How to Sew a Spacesuit

(file this one under "and now for something completely different".....)  In the lead up to the busy holiday season, it's always good to have something that allows you to relax and unwind, even if only for a few minutes.  Of course, there's always hooking, but sometimes an interesting story will do the trick.

This link (click here) takes you to an interesting article on 'How to Sew a Spacesuit'.  It details the efforts of seamstresses from Playtex (you know, the girdle people!) who were responsible for designing and creating the spacesuits worn by NASA astronauts, including those used on the moon!

The article is excerpted from a book called Spacesuit: Fashioning Apollo by Nicholas de Monchaux published by MIT Press in 2011.