Petticoat - Red, White & Blue hat Having been laundered and shrunk

Having been laundered and shrunk aforehand

18th Century

the blade hath been sharpened to a very fine edge indeed

Small (6) – Waist: 20”-23

Is 1 inch in width

Petticoat - Red, White & Blue hat Having been laundered and shrunkThis petticoat is made from my hand spun, hand wove Linsey Woolsey. The ground is natural white wool, with stripes of blue and red woven in the old 18th century manner. The blue is set with a darker shade at the edges and a lighter blue through the center. The red is worked with narrow red lines, a thin white on either side, and a slightly wider red stripe in the middle. These small tricks of color allow the eye to see a broader, deeper stripe, while