Dissecting the Medieval Bed (and making one *mostly* from scratch!)

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  @kalebquintanilla5400 · 1 month ago

  Anyone else from that tiktok video

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  @gabriellerussell8484 · 3 years ago

  Don’t know if this was the historical context or not, but you talking about multiple mattresses on one bed made the fairytale of The Princess and the Pea make sooooooooo much more sense. My childhood self thanks you.

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  @mokster5 · 3 years ago

  After years of really only seeing Mr. Donner from the chest down this full face view and voice is a twist!

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  @stankythecat6735 · 3 years ago (edited)

  I have my masters in costume history and I work conserving costumes for the V&amp;A. &nbsp; &nbsp;Your use of scraps that are not useful for clothing is actually close to what happened. &nbsp; &nbsp;In fact , some VERY rare examples of textiles were found in stuff like this. &nbsp; In a weird way you proved a point ! &nbsp;I ADORE this kind of “practical” research. &nbsp; &nbsp;<br><br>Also, yes … we have that bed. &nbsp; Straw was VERY common. &nbsp; &nbsp;In a lot of furniture the base layer is straw. &nbsp;When you open old chairs , the oldest layer is almost always straw with horse hair straps.

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  @clueless_cutie · 3 years ago

  I&apos;ve always wanted a canopy bed. And as I&apos;ve gotten older and more frugal with my heating bills and having finally visited Europe, I understand more and more why people would have splurged for canopy beds. They were essentially little tents to retain heat in the winter. I noticed our friends stone house in the UK was noticeably colder than the ambient air outside, but as soon as my husband and I would settle in for the night in our room, I&apos;d end up sweating because it really doesn&apos;t take much to heat a small enclosed space. Just body heat inside a full canopy bed would probably be pretty comfortable on the long freezing nights.

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  @ncmccollum1708 · 1 year ago

  ‘Seeing why certain things were done because of the fact that you’ve physically done them’ is a great explanation of experimental archaeology. &nbsp;Love that!

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  @Chibihugs · 3 years ago

  You and Mr. Donner make a fantastic creative maker team. What a cool bed!! If all modern tech ever failed, you guys would easily survive and do so in style!!

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  @RowanTreeArt · 3 years ago

  the cocoon of curtain i recognized immediately! that&apos;s a technique i&apos;ve used as a scenic artist in theatre to get curtains off the ground when painting a stage floor, or when scenery in the performance space butts up next to a curtain and you have to go in and do touch up paint. so cool to see how the technique has been used for so many years!!

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  @InThisEssayIWill... · 3 years ago

  Morgan really said &apos;man, there&apos;s no way I&apos;ll ever use up my cabbage patch... Let&apos;s make a bed &apos;<br>This is epic! I hope you and Mr donner are so proud of yourselves and got some good snuggle time out of this too!

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  @IshbelMcF · 3 years ago

  Fun fact, in Scotland we still talk about blankets (in my experience particularly a coarse wool, often with a tartan pattern) as rugs. We put a rug over our knees when sitting down, for example - I didn’t realise it wasn’t used like that universally until many years into my relationship with my English husband. Another excellent video. I love to see your research and enthusiasm and practicality combine!

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  @sonipitts · 3 years ago

  An historic bed build, a full-on Mr. Morgan Donner &quot;New Yankee Workshop&quot; cameo...AND A WILD ANGELA APPEARS?!?!?! &nbsp;What a largesse our Patron Saint of Medieval Coolth has bestowed upon us! 🤩

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  @pedantic_quips · 3 years ago

  I loved my recycled fabric rug/mat that I aquired in my boho phase. I had it as my &quot;welcome&quot; mat inside of a hallway of my apartment building. One pizza delivery guy thought it was too pretty to step on. It moved with me to 3 more apartments as patio entry mats until it was worn, and not really my style anymore. There are so many beautiful pictures of my cats sitting in sunbeams on it, clawing it up with a variety of fabric types.

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