Dorian
@sin-de-siecle.bsky.social
Outraged optimist, folk musician and nerd. Intermittent dabbler in historical fashion. Chronically ill. He/him.
I have spent the last hour painstakingly trying to type something up on a typewriter for a rehearsal tonight bc I'm not well enough to get to the library and I have no printer, and some crucial part of my typewriter has just broken D:
October 1, 2025 at 5:27 AM
I have spent the last hour painstakingly trying to type something up on a typewriter for a rehearsal tonight bc I'm not well enough to get to the library and I have no printer, and some crucial part of my typewriter has just broken D:
So the half of the post that said that refrigerating the batter would fuck it up was correct
February 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
So the half of the post that said that refrigerating the batter would fuck it up was correct
I'm listening to a Lord Peter radio play (The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club) with Ian Carmichael as Lord Peter. Since my childhood introduction to Carmichael was the 1983 Wind in the Willows, I'm amusing myself by imagining Lord Peter like this:
February 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I'm listening to a Lord Peter radio play (The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club) with Ian Carmichael as Lord Peter. Since my childhood introduction to Carmichael was the 1983 Wind in the Willows, I'm amusing myself by imagining Lord Peter like this:
I really, really can't just stay up all night ‘just this once’.
February 15, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I really, really can't just stay up all night ‘just this once’.
May I recommend...
(it's Bluetooth)
(it's Bluetooth)
February 9, 2025 at 8:31 AM
May I recommend...
(it's Bluetooth)
(it's Bluetooth)
I love this dish, ‘Bottom half of waffle with blueberries and scattered crispy squares of waffle'
February 1, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I love this dish, ‘Bottom half of waffle with blueberries and scattered crispy squares of waffle'
"Non-stick" was the greatest lie ever told.
February 1, 2025 at 2:03 AM
"Non-stick" was the greatest lie ever told.
It's pretty regular that Australia helps, especially since our fire seasons are at opposite parts of the year. It's so regular that iirc the two countries share firefighting equipment in common. No idea if that will happen this time since this fire is during *our* fire season.
January 9, 2025 at 12:30 AM
It's pretty regular that Australia helps, especially since our fire seasons are at opposite parts of the year. It's so regular that iirc the two countries share firefighting equipment in common. No idea if that will happen this time since this fire is during *our* fire season.
Every time I see an American write a couplet that *does not work* in my English, I'm reminded of David Crystal’s work in reconstructing the Shakespearean/Early Modern English accent, which was partly done through looking at rhyming poetry.
(This couplet is from the latest Discord update.)
(This couplet is from the latest Discord update.)
December 19, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Every time I see an American write a couplet that *does not work* in my English, I'm reminded of David Crystal’s work in reconstructing the Shakespearean/Early Modern English accent, which was partly done through looking at rhyming poetry.
(This couplet is from the latest Discord update.)
(This couplet is from the latest Discord update.)
It's a long way from done, but the end is in sight.
December 11, 2024 at 3:29 PM
It's a long way from done, but the end is in sight.
I've spent the last couple of days making a start on the finalFINALwaistcoat3(thisone)2.jpg.
As predicted, the fact that there's no stripes and the silk's not shredding itself to oblivion at the edges, the difficulties the silk itself presents feels very surmountable.
As predicted, the fact that there's no stripes and the silk's not shredding itself to oblivion at the edges, the difficulties the silk itself presents feels very surmountable.
December 10, 2024 at 4:56 AM
I've spent the last couple of days making a start on the finalFINALwaistcoat3(thisone)2.jpg.
As predicted, the fact that there's no stripes and the silk's not shredding itself to oblivion at the edges, the difficulties the silk itself presents feels very surmountable.
As predicted, the fact that there's no stripes and the silk's not shredding itself to oblivion at the edges, the difficulties the silk itself presents feels very surmountable.
The waistcoat is taking shape!
I'm probably going to start the actual thing tomorrow, since I'm short on time. At least the difficulties of this fabric (stripes, fraying) means that I'm far more sanguine about working in silk next.
I'm probably going to start the actual thing tomorrow, since I'm short on time. At least the difficulties of this fabric (stripes, fraying) means that I'm far more sanguine about working in silk next.
December 7, 2024 at 3:53 PM
The waistcoat is taking shape!
I'm probably going to start the actual thing tomorrow, since I'm short on time. At least the difficulties of this fabric (stripes, fraying) means that I'm far more sanguine about working in silk next.
I'm probably going to start the actual thing tomorrow, since I'm short on time. At least the difficulties of this fabric (stripes, fraying) means that I'm far more sanguine about working in silk next.
I've been dragging my feet on starting this because the fabric was $$$*, and I've not made a tailored waistcoat, or a welted pocket before. I decided last night to not just make a toile but also a trial run. Et voila, baby's first welted pocket.
*I'm on a pension, so this is relative
*I'm on a pension, so this is relative
December 5, 2024 at 6:32 AM
I've been dragging my feet on starting this because the fabric was $$$*, and I've not made a tailored waistcoat, or a welted pocket before. I decided last night to not just make a toile but also a trial run. Et voila, baby's first welted pocket.
*I'm on a pension, so this is relative
*I'm on a pension, so this is relative
I just opened the curtains in the bedroom to discover this door bump on the sill. Where did it come from? There are no doors anywhere nearby whence it might have fallen. And I live alone.
December 5, 2024 at 2:27 AM
I just opened the curtains in the bedroom to discover this door bump on the sill. Where did it come from? There are no doors anywhere nearby whence it might have fallen. And I live alone.
So I spent several hours drafting the shirt today. Had to stop after that because I don't have a working printer, which means I'll need to attempt a library trip soon.
I forgot to take a screenshot before shutting the computer down for the night, but this is the diagram:
I forgot to take a screenshot before shutting the computer down for the night, but this is the diagram:
December 3, 2024 at 2:40 PM
So I spent several hours drafting the shirt today. Had to stop after that because I don't have a working printer, which means I'll need to attempt a library trip soon.
I forgot to take a screenshot before shutting the computer down for the night, but this is the diagram:
I forgot to take a screenshot before shutting the computer down for the night, but this is the diagram:
Finally got down to some #sewing tonight and had the muslin made up. Needed a little taking in, but mostly pretty good! Next I need to buy fabric.
November 29, 2024 at 1:52 PM
Finally got down to some #sewing tonight and had the muslin made up. Needed a little taking in, but mostly pretty good! Next I need to buy fabric.
I've got the pattern printed and pieced together, but now I'm staring at it while my brain whispers that if we never start cutting and #sewing, we’ll never find out that it doesn't fit
November 26, 2024 at 5:05 AM
I've got the pattern printed and pieced together, but now I'm staring at it while my brain whispers that if we never start cutting and #sewing, we’ll never find out that it doesn't fit
One for the blocklist.
November 24, 2024 at 1:33 AM
One for the blocklist.
I'm coping v badly with the heat today, so I made A Drink.
November 22, 2024 at 6:27 AM
I'm coping v badly with the heat today, so I made A Drink.
I found 1920s drafting instructions, so I've done a first draft. Let me tell you, this is a lot easier using pattern CAD software than the period techniques using a graduated ruler.
Next: a library trip to print it. Then it's muslin time.
Next: a library trip to print it. Then it's muslin time.
November 21, 2024 at 1:37 PM
I found 1920s drafting instructions, so I've done a first draft. Let me tell you, this is a lot easier using pattern CAD software than the period techniques using a graduated ruler.
Next: a library trip to print it. Then it's muslin time.
Next: a library trip to print it. Then it's muslin time.
This guy gets me.
(from the 1920 Progressive Tailor magazine.)
(from the 1920 Progressive Tailor magazine.)
November 21, 2024 at 6:32 AM
This guy gets me.
(from the 1920 Progressive Tailor magazine.)
(from the 1920 Progressive Tailor magazine.)
Reading a 1918 tailoring magazine sure is instructive about fashion and social history. I'm guessing this is when the tuxedo overtook tails in popularity for the first time.
November 21, 2024 at 5:25 AM
Reading a 1918 tailoring magazine sure is instructive about fashion and social history. I'm guessing this is when the tuxedo overtook tails in popularity for the first time.
Anyway I have the choice: follow modern mores or buck fashion and choose an old fashioned DB. The odds are good that I'll be the only person in white tie, so it's not as though I need to blend in. There is a DB I like the look of, tho not with good instructions, and maybe SB is better for summer?
November 21, 2024 at 5:15 AM
Anyway I have the choice: follow modern mores or buck fashion and choose an old fashioned DB. The odds are good that I'll be the only person in white tie, so it's not as though I need to blend in. There is a DB I like the look of, tho not with good instructions, and maybe SB is better for summer?
I want to draft a formal waistcoat for my sister's wedding. It's a good excuse and I have all these antique tailoring manual scans. A modern website said SINGLE BREASTED ONLY for white tie, which seemed odd, since every manual had single- and double-breasted versions.
Found this from a 1918 mag:
Found this from a 1918 mag:
November 21, 2024 at 4:56 AM
I want to draft a formal waistcoat for my sister's wedding. It's a good excuse and I have all these antique tailoring manual scans. A modern website said SINGLE BREASTED ONLY for white tie, which seemed odd, since every manual had single- and double-breasted versions.
Found this from a 1918 mag:
Found this from a 1918 mag: