Needlework and Tailoring

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Wooden darning mushroom

Wooden darning mushroom used for mending clothes. Particularly useful for mending socks, the sock w

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Tailor's rule

Brass rule or measure inscribed A MCMASTER WIGTOWN 1836. Both sides are marked in inches and the f

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Handsewn nightshirt

This nightshirt is hansdsewn throughout, probably by a professional needlewoman.

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Sampler, book

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Sampler, pinafore

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Tailor's irons

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Quilt in log cabin or ribbon technique

This design is used all over the world, including America, the Middle East and parts of Europe. The

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Handkerchiefs

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Dressmaking patterns

In 1862 Ebenexer Butterick a tailor from Massachusetts, produced the first paper pattern. By 1865 t

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Thimble, needle case & scissors

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