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Providing authentic, handmade articles of the comforts of home for the preservation and presentation of history sleeping caps, comfort kits, patriotic housewives, and more later
100% of the proceeds from the first sleeping cap sold will go to ACPP, and 25% of everything thereafter will go to a designated site of the month. For August, it's Morris Island, and for September, it's Franklin via ACPP and SFBT.
Wool and woven cotton sleeping cap with hand made and braided wool tassel $45 ppd ($11.25 to preservation)
Fold up the edge up for chilly nights around the fire, and unfold and pull down over your face for comfortable sleeping when the air is so cold that it hurts to breathe. 10 available
Black/brown herringbone and beige/black check with beige 100% Merino wool tassel size 22½24 (extra warm) donated
Black/brown herringbone and tan/black check with sheeps wool tan tassel size 24-25½ (extra warm)
Brown/cream w/rust flecks and brown woven with sheeps wool tan tassel size 22-23½
Brown/grey/beige and burgundy/blue/green/beige plaid with beige 100% Merino wool tassel
1. size 22½24 reserved
2. size 24-25½
Gray-blue herringbone and gray/blue check with sheeps wool gray tassel
1. size 22½24 reserved
2. size 2324½ reserved
Gray herringbone and burgundy/gray plaid with burgundy wool tassel size 22½24 reserved
Green and ivory/green check with ivory wool tassel size 22-23½ reserved
Navy/blue and blue/navy plaid with blue wool tassel size 22½24 (light weight wool)
Comfort and Necessary Kit $50 ppd ($12.50 to preservation)
7 available:
3 brown kits 3 reserved
3 burgundy kits 3 reserved
1 green kit reserved
Fabrics will vary, and each journal is unique. Please e-mail for a specific, detailed photo.
Embroidered needle book tied with silk ribbon
Lye and tallow soap in handsewn cloth bag, double wrapped in
authentic waxed paper made with real beeswax (you can still smell the honey)
Boston Indexical Soap Company label (Boston Indexical Soap Company was one of two commercial soap manufacturers that were in operation during the War listed in a book owned by Bob Sullivan)
Wrapper is closed with beeswax. To reseal, press closed.
To treat poison ivy, make a stiff lather and let it dry on affected skin.
Unbleached Muslin necessary cloths pre-washed for softness and snipped at the middle edge to divide easily
Cornstarch bag (one handsewn bag inside a second one to prevent spillage)
Cornstarch has long been used as powder to prevent chafing and absorb sweat. Simply pat the inner bag of cornstarch against your skin and feel relief from chafing. The cornstarch will be dispensed through the pores of the muslin. Keep tightly drawn, fold over the top and store in the second handsewn bag. Refillable.
Handsewn bag for easily locating keys, or for concealing modern medical necessities
Handsewn toothbrush bag for protecting toothbrush from most of what is in the field
Handsewn extra bag for storing rations, CDVs, or anything youd like
Flour sack towel prewashed for softness (only item that is machine stitched)
Lump of beeswax wrapped in cotton cloth for easing chapped lips (warm slightly) and waxing thread
Journal 4 1/4 x 5 1/2, marbleized and shellacked cover, 25% cotton rag paper pages that are hand stitched with FHW linen thread for individual removal
Penknife sharpened cedar pencil
Strike anywhere matches wrapped in beeswaxed paper
Confederate Housewife $75 ppd ($18.75 to preservation)
Patterned after the Confederate housewife on page 213 EOG with silk embroidered Second National, Bonnie Blue, and First National flags. The removable needle case has a hidden pocket that may be stocked with all the necessary items, and used for long marches where every inch and ounce matter. 1 available reserved
Materials
All items are ready to be shipped. If theres something youd like, please PM or e-mail at PreservationParcels@hotmail.com to reserve. Money orders or personal checks gladly accepted, but checks will be held until they clear before shipment.
stitch by stitch, acre by acre
25% of all proceeds will be donated to preservation
10% discount for active and retired modern military and law enforcement personnel
10% discount for active and retired modern military and law enforcement personnel
100% of the proceeds from the first sleeping cap sold will go to ACPP, and 25% of everything thereafter will go to a designated site of the month. For August, it's Morris Island, and for September, it's Franklin via ACPP and SFBT.
Wool and woven cotton sleeping cap with hand made and braided wool tassel $45 ppd ($11.25 to preservation)
Fold up the edge up for chilly nights around the fire, and unfold and pull down over your face for comfortable sleeping when the air is so cold that it hurts to breathe. 10 available
Black/brown herringbone and beige/black check with beige 100% Merino wool tassel size 22½24 (extra warm) donated
Black/brown herringbone and tan/black check with sheeps wool tan tassel size 24-25½ (extra warm)
Brown/cream w/rust flecks and brown woven with sheeps wool tan tassel size 22-23½
Brown/grey/beige and burgundy/blue/green/beige plaid with beige 100% Merino wool tassel
1. size 22½24 reserved
2. size 24-25½
Gray-blue herringbone and gray/blue check with sheeps wool gray tassel
1. size 22½24 reserved
2. size 2324½ reserved
Gray herringbone and burgundy/gray plaid with burgundy wool tassel size 22½24 reserved
Green and ivory/green check with ivory wool tassel size 22-23½ reserved
Navy/blue and blue/navy plaid with blue wool tassel size 22½24 (light weight wool)
Comfort and Necessary Kit $50 ppd ($12.50 to preservation)
7 available:
3 brown kits 3 reserved
3 burgundy kits 3 reserved
1 green kit reserved
Fabrics will vary, and each journal is unique. Please e-mail for a specific, detailed photo.
Embroidered needle book tied with silk ribbon
FHW wool
silk and cotton embroidery
original bone and paper backed tin buttons
needles already threaded with waxed thread
Pasteboard thread winder with thread drawn through beeswaxsilk and cotton embroidery
original bone and paper backed tin buttons
needles already threaded with waxed thread
FHW logwood dyed cotton
FHW natural linen
non-mercerized black cotton
2 hanks of hemp twine in two thicknesses (handymans friend of the 1800s)FHW natural linen
non-mercerized black cotton
Lye and tallow soap in handsewn cloth bag, double wrapped in
authentic waxed paper made with real beeswax (you can still smell the honey)
Boston Indexical Soap Company label (Boston Indexical Soap Company was one of two commercial soap manufacturers that were in operation during the War listed in a book owned by Bob Sullivan)
Wrapper is closed with beeswax. To reseal, press closed.
To treat poison ivy, make a stiff lather and let it dry on affected skin.
Unbleached Muslin necessary cloths pre-washed for softness and snipped at the middle edge to divide easily
Cornstarch bag (one handsewn bag inside a second one to prevent spillage)
Cornstarch has long been used as powder to prevent chafing and absorb sweat. Simply pat the inner bag of cornstarch against your skin and feel relief from chafing. The cornstarch will be dispensed through the pores of the muslin. Keep tightly drawn, fold over the top and store in the second handsewn bag. Refillable.
Handsewn bag for easily locating keys, or for concealing modern medical necessities
Handsewn toothbrush bag for protecting toothbrush from most of what is in the field
Handsewn extra bag for storing rations, CDVs, or anything youd like
Flour sack towel prewashed for softness (only item that is machine stitched)
Lump of beeswax wrapped in cotton cloth for easing chapped lips (warm slightly) and waxing thread
Journal 4 1/4 x 5 1/2, marbleized and shellacked cover, 25% cotton rag paper pages that are hand stitched with FHW linen thread for individual removal
Penknife sharpened cedar pencil
Strike anywhere matches wrapped in beeswaxed paper
Confederate Housewife $75 ppd ($18.75 to preservation)
Patterned after the Confederate housewife on page 213 EOG with silk embroidered Second National, Bonnie Blue, and First National flags. The removable needle case has a hidden pocket that may be stocked with all the necessary items, and used for long marches where every inch and ounce matter. 1 available reserved
Materials
wool (FHW and red flannel that was intended for a young lady's petticoat)
cotton
silk
canvas
silk thread (for all embroidery)
100% non-mercerized cotton thread (for all sewing)
cotton twill tape binding and ties
Stocked with cotton
silk
canvas
silk thread (for all embroidery)
100% non-mercerized cotton thread (for all sewing)
cotton twill tape binding and ties
lump of raw beeswax wrapped in cotton
hank of hemp cord
glass, antique bone, and paper-backed tin buttons
threaded needles
pasteboard thread winder with all thread drawn through beeswax - FHW logwood dyed cotton, FHW natural linen, non-mercerized black cotton
patch fabric - FHW jean, FHW fatigue blouse wool, Osnaburg
hank of hemp cord
glass, antique bone, and paper-backed tin buttons
threaded needles
pasteboard thread winder with all thread drawn through beeswax - FHW logwood dyed cotton, FHW natural linen, non-mercerized black cotton
patch fabric - FHW jean, FHW fatigue blouse wool, Osnaburg
All items are ready to be shipped. If theres something youd like, please PM or e-mail at PreservationParcels@hotmail.com to reserve. Money orders or personal checks gladly accepted, but checks will be held until they clear before shipment.
stitch by stitch, acre by acre
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