It’s a before and after situation. Once you have opened a wardrobe door to discover a favourite cashmere sweater or faithful bit of tweed resembling macramé, your relationship with moths changes forever. A flutter of dusty beige will send you running for the mothballs and putting your dry cleaner on…
Question I am a loyal reader of The Field magazine but live in Canada would appreciate some help in finding a company to clean and repair my Barbour waxed jacket. Answer Barbour offers a full repair and re-wax service for all its jackets. For customers in Canada, it suggests emailing…
Query I have some chipped glasses: William Yeoward tumblers I was lucky enough to be given by a son. Unfortunately, despite not using them often or putting them in the dishwasher, quite a few now have little chips on the rim. Can you recommend someone to chamfer/grind these chips away…
Q: It’s a real joy to be able to buy a large selection of salami on the market, but I find I am given different advice on the best way to store salami. I’d like to give whole salamis as gifts to people as I have a good supplier and…
The origins of the Easter egg hunt What we think of as the Easter ‘bunny’ is thought to have its roots in 17th-century German folklore: children would leave nests in which a hare would leave eggs. (Read more on hare mythology here.) Hunting for chocolate eggs is a fairly recent…
A reader wrote to Country Queries with this question. We seem to have a ‘rat run’ strip of woodland near our garden that muntjac pass through regularly. I am not keen to put a fence up. However, the deer often stray on to the lawn and our new labrador takes…
You may have started hearing the phrase ‘life hack’ and wondered what it meant? Well, it’s a newly minted word for an old expression – basically a life hack is a tip. Something that makes things easier and makes you think “that’s a good idea”. Here are a few of…
Question Having got through many sporting knives over the years, I am in need of another. My trusty companion would be a good pocketknife to be carried in the trouser pocket, not too large nor heavy. However, it should not be so small that it would be rendered useless. Can…
A Field reader contacted us to ask how to restore the shine to cloudy glasses. Over time, hard deposits, such as limescale, can build up causing clouding or white spots to appear. Clear vinegar and light abrasion can sometimes help restore the sparkle. However, if this fails – or the…
Question I am looking for a hat stretcher similar to one I’ve seen at a tailors in Scotland. I have a rather extensive collection of tweed caps, and some of my favourites are in need of a tweak? Answer An early 20th-century version of a similar style can be found…
