At one Civil War event last year I pinned my dress shields into my navy bodice. Well, the safety pins that are attached to the shields were very dull. They really liked to snag my fabrics. As I was unpacking my camp things, I pulled out my tomato pin cushion. I never use it anymore as a Read More...
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Mid-Victorian Sheer Dresses
In the 1860s women made one-piece dresses in sheer fabrics for warmer weather. In the north, the popular fabric was barège, a thin gauze fabric made from wool or a wool blended with silk or cotton. In the southern climates, sheer solid or printed cottons were fashionable. Read More...