#WeekendSewingClub holiday special… this is the face of a woman thinking “fuck you I won”.

I jettisoned the coat I started last week (energy too scarce to waste on a project that doesn’t excite me), and redirected attention to the water-resistant, bonded houndstooth wool, but with a ‘simple’ cape pattern (new look, N6768).

It was like sewing a tarpaulin. Should have been doable in two days, but took 5. My hands are TRASHED. I love the result. #sewing #tailoring #iMadeItMyself #ItHasPockets

Birmingham City Council 'bankruptcy' update:

the combination of central Govt. grant cuts to Local Authorities, a failed Oracle implementation (cost around £100m) & a pay discrimination case (estimated cost £750m) plunged Birmingham into a round of radical & far reaching cuts & asset sales.

Now the pay case looks like being settled at around £250 (1/3 of the Council estimate & more like what the unions expected)....

Those cuts now look partly unnecessary - another scandal?

#workers
h/t FT