tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post6020287208772082313..comments2024-03-27T07:00:37.924+00:00Comments on "By Stargoose And Hanglands": Wool, Wizards, Nursery Rhymes and Narcotics.John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-63605168387863364992013-11-05T18:43:55.531+00:002013-11-05T18:43:55.531+00:00lots of great history tidbits in this one--love th...lots of great history tidbits in this one--love the room that the lady is using for spinning--the windows and the floor boards are so beautiful--nice the way the light pours into the room<br />I know nothing about spinning or weaving though, but can appreciate the skills it must take. <br />The colors in the dyed yarn are lovely.it's mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05701940616523413217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-40249216429391940052013-10-26T19:47:02.184+01:002013-10-26T19:47:02.184+01:00I thought of you when I was in that shop, Sue!I thought of you when I was in that shop, Sue!John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-76669492488385857432013-10-26T19:45:50.585+01:002013-10-26T19:45:50.585+01:00Yes, I tried to remember where all the dyes came f...Yes, I tried to remember where all the dyes came from but failed miserably!John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-26922641286387757912013-10-26T19:44:53.391+01:002013-10-26T19:44:53.391+01:00Thanks to everyone who has commentedThanks to everyone who has commentedJohn "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-75718366851643940102013-10-26T12:06:11.541+01:002013-10-26T12:06:11.541+01:00The Guild Hall is a superb building and those are ...The Guild Hall is a superb building and those are lovely photos of the lady spinning and the basket of harm. Is it the Guild Hall that has a little garden at the back filled with dye plants? I really must go to Lavenham again next time I'm in Suffolk.<br /><br />Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-67933861276820188032013-10-26T11:35:26.662+01:002013-10-26T11:35:26.662+01:00Now that's a junk shop! I'd have been in h...Now that's a junk shop! I'd have been in heaven for sure. You bring such interesting information to your posts, like that about Pargeters. I have known some people with that name. Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-91768739872990709722013-10-25T14:33:47.896+01:002013-10-25T14:33:47.896+01:00A very interesting tour of what must be a very fas...A very interesting tour of what must be a very fascinating place to snoop around with a camera. I would have loved that.Rune Eidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008247272056395901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-62821630215441252392013-10-25T11:31:18.798+01:002013-10-25T11:31:18.798+01:00Yes, the benefactor of the church was John de Vere...Yes, the benefactor of the church was John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford. The Shakespeare one was Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford. The seat of the Earls of Oxford was not in Oxford as you might expect but in Castle Hedingham in Essex. There were also connections with the Greviles and Howards at Castle Rising and indeed with most of the nobility of England who were an inbred lot, to say the least. <br />Spinning certainly looks to be a therapeutic occupation.John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-90789485219559746692013-10-24T06:57:46.969+01:002013-10-24T06:57:46.969+01:00another very informative post; you certainly delve...another very informative post; you certainly delve well into the history John. I loved the remark from the spinning lady about her first efforts; I'm sure you weren't the first she's said that to. But there she has peace to get on with a a day of meditative spinning and then going home with more fine wool to knit up. Yes I loved the vintage rose growing against the coloured plaster wall. Cheers!Carole M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13261384312136535762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-61059097097942714942013-10-24T04:33:14.464+01:002013-10-24T04:33:14.464+01:00What a lot of wonderful treasures you are gleaning...What a lot of wonderful treasures you are gleaning from Lavenham! I especially like the lady spinning and the loom, - I spent an hour this afternoon spinning, - not from necessity, but for pleasure, as I believe most spinning is done these days. Would this be the same de Vere family, one of whom I hear is credited by some people for being the true author of Shakespeare's writings?Hildredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420791064923078834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-4083523370451799332013-10-24T03:04:36.497+01:002013-10-24T03:04:36.497+01:00More absorbing photos today. I like the way you c...More absorbing photos today. I like the way you captured the woman spinning all alone in the center of that light filled room. And, those urns need to be straightened!Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-64084232193169796692013-10-23T16:44:08.247+01:002013-10-23T16:44:08.247+01:00I'd imagine spinning slowly become a lost craf...I'd imagine spinning slowly become a lost craft but maybe not. That is surely a photogenic little town.John @ Beans and I on the Loosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185975793295220723noreply@blogger.com