split crotch bloomers
Aug. 8th, 2009 04:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
anotheranonIn and among the other many things this week, my SIL J. kindly gifted me with a pair of open-crotch bloomers that she discovered at a new shop near where she lives in CA. The owner is evidently a vintage collector of some preservation capability, because they are in fantastic shape!
They are also a useful "guinea pig" for my first run use of my "museum kit", a set of portable microscope/magnifying glasses, calipers etc. I've been slowly accumulating for use when (if?) I ever get off my ass and visit a collection behind the scenes. I'm also curious to take a look at stitches, thread count etc. and figure out when these were made - my preliminary reading suggests they stopped being made in the 1920s, but they were first seen in around 1810ish. I'd like to do my own end of homework before I start bugging the circle of experts I know!
Even though they're my size, given the possible age I'm not going to try them on. BUT, I may take a pattern from them - could be useful for wear under Regency.
They are also a useful "guinea pig" for my first run use of my "museum kit", a set of portable microscope/magnifying glasses, calipers etc. I've been slowly accumulating for use when (if?) I ever get off my ass and visit a collection behind the scenes. I'm also curious to take a look at stitches, thread count etc. and figure out when these were made - my preliminary reading suggests they stopped being made in the 1920s, but they were first seen in around 1810ish. I'd like to do my own end of homework before I start bugging the circle of experts I know!
Even though they're my size, given the possible age I'm not going to try them on. BUT, I may take a pattern from them - could be useful for wear under Regency.
