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Past Pattern An 1850-1860 Square Cut Shirt With Detachable Collar Sewing Pattern (Chest Sizes 34-54)

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#010 An 1850-1860 Square Cut Shirt with Detachable Collar.

Multi-sized for 34? – 54? chest

The square cut, drop-shouldered style pictured is the most common style from 1850-1870. The original is is in the Hennepin County Historical Society in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The shirt is documented to have been hand sewn in the 1850s by the wife of the gentleman who wore it.

Historical notes are included as well as instructions for making a cravat and tying a Gordian knot.

If making the shirts using white sheeting, purchase eight four-hole 3/8" fresh water pearl buttons. If making the shirt using a calico fabric, consider purchasing matching calico buttons. Both fresh water pearl and calico buttons can be purchased from The Button Barron, http://buttonbaron.3dcartstores.com/

The package includes historical notes on 1840s-1870s shirts, embroidery examples from the era, 12 pages of extensive notes on stitching and constructing the garment, plus 3 computer generated sheets of patterns, 1 36"x41", 1 36”x40” and 1 36"x59".