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jmy dog dottie 10-02-2011 11:46 PM
What dose cilvil war fabric look like Thanks

ckcowl 10-03-2011 01:22 AM
do a search of 1800's reproduction fabrics- you will find lots to look at
it is dark-kind of- blues, turkey reds, oranges, browns-
nothing is really bright-

dd 10-03-2011 04:30 AM
It will also have a small print that can go either direction. You know their skirts dragged on the ground.
When the hem wore out and they passed it on, they would take the skirt off the band and turn it upside down so the other end would be worn. Prints had to go both directions.

gramarraine 10-03-2011 06:11 AM
Originally Posted by dd
It will also have a small print that can go either direction. You know their skirts dragged on the ground.
When the hem wore out and they passed it on, they would take the skirt off the band and turn it upside down so the other end would be worn. Prints had to go both directions.
What an interesting bit of history. I guess people of those days did just about anything they had to to survive!

romanojg 10-03-2011 06:38 AM
Windham fabric.com has a good supply of it; but it you do a search for civil war reproduction fabric you should get alot of sites that have it. It's very popular.

quiltmouse 10-03-2011 06:40 AM
I bought some from Connecting Threads. I like them.

np3 10-03-2011 09:41 AM
Originally Posted by dd
It will also have a small print that can go either direction. You know their skirts dragged on the ground.
When the hem wore out and they passed it on, they would take the skirt off the band and turn it upside down so the other end would be worn. Prints had to go both directions.
I didn't know that!


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