Her War

Interpreting Women's Lives during the American Civil War

Category: Civil War

On Thin Ice

Now that Spring is on the doorstep, I thought it about time I posted about the Winter event I attended in Vermont in February 2019. What a wonderful time. This event was less of a living history and more experimental archeology. We did not attempt first person, but rather wanted to experience winter fun activities as they would have in the 1860s. For this event I concentrated on warm undergarments, […]

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Winter Clothes: Muff

Next on the list for my winter wardrobe is a muff. A muff could be of fur. silk, or wool and usually lined with silk. My muff is based on one at Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. I used boiled wool from Needle and Thread, a scrap of silk taffeta, and wool batting. I produced the pattern from scratch based on the measurements of other muffs of the time. […]

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