mantuamaker

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 * =  ||=   ||= Mantaumaker by:Elisabeth Embden and Zerahiah Joseph ||
 * =  ||=   ||= Mantaumaker by:Elisabeth Embden and Zerahiah Joseph ||

A few things about mantaumakers   Image source: [|www.history.com]
 * * The mantuamakers work for the milliner
 * Caps, cloaks, hoods, hats, muffs, ruffles, trims, and mantles for gowns
 * Bess O' Donell; young seamstress
 * Lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 * Grandfather and father were weavers
 * Age of 14, worked as an apprentice to learn the skills needed to be a dressmaker
 * Had been an apprentice for 5 years
 * Began sowing at the age of 4
 * When time as an apprentice was over, Bess worked in one of the finest shops in Philadelphia!
 * Our mantuamaker shop is located off of the Duke of Gloucester Street
 * The simple machines that mantuamakers use are: levers, which are scissors, and a wedge, which is the needle
 * <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #ff00ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">Here is a picture of my shop: ||

image source :colonialmantuamaker.blogspot.com and : twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com

<span style="background-color: #c500ff; color: #00ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">﻿a pic of a mauntamaker at work! and a pic of a dress