18th Century Women’s Mitts
Diagrams relating to the construction of women’s leather mitts from the Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers (1765).
39. The main piece of the mitt. A. the outside of the hand; B the inside; C the point; D the opening [for the thumb].
40. The lining of the point of the mitt.
41. The thumb. A the top; B the side near the opening.
42. Finished mitt.
43. Finished embroidered mitt.
Additional Resources
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Tutorials and mitts made by Burnley & Trowbridge (Part 1 & Part 2), SewLoud, A Fractured Fairytale, A Sartorial Statement, Augustintytär, CFGriffith, Costume Diva, Mr Spinalzo
Costume Close Up: Clothing Construction and Pattern, 1750-1790
What Clothes Reveal: The Language of Clothing in Colonial and Federal America
New Patterns for Lady’s Winter Gloves and Mitts.
This embroidery pattern was published in The Lady’s Magazine in December, 1772, and reappeared in The New Lady's Magazine in January 1787.