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Wanna get some knitted stuff cheap, and make money for Mansfield preservation?
A box of knitted stuff got shipped this weekend to Tom Yearby's house as my donation to the Mansfield raffle. He's agreed to carry it all in his knapsack on the march (15th Texas, Company B). If you want to check it out, see it, evaluate it and think seriously about buying that winning raffle ticket, he's the man to find in the ranks this weekend.
If you win any of it and want it made larger or smaller, I'm offering free alterations, just email me and we'll work out the details.
What's in the lineup?
1. A pair of socks copied from the blue and white ones in the Museum of the Confederacy -- these are pictured on page 175 of Confederate Echoes of Glory.
2. A pair of socks made to the exact specs printed in the January 26, 1864 Macon, Georiga "Daily Telegraph and Confederate," researched by Scott McKay (he has posted the directions on the website of the 10th Texas). This pair are of undyed dark brown wool.
3. A balaclava copied from the suriving originals in the Museum of the Confederacy. Made from dark brown wool that was handspun "in the grease." This means the fleece was very minimially processed before being spun, so as to retain the maximum amount of lanolin, which brings increased water resistance to the finished item.
4. A red/white/blue sleeping hat copied from the picture on page 189 of Union Echoes of Glory (with one with the string and the touri [pom-pom], and yes, the repro's got a string and a touri).
5. A red and gold sleeping hat copied from the one worn by Lt. Ewing in the CDV on page 159 of Confederate Echoes of Glory.
6. A pair of wristers made of undyed gray wool, made to the directions printed in the February 1, 1865 United States Sanitary Commission Bulletin.
7. A pair of wristers made of gray wool overdyed with red (gives it a brownish/red color) made to the directions printed in the February 1, 1865 United States Sanitary Commission Bulletin.
Go find Tom Yearby, and get a look at all of them -- and think seriously about just one more ticket -- .....before......they're........raffled.........of f!
Hoping we raise a zillion, trillion dollars for Mansfield preservation,
Karin Timour
Postmistress of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, Red River 2
"The Stories in the Socks", Conference on Women in the Civil War, Richmond, Virginia, June 2004
Period Knitting -- Socks, Hats, Balaclavas
Atlantic Guard Soldiers' Aid Society
Email: Ktimour@aol.com
A box of knitted stuff got shipped this weekend to Tom Yearby's house as my donation to the Mansfield raffle. He's agreed to carry it all in his knapsack on the march (15th Texas, Company B). If you want to check it out, see it, evaluate it and think seriously about buying that winning raffle ticket, he's the man to find in the ranks this weekend.
If you win any of it and want it made larger or smaller, I'm offering free alterations, just email me and we'll work out the details.
What's in the lineup?
1. A pair of socks copied from the blue and white ones in the Museum of the Confederacy -- these are pictured on page 175 of Confederate Echoes of Glory.
2. A pair of socks made to the exact specs printed in the January 26, 1864 Macon, Georiga "Daily Telegraph and Confederate," researched by Scott McKay (he has posted the directions on the website of the 10th Texas). This pair are of undyed dark brown wool.
3. A balaclava copied from the suriving originals in the Museum of the Confederacy. Made from dark brown wool that was handspun "in the grease." This means the fleece was very minimially processed before being spun, so as to retain the maximum amount of lanolin, which brings increased water resistance to the finished item.
4. A red/white/blue sleeping hat copied from the picture on page 189 of Union Echoes of Glory (with one with the string and the touri [pom-pom], and yes, the repro's got a string and a touri).
5. A red and gold sleeping hat copied from the one worn by Lt. Ewing in the CDV on page 159 of Confederate Echoes of Glory.
6. A pair of wristers made of undyed gray wool, made to the directions printed in the February 1, 1865 United States Sanitary Commission Bulletin.
7. A pair of wristers made of gray wool overdyed with red (gives it a brownish/red color) made to the directions printed in the February 1, 1865 United States Sanitary Commission Bulletin.
Go find Tom Yearby, and get a look at all of them -- and think seriously about just one more ticket -- .....before......they're........raffled.........of f!
Hoping we raise a zillion, trillion dollars for Mansfield preservation,
Karin Timour
Postmistress of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, Red River 2
"The Stories in the Socks", Conference on Women in the Civil War, Richmond, Virginia, June 2004
Period Knitting -- Socks, Hats, Balaclavas
Atlantic Guard Soldiers' Aid Society
Email: Ktimour@aol.com
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