Thank you Andy. I have a friend who works at a semi-local museum (well, up in
Oakhurst, CA. if you ever want to do a road trip sometime). It's called the
King Vintage Museum, and she said they have a number of garments available for
hands on viewing. I will give her a buzz. Thanks for the suggestion, and for
info on the serged uniform.
Kimiko
--- On Sun, 11/30/08, Andrew T Trembley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> As to how they were used, the best thing you can do is, if
> possible, look at extant Edwardian garments. An ex-boyfriend
> of mine has a fabulous pre-WWI West Point Cadet's Dress
> Uniform; IIRC 2-thread overlock stitch was used to bind the
> edges of the pattern pieces to prevent the heavy wool from
> fraying.
>
> andy
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