We dug up DISTURBING things! Shrunken head?

🧦Don't forget to watch the time Tim had to eat my sock! https://youtu.be/THUUabgUX1E?si=p95LFg2dTg5GcI1m 🧦

This was brilliant. The dig, the banter, Nicola’s French & her translation, the fun! I loved the sugar crusher and nut pipe with the branch & leaf - that was beautiful. It is obvious this video took time to edit & create. It is a gem! Thank you Simon!

Good to see a chap able to sew a fine seam - most people your age don't seem to know how to, so well done keeping the old crafts alive, Si. (Very handy skill when you have to darn holes in your socks, too!) I've made a few of these old Victorian dolls, for a gift shop I used to make crafty things for. Actually, I just made the head, hands and feet from Fimo - i painted the face and hair and varnished to look like old porcelain. The shopkeeper would sell these doll bits as part of a doll making kit, and alongside my sculpted doll pieces, would sell a calico body cut out and ready to sew. But to stop the doll looking too stiff, also part of the kit was a small bag of sawdust or sometimes dried lentils, to stuff the calico body with - that's what they used in Victorian times. You would sew the kit up, stitching the small holes around the neck of the doll, and also the holes on the top of the hands and feet, stitch up the calico body, then pour in the sawdust or lentils through a small opening in the side. It made the doll quite bendy and able to sit up on her own - then the doll maker had all the fun of sewing up a dress for the dolly to wear over her calico body. Your doll has lots of charm and character - but maybe try sawdust or lentils as stuffing, and a simple body made of calico next time. As for a name, why not call her an old Victorian name not much in use anymore - a girl's version of your name, Si - how about Sibella?!

Your creativity never fails to amaze me. Now add doll maker to your resume. Daisy was jealous of her!

Oddly, the Oxford dictionary is the one that says the French word "preservatif" means condom. Other dictionaries give the actual contemporary use of the word: Preservative. Concentrated lemon juice can preserve food.

OMG, I am so impressed with your doll making skills. I would have never guessed! Well done you!

Love how Tim casually wipes a muddy object with an even muddier glove while flipping the bird. 😂 Nice finds Si and Tim. Thanks Nic for elevating the content with your lovely French.

LOL. Nicola did a great job on avoiding the French verb préserver😂👍

You never fail to amaze me with your upcycles! The doll was absolutely beautiful! Watching you sew and mold the pieces was awe inspiring! Thank you for a great video!💖💖💖

"Lug" now that's a new word I've never heard before in this context. Hmmmm. You have many talents but as far as a doll dress designer, Don't quit your day job. I love it all. thanks Si.

“We’re gonna rock down to Electric Avenue, and then we’ll take it higher.” Eddy Grant 1982

Loved the French speaking by Nic. So lovely. I took French in high school back in the mid 1980s. Made better grades in it than my English class...lol I'm American. 🇺🇸 Love seeing the cats. Always a great addition to your videos. So glad you're giving that little doll a second life. She looks like a Penelope to me. 😉

I've never seen a cobalt blue stopper! Awesome find.

Hi there Si and Tim. What an unusual but lovely shaped bottle Tim found. That little white bottle seems to have clouds on it. I so enjoy listening to the history you dig up on the items you find. Oh, a cut little bird came to cheer you on. Hmmm, unusual colored bottle, flammable?, or poison? 😂Yes, blame it on the wells. The George or Edward pipe is really nicely detailed. Oh, the doll is so sweet.

The white bottle with the roses, so pretty. I'd buy it! The orange bottle, I guessing it has hair oil in it. Sweet little doll!

That's a bit of folk art on that doll. Very unique procedure. Love the first green bottle found and the fancy ink

I think she is a French mademoiselle called "Pipette" loved tagging along in the mud from my sofa 😉 x

Great episode.. the Victorian dumps are always a good time! Love the sugar crusher and the odd shaped French bottle of essence of lemons. Your doll making skills are brilliant. I love when you up cycle finds. Cheers! ❤️👋🏼🇨🇦

Nice Simon!!!!Cette Terre est tellement riche en trouvailles d'un autre temps;Merci for le partage✍👀👍

Cool finds lads, nice to see Tim again 🙂 Another great upcycle Si. Hi to Daisy and Nellie - and you too of course lol 🐾🐾