In a message dated 3/20/2006 7:53:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The one in Waugh has a 4" collar, which is what the pattern has. Are you saying the collars in the 1700's would have been a lot narrower than that? She dates the shirt 1700-1810. ********************** I make my 18th century collars 3" finished. But of course they could be 4"....or 2". I think they tend to rise at the period progresses....just like coat and waistcoat collars do. They get higher and higher 'til it becomes necessary to cut out a scoop for the chin.... and thus you get those high points on each side of the face by the 1820s. A 3" rectangle is a great generic collar for the 18th century. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
