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0:00:05 > 0:00:09- My name is Sara Huws. I work in St - Fagans as an Education Interpreter.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13- That means - I use many different methods...
0:00:13 > 0:00:17- ..to try and discover - how people used to live.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21- People react differently - to me as Sara...
0:00:22 > 0:00:24- ..and as Sara dressed up - in Tudor period costume.
0:00:26 > 0:00:30- People are more likely - to touch us and our clothes.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34- When we sit down - and eat in our costumes....
0:00:34 > 0:00:36- ..the cameras come out.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40- People love taking photographs - and asking questions.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46- When people think about - the Tudor period...
0:00:46 > 0:00:49- ..they think about Henry VIII - and Baldrick...
0:00:49 > 0:00:51- ..with not much else in between.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54- But from our research - at St Fagans...
0:00:54 > 0:00:58- ..and our work with universities - and different institutions...
0:00:58 > 0:01:03- ..we've been able to find out - about the ones in the middle.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08- A group of people come to live - in this house every two years.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11- They are professional Tudors.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15- One of the girls who works with them - taught me how to do this.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18- People from the period...
0:01:18 > 0:01:22- ..wouldn't have used a mirror - unless they were well off.
0:01:24 > 0:01:29- If I'm interpreting in costume, - I have a lot of preparation to do.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31- I have to get into the costume.
0:01:31 > 0:01:36- It's not hard - but it's not too comfortable either.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40- Lift both over your head - and create an X shape.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45- Pull tightly - and then you can tie it at the back.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49- That's how you do Tudor plaits.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54- I've inherited costumes - but I haven't inherited a persona.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57- I have tough choices to make.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00- Do I want to be a widow, - a spinster...
0:02:00 > 0:02:03- ..or a mother of nine - out in the fields?
0:02:04 > 0:02:07- What Tudor story - do I want to tell the visitors?
0:02:09 > 0:02:12- Parts of this costume - are uncomfortable.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16- One of my favourites - is also the most uncomfortable.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20- One of the most interesting things - about the costume...
0:02:20 > 0:02:23- ..is that the corset - has been made out of wood.
0:02:23 > 0:02:24- That was quite common.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28- People who couldn't afford - to use whalebone...
0:02:28 > 0:02:32- ..used alternative materials - such as elder, as it's so flexible.
0:02:32 > 0:02:37- A less flexible piece called a - stomacher was used down the middle.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42- This is a replica.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46- There are some symbols which - you would find on love spoons...
0:02:46 > 0:02:49- ..a heart, a tree and the sun.
0:02:49 > 0:02:54- Lovers used to give one of these - to each other as a present.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57- It was like receiving a corset.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- This is something to wear - close to your heart...
0:03:00 > 0:03:04- ..but which also keeps you upright.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09- One of the most useful things - about the stomacher...
0:03:09 > 0:03:14- ..is your mobile phone - slots in quite comfortably!
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