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Hello A lovely friend of mine is a great seamstress and teacher and is thinking about arranging some workshops to help people to up-cycle, alter or make from scratch 1940's and 1950's style clothing. She lives in the Herts/Bucks area and there is a great cafe in Berkhamsted with a retro room that co...

Looks like I've already found an answer ----- http://www.tewkesburymustard.co.uk/

According to the book "Traditional Foods of Britain" by Laura Mason, a type of mustard made in Tewkesbury was so famous in the 1500s that Shakespeare even wrote it into a line in his play Henry IV: "His wit's as thick as Tewkesbury Mustard" - an insult used by character Sir John Falstaff. http://www...

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Eh?
I'm from North Bucks; we talks proper.

This is an interesting article with some nice pix.

http://ilaria.veltri.tripod.com/bobbins.html

It seems that C15th is stretching it a bit, and C16th is when lace making began in the UK. The Lace Guild are as good an authority as we'll get. http://www.laceguild.demon.co.uk/craft/history.html Apparently the nearest to early bobbins would be the current Bucks Thumper, or the Brugges, neither of ...

The info I am finding is mixed, however speaking to a lady at the Lace Guild was helpful.

I have read that lace making was around in the UK in the very late C15, but was not prevalent until much later. I am wondering what the early English bobbins would have looked like, and do we still use something similar today? Would they have been plain or spangled? Round in section or square? I rec...

When logging in this morning I was told I'd exceeded my number of login attempts. Does this mean someone is trying to hack my a/c and/or the forums?

Lady J

I was in Lloyds TSB yesterday and was told that cheques are being phased out, so it looks like it is universal.

JR

Thank you all for the great information.

Lady J

women gladiators - any takers?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/herefordand ... 780862.stm

Lady "no, I'm Spartacus" Rochester

RLD - I was thinking swords and stuff rather than jelly or baby oil, but thanks for playing

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In this case, only if you want a hundred pages of viscious argument!

exakerly! I was looking for helpful fact, not vitriol.

Lady J

How much evidence is there of women fighting on the battlefield?

Lady Jane

Strangely enough Ikea has very good, strong, 100% linen fabric which takes dye very well.

Lady Jane

I have been putting together a 14th century home cure/apothecary box for the new season and meeting the Wise Woman, Jayne Milner at the ILHF has been an inspiration. Jayne's website has many, many unusual herbs and spices for sale. http://www.jaynemilner.com/ There is a lot of information out there ...

It is lovely.

Lady J

Excellent!

This really is beautiful. Such work is a marvel.
JR

Great pics.

And I am sure there are similarities between us.

Aw.... thanks.....

I've changed my character name though, as some of the group could not pronounce/remember "Reina"

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