#and there was a mug that was hideously impractical but had really nice ridges

[nimblermortal]

God grant Cliopher a quick and merciful autism that he might say “I refuse to touch polar fleece” “no bad touch” “denim bad no” and thereby rid Ylette of 2/3 of the room.

#I for one don't touch polar fleece satin or denim #I don't know the names of the other things I don't touch #today I touched a journal that looked like it was going to feel like straw #but it was a good touch! #I made Hyacinth hold it so that he would know this good touch #there was a leather bag that was a bad touch next to a different (more suede?) one that was a good touch #and there was a mug that was hideously impractical but had really nice ridges #Nimblermortal liveblogs #the hands of the emperor #look at me having opinions on fabric and getting waylaid by the fashion chapter #whoda thunk #maybe this is because I've been watching the Welsh Viking youtube channel on clothes? #he keeps recommending wool - which is great! - but one commenter made the very salient point #that wool can be as accurate as it likes if you're reenacting in Alabama it's not happening #one thing I do notice about the clothing descriptions is that like. Goddard will mention a fabric and the threads or colors that go into it #but she WILL NOT SAY what the actual garment looks like #and I think this is very brave and skillful of her