Medieval Market

 On Sunday 19th October I helped at the Medieval market held at the Heron Corn Mill. Beetham. by demonstrating textile weaving.

This was the culmination of a Linen Project which had taken place at the mill over a few years. The project included the growing of flax and the various treatments needed to turn the flax into a thread which could be woven.

I had helped with the project by embroidering the plant madder on the linen cloth which produces a reddy -orange dye.

There were displays of all the things that could be done with linen.

Outside there were various medieval stalls and demonstrations of working with flax.

It was an interesting market with displays of linen work and despite the rain it was an enjoyable day.