photo of Grayhill Farm, reconstructed early 17th century farm

Clothes of the Common People In Elizabethan and Early Stuart England

Volume 2: Haberdashery

Contents:

Chapter Title Page
Chapter 1 Thread 3
Chapter 2 Lace and Ribbons 13
Thread or tapes? 14
Inkle 20
Cruel and Caddas 17
Lists 19
Ribbon and Tape 21
Lace Statute 27
Parchment 28
Bone laces 31
Other laces 33
Fringe 36
Chapter 3 Fastenings: Points 38
Laces and strings 44
Hooks, Eyes and Clasps 46
Chapter 4 Buttons 53
Cloth, Thread and Hair 54
Glass 55
Silk 56
Metal 58
Great and Handkerchief Buttons 62
Reproducing Buttons 64

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