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Leighton-Linslade Living History Day – 11 October 2008

Photos by:
Jane Barton

Leighton-Linslade Living History Day 2008

This year's 'Living History Day' had a medieval theme, so the castle came out again with garments Judith Morley had designed for her husband, one based on the West Front of York Minster.

Leighton-Linslade Living History Day 2008

I was amazed at how easy it was to make the knights' horses stand up. Jan Messent really is a genius. (I shall now be emboldened to do Henry VIII from the 'Knitted Historical Figures' book, that I have had for years)

Leighton-Linslade Living History Day 2008

The jester bootees come from Zoe Mellor's book '50 Bootees To Knit' and the jester cover form 'Toilet Roll Covers' by Pat Ashforth and Steve Plummer


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