Not to answer for Jadwiga, but it's something I have definitely noticed, along with the usual hysteria of period pigments. If an artisan even mentions that an even marginally toxic/allergenic substance was used in period, it's often treated as if the person had recommended that people should run right out and eat it.
It's the herbal equivalent of assuming I think that people should make poisoned dresses because I mention that there's a legend about an attempted assassination using one.
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Date: 2008-03-06 02:19 am (UTC)It's the herbal equivalent of assuming I think that people should make poisoned dresses because I mention that there's a legend about an attempted assassination using one.