Hello,
I would be very gratefull for advice as to how to sort out my 1670 midwives
clothing which I've just retrieved from storage to discover a fair bit of
moth damage. The whole set, boddice, and two pleated skirts all wool lined
with linen ,the design based on Vermeer's mikmaid has to be remade anyway as
I've dropped from english size 20 to a 10. Re-making the kit is no problem
but how should I repair the moth holes? I can darn and patch.I have lovely
woolen yarn in a matching colour for darning and also scraps of the cloth
for patching. Should I use a mix of darns and patches? I'm hoping to make
the repairs part of the costume part of my presentation. My character is a
respectable midwife, licesnsed by the Bishop, well repected etc etc but not
hugely wealthy.Any ideas gratefully recieved.
Not downhearted about this as the kit is beggining to look like real
clothing as oppossed to a costume, and making kit smaller is easier than
making it bigger.
sorry about my speelling mistakes.
regards
Joy
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