http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/2008/02/25/for-instance/ The blog for Plimoth Plantation's 17 Century embroidered jacket project. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:45:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/2008/02/25/for-instance/#comment-1145 Linda Fenton Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:05:15 +0000 http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/?p=325#comment-1145 When I worked in the village (early 70's) I embroidered a mans night cap using buttonhole twist as my thread.I also baked bread in a dutch oven or cooked porridge.I think I also churned butter once.Quite a difference from what interpreters are doing now.The Plantation was transitioning to the 1627 village then and we were all generic "pilgrims". When I worked in the village (early 70’s) I embroidered a mans night cap using buttonhole twist as my thread.I also baked bread in a dutch oven or cooked porridge.I think I also churned butter once.Quite a difference from what interpreters are doing now.The Plantation was transitioning to the 1627 village then and we were all generic “pilgrims”.

]]> http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/2008/02/25/for-instance/#comment-1131 Jen Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:59:47 +0000 http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/?p=325#comment-1131 Jamestown Settlement has the problem of far too many female volunteers as costumed interpreters than there would have been in the fort at the time. Some dress as men and do the men's activities and then have to explain that no, the women wouldn't have dressed as men and done their duties. More likely, the men would have been doing the cooking and laundry since there weren't enough women around to care for them all. Jamestown Settlement has the problem of far too many female volunteers as costumed interpreters than there would have been in the fort at the time. Some dress as men and do the men’s activities and then have to explain that no, the women wouldn’t have dressed as men and done their duties. More likely, the men would have been doing the cooking and laundry since there weren’t enough women around to care for them all.

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