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A single picture is worth 1000 words...

I needed a poster to explain about weaving an dyeing for whenever I talked to people about making the Yorkshire preface to the Bayeux Tapestry

This is how we first worked together to create a poster - Chas quickly realised that the humour, coupled with the attention to detail,  was exactly what he needed if he wanted to write a historically accurate, picture book.

So this is how to make a woolly jumper...

First   

 

Then

and

then

Next

and

And to get lots of wonderful colours, plant these

These are some of the colours we get.......

Madder - walnut - weld - cow parsley - over dyed woad - woad

 Who need words when a wonderful picture will do the job better!

Interesting links

bullet Battle of Fulford
bullet Battle of Stamford Bridge
bullet Battle of Hastings
bullet English Heritage
bullet Battlefields Trust
bullet Young Archaeologists Club (CAB)
bullet York Archaeological Trust
bullet Regia re-enactors
bullet Viking re-enactors
bulletOnline documents

Events

bullet Riccall Rampage 24 July 2010
bullet Jorvik Festival (there will be another one in 2011!)
bullet Fulford Festival 2010
bullet Festival of archaeology 2010

 

 

 

 

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