a collar

here's the whole collar and a (not quite sharply focused close-up)
pattern was found at this website: http://www.needlenthread.com/
I used dressmaker's tracing paper to put on the pattern, and I embroidered with 1 strand of silk floss

this collar will go on a shirt like this: http://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net/workbox/extmancam2-layout.jpg

coming soon...

...to computer screens everythwere--pics of my husband in his new 1560s italian outfit--doublet and paned trunk hose and bonnet.
Based on the outfit of the Medici (sorry, can't remember his first name at the moment) who died in 1562 (at the age of 15, so I had to enlarge the pattern) from the patterns in Janet Arnold's _Patterns of Fashion_
doublet is pewter silk (which i found for only $5/yd, woohoo!), lined with copper colored silk, trunk hose and canions mint green silk, panes are velveteen (remind me to not work with velveteen, or anything else that sheds, ever again)
i used silk floss for the buttonholes, buttons are covered with the same pewter silk--i used one of those handy buttonmaking things you can get anywhere
feathers are from Hobby Lobby
the bonnet pattern i found somehwere online.
shoes are Chinese shoes--the kind with fabric soles, not the red rubber

Week 10: #23

thoughts,
well, there are plenty of podcasts for language learners, for when they've finished or are waiting for CDs to check out,
I like Picnik, except now, you have to pay for the cool stuff (it was free when we had our lessons on photo stuff) I've already spent 30'-hour helping a 15 yr edit photos with Picnik to put on her myspace

maybe i'll think of something else later

Week 9: #22 Downloadable Media

we use overdrive at our house all the time. My 11 year old has 3 or 4 titles checked out right now and has 2 on hold. I also burned some CDs of Italian language learning and sent to my studenta di Italiano.

Week 9: #21 Podcasts

i looked at a couple of the directories. I found one for my daughter to use to help her in her Italian studies. Someday I will listen to the whole episode "fiasco" on thisamericanlife.org. I';ve listened to the first 10 mintutes a couple of times--still hilarious.

Week 8: #19 Web-based Apps: They're not just for desktops

so i've signed up for zoho, haven't had time to really try it out yet, but i do have plans for using it to keep my blood sugar log - so then i can document when i test at work and when i test at home without having to write it down and transfer...

Week 7: #16 So what's in a wiki?

so my blog is listed in the hcpl sandbox, and i added a page - it's the cooking lesson with the recipe for popcorn balls