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Civil War Uniforms: 5 Tips on Making Your Trousers Last
Forever!
Are your pants wearing out too fast?
Does it look like you are expecting a flood because your pants
are too short?
Make your Civil War Uniform trousers last forever by following
these 5 tips!
1. Cut your trousers long, so when you first start wearing
them you will have to roll them up a few times. Your inseam
should be a few inches longer.
Don't worry! It is authentic to roll them up.
"Why should I do this?" You might say.
Because they will shrink every time you wash and wear
them!
2. All my pants are either jean cloth or cotton - I don't have
any wool because so many reenactments are hot! That is why I
recommend you try to find a jean cloth. Jean cloth will be
cooler.
3. Find a jean cloth that does not itch too badly. Or you can
line your jean cloth pants if you have sensitive skin, but they
will be so much cooler than wool pants.
Cotton pants are perfectly all right...they are documented in
ECHOES OF GLORY: ARMS AND EQUIPMENT OF THE CONFEDERACY.
The military pattern was created from the civilian patterns of
the day. Pick a style you like and get a pattern for it and
follow the directions on the pattern
4. All stitching that shows on your trousers needs to be hand
done as well as all the buttonholes.
I recommend using bone or metal buttons can be used. Some
metal buttons can rust and stain your pants.
Brass would be a good metal to use if you are going for metal
buttons, which are more durable.
You want strong buttons on your trousers because of all the
wear and tear they will get. Stay away from shell or glass
buttons because they will break.
5. Another suggestion is to put a back button on your
trousers, so the material does not rip and to give this part of
your pants as much strength as possible.
So, now your pants will last for many reenactments to
come!
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