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perhaps the reason i've always found hanging out the laundry therapeutic is the fact that when i was a toddler, my mother and grandmother carried me out in the basket where i would lay on a quilt in the warm sunshine while they hung out the sheets. i also remember helping gramma running clothes thru the wringer washer. the work was clean and made her happy --she always hummed a tune as she worked. now, even on days when nothing else seems to get done (or done right), it is always a source of extreme satisfaction to me to be taking advantage of the wind and the sun, with the end result a fresh, healthy, and free pleasure, not to mention a great source of exercise.
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Is this one of your "living historian" garments? Did you make it yourself?
Umm... yes. I guess that must be obvious. It's an 1820s corded stay. Much more comfy than any modern undergarment, I assure you.
It makes beautiful art. I'm straining my eyes to make out the detail - are those horizontal lines about the waist just wearing creases?
umm.. yes. it's the same set you made only out of cotton drill, which is like twill only a bit thinner and with less likelyhood to twist.
i do hate how when you re-size the pix they get all blurry. i may re-load some of them this weekend when i have more time.
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