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Subject: [h-cost] American Civil War Children's Patterns
This is outside my area of expertise, and a quick Google didn't yield
anything.
Are there any good American Civil War
In a message dated 9/9/2007 6:55:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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I've heard a lot of praise for the patterns from Elizabeth Stewart Clark
http://www.elizabethstewartclark.com/PP/index.htm
Thanks--they certainly look good.
Ann Wass
I found the reference to Judith Lopez's work on buttonhole closures:
a short report, Buttonholes: Some Differences in Gender-related Front
Closures, In Dress, vol. 20, 1993.
Ann Wass
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Lucky you! I think fezzes are right out. I'm just starting to look into this
myself would appreciate information, too. I've read that young women wore
hats but older women would wear bonnets don't know what constitutes the
difference. Thanks for any light anyone can shed.
Patty
THANK YOU! I was sure I had read that somewhere, but couldn't come up with a
reference to suit my friend. If the local group has to have their button holes
on the left, fine, but it isn't necessary for authenticity. And I simply don't
have time to hand sew miles of loopy braid on the skirt
On Jan 14, 2007, at 1:00 PM, Lalah wrote:
Don't you love people who come up with complicated designs two
weeks before an event? And that's two gowns, not just one. Thanks
for the help.
Oh well, you know, they needed all your lead time to come up with a
suitably frustrating complicated
A fez? Where's the logic in that?
My understanding is that this is a transitional time for headwear for women
as well as for where the buttonholes go. Older women tent to stick with the
styles they know from their youth (I bet your mom is wearing the hairdo she
wore in the 1960s, just like my
In a message dated 1/14/2007 12:28:46 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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Note that: there are an equal number of photographs with the women's wear
buttoning left over-right as well, so this could be a transition time
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In a message dated 1/14/2007 12:28:46 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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Note that: there are an equal number of photographs with the women's wear
buttoning left over-right as well, so this could be a transition time
It was indeed a transition time. You see both men's
At 23:11 14/01/2007, you wrote:
In a message dated 1/14/2007 12:28:46 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Note that: there are an equal number of photographs with the women's wear
buttoning left over-right as well, so this could be a transition time
It was indeed a
maybe put some trim down the front over the holes.
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Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 9:23 AM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: RE: [h-cost] American Civil War
Lucky you! I think fezzes are right
Lalah wrote:
I doubt if half the subject showed up, but I wanted to be sure just which civil war (stupid name for a very uncivil action)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin civilis, from
civis
1 a : of or relating to citizens b : of or relating to the state or its
Check outhttp://www.smoke-fire.com/pattern-shop.htm
Susan
Slow down. The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel
too fast and you miss all you are traveling for. - Ride the Dark
Trail by Louis L'Amour
On Feb 16, 2006, at 3:57 PM, Lalah wrote:
I doubt if half the subject
At least for the officer's pattern, any period frock coat pattern will get
you started. I think that my latest was from Past Patterns. The carry
other Cw patterns (I think)
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Of the Smoke and Fire patterns, I would choose stock #RHF-701 for the shirt
and #PI-775 for the trousers. While at the Halifax Citadel, who recreates
the mid 19thC, we made clothes similar to these patterns. I did make
confederate jackets for a couple of the guys to go to Gettysburg the big
Sorry about the double posting. I only sent it once - honest.
Lalah, Never give up, Never surrender
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Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 12:57:16 -0800 (PST)
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Subject: [h-cost] American Civil War
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Of the Smoke and Fire patterns, I would choose stock #RHF-701 for the shirt
and #PI-775 for the trousers. While at the Halifax
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