Dressing for Winter: A Working Woman's Clothing in the 1820s

The first video in a series we will be doing to show how different classes of people dressed for the seasons in the early 19th century. Working-class clothing was more utilitarian in nature than the upper classes. Layers of wool, silk, linen, and cotton provided the first defense against the winter cold.

Sources for items featured:
Shift pattern – Kannik’s Korner Women’s Shift, 1790-1820, http://www.kannikskorner.com

Stays/Corset – made by Lavender’s Green Historic Clothing, https://www.lavendersgreen.com

Petticoats – made using a self-drafted pattern.

Indigo “Spot’d” Neckerchief – purchased from Burnley & Trowbridge Company, https://burnleyandtrowbridge.com

Apron-Front Dress – made from a pattern drafted by Past Patterns of an original 1820s dress in the collection of The Valentine museum in Richmond, VA. The pattern is not currently available for purchase, https://www.pastpatterns.com.

Day cap – drafted from instructions printed in “The Workwoman’s Guide” by a Lady, “Cap for a young member of the Society of Friends”, plate 15, figures 14 & 15, pages 124 & 125, https://play.google.com/books/reader?...

Wool Fingerless Mitts (long) – made by Atelier de Jolie, https://www.etsy.com/listing/26669876...

Black Silk Bonnet – made using Kannik’s Korner Women’s Cap & Bonnets, 1790-1820, http://www.kannikskorner.com

Greatcoat – made using Reconstructing History’s Regency Great Coat pattern, https://reconstructinghistory.com/pro...

Music
Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15
Composed by Robert Schumann
Music provided & License through
https://musopen.org
The music is licensed under a Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0 License.
Attribution Public Domain Mark 1.0

Filmed at the 1820 Col. Benjamin Stephenson House
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