I'm desperately racking my brains to see if I've ever exasperatedly slid from "there are no solid cottons I'm aware…
Thank you, really enjoyed this post, and the accompanying photos. My main issue right now is that I know a…
Amazing. The sewing is so backwards.
Well said. I very much enjoyed your post. Each day can reveal something new about our ancestors. They have been…
Preach it lady!
I have been told by MANY at events that women in the 18thC did not have pierced ears...
I think you hit the nail on the head. It is also possible that the reason you don't see a…
The thing that always amazes me about historical recreation in clothing is that the percentage of clothes to have survived…
Yassss. Because the opposite end of the spectrum--and equally problematic--is the "I can document ONE SINGLE EXAMPLE and therefore it…
I recently got in an all out war over the authenticity of an 18th century black based floral jacket I…