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I have let myself be distracted by wedding prep for some friends of mine – helping make banners, flags and wreaths, but I have managed to look at maps and papers. I ordered some maps on line – they turn out to be double sided, which is not so useful for me, and they are also rather boring in colour range. I need to visit my favourite second hand bookshop in Carnforth which has a wonderful collection of old maps, and these have a more interesting colour range.
I have been wondering whether to work with the size of tofu paper I have, which will mean a lot of joins, or to source some larger sheets. If I use larger sheets can I buy them precoloured (in the shades I want to match each map colour) or will I have to buy a larger gelli plate to colour the white sheets? I am just sitting with that question at the moment, as coloured sheets are limited in range and I am not sure of the colour fastness.
I need more information about which countries people came from to Preston. I may have found a personal connection to Ugandan hindus, as the wife of a friend from Leicester has a great uncle in Preston.
The Lancashire Records Office has been very helpful too and sent me a huge list: Handlist 69: Sources for Black and Asian history.
