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Joe the Quilter and a fabric design

24/09/201805/02/2021Leave a comment

Joseph Hedley, known as Joe the Quilter, was an 18th-century individual who made his living from quilting. Joe had worked first as a tailor and later as a quilter. Very sadly, he met a violent end - he was murdered in his small cottage in Northumberland.  The murder case remains unsolved to this day. He … Continue reading Joe the Quilter and a fabric design

Clothes and dancing from the fifties

16/07/201805/02/20211 Comment

Textiles of all kinds appear in these posts and this week it's all about the 1950s. Each year, Beamish Open Air Museum (which is just a few miles down the road from my house) hosts a 1950s weekend. On Saturday, it was sunny and we had visitors staying, so bought our entrance tickets and took … Continue reading Clothes and dancing from the fifties

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