Title: What Did the Pilgrims Wear?
Headings: What Did the Pilgrims Wear?
What Did the Pilgrims Wear?
What Did Women Wear?
What Did Men Wear?
What Did Children Wear?
Did the Pilgrims Only Wear Black Clothes?
What Were the Pilgrim’s Clothes Made of?
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Content: What Did Women Wear? For under garments, women wore a shift, which was a long, loose shirt with long sleeves that reached down to their ankles. Over the shift, women wore stays, which is what we would call a corset. These stays were stiff, sleeveless garments designed to provide shape and support. The stays were stiffened using rows of stitching or reeds or sometimes had a flat piece of wood, called a busk, inside the center front of the stay. Women also either wore a linen kerchief that draped around their neck and tucked into the top front of their stays for modesty or they wore a flat linen collar. Over the stays, women wore a waistcoat, which was like a long-sleeved, close-fitting jacket, that was made out of linen canvas or wool. Women also wore one or two petticoats, which were long, full skirts made out of linen or wool. On their legs, women wore stockings, which came up over the knee and were tied with garters, that were made from ribbon, knitted or leather strips, to keep them up. These stockings were hand-knitted and were usually made out of wool or linen.