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A Woodsrunner's Diary -- cool blog with lots of links.  This is for Blanket Coats or Match Coats Blanket Coats, Bushcraft Kit, Mountain Men, Fur Trade, Bushcraft Camping, Historical Reenactment, Blanket Coat, Mountain Man, Camping Survival

Blanket Coats and Matchcoats. Finding a pattern for an authentic blanket coat or French capot is not easy. Information on the 17th century to early 18th century capot has been contaminated with western patterns showing blanket coats of many stripes and fringes. The original capot was as far as I am able to discern a simple plain coat made out of blanket material, wrap around with a sash or belt to hold it together. As I have read that French sailors originally wore these coats, I would…

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Little Woodham Living History Village seen from the Weaver's Cottage Begun in 1984, Little Woodham is a fascinating re-creation of how an English village could have looked in 1642. The village, beautifully situated in an ancient oakwood, consists of more than a dozen structures ranging from a fisherman's shelter to an Ale House, Blacksmith's forge and an Apothecaries shop. Village Reference, Spinning Silver, Dragon Riders, Roof House, Chateau Medieval, English Village, Medieval Houses, Medieval Life, Living Museum

Begun in 1984, Little Woodham is a fascinating re-creation of how an English village could have looked in 1642. The village, beautifully situated in an ancient oakwood, consists of more than a dozen structures ranging from a fisherman's shelter to an Ale House, Blacksmith's forge and an Apothecaries shop. On open days it is staffed by volunteers in period costume who can be seen tending the herbs and vegetables in the cottage gardens and practising a wide variety of period crafts. Around…

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