Happy Solstice!
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helwenDidn't do farmers market Saturday - haying, etc.
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Celebrated with the grove yesterday, after the initiations of a couple from Ohio. Both ceremonies were excellent :) Some interesting chats after, staying longer than we expected. Did not go to Taste of Amherst but I'm sure that was lovely too.
Time to sort through and find a few seeds that are supposed to be planted in July/August, and put the rest back in the fridge.
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Think I've settled on later 18th c. for local demo outfit -- having a resource for decent shoes was definitely one factor in that decision, plus since I'll be spinning and maybe eventually weaving, I'd rather be pre-industrial revolution. Plus if the town ever does any 1776-type stuff, I'd be all set for that too... stays have been the holdup for me, since I'm losing weight and changing shape, but I'll worry about that later -- skirts and a jacket will probably do for now. I'd love to make a Polonaise, but not sure I can justify something that fancy-looking for working in. Still, I'd like to go higher class rather than lower, as I'd just as soon use the same foundation garment for "Sunday best" as for working, rather than two entirely different outfits.
Learning things like apparently linen wasn't used for outer petticoats unless you're poor -- wool or silk more common. Although apparently by later 18th c., cotton was also an option... there were in fact abolitionists in Ashfield, but that would be more of a factor in the 19th century.
Been reading some at this site: 18th Century New England Life... not the end all and be all of 18th c. living of course, but seeing as I live in New England, seemed like a reasonable place to start.
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Learned some nifty stuff at the historical society Saturday, and shared some knowledge too. Thought it was fascinating that silk used direct from China back then was more durably made than American silk. The reason was that the Americans were using a process to weight the silk that suffused the material with metal! So over time the metal caused the silk to rot -- probably a side effect of oxidizing?
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Belated Happy Father's Day to all the fathers out there!
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This morning we'll be going for a walk. L's company is doing some sort of walking thing, with the different branches of the company competing for number of miles put in over x-amount of time. Naturally I'll be going along, even though my miles won't count :)
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Celebrated with the grove yesterday, after the initiations of a couple from Ohio. Both ceremonies were excellent :) Some interesting chats after, staying longer than we expected. Did not go to Taste of Amherst but I'm sure that was lovely too.
Time to sort through and find a few seeds that are supposed to be planted in July/August, and put the rest back in the fridge.
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Think I've settled on later 18th c. for local demo outfit -- having a resource for decent shoes was definitely one factor in that decision, plus since I'll be spinning and maybe eventually weaving, I'd rather be pre-industrial revolution. Plus if the town ever does any 1776-type stuff, I'd be all set for that too... stays have been the holdup for me, since I'm losing weight and changing shape, but I'll worry about that later -- skirts and a jacket will probably do for now. I'd love to make a Polonaise, but not sure I can justify something that fancy-looking for working in. Still, I'd like to go higher class rather than lower, as I'd just as soon use the same foundation garment for "Sunday best" as for working, rather than two entirely different outfits.
Learning things like apparently linen wasn't used for outer petticoats unless you're poor -- wool or silk more common. Although apparently by later 18th c., cotton was also an option... there were in fact abolitionists in Ashfield, but that would be more of a factor in the 19th century.
Been reading some at this site: 18th Century New England Life... not the end all and be all of 18th c. living of course, but seeing as I live in New England, seemed like a reasonable place to start.
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Learned some nifty stuff at the historical society Saturday, and shared some knowledge too. Thought it was fascinating that silk used direct from China back then was more durably made than American silk. The reason was that the Americans were using a process to weight the silk that suffused the material with metal! So over time the metal caused the silk to rot -- probably a side effect of oxidizing?
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Belated Happy Father's Day to all the fathers out there!
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This morning we'll be going for a walk. L's company is doing some sort of walking thing, with the different branches of the company competing for number of miles put in over x-amount of time. Naturally I'll be going along, even though my miles won't count :)
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Date: 2010-06-21 02:27 pm (UTC)