The Haigh Family
This is the Haigh family. In the Haigh family
there is Sulaiman, Jordan, Emma, Amber, Billy and Amy. The person that
is showing us how to do it is Granddad Pearson. We are separating the
wool and then we will do some carding to make it into thread.
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One of the first jobs a servant girl had to do
in the morning was to clean the shoes. The girl had to kneel on a mat
to clean the shoes. It was cold because the door was open, but it was
a lovely day.
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This servant girl is ironing a tea
towel. The iron is very hot. A
second iron is being heated while she uses the first iron. They didn't
have electric irons in those days.
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Some young servants sat around a table. Their
job was to make sock dolls. Mrs. Lenton and Mrs Thomas helped them and
made sure they stuck at their job.
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After the tea towels had been washed they had
to be put through the mangle to squeeze out all the water. It was quite
stiff to turn. After this the towels were hung out on the line to dry
and then ironed.
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