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Tinsmiths Calendar 2021- Ledburyshire

Tinsmiths Calendar 2021- Ledburyshire

by Daisy Cameron-Eveleigh | 24 Nov, 2020 | Calendar Blogs, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond

It can often feel like time is always rushing forwards and we are constantly changing, adapting our ways and having to compromise. 2020 has given us all a little time and space to reflect, take a closer look at and appreciate our immediate surroundings.  Looking to...
The Forager’s Year: February 2020

The Forager’s Year: February 2020

by Kathleen Murphy | 1 Feb, 2020 | Calendar Blogs, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond

In the second of our posts written by Anneliese Appleby to accompany the forage themed Tinsmiths 2020 calendar, we have a recipe which puts rhubarb centre stage. February: Rhubarb Other hedgerow forage found this month: Nettle, Chickweed, Common Sorrel, Crow Garlic,...
The Forager’s Year: January 2020

The Forager’s Year: January 2020

by Kathleen Murphy | 1 Jan, 2020 | Calendar Blogs, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond

In this, the first of a series of posts written by Anneliese Appleby to accompany the forage themed Tinsmiths 2020 calendar, attention is turned to the nutrient-packed watercress plant. January: Watercress Other hedgerow forage found this month: Cowberry, Chickweed,...
Tinsmiths Calendar 2020: The Forager’s Year

Tinsmiths Calendar 2020: The Forager’s Year

by Kathleen Murphy | 20 Dec, 2019 | Calendar Blogs, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond

The 2020 Tinsmiths Calendar takes it’s inspiration from nature’s seasonal bounty. For this, our twelfth Tinsmiths Calendar, the theme is foraging. Beautifully illustrated with linocut designs by Anneliese Appleby, each month showcases a different forage...
Crewel Work

Crewel Work

by Kathleen Murphy | 12 Feb, 2015 | Calendar Blogs, Fabric & Textiles, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond

Bayeaux Tapestry, depicting the events of the Battle of Hastings and Norman Conquest in 1066, record of it first appears on the Bayeaux Cathedral  inventory in 1429. Well, I thought I knew what was meant by Crewel Work, but there is debate amongst embroiderers,...
What do Blacksmiths do all Day? Tinsmiths Calendar Post

What do Blacksmiths do all Day? Tinsmiths Calendar Post

by Phoebe Clive | 4 Dec, 2014 | Calendar Blogs, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond

Until now our working lives have been those advanced in their careers. Luis, at 19yrs and just six months out of college, is at the beginning of his working life and we asked him few questions. How did this begin? “When I was fifteen my school programme of work...
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