![]() ![]() ![]() Their English-language debut, the story collection. Maybe also the jacket that went with it, which had a pink fur bodice and sleeves cut from a yellow raincoat. KARIN TIDBECK lives in Malmö, Sweden, where they work as a translator and creative writing teacher and write fiction in Swedish and English. Some of my favorite garments are a pencil skirt that looks fabulous but was hell to sew (stretchy wool mix!), a crane-patterned kimono that I finished recently, and a pair of absolutely enormous balloon pants in bright orange chiffon that I made for a futuristic LARP. On it, I have made gothic dresses (in my teens), an enormous amount of LARP costumes, and everyday wear. I got my first sewing machine when I was 15, a Husqvarna that I still own and use. So, it was natural for me to get into crafts. She also does embroidery in a way that I have never learned - flat stitching and stuff. She has made two folk costumes from scratch, and knitted countless sweaters, mittens and socks. She was some kind of sewing savant: she would spread out the fabric on the floor, look at it for a while, then start cutting. I come from a family of sewists my maternal grandmother made the clothes for the entire family, and she usually didn't use patterns. I made my first dress out of an old sheet when I was about 13. ![]()
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