Flannel: Can be cotton or wool in various weights and textures. It is a plain or twill woven fabric with a brushed surface partially concealing the weave. Cotton flannel became available around 1650. Flannelette is a lighter weight cotton flannel also known as Canton Flannel.
Trade Shirts: Traditionally, a trade shirt was made of printed fabric and used by traders for dealing with the Indians. Both traders and Indians wore the printed trade shirt. (1)
Dress Shirts: Shirts of the middle and upper classes had a ruffle, lace, or embroidery at the neck and cuffs. Ruffles on shirts were used not only as adornments but to cover food spots and dirty wrists, hands and grubby fingernails. From about 1710 forward the shirt ruffles were allowed to protrude from the opening of the upper buttons of the waistcoat (2). Additionally, the showing of ruffles, lace, or embroidery was too evident that the wearer was not of the working class, or that at least he did not work with his hands.
(1) Historic Colonial French Dress, Johnson, Forbes, Delaney (Smoke & Fire News, 1997)
(2) The History of Underclothes, Willett and Chunnington (Dover Publications 1992)
Work Shirt :
Available in osnaburg, bleached or natural muslin, silk or linen
fabrics. (Shown in osnaburg) Now in Flannel too! (great for those
morning walks
in the fall woods!) Please specify size and fabric when
ordering. Sizes M-5X available.
m184 - Work Shirt, Osnaburg
$45.00
m183 - Work Shirt: Muslin, white $45.00
m185
- Work Shirt, silk noil $65.00
m180 - Work Shirt, Flannel $48.00
flannel colors in cream, rose, sage, and tea dye.
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Printed Trade Shirt:
You'll find we have followed the 17th & 18th Century precepts
with our abundant use of fabric patterns and color. Majority of our trade
shirts are made from 100% cotton period
correct fabrics of the time period. Available in the basic color palette of
your choice, we'll pick the print from our available selection. Sizes
M-5X
m186 - Trade Shirt:
solid color cotton $60.00
m187 -
Trade Shirt: cotton print $60.00
m188
- Trade Shirt: fustian $60.00
m189 - Trade Shirt, Ruffled: Solid Color Cotton $67.50
m190 - Trade Shirt, Ruffled: Cotton Print $67.50
m191 - Trade Shirt, Ruffled: Fustian $67.50
m192 - Trade Shirt, Ruffled: 100% Silk Noil $67.50
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Dress Shirts :
Two ruffles down either side of front placket, two closure ties.
Ruffles at the cuffs. Available in white cotton muslin, or very fine
linen. Sizes M-5X.
m175 Dress Shirt, white
muslin $60.00
m176 Dress Shirt, 100% silk noil $70.00
m193 Dress Shirt, 100% Linen $70.00
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Lace Ruffle Dress Shirt:
Same as our Dress Shirt, only
with an edging of lace on our ruffles.
m177 Lace Dress Shirt, white muslin $62.00
m194 Lace Dress Shirt, 100% Silk Noil - creamy white $80.00
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Celtic Dress Shirt:
Same as our Lace Ruffle Dress
Shirt with the addition of
pin-tuck pleat styling on the front. Makes for a very distinguished look. Specifically made to be worn with a Great Kilt or Wee Kilt.
. Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X, 6X
m170
Celtic Dress Shirt, white muslin $70.00
m171
Celtic Dress Shirt, silk/cotton blend $110.00
m172 Celtic Dress Shirt, cotton solid color $80.00
m173 Celtic Dress Shirt, cotton print $80.00
m174 Celtic Dress Shirt, fustian $80.00
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Sleeveless Work Shirt :
We've taken our work shirt and made it without sleeves, cuffs, or
neck button. Please note that there is no documentation to support that
our forefathers wore sleeveless shirts, but logic dictates that they did.
Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X, 6X
m182 - Sleeveless Shirt, Muslin: White or Natural.
$22.50
please specify size and color choice when ordering.
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Blanket Shirt:
Same as our basic Work Shirt, made from
100% Melton wool with hand poured
pewter buttons. (Yes! our blanket shirts used to be made from an actual
wool blanket. But it really started getting to our Bad Jan when she had
to cut blanket up so we found some wonderful soft, luxurious Melton wool
and now she is much happier and the shirts are actually more
comfortable.)
Colors choices vary depending upon availability of Melton wool. Call
for
selection. Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X, 6X.
m168
- Blanket Shirt, hunter green $85.00
m169 - Blanket Shirt, cedar brown $85.00
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Flannel: this wonderful extra thick,
double sided 100% cotton flannel is a warm natural color. wash cold;
tumble dry and iron on cotton setting.
Cotton: Wash in cold water; tumble dry;
iron on cotton setting.
Wool, fustian, or velvet: Dry cleaning recommended. Could hand wash cold, mild detergent, lay flat to dry.
