So I've been a a bit incommunicado lately. Combine post-travel disorganization with work acceleration with crazy sickness, and things on the home front came to a standstill. I had a nice mod-ish shift dress cut and marked for the
Sew Weekly Mad Men challenge, when I was floored by 10 days of fever, vomiting and pain. After about a week of that (plus one call to my boss, a parasitologist), my slow brain started to put the pieces together and think it could be malaria. Luckily two blood tests by my labmate and 4 hours at Trop. Med. ruled that out. Until I get the results of my blood tests back, the diagnosis is probably just a nasty virus combined with a severe case of motherhood. Whew.
During my fevered afternoons on the sofa, I caught up on a lot of blog reading and I started to think about how I associate certain people with certain fabrics. I know I talk about shwe shwe a lot (and I'm in the process of sewing something from a piece of double-sided shwe shwe I've been hoarding for more than a year), so that's me. What about you?
When I think of wool, I think of
Debi. Hell, look at her photo from today: wool trousers!
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(I have a almost feral itchiness that comes over me if wool even comes within a few millimetres of my skin, so I avoid it at all costs, but Debi and her gorgeous vintage creations have convinced me that nothing can compare to wool for fall/winter wear. I have a deep purple piece of Italian gabardine from the thrift store that I may just have the courage to use by the time autumn rolls around....if I can find some purple lining.)
Carolyn is linen.
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I can't imagine her posting a photo dressed in cheap synthetic! Every enviable sun drenched beach or eucalyptus forest photoshoot she posts features her cool creations. Like a breath of fresh air when we're knee deep in snow...
Oona is prints, and the louder the better.
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...although
Mokosha can give her a run for her money sometimes....
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Tanis-Isis is denim.
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She can whip up a pair of jeans for herself, her kids, even her husband in the time it takes me to cut a pattern ;) It's enough to make me want to buy some gold thread and a straight-stitcher!
Peter is anything @ $2/metre.
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How does he do it?! I thought NYC was supposed to be one of the most expensive cities in the world, but somehow he manages to find all the deals....
So there are some random, fever-induced thoughts of mine about fabric personalities. Agree....disagree.....feel like you are the rightful queen of $2/m steals? Chime right in!
