The Fort Downing Trading Co., 7312 NE 353 Hwy. , Old Town, FL 32680
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The Fort Downing Trading Co., 7312 NE 353 Hwy. , Old Town, FL 32680
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As with all of our fabrics, we have prewashed and dryed (preshrunk)our shirt fabric before we ever cut it out. Our shirts WILL NOT shrink when you wash them, or you get a full refund. All of our shirts seams are stitched, serged and then French seamed except the sleeve head which is stitched and then serged to prevent fraying. We hand stitch the collar closed. We use extra stitching at all stress points, and hand stitch a heart shaped reinforcment at the base of the neck slit as shown in Cloth & Costume by Tandy & Charles Hersh. Our standard longhunter shirts are cut 40" long, have a fold down collar with button loop, a full body, full sleeves and ample side slits. The bottom is left unhemmed to fray out naturally. We use natural or walnut dyed bone buttons on cuffs and at the neck.
Note: Prices shown below are for our standard longhunter shirts in sizes S,M,L. For size XL and XXL, add $8.00. Other options in style, length, collar, etc. are available. Please contact us with your specific needs.
Longhunter Shirt Pricing
In addition to the Longhunter shirts, we also make Gentlemen's dress shirts with or without ruffles, trade shirts with or without ruffles, and military style shirts. Please call or email us with your specific shirt needs. We would be delighted to sew for you.
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Man's
knee length garment made from a rectangle of cloth. Common shirts were
made from rough linen, muslin & cotton. Patterned fabric was also
used. Gentlemen's shirts were made from finer linen or cotton with fuller
sleeves and could be very ornate with pleating, ruffles or bobbin lace.
See Historic Colonial French Dress by Johnson, Forbes & Delaney.
