348 – Down to the Wire
We are reading Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South
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- Dutch Damask Linen link on Etsy—the patterning you see is made of variations in the way the warp and weft interact. It’s pretty amazing.
- Red Work
- Henry’s Commentaries Matthew Henry (18 October 1662 — 22 June 1714) was an English Presbyterian minister. Quote re the creation of Eve, in Genesis:
“the woman was made of a rib out of the side of Adam; not made out of his head to rule over him, nor out of his feet to be trampled upon by him, but out of his side to be equal with him, under his arm to be protected, and near his heart to be beloved.” - Sloes and Crabs and a recipe for sloe and crabapple jelly! (And Sloe Gin.)
- The Hot crab apple and chilli jelly recipe I mentioned (and here’s the one for the cheese)
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I wish I could find a link to an image – maybe when I get home I will email you a photo. The Mill Museum in Lowell MA had a fund raising project where they wove what I THINK is damask on their vintage looms – ages ago now (maybe even the museum is closed and converted to apartments now) (http://www.nps.gov/lowe/planyourvisit/hours.htm) This was a 1920s mill, though, so not the same time frame. BUT yes, damask is fascinating.
How cool!!!
I’m amazed by that kind of weaving. I can SEE what it is but cannot figure out how to get it.
Must be a thing with me as I have similar cognitive dissonance with embroidery.
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Thanks for the link to crabapple recipes! Our property is bordered by apple orchards and they use crabapples for cross-pollination but then the fruits just fall to waste every year. I have been determined to grab some and put them to some use this year and now I know how (and the link you included took me to another link for a quince jelly recipe which is another random fruit we have in our yard that I’ve been puzzling over how to use… so, double fun!)
I grew up reading Henry’s commentaries from time to time and they really are pretty readable. I am loving North and South so much and wait so eagerly for each Friday when a new episode comes out. I can hardly wait for my kids to go to bed so I can put in my headphones and listen while I do the dishes. My only “complaint” is that a week is so long to wait for each new podcast episode. Thanks so much for all the work you do, Heather!