Amish Grace

[whoami]

Originally Posted by coadie

My wife designed clothing for our children so they could sumer in a living museum as re-enactors. We did order leather shoes from a mail catelog that were legal. All the fabric had to be natural fibres. No zippers.

The dress I made her is cotton, and I can't remember what the closures were supposed to be, but I differentiated from the pattern there and put in a zipper because she can work zippers better than hooks and eyes.

There are some ladies in my area that use pins instead of buttons or hooks and eyes, but I think they're Amish not OOM.

[missourimary]

Originally Posted by Hoovie

Coadie as you know Amish attraction is huge for tourism in Lancaster county PA where I was born. Unfortunately even most of the "handcrafted" items are imports from China... So hot wheels brand buggies may very well be in the works!

The Amish outsource to China too now?



(I'm sure probably the "handcrafted" items you mention are in the tourist stores, but it took me a minute to realize that. )

[Hoovie]

Originally Posted by missourimary

The Amish outsource to China too now?



(I'm sure probably the "handcrafted" items you mention are in the tourist stores, but it took me a minute to realize that. )