August 21, 2007

•   Yesterday was not a peaceful or pleasant day. There were times, in fact, when I wished I had gone to the store so that I wouldn't have to deal with things.

  I spent four hours at the computer, anyway, and didn't come close to getting that work finished. Pretty soon here I will either get back to being able to get all the computer work done, or will quit doing it, one or the other.

  I will also get back to a normal schedule -- whatever that turns out to be. The first couple of weeks of school always involve transportation issues, and we have had car troubles compounding it this year.

  You can see that I did get some sewing done. I made this lovely skirt. It was a TNT pattern, so I confidently sewed it up just as I had made the previous one, which I wear all the time.

  However, there is an issue with bias skirts. I read about it recently -- some fabrics "lift" on the bias, and some "drag." So this skirt, which I previously made and loved in broadcloth, turns out in the beautiful rayon challis to be a slinky, clingy, narrow skirt. Not, as in its first incarnation, a graceful, swingy skirt.

  It is still a pretty skirt, but not perhaps the best choice for me.

  I'll think about it later.

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