Boxwood
Time to start prepping some more boxwood for pomanders… Cut logs ready for turning End view of one block showing end grain and (unfortunately) some rot The other end waxed to show the grain…
Knitting needles
Now available! 150 mm / 6 inch bone knitting needles £4 each 200 mm / c.8 inch needles also available £6 each The above hand cut and shaped bone needles are 2 mm (approximate) diameter.…
Boxwood combs
Finally getting back to some comb-making… These two will be going up on Etsy shortly
Re-stitched…
Katy’s collar was starting to look a little shabby – she does like to roll a lot! – so I spent last night taking it apart and re-stitched it. While I had the chance I…
Spoons
I was asked to make a simple spoon for a friends 50th wedding anniversary recently, so I thought I’d make a couple from some pear wood at the same time. The middle one is boxwood;…
Antler and chalk whorls
Just a few of the whorls made from the batch of antler shown earlier… And a few chalk ones made at the same time… More to follow… Email me for prices, sizes etc (although I…
Boxwood beads
This is just a selection of the beads I am able to supply, made to order. They are all versions of Tudor beads recovered from the Mary Rose. Most are of boxwood, apart from those…
Bags for spindles and yarn
A couple of leather bags made to hold yarn and spindles. The square bag is a large (VERY large) version of a Tudor example recovered from the Mary Rose, although I doubt they were knitting…
More antler whorls…
I have finally got round to starting to process the (rather large) box of antler pedicles to make more antler whorls and buttons. The photo also shows a piece of chalk which will interesting to…
Bobbins
Most of the above bobbins are made from hazel, one is fruitwood, and the carved one at the bottom is boxwood. Most are taken from examples surviving from archaeological sites. The double stoppered bobbin is…