Roles for Women

[ElizabethClark]

Re: Roles for Women

Also, I just realized that I never did respond to the question regarding the freebie patterns on my site, from back in 2004! The chemise is a very simplified garment that incorporates features from several historical pieces, but is a conglomerate, not a replica. The drawers instructions allow a customized fit and shapes identical to extant drawers for similar body shapes. The petticoats are made with identical shapes to originals. The slat bonnet is the simplest shape I've seen so far, and is made as a conglomerate of a few different extant headwear pieces, several of which were sunbonnets, and one of which was a winter hood.

All of the free project garments are made with historically-accurate techniques included.

[kanawha seamstress]

Re: Roles for Women

Thank you for your help Elizabeth. I have been doing a TON of research lately but for whatever reason it seems very difficult to find info on just your average every day working class woman. I know the info has to be out there somewhere but it seems as though most of the stuff that I am finding is about your well known women and I want to give our audience at these events more of an idea on what the average woman was like. Does that make sense?

And thank you for your note about adapting my impression to the event. That would make more sense than developing one role and using it continuously :)

If you have any other advise or reccommendations, please let me know. Thanks!