Crimson Wool WWV 636

80% Wool, 10% Cashmere and 10% Nylon

18 oz, 59″ Wide

Wool with a soft full nap on one side is well suited to a man’s coat, jacket or breeches or woman’s cloak. For example in The New-London Gazette of 1773, “Ran away . . .  an Apprentice Boy . . .  had on . . .  crimson broadcloth Breeches” 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.