"Sewing is a gateway drug to thinking through complex problems. It seems really simple; culturally, we make it women's work. Let me tell you: real sewing at any kind of level of proficiency is a bloody magic trick. Sewing, like mold making, involves mental frames that require one to think inside out and backwards. It requires one to work on an order of operations that is often taking into account the reverse. It's a really, really important skill, and if you learn how to sew, you're mostly on your way to carpentry and welding and sheet metal work. I'm not kidding: these are planar forms meeting under rules and conditions. And if you can make a sleeve work, I swear to God, you could build a house."
Archaeologists uncovered a 1,000-year-old Viking textile production center near Aarhus, revealing large-scale cloth making and trade.
The site sits near Søften in eastern Jutland, about 10 kilometers north of modern Aarhus. Excavations by the Moesgaard Museum show a planned production area instead of a normal farming village. The settlement covered at least 100,000 square meters. Most of the work focused on making textiles, though other forms of handwork also took place there.
Researchers found an area where flax was prepared before workers turned the plant into linen. They also uncovered 82 pit houses, small sunken buildings linked with Viking workshops. Many held spindle whorls and loom weights, showing cloth production took place on a large scale.
Another one back on the market after a hiatus. 1979 Davidson Residence designed by architect Robert Thiele and artist James Hubbell, and hand-built by the homeowners in Alpine, CA. 2bds, 1ba, 800sqft, $750k (Zillow's est.: $741,300)
Brick wall and some steps up to the main entrance.
It's small, b/c it's not even 1,000sqft. So, you've got a very sculptural living room/kitchen combo. The fireplace is cute.
There isn't much room for seating.
You can tell that the owners weren't brick masons, but it's a free-form art piece.
Small rounded kitchen with a stained glass window and mosaic counter and backsplash.
This door opens to a small den.
It has built-in shelving.
There's room for maybe a small desk, then it steps down to an area with a mosaic floor.
You might be able to fit a chair or two, then double doors open to the yard. There's supposed to be a 2nd bedroom, but it's not shown. I doubt that it could be this small space.
Up in the loft, this seating area is part of the main bedroom. Note the way that the windows open.
Then, you walk into the bedroom and there's a wall, so it's not open to the 1st floor.
It's small. I guess that's a full size bed, but you couldn't get a Queen size in here and have much space left.
They did their best on the mosaics and it's nice, but it's not what an artist or professional tiler would do, b/c it's lumpy and uneven.
The shower/tub is sculpted.
A little peep hole for natural light.
It would be a cute summer or vacation home. The lot dimensions, according to the listing are .5 to 1 acre.
Behold my Bee Dress, as photographed on my trip to Italy. It was a happy coincidence that my dress this year thematically aligned with my vacation plans!!!
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