Janet's thread

A weblog, mostly about knitting but other topics appear

Origins December 1, 2016

Filed under: Ancestors,Genealogy,Spinning,Textile History,Weaving,Weaving looms — Janet @ 5:47 pm

Thomas F  Blower, my 12th Great Grandfather 1520-1568, came from Lavenham in Suffolk England.  Lavenham is a charming town.  One of our sons lived in Ipswich for several years and we visited nearby Lavenham one frosty day in December.  Lavenham was a wool center  in    medieval times and I especially enjoyed the displays regarding weaving and spinning. Right  now I can’t find my photos from that time but here are a few relating to weaving and spinning.

loomandwheel

2EDAD Shakespeare

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close-up-of-janet-at-loom-april-04 Me at my loom in Dublin

And here are images from the internet

lavenham

lavenhamswan

lavenham-church

 

 

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