Patchwork In Sixteenth Century England

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Have you ever thought about patchwork and how they make it. Patchwork was really huge during the sixteenth century, It was just made out of soft fabric that was made from soft cotton and extra pieces from old clothes that were still good to use. They were then sewed together to form better clothing, blankets, or royal designs. Royal designs were really important in sixteenth century England. It was a sunny day where a little boy had a family of patchwork workers, he got so engaged in the patchwork and wanted to try to be just as good as him family one day. He would spend five hours a day helping his family. A few years later there was a new king coming into the city, he demanded that the king symbolization must be changed and the boys family

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