Re: [h-cost] What to do with 18C/1840 quilted skirts

2013-03-30 Thread Purple Kat
I'm starting into American Civil War, and would LOVE to know what the 're-model' looks like. Can you describe how the skirts are 'gathered' into the waistband? Katheryne Central NJ, USA On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 12:42 AM, Aylwen Gardiner-Garden aylwe...@gmail.com wrote: I collect antique

[h-cost] What to do with 18C/1840 quilted skirts

2013-03-29 Thread Aylwen Gardiner-Garden
I collect antique garments and bring them out for study and research purposes and sometimes for displays. I have two hand-quilted skirts that look like they were originally made in the 18th century but then re-modelled in the 1840s. Both have had the waistbands replaced - and both need to be