Preservation Parcels for September

[KathyBradford]

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

25% of all proceeds will be donated to preservation
10% discount for active and retired modern military and law enforcement personnel

For September, 25% of proceeds will be donated to 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. 9 available
• Navy/blue and blue/navy plaid with blue wool tassel size 22½”–24”
• Black/brown herringbone and tan/black check with sheeps wool tan tassel size 22”-23½”
• Gray-blue herringbone and gray/blue check with sheeps wool gray tassel
1. size 22”-23½” reserved
2. size 22”-23½”
• Gray herringbone and green and blue plaid with green wool tassel size 22”-23½”
1. size 22”-23½”
2. size 22”-23½”
• Gray herringbone and blue plaid with blue wool tassel size 22”-23½” reserved
• Brown/cream w/rust flecks and brown woven with sheeps wool tan tassel size 22”-23½”
• Black/brown herringbone and blue plaid with black wool tassel size 22”-23½”

Comfort and Necessary Kit $50 ppd ($12.50 to preservation)
3 available now, more in the next couple of weeks

1 brown kit reserved
1 burgundy kit reserved
1 green kit reserved

Fabrics will vary, and each journal is unique. Please e-mail for a specific, detailed photo, if you'd like.

• 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 beeswax

FHW logwood dyed cotton
FHW natural linen
non-mercerized black cotton

• 2 hanks of hemp twine in two thicknesses (handyman’s friend of the 1800’s)

• 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

• Shirting cloth

• 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, CDV’s, or anything you’d 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. Comes with handsewn bag for protection. 1 available

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

lump of raw beeswax wrapped in cotton
hanks of hemp cord
strike-anywhere matches wrapped in beeswaxed paper
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 there’s something you’d 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