A small but complete guide to 18th C. women's costume, throughout the century. Includes fabric choices, sewing hints, colors, shifts, petticoats, pockets, stays and jumps, bed gowns, short gowns, jackets, gowns aprons, caps shoes, cloaks, hair styles, jewelry and more. Illustrated by Cathy (Kate) Johnson, longtime member of the Costume Society of America. Cover blurbs from Sharon Ann Burnston and Sally Queen, authors and clothing historians, and Sue Felshin, researcher and contributor to 18cNewEnglandLife.org.
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Mara Riley is a tailor and seamstress of 17th, 18th and 19th century garments, including stays and men’s garments. She has a B.A. in History from Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, VA. She is a member of several reenacting groups in the Washington, D.C. area, and has attended workshops in the area and throughout the middle colonies whenever possible. She lives in Maryland with her husband Kevin, two dogs, and an increasingly large fabric stash.
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