How to use your skein

The thread included with our kits comes in skein form.  This is because it is easiest to measure out thread while skeining (and thus ensure that we have given you enough to complete your project!)  Having wrestled with skeins for hours in the past, over time I learned that there is a simple and effective way of preparing your skein to hand sew with that only takes a few seconds.

The skein as it appears out of your notions packet:

"Waisted Talent"

Dispelling the myths and confusion surrounding reproduction Civil War trouser sizing.

In this article I will attempt to answer some common, and age old questions concerning the sizing of authentic Civil War era reproduction trousers.  It is important to note that whenever we are talking about waist size and measurements, we are discussing the "natural waist", at the navel, and not the modern waist where most modern pants and unauthentic reproduction trousers are worn.