Hand Made Clothes of Days ago. Not many people do it today. Hand spin, hand-loom, hand knit, hand weave, hand stitch and hand dye one’s own clothes. Imagine the time and patience involved. I love hand-made clothes and hand stitch some clothes when I can. But to do the whole process must be daunting. It takes me a whole winter to card and spin 15 big blobs of wool or one whole sheep fleece. I can not imagine weaving and then sewing it into a garment.
Khadi is hand spun and woven in one’s own home. It is amazingly durable cotton that i wear spring, summer, winter and fall. Its keeps you cool and warm because of the air that is trapped into the cotton when hand spun. You can’t get this on a machine spun cotton. I love the variegation or slubs ( short cotton staples or sheep hair chunks) that is found in humble home spun textiles. My wool has plenty of them. In fact I strive for that chunky than skinny look in my wool. The khadi I am selling in my shop is hand loomed and hand spun in india. more and more kids are leaving the villages to work in the city and less and less khadi is being made. Many Khadi producers have no one to teach the skill to.
Broad fall Pants are buttoned in the front with a wide flap. They also have suspender buttons. They are comfortable and are still made by the Amish. www.gohnbrothers.com
Handmade wool vest with sweater sleeves sewn in.
Your typical sleeping cap worm on a cool day in the shop.
Hand spun and loomed fabric like this is tough and durable. A true inheritable piece of clothing. Found in Colonial Williamsburg.
hand stitching.
1800’s hand made clothes found in Shelburn Nova Scotia.
a heart appliqué on a revelotionary actor’s jacket.
Mystic Seaport attire.
An Indian in Khadi Kurta and Dhoti.
Some one has to be wearing hand made’s in that crowd!
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