Wheels in Time

Going back 2 or 3 generations on my father's side my family were wheelwrights.  It was therefore most interesting to explore the Wheelwright's shop at Acton Scott ....

The array of tools and patterns were hung neatly on the walls

and what could us textile artists do with the rusted images from these wheel rims!!

Down on the Farm

We took our visitors to Acton Scott Historic Working Farm in Shropshire on Sunday.  There were lots of animals to see and a ploughing demonstration using shire horses. A very interesting day out.  We popped into Ludlow on the way there for a short break and I found this lovely metal sculpture which I had not seen when we visited previously.

There were three smocks on display in one of the buildings at Acton Scott which had some interesting patterns on them.