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Aug. 5th, 2015 04:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chocolatepotAfter accidentally messaging with a hacked FB account, my mother's finding that the word "gossiping" or "gospel" is popping up in a black box when she tries to text. Can't find anything at all on Google about this. Has anyone else ever heard of it happening? But I told her to turn it off and on and that fixed it.
Oh la la, what happened today? I closed on an 1889 Singer V.S. 2 for $80, that's what! It looks (like this and) to be in great shape, the table and case are gorgeous (although I'd have preferred a fold-down machine - but when I someday find that elusive affordable red-eye or lotus (unlikely) one, I can always resell this), and while you can't use regular bobbins in it, they still make bobbins for vibrating shuttles.
Although I was talking to Mom the other day and I realized that I'm not sure if I really am obsessed with the red-eye design or if I've just decided for no reason to fixate on it because I'm scared of committing to sewing with a treadle. Saying "I won't go for one unless it's a red-eye and under $100" was a good way to avoid buying one and then realizing I'm not coordinated or strong enough to use it.
I've been asked to do an episode of the AskHistorians podcast, which I thought was more of a conversation or even a panel talk, but then I listened to a few and it's really more of a 45-min lecture with occasional questions from the interviewer. For some people, it literally is a lecture. I have no idea what to talk about for that long! Especially if you take "what people would be interested in hearing" into it.
Oh la la, what happened today? I closed on an 1889 Singer V.S. 2 for $80, that's what! It looks (like this and) to be in great shape, the table and case are gorgeous (although I'd have preferred a fold-down machine - but when I someday find that elusive affordable red-eye or lotus (unlikely) one, I can always resell this), and while you can't use regular bobbins in it, they still make bobbins for vibrating shuttles.
Although I was talking to Mom the other day and I realized that I'm not sure if I really am obsessed with the red-eye design or if I've just decided for no reason to fixate on it because I'm scared of committing to sewing with a treadle. Saying "I won't go for one unless it's a red-eye and under $100" was a good way to avoid buying one and then realizing I'm not coordinated or strong enough to use it.
I've been asked to do an episode of the AskHistorians podcast, which I thought was more of a conversation or even a panel talk, but then I listened to a few and it's really more of a 45-min lecture with occasional questions from the interviewer. For some people, it literally is a lecture. I have no idea what to talk about for that long! Especially if you take "what people would be interested in hearing" into it.
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Date: 2015-08-06 12:44 am (UTC)Late 18th-century clothing for both women and men, how it was produced and how it differed by social class, activity, etc!
Okay, that's just what I need to know. 45 minutes, ouch, that would be tough. Can you solicit questions?