Patchwork is much old than a mere 100 years - it's possibly thousands of years old. Patchwork was made by the ancient Egyptians and Greeks - it's been around for as long as sewing women started to save the best bits from old clothing. In poor homes it was a necessity, in wealthy homes it became decorative.
He's driving me nuts because he keeps referring to big shirts as long shirts. It's my understanding that long shirts are the overcoat style pieces like the one on the mannequin behind him and big shirts were the base clothing for men...the ones that a lot of folks mis-identify as dresses, and evolved into today's jackets/shirts. Just a critique.
Very interesting. Thank you.
My family got ancient patch work from hundreds of generations ago... A patch for each generation
Patchwork is much old than a mere 100 years - it's possibly thousands of years old. Patchwork was made by the ancient Egyptians and Greeks - it's been around for as long as sewing women started to save the best bits from old clothing. In poor homes it was a necessity, in wealthy homes it became decorative.
He's driving me nuts because he keeps referring to big shirts as long shirts. It's my understanding that long shirts are the overcoat style pieces like the one on the mannequin behind him and big shirts were the base clothing for men...the ones that a lot of folks mis-identify as dresses, and evolved into today's jackets/shirts. Just a critique.