Antique
Victorian
Civil
War Era Ladies' Jacket Crochet Pattern!
Dakota Prairie Treasures Hardcopy Republication™
Originally Published
1856!
Up for bid is
another marvelous
Dakota Prairie Treasures Hardcopy Republication™ for an Authentic Antebellum - Victorian - Pre Civil War Era
Lady's Winter
Jacket
Crochet Pattern! Originally published in 1856! What
could be more darling for historical reenactment than this?
A lovely feminine Authentic Civil War Era Lady's Crocheted
Jacket Pattern for you
to recreate! As you can see it has a lovely fit and drape to it and
can
be customized
by you however your needlework muse desires! FYI: Its design includes a bit of netted
work regarding the trim work.(Original is not for sale)
Recommended materials were: "One and a half pound of 8-thread Berlin, for jacket; one pound
of white ditto for the border, with a small quantity of black. Worked
in ribbed crochet...A bit of broad elastic sewed in at the
waist improves the set of this jacket. Add double buttons
and loops down the front..."
Pretty for you, pretty for gifts and pretty for posterity!
An
excerpt:
"We...give the pattern of the newest, and we think
the most comfortable cloak of the season ; we believe
it will also be the one most work this winter...it will be seen that
the pattern is very simple, and has the advantage of fitting well."
This item is a great resource
for those who are Antebellum, Civil War and Victorian historical
reenactment enthusiasts, opera, stage and theatre costumers, students of
historical clothing, fiber and textile arts, etc!
The ladies of earlier
times put their hands to such marvelous work and now you can too! This
is a beautiful item and sure to delight you and yours!
The antique and vintage yarns,
threads, ribbons, buttons, hooks, etc., can be found on eBay
quite readily. You just have to hunt a little bit! :) Or, of course, you can
utilize contemporary tools and materials found at a nearby fabric, craft or
hobby store…