Abby sits down with Samantha McCarty (http://couturecourtesan.blogspot.com) to discuss her research on mourning dress during the American Civil War. Samantha currently works as a Tailor for the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation in Virginia, and though she spends most of her time studying and recreating 17th & 18th century dress for interpreters, one of her first passions was researching all things to do with mourning during the American Civil War. Topics discussed: Types of Mourning, What to Wear, Fabrics & Textiles, Jewelry, Society & Custom, and more! For images & additional info check out http://blog.americanduchess.com/2017/05/Podcast-Episode-2.html

Episode 2 - Civil War Mourning With Samantha McCarty

In our last podcast episode, Lauren and Abby sat down with Dr. Robyne Calvert to discuss all things related to Artistic and Aesthetic Dress, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Margaret MacDonald, the Glasgow School of Art, and Glasgow's own unique spin on clothing during the Edwardian Era. 

This week, we get to actually exaDaisy Anges McGlashamine the original garments that the Glasgow School of Art Archives brought out for us. Featuring a gorgeous embroidered velvet collar, velvet and fur capelet, and a *stunning* Edwardian Dress that was also a Suffragette Dress, this episode is just brimming with gorgeous embroidered goodness! We still dream fondly of the collars and dress, and so we hope you enjoy this episode! 

Again, we want to extend our sincerest thanks to Dr. Robyne Calvert and the Glasgow School of Art Archives for their time and generosity. 

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If you'd like to read more about the original garments we looked at, you can find them here:

Embroidered Velvet Collar by a Student taught by Ann Macbeth: https://gsaarchives.net/collections/index.php/nmc-0420

Fur and Velvet Embroidered Capelet by Grace Melvin: https://gsaarchives.net/collections/index.php/gm-9

Embroidered Silk Edwardian Dress by Daisy Anges McGlashan: https://gsaarchives.net/collections/index.php/nmc-0432

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Ann Macbeth's Books (Free!)

Educational Needlecraft: https://archive.org/details/educationalneedl00goodrich/mode/2up 

Embroidered and Laced Leatherwork
https://archive.org/details/embroideredlaced00macb/mode/2up

School and Fireside Crafts
https://archive.org/details/schoolfiresidecr00macb/mode/2up

The Playwork Book

https://archive.org/details/playworkbook00macb/page/n5/mode/2up


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