| Use only the same materials as the original. So for example woollen clothes are to be pure wool of a period weave and not poly/wool mixes. Wood is to be from native British species appropriate to their use and not imported species. Rope should be flax or hemp and not coir cotton or plastics.
Use the same construction methods that were used in the past. Clothes are hand-sewn only, following the methods of Tudor tailors and seamstresses.
Use things in the way they were originally used. For example, hygiene in food preparation areas is achieved through use of boiling water, scouring with sand, salt and vinegar rinses rather than modern products.
Know your compromises. This is about honesty. Sometimes it is not possible to achieve full accuracy: for example, Tudor domestic pigs no longer exist, so it is important for us to understand that the bacon we are eating is a compromise and be truthful about this when asked. |
