Keywords: wool
Item 10013
Wood wool carding combs, Van Buren, ca. 1900
Contributed by: L'Heritage Vivant Living Heritage Date: circa 1900 Location: Van Buren Media: Wood, metal wire
Item 105966
Sarah Moore's wool plaid dress, Waterford, ca. 1868
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1868 Location: Waterford Media: wool, cotton, glass
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical
Organized by themed vignettes, Northern Threads shares stories about Maine people, while exploring how the clothing they wore reveals social, economic, and environmental histories. This re-examination of Maine Historical Society's permanent collection is an opportunity to consider the relevance of historic clothing in museums, the ebb and flow of fashion styles, and the complexities of diverse representation spanning 200 years of collecting.
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Civil War-era clothing
An exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads, Part 1," featuring American Civil War civilian and military clothing, 1860 to 1869.
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - Minimalist wool skirt suit, ca. 1943 - Page 1 of 3
Minimalist wool skirt suit, ca. 1943 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description View additional information about this item on…
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Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1830-1860
… deep bands of cord knotting; a child's turquoise wool cape embroidered with a vine and trapunto-like grape border; and a heavy black wool with tab…
Story
Rug Hooking Project with a Story
by Marilyn Weymouth Seguin
My grandmother taught me the Maine craft of rug hooking when I was a child.
Story
Co-founding Halcyon Yarn and learning to weave
by Hector Jaeger
Moving to Maine, Halcyon Yarn, and rediscovering the joy of weaving
