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I did go and draft the shirt pattern. I knocked 4" off the total length because I'm a very short man or a very tall boy, but it was almost too short still! That was a little surprising. I narrowed the shoulders and neck, left the sleeve length alone, and shortened the cuff a smidge. It fit pretty good. I had drafted it based on my upper chest measurement, the armscye is very snug under my arm, and my sleeve draft is VERY twisted (might have helped to put it on the correct side of the body, but holding it into place was not encouraging). I think I will add an FBA and possibly deepen the front curve of the sleeve to start, and see how it goes.

My fic writer has abandoned the current fandom for Peaky Blinders. A number of us were interested in watching it, so it's kind of a thing now. I watched the first episode the other night. She wrote my fic though, so I still owe her a suit!

She also sent me a link to an extant ladies suit at the Met and OMG I'M IN LOOOOOOOOOOVE. It's so pretty!! Its going on my to-do list. I had been looking at shirtwaist drafts THAT MORNING and was pondering what they meant by the waist belt. Now I know. Bless you Met, for having such deliciously large, clear photos.

In life news, I had a very unpleasant and uncomfortable pain in my right side at waist level, and pain in my collarbone. Asking doctor google and polling facebook led me to believe I wasn't about to drop dead, but I should get it looked at if it got worse/didn't change. It had faded a bit on Wednesday and came back on Thursday, so I saw my doctor and he is sending me for bloodwork and an ultrasound. It's likely gallbladder. So for now, no alcohol and no fatty foods, so of course I have one glass of wine left in the bottle and all I want is fried potatoes.