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Welcome
Like most cultural anthropologists, I enjoy the hands-on aspect of material culture history. In my teens and twenties I worked at several Renaissance faires, plying self-taught crafts from spinning and weaving to corn dollies to paper-making to archery. I studied theatre design, with an emphasis in costuming, made fantastic costumes and wedding clothes, branched out into vintage and historical reproductions, all with an eye to absolute – some would say unnecessary - authenticity.
Clearly, I am ‘counter-culture’, but I found at the age of 16 that I was also part of a long tradition – going back at least to the Jacobeans and the English Country Party after the English Civil War, if not to the mediaeval guilds. A fellow actor commented rather off-the-cuff that I looked like a Pre-Raphaelite painting, something I should cultivate, and so began an odyssey that led me to Rossetti, Burne-Jones, William Morris, and Morris & Co. That Morris was a socialist and had very strong ideas about the way society should function (meanwhile being that hippie thing, a trust fund baby, himself) pleased my own native sense of what was right and fair, and I found a niche for my ideas thanks to his extensive writings.
Happily, the thread from the mediaeval guilds, through the Country Party (eventually absorbed into the Whigs) and late 19th Century Socialism (complete with utopians and vegetarians) was still twined sturdily in the co-operative movement; in 1978 I met its incarnation in the Briarpatch Network, a San Francisco-based group of people interested in ‘simple living, openness, sharing, and learning how the world works through business.’
This attitude of right livelihood, sharing of resources, and honest business practises resonated deeply with my sense of preservation of the best of the past.
We all know that the co-operative movement went largely underground, but it never entirely died, and in this age when we are afflicted with global warming, a Mad-Hatter type lifestyle, and rapidly dwindling natural resources, there never seems to be a better time to find a better way to do business, to live; for our own sanity and bliss, and for the sake of future generations.
Payment
Payments may be made by Paypal or money order. All bills are due upon receipt. If you wish to cancel your order of an item, please notify me within 48 hours, and your payment will be refunded.
Shipping
All items are shipped via the US Postal Service. Priority and Express Mail, and insurance are available upon request. Please specify your shipping preferences if you need an item sooner than Standard Mail. When ordering a custom-made item, please notify me of the date it is required (if for a gift or event) so to assure timely arrival.
Refunds and Exchanges
Ready made items only are available for refund or exchange, within 30 days of purchase. Custom-made items are not. If an item arrives damaged, please notify me by email.
Additional Policies and FAQs
If a custom-made item is ordered, a contract will be sent to you via email, specifying the terms. In fine, it is up to the customer to give the date when the item is needed, and to provide any supplies (fabric, trims and so on)in a timely manner, return any muslins for fittings, if applicable. We guarantee our work under usual and reasonable wear and use conditions; guarantees are valid only for sixty days of reasonable use.
Last Updated April 6, 2011