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Millinery petticoats and short cloak: Colonial Williamsburg
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Millinery petticoats and short cloak: Colonial Williamsburg

October 9, 2011

On our recent trip to Colonial Williamsburg for Prelude to Victory, I visited the milliner shop to look at all the pretty assortments.

The milliner kindly addressed many questions I had about petticoats, including the prequilted one she was wearing, as well as about some quilted in the shop.

prequilted petticoat at Milliner shop at Colonial Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg Milliner Shop

Of special interest to me was the sheer plaid organza short cloak, now that I’ve completed sewing a short cloak.

Upon my many queries, the short cloak was brought to the countertop for us to analyze while looking at more closely.

shawl at Milliner shop at Colonial Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg Milliner Shop

An entire assortment of ladies’ caps with variations of ribbons and ruffles were fun to inspect.

lady's cap at milliner shop at Colonial Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg Milliner Shop

On another day we witnessed the trimming of this gorgeous beribboned hat.

trimming lady's hat at milliner shop at Colonial Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg Milliner Shop

When I saw the sewing of this bed gown, I asked lots of questions, which the mantua maker happily answered. It’s such a fun look for the 18th century.

bed gown at the milliner shop in Colonial Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg Milliner Shop

Then I got to see close-up the gorgeous embroidery of this dimity petticoat, a project I’d like to pursue, myself.

embroidered dimity petticoat at the milliner shop in Colonial Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg Milliner Shop

I came away with many more inspirations and ideas for sewing projects.

For more photos, check my Flickr set.

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