So...

What is your favourite Terry Pratchett novel?

Every so many months Z will disappear into "Nightwatch" and not emerge for several hours. Me, I prefer "Thief of Time" * - playing with time, chocolate, Susan... all good. General preference for the later novels rather than the earlier ones, but a definite weakness for the City Watch... and witches.

(This counts as a break from muttering over the Bliaut. A few things need tweaking and I am not good at taking measurements off of preexisting garments - though the fact the older bliaut exists and I know I can take measurements off it is a good thing. Wondering if the torso needs to be shorter so I am not trying to pack quite so much fabric into the crumpled bit, especially as it is wool and not silk or somethign lighter. Currently about 2 1/2 times the length that the lacing will need to cover on my body - now cut to two times and seems far more reasonable. Up to unpicking, resewing, unpicking, resewing...)

* Took up most of this morning...

Evening time

There is currently a very croaky viking curled up in the beanbag with a cloak wrapped around him watching Japanese blind samurai movies. He looked even more Odinish earlier with the broad brimmed felt hat on as well... One of those times when someone comes in the door, starts talking, and you just hand them the hot lemon-honey with a shot of green ginger wine cause you know they need it. And then do the hunt for the nice painkillers.
Hence there was a lot of garlic in dinner.
Shall we open a betting pool as to how long til I get it? Mind you, he had to spend the day at a conference giving it to all sorts of nice people... Depending on how he progresses, the weekend may not be as progress filled as we would like.

But bliaut has shoulder bits resewn - will try it on and see how it sits before doing the seam finishing. And the skirts are half sewn together ie 1 seam down, one to go. How long would people recommend leaving a bias cut gown to hang before hemming? Not really something I have bothered to take account of before... I normally just put it on, pin, hem and be damned straightness wise.