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		<title>17th Century 5</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[17th Century 5

17th Century 5

Dress for males
Plain shirt
Shirts were made without any yokes. The shirt has no armhole shapings, the sleeve being inserted in the top 9 inches of the side seam. The fastenings can be of either buttons or ties. A collar made from a piece of material 17 inches by 5 inches is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>17th Century 4</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[17th Century 4

17th Century 4

Dress for women
Shifts
A shift is an undergarment (rather like a nightshirt) to be worn by all females. It is simply 2 long, straight rectangles of cotton, which are sewn at the shoulders ( leaving a wide neck ), and sewn at the sides up to the armholes. 
There is no shaping [...]]]></description>
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		<title>17th Century 3</title>
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17th Century 3

Hats
Nowadays many re-enactors acquire a high crowned wide brimmed felt hat, but there are many alternatives. The beret and Monmouth caps were very popular with the common man. In 1644 Symonds wrote of the town of Bewdley &#34; The only manufacture of this town is the making of caps called Monmouth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>17th Century 2</title>
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17th Century 2

Boots and Shoes
These are possibly the most important and expensive items you will need to acquire, and, unless you are a cordwainer (shoemaker) by trade, you will need to buy these rather than try to make them. 
In the 17th century, right and left shoes were identical for common people, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>17th century 1</title>
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17th century 1

Making Costumes by Marion Davies
There seem to be two trains of thought amongst re-enactors about costume.One &#34;camp&apos; adhere to the motto that everything they use and wear must be absolutely authentic. They go to great lengths, and, sometimes, much expense, to achieve this, and certainly look the part. 
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		<title>Dyeing Wool 

 From earliest time</title>
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 From earliest time

Dyeing Wool

From earliest times, man has always tried to brighten his world, from staining hides, to decorating shells and painting cave walls.
The earliest written record of the use of dyes in fabrics was found in China and was dated 2600B.C.
All dyes used to be obtained from natural resources such as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weaving &#8211; on and off looms</title>
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Weaving &#8211; on and off looms

Once the wool had been spun, it was necessary to weave it to form a textile or cloth. 
Weaving is simply a way of entwining one quantity of yarn (the warp) with another (the weft). 
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		<title>Spinning Wool</title>
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Spinning Wool

The earliest woollen threads were made using a drop spindle. These simple devices enabled the spinster to twist strands of wool together to form a single thicker thread (see pictures below).
A drop spindle could not hold much spun wool because, as the spindle filled, the weight of the wool became too much to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Basic wool production techniques</title>
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Basic wool production techniques

Many of the basic techniques of producing wool have remained unchanged throughout the centuries.
Once a fleece has been sheared from a sheep, it needs to go through at least four processes before it can be used for a garment.
First it is washed in warm, soapy water to remove the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>History of wool production in the U</title>
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History of wool production in the UK

From Sheep to Shirt by Marion Davies 


Hundreds of years ago a wealthy merchant had the windows of his house engraved with the words: 
&#34;I praise God and ever shall &#8211; it is the sheep hath paid for all&#34;.
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