Prior to the Industrial Revolution, it all had to be done by artisans

[pallas_athena]

speedlime was kind enough to give me a lift from the airport last night. In the car, the following dialogue took place:


Me: (in reference to why my latest sewing project isn't done yet) FUCK THESE SLEEVES. Fuck them hard. Fuck them severely. Fuck them repeatedly with a specially designed fucking device that--

speedlime: That sounds like a Victorian invention... the Patented Steam-Powered Sleeve-Fucking Machine. It's the sort of thing suetekh would have lying around.

Me: She probably does.

Future generations may see this as the historic moment when the Patented Steam-Powered Sleeve-Fucker entered the lexicon. And the lexicon didn't like it one bit.

Comments

[mothninja.livejournal.com]

Heehee! *waves to you both* Have a lovely time Stateside, when do you return to Blighty?

[artnouveauho.livejournal.com]

On Sept 10th! Let's definitely get together after that.

Oh, and if you'd like the divine suetekh to make you Victorian steampunkery, feel free to drop her a comment-- I've mentioned you to her. I can make you the black corset, but she's the go-to gal for bustles and the like. (She's also about your size, so she may already have useful patterns lying about.)

[artnouveauho.livejournal.com]

wyte_phantom's work is also exquisite, and it's worth having a look at these photos (http://trulyvictorian.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=438) of her work. These are the two best makers of Victoriana I know, and it just comes down to who's got the time between now and Halloween.

[nineveh-uk.livejournal.com]

Patented Steam-Powered Sleeve-Fucking Machine

If someone builds it, I'll buy it.

[artnouveauho.livejournal.com]

I wonder what sort of noise it makes when it runs...?

[nineveh-uk.livejournal.com]

A steady fhut, fhut, fhut, fhut as it disciplines the sleeve cap.

[veridianeyes.livejournal.com]

hehe....If she doesn't, we'll have to built one...out of cake and tea...

[artnouveauho.livejournal.com]

shh. brute_force will hear you.

[veridianeyes.livejournal.com]

And?.....

[nanashi-jones.livejournal.com]

Patented Steam-Powered Sleeve-Fucking Machine

I'd buy one.

[artnouveauho.livejournal.com]

You and me both, sibling.

[captrenault.livejournal.com]

Does it also press?

[suetekh.livejournal.com]

Press? Ha, it also puts the creases down the front of trousers!

[artnouveauho.livejournal.com]

So do you have one?