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by J.A. Beard "Not so large, I dare say, as many people suppose. I do not mean to complain, however; it is undoubtedly a comfortable one, and I hope, will in time be better. The inclosure of Norland Common, now carrying on, is a most serious drain. And then I have made a little purchase within this half year -- East Kingham Farm, you must remember the place, where old Gibson used to live. The land was so very desirable for me in every respect, so immediately adjoining my own property, that I felt it my duty to buy it. I could not have answered it to my conscience to let it fall into any other hands. A man must pay for his convenience, and it has cost me a vast deal of money." -- John Dashwood, Sense and Sensibility , Chapter 33 Mr. Dashwood's comments don't initially seem to be all that important in the grander discussion of the nature of socio-economic disparity and economic realignment in Georgian and Regency England. His off-hand mention of "the inclosure of N...

by Lauren Gilbert   Madame de Pompadour at her Tambour Frame by Henri Drouais   Regency novels frequently refer to “tambour frames” and “tambour work”.   One novel contained an amusing story where a lady used a tambour frame as a weapon.     I assumed It was a form of embroidery but knew nothing about it.    I enjoy needlework and thought it would be interesting to see what it was. Tambour embroidery was a very popular and fashionable craft.     Thought to have originated in China, it was supposedly introduced to France in the mid-18 th century, and subsequently spread to England and western Europe.    Ladies occupied their time with tambour work as well as other needle crafts, while professionals used this technique on a larger scale until machines were able to produce similar effects.  T he stitcher uses a needle with a hook, similar to a modern latch hook, and makes a chain stitch on fabric stretched in a round frame....