tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post5028095728164335205..comments2024-03-26T22:50:08.674-05:00Comments on Barbara Brackman's <br> MATERIAL CULTURE: 1780s Swatch Books & a Pocket PairUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-54564178138707255452021-06-12T12:31:50.195-05:002021-06-12T12:31:50.195-05:00Karen. Pockets were ingenious. You wore them over ...Karen. Pockets were ingenious. You wore them over your petticoat and under your outerskirt, which had slits in the side so you could reach in and get your keys, money, etc. You kept the same pockets everyday and changed the outerskirt. Barbara Brackmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948219446078848778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-69365124783657764212021-06-09T20:36:37.474-05:002021-06-09T20:36:37.474-05:00Best read of the day and as always so very interes...Best read of the day and as always so very interesting. Thank you BarbaraPieceful Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18430113813912874760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-24648979763367621212021-06-09T17:33:13.357-05:002021-06-09T17:33:13.357-05:00This is sew interesting,Barbara! I love reading th...This is sew interesting,Barbara! I love reading the connection people had with fabrics and quilts! Are the pockets used like little bags? Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02525095883428818985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-12165688380509819932021-06-09T12:09:23.287-05:002021-06-09T12:09:23.287-05:00So interesting and love seeing the swatch books wi...So interesting and love seeing the swatch books with the different fabricskristiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488583121380817706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-64092074417855073872021-06-09T05:30:14.757-05:002021-06-09T05:30:14.757-05:00Thank you so much for your wonderful posts which s...Thank you so much for your wonderful posts which span all my interest fabric, genealogy and of course patchwork historyFisgig2https://www.blogger.com/profile/17348824861850745932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-40381121610634610522021-06-08T10:54:08.596-05:002021-06-08T10:54:08.596-05:00There’s a pocket pattern on the Victoria & Alb...There’s a pocket pattern on the Victoria & Albert Museum website<br /><br />https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/make-your-own-pockets:<br /><br />abelianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12435435610527429193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-6125037186985798562021-06-08T09:59:23.238-05:002021-06-08T09:59:23.238-05:00Wow. Those swatch books make my heart beat fast! H...Wow. Those swatch books make my heart beat fast! Hm .. wouldn’t it be cool to have a printed fabric of the swatch books themselves? Also wondering if there’s a pattern for one of those incredibly useful pockets. I need one! Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04926328455712508539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-41513168121779304412021-06-08T07:16:46.419-05:002021-06-08T07:16:46.419-05:00Fabulous post! Thank you for all the links as well...Fabulous post! Thank you for all the links as well. I just need a few more hours in the day.Wendy Caton Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122151466664580872noreply@blogger.com