Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond
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Chintz
To describe something as “chintzy” nowadays is to describe it as rather blowsy, a bit “Mills and Boon” and not…
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Crewel Work
Bayeaux Tapestry, depicting the events of the Battle of Hastings and Norman Conquest in 1066, record of it first appears…
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Double Cloth
Our 2015 series of blogs all relate to cloth weaving, printing or otherwise embellishing. The hope is that we further…
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What do Cider Maker’s Do All Day? Tinsmiths’ Calendar Post
In this series of “working lives posts” I have tried to ask everyone comparable questions and not assume that anyone…
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What do Blacksmiths do all Day? Tinsmiths Calendar Post
Until now our working lives have been those advanced in their careers. Luis, at 19yrs and just six months out…
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What do Fruit Growers do all Day? Tinsmiths’ Calendar Post
This morning was not the best time to turn up at Cilla Clive’s Fruit Farm, Redbank, close to Ledbury. Despite…
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Ledbury Country Market 1944-2014
Next Friday ‘Ledbury Country Market’ is celebrating it’s 70th birthday. The ‘Market’ takes place every Friday throughout the year in…
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Bright Young Things: Hereford College of Arts
Herefords Textile Design BA(hons) course has become outstanding over recent years with a talented and committed group of tutors; the…
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Tinsmiths’ Calendar Post – What do Potters do all day?
Trying to keep to a format for our Working Lives interviews has been a bit of a struggle. Visiting places…
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Tinsmiths Calendar Post – What do Green Woodworkers do all day?
Sitting at a generous ash dining table she made in her sun-filled home near Ledbury, I asked Gudrun Leitz to…