“The quote was based on photographs taken of the cloak, as Steinhauser would not allow Graham to take the cloak to the menders, based in London.”
“The majority of combers, spinners, cob winders, spoolers, beamers, weavers, menders, and other workers were female.”
“The road menders provide an example of how the citizens of Nowhere might come to volunteer for arduous but necessary labour and even find pleasure in it.”