Barbara Worthy concludes the story of teasels, with overviews of the pioneer families who used them and the early industrialists who first cultivated the Teasel for commercial purposes.
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Major, Jack. Undated. Have Teasel, Will Travel. Welcome to Central New York.
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Panth. 2013. In My Lady's Chamber - Teasels for carding - a myth? http://blackcatsews.blogspot.ca/2013/04/teasels-for-carding-myth.html
See also:
Somerset Art Works. 2013. Where the Wild Teasels Grow. http://somersetartworksblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/where-wild-teasels-grow.html
Somerset Art Works. 2013. On The Road . http://somersetartworksblog.blogspot.com/2013/09/on-road_25.html
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