colonial+clothing

Colonial clothing was made of natural fabrics. Many clothes were made of cotton or wool. Dressy clothes were made of sikl. The clothes were made by hand. Some colonists made their own clothes. They spun the thead, wove the cloth, and sewed the clothes. Some people bought clothing from Europe but it was very expensive. They waited for months for their clothes to arrive by ship. They were dyed blue, violet, red or another colors. Clothes were expensive to buy and the colonists only had two outfits, one for every day and one for dressy. The colonist used a washboard and a tub of water to wash there clothes. The kids over eight years old wear like adults. There was no teenage styles of clothing. Women wore long dresses and the top part was called a bodice and the bottom part is called full skirt. The men wear loose shirts, waistcoats and breeches. The waistcoats were a sleeveless vest worn over the shirts. Breeches were pants below the knees. The young children wore loose dresses called shifs. Both girls and boys wore comfortable style.