100% wool, 57" wide
Being a thick wool this will best be made into a warm greatcoat or woman's cloak. But it could be used for a man's coat, jacket or breeches. For example in The Providence Gazette of 1775, "who in the Night of the 20th of February last stole from him a valuable bay Horse, which they afterwards sold at Windham, in Connecticut . . . [one of the thiefs] wore . . . a red lappelled Broadcloth Coat" by personal communication with Mike Barbieri. Red 35/2 linen thread and both 1/2" and 7/8" worsted wool tape matches this fabric. For sewing button holes try scarlet silk button hole twist or quilter's thread.
Return to main site
This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 14 March, 2012.
