Winning of the Best Hand Sewn Outfit at the 15th Historical Conference
- Easter 2009 at Castle Mountain Sydney NSW
We are proud to say that one of our Club members Jenny Baker,
was the 1st place winner of the Best Hand Sewn Outfit at the 15th Historical Conference held over Easter at Castle Mountain Sydney NSW
For the recreation of a 18th Century Fringed Hunting Shirt
Close up of the Fringed Hunting Shirt
Construction
Hand sewn Fringing made by hand – using a leather awl to help put out warp threads on the materialConstruction time 4 days – (2 days in making the fringing and 2 days of hand sewing) Material used Linen / cotton – a painters drop sheet brought from Bunning’s hardware – the closest we could get to the type of linen used in the 18th century in these CoatsLinen thread
Jenny in her Fringed Hunting Shirt
To Read more on Fringed Hunting Shirts
Please read our “On the Frontier” May 2009 Newsletter
https://frontierslivinghistory.tripod.com/frontiers1_files/may2009.pdf
Posted by frontierslivinghistory
at 1:14 PM NZT
Updated: Monday, 1 June 2009 1:20 PM NZT
