was, Whatever is worthdoing, is worth doing well, and the truth of it is shown bythe articles they left behind them, many of which are as goodto-day as they were a century ago. Another old-time handicraft is the knitting of stockingsby the women of the family, of fine wool and cotton forthemselves… … Rug-making After the Manner of Colonial Times _ace-ma king Often for their wedding wardrobe (the word trousseau wasnot then used) these were of white silk or imported thread,and if the lover happened to be a sailor boy, a shell patternwas used. A rose pattern was another favorite, or a dropstitch.…
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