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HISTORICAL RE-ENACTMENT GOODS & SERVICES
In addtion to authentic medieaval and renaissance musical intstruments, the Green Carpenter produces equipment for historicial re-enactors, specialising in tools and accoutrments for 15th - 17th century domestic arts and crafts.
The 'Time Warp' range features accoutrements for textile workers, seamstresses and artists. It has been created in consultation with experienced re-enactors expert in traditional skills and techniques.
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Albrecht Durer and Leonardo da Vinci were possibly the most famous exponents, and produced astonishingly sensitive drawings on specially prepared wood or paper. Although other metals such as copper can be used, silver wire with its eventual softening to a russet line became a firm favourite .As part of a re-enactment project I researched extensively and found recipes for the preparations involving rabbit skins and ground calcified limestone. Happily, diluted white acrylic paint is an excellent substitute! The roughness of the coating allows a thin line of silver to be deposited on the paper. The boxwood holder is based on an ivory holder from the mediaeval section of the British Museum. You get a holder and spare wire and two pieces of treated watercolour paper.
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Requests for bespoke items are encouraged and the following items are available on request: |
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- embroidery frames
- needle cases
- spindles
- weft boxes for multiple threads
- reels for linen thread
- niddy noddies
- lucets
- portable looms for fine ribbons
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