frankly, I'm going slightly mad if I don't do something else soon.

My biggest problem seems to be getting stuff finished. I Always start projects with great vigor and enthusiasm, but when it comes down to making the finishing touches I always lose interest. My sewing corner is full of projects that require at the most something like an hours work. Needless to say, my partner is going absolutely bonkers with my unfinished projects. So, this weekend he made a deal with me; no more new fabric purchases until i finish at least seven projects. That shouldn't be too hard should it? Unfortunately it seems it is.

This weekend, I decided to take a break from my thesis so I dove in to finishing as many projects as I could possibly manage. Who am I kidding; I got stuck on the first one. Now bear with me, it may seem that I'm changing the subject, but I'm not. Last fall I took a corsetry class at the adult education institute. It didn't turn out to be as good as I had expected. The corset I made on the course ended up being nearly finished, only missing the grommets and the finishing touches for the edges. The course ended in the beginning of December, and the corset is still in the same state that it was then.

So, yesterday I decided, NO MORE, I'm going to finish it or die trying. So far, it looks like the latter is going to happen first. I hate the thing, really I do. The teacher told us to wash all fabrics before starting and even though I was extra careful when cutting them, they all came out different sizes. So basically, what I've got now is a tube. :p
Current Mood: frustrated

24th February 2007

12:54pm: This is weird
Hmmm... I've always thought that LJ was one of the best working blogthingies out there. Now I'm gradually coming to the conclusion that it's not. For some reason I can't make it do what I want it to do and I'm suspecting that it isn't because of my account being a free one although it might be it, in which case the usability of LJ is far worse than I ever thought possible. Or maybe I just don't know how to use it yet. I think I'll settle for the last option at least for now.
Current Mood: confused
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