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Katrin
Spinning Speed Ponderings, Part I.
15. April 2024
As far as I know, some fabrics do get washed before they are sold, and some might not be. But I can'...
Kareina
Spinning Speed Ponderings, Part I.
15. April 2024
I have seen you say few times that "no textile ever is finished before it's been wet and dried again...
Katrin
How on earth did they do it?
27. März 2024
Ah, that's good to know! I might have a look around just out of curiosity.
I've since learned that w...
Heather Athebyne
How on earth did they do it?
25. März 2024
...though not entirely easy. I've been able to get my hands on a few strands over the years for Geor...
Katrin
Hieroglyphs.
23. Februar 2024
Yes, that would sort of fit that aspect - but you can also go from bits of woods to sticks if you ar...
History and Fiction book.
Gillian, my partner-in-Beastly-crime, has a new book coming up. It's her latest academic work, published by Peter Lang, titled "History and Fiction. Writers, their Research, Worlds and Stories".
The book looks at how writers understand and use history in their fiction, including world building. It focusses on genre fiction, so if you've always been wondering how history might influence science fiction novels... here's a book for you.
I'm all excited for her, and I especially like how the cover turned out...
...because I had a hand in it. As in I made the photo. And the Most Patient Husband of Them All also had a hand in it, even more literally, as it is his hand you can see doing the colouring. Which means he got to be a cover model, though he never planned on it!
The book looks at how writers understand and use history in their fiction, including world building. It focusses on genre fiction, so if you've always been wondering how history might influence science fiction novels... here's a book for you.
I'm all excited for her, and I especially like how the cover turned out...
...because I had a hand in it. As in I made the photo. And the Most Patient Husband of Them All also had a hand in it, even more literally, as it is his hand you can see doing the colouring. Which means he got to be a cover model, though he never planned on it!
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