Did the English colonists make everything they needed (clothes, furniture, etc.) themselves?
No. One of the many myths of “olden times” is that every family was self-sufficient and made everything they needed from scratch. Yet that was not the case for most English people in the 17th century. In large cities like London as well as small country towns, people purchased furniture from a joiner, earthenware from a potter, clothing from a tailor, and many other essential goods from the skilled local tradesmen who made them.
