Old Fools Journal: Kilt Update and tools

January 30, 2009 Friday
I spent the whole morning getting over waking up this morning. After a morning of contemplating my navel and thinking about the state of the country, the world and in fact the whole universe I finally realized that no amount of picking lint out of my belly button was going to help anything. It certainly wasn't going to stop me from pining for The Light of my Life (I have two of them so it's a double whammy). I decided to read my current book and just screw everything else. Even though it is probably the most positive book I have read in a many years I just couldn't overcome the ache in my ankles enough to concentrate on it so back to the new kilt construction. At least that is constructive even when I am going backwards.

The new kilt is coming along fine. The pleating is finished and sewn in. The hems at either end are folded and sewn in. The stabilizer that goes around the waistband is installed. Prior to that it was tried on and fitted which required ripping out some stitching and adjusting to make the front aprons left side not curl out. Now what's left is finish work all of which is tedious and time consuming. Maybe I'll be in the mood tomorrow.

It's going to be a nice American kilt and since I am a nice American that suits me.

This is my pin cushions one of which is steam punk. Guess which one.

This is my sewing kit made of bamboo. I really like bamboo in that like hemp it is a natural substance that makes a lot of earth friendly products. I finally have some and if I could just decide where to plant it I could be making things of bamboo soon.