CIVILIAN
Underclothing
& Shirts
A word concerning clothing…………
When making your period clothing. There are several things that make a garment really “correct”.
Making sure that the research, patterns, & materials that go into your garment are the most accurate is of paramount importance to me. I want you, the customer to have the best I can produce. I use only the best historically accurate materials for your clothing, regardless if it is the thread, buttons, or fabric.
We offer garments that are made to the highest standards of authenticity, ensuring that ALL the interior work in your garment is totally accurate. Even though you don’t see the work, you know it’s there. It gives you true confidence when saying to yourself, “I am wearing a historically correct and accurate garment!”
The Clothing offered here is made to reflect the mass produced clothing industry that produced the majority of clothing for working folks & clothing sold to pioneers on the frontier.
The Period Mass Produced clothing we make reflects the fast assembly the original garments shown during the period.
Remember these items were not tailor made.
A good amount of Mercantile and Slop Shop clothing was mass-produced. To reflect this, there may appear on your Clothing item some of the following attributes encountered on original garments:
EXTENAL STITCHING
Some seam lines on the machine made items wave a little as per the originals due to the speed of mass production, especially regarding machine sewing.
The same goes for the hand stitching on mass produced garments, as the stitching on some original examples show a little wider stitches and spacing. In general the garments exhibit signs of being produced quickly and efficiently.
BUTTON HOLES
The buttonholes in general on issue clothing, especially Underclothing, Shirts, and Trousers are found to be a little coarse, but securely done. They usually were varying between 10-30 stitches per inch depending on the original copied.
On Coats, the button holes tend to be more finely sewn at a fairly consistent stitch per inch (around 15 or more).
PLEASE, if you have any questions or concerns, Please contact me when placing an order for your garment.
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