Sarah Barrett
@documentalope.bsky.social
Director, Special Projects for the State of Eternity.
IA, Systems thinking, product management
She/her
sarahrbarrett.com
IA, Systems thinking, product management
She/her
sarahrbarrett.com
It has an insane electro swing soundtrack that means we get to continuously quote this to each other
November 15, 2025 at 2:50 AM
It has an insane electro swing soundtrack that means we get to continuously quote this to each other
Another project done, though this was a late breaking addition, rather than one from the long list.
Who wouldn’t want a custom Nudie’s-inspired backpack for first grade?
Who wouldn’t want a custom Nudie’s-inspired backpack for first grade?
September 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Another project done, though this was a late breaking addition, rather than one from the long list.
Who wouldn’t want a custom Nudie’s-inspired backpack for first grade?
Who wouldn’t want a custom Nudie’s-inspired backpack for first grade?
Middle aged men deserve The Hague for the way they use smileys.
This is in a reply to my husband about attic insulation.
This is in a reply to my husband about attic insulation.
September 5, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Middle aged men deserve The Hague for the way they use smileys.
This is in a reply to my husband about attic insulation.
This is in a reply to my husband about attic insulation.
I firmly believe that one of the things that keeps historical romance from creeping into the 1830s is how terrible the clothes look to modern eyes. Like, we do not think these people are capable of love.
August 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I firmly believe that one of the things that keeps historical romance from creeping into the 1830s is how terrible the clothes look to modern eyes. Like, we do not think these people are capable of love.
Gelato of the day is nectarine!
August 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Gelato of the day is nectarine!
Also in true clothing nerd fashion, I must point out that the distinction between dressmaking and tailoring in womenswear goes back to the 17th century, when mantua makers (mostly women) began creating a new style of draped gown, taking business from tailors (mostly men)
August 14, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Also in true clothing nerd fashion, I must point out that the distinction between dressmaking and tailoring in womenswear goes back to the 17th century, when mantua makers (mostly women) began creating a new style of draped gown, taking business from tailors (mostly men)
With very few exceptions, women in the past were loaded for bear by modern standards. Longline bras and girdles (which is what’s under most of the photos in this thread) COMPLETELY change how clothes sit on you. Spanx doesn’t work the same way, it compresses without shaping.
August 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
With very few exceptions, women in the past were loaded for bear by modern standards. Longline bras and girdles (which is what’s under most of the photos in this thread) COMPLETELY change how clothes sit on you. Spanx doesn’t work the same way, it compresses without shaping.
The lady on the left probably has four yards of fabric in her skirt. It’s much more common to find straighter cuts these days, like the one on the right. They aren’t as dramatic because they don’t pool out from the body in the same way.
August 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The lady on the left probably has four yards of fabric in her skirt. It’s much more common to find straighter cuts these days, like the one on the right. They aren’t as dramatic because they don’t pool out from the body in the same way.
At a very simple level, women’s clothing used to have a LOT more fabric in it. The hemlines are longer, the skirts are fuller, the sleeves billow, even on regular sleeved shirts. Look at the shape between her elbow and wrist, compared to the modern shirt.
August 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
At a very simple level, women’s clothing used to have a LOT more fabric in it. The hemlines are longer, the skirts are fuller, the sleeves billow, even on regular sleeved shirts. Look at the shape between her elbow and wrist, compared to the modern shirt.
To this day, depending on where you're sailing into, the buoys for entering harbor can mean the *exact opposite* of what you expect. The US, Japan, Korea, and the Philippines are in Region B, and you have "Red Right Returning" drilled into you.
August 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
To this day, depending on where you're sailing into, the buoys for entering harbor can mean the *exact opposite* of what you expect. The US, Japan, Korea, and the Philippines are in Region B, and you have "Red Right Returning" drilled into you.
Going into interviews explaining that it was my job to maintain this ontology for seven years.
H/t @yvonnezlam.bsky.social
H/t @yvonnezlam.bsky.social
August 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Going into interviews explaining that it was my job to maintain this ontology for seven years.
H/t @yvonnezlam.bsky.social
H/t @yvonnezlam.bsky.social
One project done! My first attempt at needlepoint, and very enjoyable.
July 26, 2025 at 3:39 AM
One project done! My first attempt at needlepoint, and very enjoyable.
Things are bad, but last year I developed a hyperfixation on making proper Italian fruit gelato, which I haven't found in the US.
After a lot of experimentation (I have a gelato grimoire full of ratios) and buying a wholesale quantity of emulsifier, let me tell you, it's the absolute greatest.
After a lot of experimentation (I have a gelato grimoire full of ratios) and buying a wholesale quantity of emulsifier, let me tell you, it's the absolute greatest.
July 1, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Things are bad, but last year I developed a hyperfixation on making proper Italian fruit gelato, which I haven't found in the US.
After a lot of experimentation (I have a gelato grimoire full of ratios) and buying a wholesale quantity of emulsifier, let me tell you, it's the absolute greatest.
After a lot of experimentation (I have a gelato grimoire full of ratios) and buying a wholesale quantity of emulsifier, let me tell you, it's the absolute greatest.
It’s a sign of good cutting but not universal. Matching stripes on diagonals depends a lot on the two angles you’re matching. If you look at the narrower stripe, you can see they almost match at the notch, but are farther apart by the roll, because the two pieces are on different angles.
June 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
It’s a sign of good cutting but not universal. Matching stripes on diagonals depends a lot on the two angles you’re matching. If you look at the narrower stripe, you can see they almost match at the notch, but are farther apart by the roll, because the two pieces are on different angles.
My very wonderful cat died last weekend (as John Hodgman says, because we paid a professional to come kill her with poison.) Here she is, being ill suited to eating a tortilla chip.
June 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
My very wonderful cat died last weekend (as John Hodgman says, because we paid a professional to come kill her with poison.) Here she is, being ill suited to eating a tortilla chip.
I had a conversation recently with some friends about why I find it hard to get too excited (in either direction) about the promise that AI will make design/product management/etc. obsolete. I think it's partially because my discipline was declared over before I even got into it.
March 31, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I had a conversation recently with some friends about why I find it hard to get too excited (in either direction) about the promise that AI will make design/product management/etc. obsolete. I think it's partially because my discipline was declared over before I even got into it.
His kinetic sculptures get a lot of attention, rightly, but I love his weird little houses so much, like the grandfather’s hut.
November 24, 2024 at 4:48 AM
His kinetic sculptures get a lot of attention, rightly, but I love his weird little houses so much, like the grandfather’s hut.
Everything about the recent papal thriller, Conclave, was so perfectly aimed at me that I fully expected a large box to fall on top of me when I entered the theatre, but one thing I did NOT expect to be delighted by was a scene showing an original "file," the thread on which papers are strung.
November 20, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Everything about the recent papal thriller, Conclave, was so perfectly aimed at me that I fully expected a large box to fall on top of me when I entered the theatre, but one thing I did NOT expect to be delighted by was a scene showing an original "file," the thread on which papers are strung.