Hello internet! I am a Philadelphia based historical costumer with a panache for loud and crazy fabrics. Plaid? Love it! Orange? Bring it on! Absurd paisley? You’re speaking my language!
I live with my husband Robert in a 1930s-work-in-progress on the outskirts of Philadelphia with our adorable chinchilla, fluffy golden-mutt and a small army of dust bunnies (house keeping is sadly not my strength).
I got into historical costuming in high school when I discovered the Renaissance Faire and got a degree in Drama with a focus in costume technology from Ithaca College. I worked for various theaters before developing severe tendonitis in my wrists and elbows. So now I sew only for fun and work as a pediatric nurse.
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Do you have a modern pattern for the civil war shawl or did you just use the Godey’s one?
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Hi Peggy I used this link http://web.archive.org/web/20000413214719/http://www.onceuponapattern.com/knitted_winter_shawl.html
It’s VERY easy to knit. You basically just increase at the beginning of every row, and twice at the CB until it’s the size you want.
Hope that helps.
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