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Strawplaiter

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Raimente

Raimente Report 7 Jan 2005 05:06

Several of my women ancestors were strawplaiters. (the men were in agriculture) Does anyone know anything about this occupation? Thankyou Norma

Crista

Crista Report 7 Jan 2005 05:56

Norah, http://www.cfhs.org.uk/Meetings/StrawPlaiting.html Crista

Dwaffy

Dwaffy Report 7 Jan 2005 08:05

Some of my ladies were straw plaiters. They lived in Luton, Beds. It was home work, which they fitted in amongst the scrubbing, washing, ironing, cooking and childcare, for pennies a day towards the family budget. Their work was used in the production of straw boaters and other hats. dave

Angela

Angela Report 7 Jan 2005 11:50

The women would have been plaiting straw to be made into straw hats.

Anne

Anne Report 7 Jan 2005 13:41

Yes, I too have lots of strawplaiters from Bedfordshire. I have an old postcard which shows an old lady sitting plaiting outside a thatched cottage. It is titled 'Strawplaiting in Bedfordshire'. Hmmm - a little TOO picturesque I think!! Anne

Margaretfinch

Margaretfinch Report 7 Jan 2005 15:13

Hi my husbands family from Wethersfield Essex have a lot of strawplaiters, I was told once that they could earn more money than some of the men working on the land. Margaret

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