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‘Their Darkest Materials’ is out now

'The Milk Boy', from George Walker's 'Costume of Yorkshire', 1814. Image courtesy Yorkshire Ancestors

So…  ‘Their Darkest Materials’ is finally out. Thanks to all who have shown faith in it so far. Pre-orders sold briskly and we’d love anyone who has the pre-order to give us a quick review on Etsy. So far am getting really positive feedback and readers seem to be devouring it. We always knew we […]

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Tom Tit Tot

Tom Tit Tot, Illustration by David Hunt

For #FolkloreThursday  although this doesn’t fit in with this week’s watery theme.  Maybe it does a little, though. As spinners know, flax has to be wet to be spun effectively…  Archaeologists often recognise a characteristic groove in the teeth of flax spinners’ skulls. Here’s a small extract from my forthcoming book, ‘Their Darkest Materials’.  The […]