Every mitered corner that I sew takes me about half an hour, first to pin and then to stitch. It’s because I’m an amateur. I’ve actually done the miter in the lower right of the picture by now and hope to finish the gold trim today. Might even sew the front to the back.
I visited Locke’s Mill in Berryville, VA over the weekend. It is a working mill with a millstone that grinds corn, barley, and wheat. They aren’t selling absolutely fresh ground flour — I bought some and it was milled in September and then stored frozen. So I’m still debating that part of the experiment. But it was a load of fun to watch the water wheel outside and then the gears inside. Here’s their website. https://www.lockesmillgrains.com/
For great pictures of the mill try this link. It’s from 2017 and gives a history of the restoration of Locke’s mill. I don’t think the same people are still milling there.
I read a fantasy that includes a great description of how to build a medieval mill, which practically speaking, would resemble the one in Virginia. The technical aspects of mill building are wrapped inside the fantasy world and story, about the mill builder and his interactions with people who want to stop the mill being built. I love the kind of story that explains some highly technical idea.
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