Typing issues

[jethrien]

Work on the bustle skirt is going well, but my poor hands are suffering as a result. I managed to put the sewing machine needle right through the side of my left index finger (graceful, Jeth). Plus, there's an enormous amount of gathering required, which involves pulling a single thread for a fair amount of time. A couple of my fingers are kind of cut up now. The ruffles look great, but man, I'm having some trouble typing with the band-aids.

Comments

[chuckro.livejournal.com]

Kevlar? Spider silk?

[jethrien.livejournal.com]

Kevlar has lousy flexibility and weighs a ton, and while spider silk has fantastic tensile strength, there's no compression or lateral strength to speak of.

[lithoglyphic.livejournal.com]

I will think about this.