Antique
Victorian Civil War Era Ladies' Jacket Crochet Pattern
Dakota Prairie
Treasures Hardcopy Republication™
Originally Published
1856!
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Up for bid is another marvelous Dakota Prairie Treasures Hardcopy
Republication™ for an Authentic Antebellum - Victorian - Pre
Civil War Era Lady's Winter Jacket Crochet
Pattern! Originally published in 1856! What could be more darling for historical
reenactment than this?
A lovely feminine Authentic Civil War Era Lady's Crocheted Jacket
Pattern for you to recreate! As you can see it has a lovely fit and drape to it
and can be customized by you however your needlework muse desires! FYI: Its
design includes a bit of netted work regarding the trim work.(Original is not for sale)
Recommended materials were: "One and a half pound of 8-thread
Berlin, for jacket; one pound of white ditto for the border, with a small
quantity of black. Worked in ribbed crochet...A bit of broad elastic sewed in at
the waist improves the set of this jacket. Add double buttons and loops down the
front..."
Pretty
for you, pretty for gifts and pretty for posterity!
An excerpt:
"We...give the pattern of the newest, and we think the most
comfortable cloak of the season ; we believe it will also be the one most work
this winter...it will be seen that the pattern is very simple, and has the
advantage of fitting well."
This
item is a great resource for those who are Antebellum, Civil War and Victorian
historical reenactment enthusiasts, opera, stage and theatre costumers, students
of historical clothing, fiber and textile arts, etc!
The ladies of earlier times put their hands to such marvelous
work and now you can too! This is a beautiful item and sure to delight you
and yours!
The
antique and vintage yarns, threads, ribbons, buttons, hooks, etc., can
be found on eBay quite readily. You just have to hunt a little bit! :) Or, of
course, you can utilize contemporary tools and materials found at a nearby
fabric, craft or hobby store…
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