The milliner is mistress of a thousand tasks, making gowns and garments for ladies. Janea Whitacre describes the trade.
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Meet the Milliner
Meet the Tailor
The tailor’s art is all in the cut. Journeyman Tailor Mark Hutter threads the needle of historic fashion.
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Rare Animal Breeds in Williamsburg
Feathers, fur, hoofs and horns bring the Historic Area to life. Elaine Shirley, manager of rare breeds, explains how we show happy animals to the public.
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Organic Gardening, Colonial Style
Colonists went green before green was a movement. Learn to keep an organic garden the Colonial Williamsburg way. Master Gardener Wesley Greene talks about history’s methods.
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Meet the Carpenter
You can’t build a town without wood. Master Carpenter Garland Wood describes a Williamsburg built completely by hand.
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Meet the Shoemaker
You can call him a shoemaker, you can call him a cordwainer; you can even call him Al. But one thing you must never call him is a cobbler.
Master boot and shoemaker Al Saguto discusses his trade in this week’s show.
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