Doctor West enjoying some Kandi

Time to start over on the lab coat. 🥼

I'm much happier with this anyway, the 'knot' at the top is easier to notice and the collar is cleaner.

I used an elastic cord here, but someone gave me a great tip to try fishing line for the lab coat. I ordered that and will give it a try when it arrives. Fingers crossed this tie doesn't share the fate of the old version.

Pictures and explanation under the cut:

The black tie I made is also breaking. I'm begining to suspect it's the plastic lacing in using. I picked it because it was strong, which I figured I would need to hold up the weight of the large pieces in making.

However, if it's so strong that it's snapping and breaking the things I'm making, it's not going to be sustainable. I fear I will have to turn to using elastic afterall and figuring out a better way to deal with the weight.

This represents 1500 beads. It's not even a fifth of the back panel of the lab coat.

Oh

I noticed the panel was starting to be... Leaning in a direction? Which made me realize for larger pieces you have to pay attention to which direction the beads are leaning compared to the beads below it. So I'm swapping that every 3 or 4 rows so it's more or less straight over the long term.

Also...

I must have tightened it too much because a few of the beads broke.

I made a cuff of reagent syringes.

I have created the slim black tie for the outfit.

It has a broken back.

Cuff in tribute to Rufus. RIP... Well, third time's the charm as far as "resting in peace" goes right?