Ruminations on the SCA...

[soldiergrrrl]

So, you might want to skip this if you're not interested in the Society. 

I'm running into my usual "want to do too much, with too little time."  

I want to fight.  Yeah, need to get my ass out there and practice.  I'll get right on that.  After work and moving.

I want to sew.  I'll do that, too, once I get the sewing room set up and find a place to cut out fabric.

I want to learn so much stuff, and I don't know where to start!  

*flail*

How do you fit it all in, if you've got a job that eats your life, like mine can?  Sersiously, I'm starting to think about packing a "handwork kit" to take on trips with me.  

*flail* 

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[piroshki.livejournal.com]

...you ask this, knowing I built a box that fits a 12x20 rotary mat and five yards of material perfectly, there is at least one handcrank in every room of the house, and my Jeep is never without at least two crochet, tatting, and (NOT "or") hand-sewing projects at any one time?

[soldiergrrrl.livejournal.com]

Well, yes. And you remind me what can be done.

See? It's all good. And yes, I need to convert my black 1920s Singer to handcrank, so I can take it with me. And I need to put stuff in the car so I don't end up with time on my hands.

*muah*

[piroshki.livejournal.com]

Next time you head over to TreadleOn, look up Cindy Peters. She's on the "recurring listings" page, and she can get you a spoked handwheel (if your machine didn't come with one) and a reproduction (but perfectly good) hand-crank mechanism. They even come with the bolt to put the handcrank onto the motor boss, and pretty pretty pictures as to how to swap the solid handwheel out!

If yours has the coffin-top, you'll need to alter it a smidge so the hankcrank will fit. Otherwise, keep a screwdriver in there, and just take the handcrank off when you're packing up. (Me being the carpenter-type, I modified mine. I can modify yours, too, complete with the chipcarving on the back, but you'll have to send me the top.)

If you don't shuttle-tat, you might want to borrow a video from the library and learn. The lace form was present in that time period, and all your equipment literally fits into a pocket. Teeny things, tatting shuttles...