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May152022

Workshop Progress – Woodturning Adventures

Things to Make and DoBy sara15th May 2022

Woodturning has been a quiet itch waited to be scratched for a while now. Since before the move last year. It was one of the reasons for wanting a ‘proper’ workshop (with cottage attached). The main aim for this woodturning itch, as well as the challenge for its own sake, is to be able to…

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Mar292022

The Tool Shed Project – Workshop Progress

Things to Make and DoBy sara29th March 2022

We all need a proper tool shed. Although, after clearing A LOT of crap, the workshop had plenty of space. But there was no organised space for tools and chicken feed. The obvious place was directly in front of the main entrance. A door to the left leads into the workshop proper with the ‘storeroom’…

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Mar22022

Textiles in Medieval Wills – down the Rabbit Hole Part Two

Small Pleasures, Things to Make and DoBy sara2nd March 2022

So last time in Part One we were looking at Textiles in Medieval Wills and finding primary source evidence of the value put on clothing and other textiles in bequests. There were gowns, some lined in fur, kirtles, sheets and smocks a-plenty and it was proof positive that these items were of worth. These transcripts…

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Feb92022

Textiles in Medieval Wills – down the Rabbit Hole Part One

Things to Make and DoBy sara9th February 2022

So, textiles in Medieval Wills. What’s all this about? Sometimes you go looking for something but end up finding something else, something that you didn’t even know that you were looking for. It started with an idea to unearth some pre-industrial wills to look at how frequently clothing and textile items came up in bequests.…

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Jan72022

Distaff Day

Home Comforts, The Finer Things, Things to Make and DoBy sara7th January 2022

Distaff Day, also called St Distaff’s Day although there’s no actual saint involved, falls on the 7th January, The day after Epiphany and the end of the twelve days of Christmas celebrations.. Traditionally it was the day when women went back to their household duties and once again took up their distaffs and spindles to…

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Oct312021

A Quick Tour of the New Cottage – Vintage Cottage Style.

Home ComfortsBy sara31st October 2021

Well it’s been an age. Since the last blog post and since starting this whole thing. Vintage Cottage Style is here! Here’s the Timeline: Purchase agreed just before Christmas 2020 Sale completed in May 2021 Several months of building works, including reinstating the inglenook in the living room, removing the chimney breast upstairs, total rewire…

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Jul192021

New Workshop – Not before time.

News from the Shop FrontBy sara19th July 2021

Exciting news – After nearly four years of working from home I now have a proper new workshop! It actually comes with a whole new home. The stone workshop at the bottom of the garden was, in fact, a major factor in buying the whole place. But the house is very much a work in…

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Apr272021

Crochet Make Do and Mend

Home Comforts, Things to Make and DoBy sara27th April 2021

This is a lovely, slightly wonky and very old little crochet blanket. It’s about 120cm square. It was found bundled into a box outside a charity shop a few years ago. Perhaps because of its wonkiness, felting and seams coming open it was only a couple of pounds, probably destined for nothing more than a…

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Feb202021

Stash Busting Projects – Getting through Lockdown

Home Comforts, Things to Make and DoBy sara20th February 2021

What a year it’s been. And it’s not over yet. Time for some stash busting. But, if (like Tom Daley) you knit and/or crochet you have an invaluable resource to help you get through these strange times. It is creative, labour intensive and mindful, perfect for long winter days when there’s nowhere else to be.…

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Dec42020

The Great Wheel – Medieval Spinning

The Finer Things, Things to Make and DoBy sara4th December 2020

The Great Wheel, or Walking Wheel, was the first spinning wheel used in Europe. It is a spindle wheel, working on the same principles as wheels already known in the East for cotton spinning and adapted for wool spinning. This lady, depicted in the Luttrell Psalter, is spinning on a great wheel whilst her friend…

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