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- Tue Feb 17, 2015 11:54 am
- Forum: Traders Discussion
- Topic: Alison and Hugh's Handmade Things
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2483
Alison and Hugh's Handmade Things
*Moderators please delete if this change of address announcement is not appropriate* We have been busy Moving House over the last couple of months - Handmade HQ has moved to HEREFORDSHIRE . The website, email and mobile numbers remain the same - so our basic Contact Details haven't changed (except f...
- Thu Jul 31, 2014 9:20 am
- Forum: General History
- Topic: Paint Brushes
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3222
Re: Paint Brushes
Not sure whether they are on his website - an email direct to him would be best. He generally has the makings to hand, but sells them as soon as he makes them.
- Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:08 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: Paint Brushes
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3222
- Tue Apr 29, 2014 11:47 am
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: supporting hoes
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6786
Re: supporting hoes
btw Gunnister is a bit later than your period, but I originally posted because I thought it was useful to know that people did point knitted hose to their other clothes.
- Tue Apr 29, 2014 11:44 am
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: supporting hoes
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6786
Re: supporting hoes
*I* don't know - it's what he was wearing when he was buried.
Not sure what you are finding so funny that you need to Lol
Not sure what you are finding so funny that you need to Lol
- Tue Apr 29, 2014 11:10 am
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: supporting hoes
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6786
Re: supporting hoes
Long coat.border reiver wrote:so that would mean extra pointing holes? or very long points, lol
- Tue Apr 29, 2014 9:25 am
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: supporting hoes
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6786
Re: supporting hoes
For over the knee hose/stockings, try garters tied below or just above the knee, different people find different arrangements comfortable. For 'all the way up' stockings to wear with very short trunkhose, we've been experimenting with pointing the knitted stockings either to the garment or to anoth...
- Wed Apr 16, 2014 2:31 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Drop Spindles
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5197
Re: Drop Spindles
We have a variety of drop spindles: from reproductions cast off lead whorls, to ones made from potsherds, slate or stone, plus wood. Probably best if you call into the tent/stall and have a chat next time we are at an event. (We'll be at Rufford at the end of the month if that helps) Would be happy ...
- Thu Feb 06, 2014 1:38 pm
- Forum: 1715-1810
- Topic: British Army Headdress, Help Needed
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7965
Re: British Army Headdress, Help Needed
Just to throw another button into the mix - the "Monmouth Cap" is always described as having a button on top. (It's not actually a button, more a knop of wool, but that's beside the point). Monmouth caps were often supplied to the military. Monmouth caps are also related / confused with Monteroes wh...
- Wed Jan 29, 2014 9:35 pm
- Forum: 1485-1603
- Topic: Peasant women outerwear?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12489
Re: Peasant women outerwear?
Shawl was the wrong word. Arisaid is better. Plaid belted round waist and drawn up over head. More a Highland style but Highlanders were expert reivers and came south to Falkirk Tryst etc. That would be fine (and thanks for the word Arisaid - I didn't know that was what they were called)- I just do...
- Wed Jan 29, 2014 11:12 am
- Forum: 1485-1603
- Topic: Peasant women outerwear?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12489
Re: Peasant women outerwear?
If it's 1570s ish, then yes you could have a knitted bonnet - so long as it's fulled & dressed i.e. not just raw knitting. Shawls: afaik there's no evidence for knitted shawls at this date - certainly none turn up in the records of the Scottish knitting industry and I have no reason to suppose that ...
- Tue Dec 03, 2013 11:37 am
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Nalbinding
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3476
Re: Nalbinding
If an archeologist found a piece of nalbinding they could well say, that's knitting, There have been a lot of pieces of fabric mis-identified over the years - that's one of the reasons why the history of knitting is shrouded in doubt & misinformation. But Knitting and nalbinding are Topologically c...
- Wed Oct 30, 2013 9:54 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: I've got moths
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6957
Re: I've got moths
The best advice for moths has always been fresh air, sunshine, regular inspections/shaking/airing/hoovering. If you search around in "Make Do & Mend" archives from WWII there's a lot of advice because allowing clothes to get moth eaten was seen as unpatriotic. The advice they gave (as above) was pre...
- Mon Oct 28, 2013 3:11 pm
- Forum: Traders Discussion
- Topic: Yes i know but 2014 Tewkesbury
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7406
Re: Yes i know but 2014 Tewkesbury
Just checked my paperwork, time for a smug moment - I posted our form in August 

- Thu Aug 08, 2013 11:54 am
- Forum: Traders Discussion
- Topic: Yes i know but 2014 Tewkesbury
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7406
Re: Yes i know but 2014 Tewkesbury
I'm filling ours in now - just need to get the stamp for the SAE and it's good to go.
Thanks for all your hard work Hamster (and the rest of the team).
Thanks for all your hard work Hamster (and the rest of the team).
- Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:35 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: 15 century furniture
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3079
Re: 15 century furniture
Hi there. This is the guy to talk to: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Douggie-the-Wood/136389689767623 Or there are this couple: https://www.facebook.com/AlisonandHughsHandmadeThings?fref=ts Thanks for the recommendation Stitch, yes, we can definitely do something to suit you - have a look at our we...
- Thu Apr 11, 2013 11:07 am
- Forum: Traders Discussion
- Topic: Tewkesbury 2013
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9533
Re: Tewkesbury 2013
We've had ours thanks Hamster.
Alison & Hugh's Handmade Things will be there!
Tewkes is always a high spot for us. Really looking forward to it.
Alison & Hugh's Handmade Things will be there!
Tewkes is always a high spot for us. Really looking forward to it.
- Thu Apr 11, 2013 8:48 am
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Wet Weather Clothing
- Replies: 22
- Views: 9993
Re: Wet Weather Clothing
Wool is naturally waterproof; it contains lanolin. Someone more knowledgable than me can tell you how well that lasts after it's turned into medieval cloth. You can make modern processed wool more waterproof using a wash-in water proofer. It's not just the lanolin. Wool is unusual in that it keeps ...
- Mon Apr 01, 2013 10:13 am
- Forum: 1900 onwards
- Topic: My left hand is not my right hand
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3192
Re: My left hand is not my right hand
I didn't watch the drama but wonder whether the sentence is actually "My left hand is not my write hand". Children were often punished for writing with their left hand.
- Tue Mar 26, 2013 10:47 am
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Where can I get natural cotton?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 20200
Re: Where can I get natural cotton?
Now the ignorant bit, what are cotton wool pleats? Cotton wool is eithern sold in fluffy sheets which are pleated/folded to fit into a bag or as a collection of small balls loose in a bag. It's usually found in either the baby section or the cosmetic section of a chemists' shop If I take natural fl...
- Fri Feb 08, 2013 11:12 am
- Forum: General History
- Topic: Arming Caps - History
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7462
Re: Arming Caps - History
The earliest surviving one that I'm aware of is from Dura Europos, mid 3rd century AD. I think the jury is out on that still Matt? It's a bit flimsy for anything to help pad a helmet out I'd have thought, just being a knitted outer and thin felt inner? It certainly could fit under helmet although t...
- Mon Jan 21, 2013 5:36 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Where can I get natural cotton?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 20200
Re: Where can I get natural cotton?
I can get you some un-spun cotton fibres, but why not use either fleece or combed wool (both of which I already have in stock)?
- Fri Jan 04, 2013 10:50 am
- Forum: Music and Instruments
- Topic: Musical knives ...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4432
Re: Musical knives ...
Left Handed?
- Wed Aug 29, 2012 11:05 am
- Forum: 1603-1715
- Topic: tips for avoiding rusty armor
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4677
Re: tips for avoiding rusty armor
We sell traditional beeswax and turpentine polish which does an excellent job.
Re: knitting
What sort of knitting are you looking for? When?If you can give me an idea of what sort of knitting you are looking for I can point you to more info but it's a huge subject and "the middle ages" is a long time period The MoL book certainly has a bit on knitting - but not a lot. There are some knitte...
- Tue May 01, 2012 3:13 pm
- Forum: 410-1100
- Topic: Spinning and tablet weaving supplies
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11368
Re: Spinning and tablet weaving supplies
If you've used teasels to prepare wool then you were carding (the Latin name for teasel is Carduus - same etymology) even if you used the resulting thread for warp. I should have been a bit more specific in my earlier post - combing allows you to produce a worsted spun yarn which is suitable for war...
- Tue May 01, 2012 1:33 pm
- Forum: 410-1100
- Topic: Spinning and tablet weaving supplies
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11368
Re: Spinning and tablet weaving supplies
We also have some carders which might suit - . All of the early medieval (Saxon/Viking) combs I've seen are a lot more vicious-looking than that, handled lumps of wood with nails sticking out of them. I think teasels were used as well though, they're free. What you are describing are wool combs, no...
- Mon Apr 30, 2012 4:24 pm
- Forum: 410-1100
- Topic: Spinning and tablet weaving supplies
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11368
Re: Spinning and tablet weaving supplies
We have stone, slate, wood & potsherd spindles, all of which would be good for Viking - all have hand cleft ash spindles and we've had very good feedback from archaeologists who've seen them. We also have some carders which might suit - the card cloth is modern, but with handmade backs - we aim them...
- Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:45 pm
- Forum: Food and Drink
- Topic: Need help with Bread
- Replies: 34
- Views: 30680
Re: Need help with Bread
A lot of people make their dough far too stiff - it needs to be slack enough to rise properly otherwise the bubbles can't expand. If you make it a bit wetter than you think you should have done initially, then knead it well it will probably be about right by the time it has proved a bit. As with man...
- Thu Apr 05, 2012 1:39 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Arrow baskets
- Replies: 32
- Views: 12075
Re: Arrow baskets
What sort of pipes?