DRESSED IN WHITE LUNCHEON PROGRAM | COTTON AND FASHION HISTORY | ANTIQUE DOLLS

[@jillybean.401]

My favorite fabric! My great grandma/grandma picked cotton in Bakersfield in the 40s. my eyes shot up when he mentioned my home town haha (love your uploads so much!!!)

[@suechristian-rodriguez3386]

I just found you tonight. My grandmother said her mother would make all those tucks in fabric before the blouses were cut out, by hand of course. The blouses were for her five girls and herself. Then the underclothes and the nightgowns. One of the reasons little girls learned to sew so early. They started teaching me to embroider at maybe five. I would sit on a little willow chair beside an adult so they could oversee my work, and this was in the 50s. They felt it was that important.

[@GREENxTARA]

omg michael looks AMAZING! ❤❤❤

[@BeeRighteous]

Just beautiful and educational. I want to thank both of you so much!!!

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Thanks for watching! We appreciate you!

[@anthonymahaffey2358]

I recently learned how valuable cotton was. Wedding gowns were made of cotton. The most wanted material was cotton. Now days cotton is used as patterns.
I love to learn tucks.

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Thank you for watching and sharing!

[@nicolehill8801]

Love this man's knowledge.

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Me too!

[@tamarakindle73]

I too used cloth diapers with my now 24 yr old daughter & had a service that would pick up & launder the dirty ones & exchange them for clean. Never had diaper rash true! The dolls are beautiful.

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Thank you so much for sharing and for watching, we are glad you enjoyed it.

[@barbaracrain2975]

Love dolls also how they are dressed!!

[@randyw4984]

Such a gift that I got to see this...Truly Micheal and Rachel Thank you for sharing ...it was a mini-vacation for me..thank you

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Our pleasure!

[@dunialex161]

It was a pleasure to the eye to see these wonderful dolls dressed beautifully in vintage cotton. Thank you Michael, now I Appreciate more my dolls white linens.

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Wonderful!

[@terrycolbert9229]

Love your beautiful dress Rachel!

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Thank you!!

[@gaslitworldf.melissab2897]

I love cotton . . . always and forever. King Cotton made the USA rich beyond measure in the 19th century, b/c of the Cotton gin.

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

Beautiful, just beautiful.

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Thanks for listening!!

[@lilymcghee8363]

The clothes look like scaled down versions of the real thing. Is that how they did it or were there special patterns available? Thanks

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Not sure! That’s a great question.

[@lorraineniess116]

Question: I see several dolls that are kinda naked, with all the lovely doll clothes on the table why not put clothes on the beautiful dolls that don't have any clothes?

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

HI! It is because the bodies on these types of dolls are rare and fascinating, and it is important for collectors to see them.

[@RabbitFighters]

Who harvested that cotton?

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Hardworking Americans.

[@maggie5736]

Love the sleeves!

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Me too!!

[@lillychevalierfox]

oh how wonderfully interesting . Thanks kindly Michael

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

You are very welcome

[@treasurespastnpresen]

I love cotton, the look and the feel of it !! The dolls are exquisite in white and cottons.

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Thank you for enjoying this program with us!

[@Mark-L71]

Thank you Michael !!

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Welcome! Thank you for tuning in!