M.K. Hobson's Blog, page 40

Twitter: 2010-09-15

A nice review over at Dreams and Speculations: http://bit.ly/acNDao #TheNativeStar #

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Dainty Work: Craft in the 19th Century

(Originally published at Book-Wyrm-Knits)

The 19th century was a golden age for all types of handcrafting. From busy needles big and small flowed embroidered and appliqued quilts and beaded berlinwork. Antimacassars, tablecovers, seatcovers, and much, much more were crocheted, tatted and (of course) knit. Sculptural crafts included shellwork, featherwork, leatherwork, waxwork, and mosaic work, [...:]

Twitter: 2010-09-14

Today, I blog about obscure Victorian crafts over at Book Wyrm Knits. Potichomanie, anyone? http://bit.ly/arEhys #TheNativeStar #

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The costuming madness intensifies

So now, my daughter has decided she wants a costume for the Orycon masquerade—specifically, this red dress from the manga "God Child." While it represents a job of work, I recognize that my chances to play dolly-dress-up with my daughter are growing fewer & further between so I might as well take advantage of [...:]

Twitter: 2010-09-12

I don't know what's giving me allergies today, but I'm going to have to take a benadryl to stop it. Hope it doesn't blow the rest of my day. # Allergies subsiding … but as I predicted this stupid benadryl is kicking my a-zzzzzzz …….. # Gemma Files (who shares my fondness for [...:]

Twitter: 2010-09-11

For your amusement: My reading of Chapter 2 of THE NATIVE STAR, now on Podcastle. Happy Friday! http://bit.ly/bAiFr5 #TheNativeStar # Just had my annual, fully-dilated, air-puffy, bright-light-shiny eye exam. My eyes are great, sez the doc. I am very proud of my eyes today. # I writed a story tonight! A real story! [...:]

Twitter: 2010-09-10

Don't you just love it when you hit "publish" instead of "preview"? #mercuryretrogradesucks # It took 10 years for THE NATIVE STAR to see print. Read my summary of this long journey over at THE MAGIC DISTRICT -> http://bit.ly/aNtpwc #

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Twitter: 2010-09-09

Just finished a blog post I promised to @shaunfarrell. Done and done. Tomorrow is daughter's first day at school. Sleep now! # My Postscripts 19 novella, "The Warlock and the Man of the Word" is this week's Podcastle GIANT! Go have a listen! http://bit.ly/99VJ2L # In which I dis "Shogun". Historical Fantasy: A [...:]

Come to my Powell's Books reading!

Just a reminder to mark your calendars: One week from today, on September 16th, at 7 p.m., I will be reading from THE NATIVE STAR at Powell's Books in Beaverton. There will also be a 19th century trivia contest with prizes! I won't say what the prizes are precisely, but I can promise you [...:]

For Sale: 19th Century Handcolored Fashion Lithos

As you may recall, I recently scored a pretty sweet haul at Goodwill. Part of that haul was a set of four 19th-century handcolored fashion lithos from La Moda Elegante Ilustrada, a Spanish fashion magazine. It was basically Spain's answer to Godey's Lady's Book (or perhaps Godey's Lady's Book was America's answer to La [...:]