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Article on wearing cotton in reenacting
« Thread Started on Sept 2, 2008, 2:04pm »

Here is a link to an interesting article regarding the use of cotton in 18th century clothing:

http://www.timetraveltextiles.com/id20.html

While the author indicates that cotton was more common in clothing than once thought, he says it was still relatively expensive. However, I think that in regions where cotton was grown, this was not necessarily true, judging by the number of runaway ads for slaves where they are listed as wearing cotton clothing. So, how much cotton you wear may depend on where your persona is living, or where he/she originally came from before arriving in the Backcountry.

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Re: Article on wearing cotton in reenacting
« Reply #1 on Sept 2, 2008, 6:12pm »

Thanks for showing this link. The person behind it is Lauren. We are sporadic (at best) e-mail friends. Her India printed cottons are awesome. I will say that the image you see on your screen is very close to the real deal. Her prices fair also, always a plus!
I did get a length of printed cotton for a whole cloth bed spread. Of course it is folded on the shelf, not on the bed, yet!! I have refrained from wearing prints as I am a dyer-weaver. Shucks!
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Re: Article on wearing cotton in reenacting
« Reply #2 on Sept 2, 2008, 6:33pm »

Very interesting, and a great site that I have just book marked. Thanks, Cindy.

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Re: Article on wearing cotton in reenacting
« Reply #3 on Sept 12, 2008, 11:12am »

Hello Ladies. If anyone is interested in something a bit special, here is tip from deep, dark continental Europe. They produce reproduction chintz from original 18th century prints, used at the time for some regional dress, Hindelopen (up north) and Marken (north of Amsterdam) were famous for it. The original fabrics came mostly from India and were brought back to Europe by the East India Company. They are great for a bit upmarket gowns, and gents, some will even do very well for a banyan. www.dutchquilts.com Enjoy !!!!

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