{"title":"Fig Leaf","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Fig Leaf line consists of patterns taken from original garments in museums and private collections.  As much of the original size and detailing is maintained while the pattern is graded to current industry standards.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"products-confederate-mid-19th-century-housewifes-html","title":"Confederate \u0026 Mid 19th Century Housewifes","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe pattern for these two types of housewifes was developed from originals belonging to individual private collectors. The Confederate Housewife was made for a young soldier by his sister before he died in 1864. The other is a typical roll-up style found during the 19th century and beyond. Either one can be made of silks, wools, or cottons. 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It is pieced with pie-shaped wedges at the top sides to give the apron the curve necessary to fit under the high-waisted fashions of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.  The apron string is a flat, plain woven textile 1\/2\" wide and frayed at the ends, so actual length cannot be determined. Where the apron string attaches to the apron it is folded over and the apron is finely whip-stitched. 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All that remains of her wedding attire is the bodice which was modified into a later style, the hoop skirt, and several pieces of the pearl jewelry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe main cage crinoline is made up of 25 tiers of individual hoops. The first eight are open across the front pelvic area. These ends are covered with a metal clip and are closed in a piece of twill fabric stitched closed and reinforced by domed brads. The waist band is a plain piece of fabric folded and hand stitched closed. There is no indication as how it fastened closed. Tiers 9 through 25 are complete circles with the ends joined together by a metal clip. There are 6 vertical twill tapes which control the shape of the 25 hops. The last three tiers are a heavier gauge. 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The body of the short gown was made of a single piece of fabric extending from the front to the back over the shoulders, with a curve cut out under the arms, a slit up the front, and a neckline cut out in the middle. If, as usually occurred, the fabric’s width did not allow for much in the way of sleeves or flare over the hips, those were pieced in. The short gown could be held in place in the front with a pin, and at the waist with either a drawstring or simply by an apron tied over it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The short gown was worn by women of nearly every class, from enslaved women and servants to rural and well-to-do women for everyday informal wear. Easily adjusted and front-fastening, the short gown was also ideal for pregnancy and breastfeeding, which took up a large part of many women’s lives. 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The sleeve is set with the gathers at the top of the sleevehead and it seam set at the body’s side seam. The skirt is a very full 144” and made from selvedge to selvedge rectangles and it is set about 1\/2” higher than the bottom of the bodice. It has a drawstring apron skirt which can be worn under or over the front bodice.  Images at the left show with the skirt front under the front bodice. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFIT: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  In the late eighteen to early nineteenth century, this dress would have been worn over a chemise, corset, and with at least one petticoat. It is fitted but not tight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFABRIC:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  The original fabric is a cotton roller print with a linen lining.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHOOSING SIZE:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  When deciding which size is correct for you to use, measure your bust, preferably with your corset and underpinnings on. This is an important measurement as the center front pins close, so there is room for minor adjustments. 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