From Twitter 02-15-2011

• 15:38:27: RT @chloecockburn: South Dakota, you take my breath away. House bill moving forward that will *legalize* killing abortion doctors. #WTF ...
  

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a fistful of linkage

Most costume/fashion; one not:

• The Full Bust Adjustment, for use by ladies who are larger than the "standard" B cup that most commercial patternmakers assume. Related: the adjustment for the opposite problem. Have not tried either, but am familiar with the technique and these are the first well-illustrated online guides I've seen.
  
  
• Comme de Garcons S/S 2011 collection is scrumpdillyicious. Love the uneven, unmatched-sides jackets. And say, don't I have saddle shoes kind of like those?
  
  
• Speaking of things to DIY: Von Kottwitz nuts, chains and pearls - a trip to Home Depot + glass pearls = a fun afternoon with a pretty at the end.
  
  
• Julian Roberts subtraction cutting patterns and books - am intrigued because I found out about him on a Miyake mailing list and he studied with Vivienne Westwood - what's not to love?
  
  
• hrj on writing female same-sex historial romance while avoiding the "coming out angst" trope. I find myself nodding, and wishing my own thought processes were this ordered yet still this creative and out-of-the box.