How can you customize a wool show blanket?

Q. Is there anyplace you can purchase nice wear leathers like from Mayatex or conchos, etc., to dress up your own wool show blanket? I've already spent the money on a nice show blanket, but now wish I could fancy it up a bit. Any ideas?
Thanks! Would the leatherworker, after the piece is tooled (and I suppose could add conchos) then sew it onto the blanket or can you just buy a finished piece and attach it yourself?

A. Find a tackshop with some one who can carve leather or an individual who carves leather and see what can be agreed upon. That's what we do.

I also put custom beadwork on mine

Any proficient leathercraftsman/woman should have no difficulty marking the stitching groove and opening the stitching holes for attachment to the blanket either by the craftsman or yourself.
I do not recommend machine stitching.
They can also provide you with a list materials you'll need for DIY. If you need more info you may e-mail me.

How did the role of woman change in the 1950's compared to women during the Salem witch trials?

Q. Compare the role of woman in the 1950s to woman during the salem witch trials?

A. Life had changed a lot by the 1950s. At the time of the Salem witch trials,most people were farmers. Women were generally responsible for the poultry and the dairy, doing the milking,making butter and cheese, brewing the beer that most people drank instead of water, spinning and weaving wool and flax into cloth to make the family's clothing, and cooking and preserving food. They often had large families of children, and the children would be expected to help out around the house and farm as soon as they were able. Women were usually in charge of the family's health, and they grew herbs and made home remedies for illness. They made household items like soap and candles. Women were expected to be good household managers, and to be God fearing and religious, and pray every day. They were expected to obey their husbands, who in turn were expected to be good and fair family heads. The worlds of home and work were not seperate, they were entwined. Single women often worked as servants until they married, which was a useful training for domestic life. Many women earned a living by spinning. Women also were sometimes shopkeepers, or kept inns. The midwife was an important person in the local community, since childbirth was an exclusively female affair, a woman gave birth at home, surrounded by her female friends and relatives, with the midwife presiding. Wives were expected to look after farms or businesses while their husbands were away, and widows often ran businesses after their husbands died.

By the 1950s, things had changed a lot. Most people worked away from their homes, and married women at home were not involved in a small scale farm economy as most women had been at the time of the Salem trials. Most single women worked for a living, but were expected to give up work and stay at home when they married. The home and the workplace were quite seperate. Most things were bought ready made instead of made at home. The job of a housewife was not as demanding as it was at the time of the Salem trials, nor did it require such a multitude of skills. Some women were disatisifed with their lives at home, despite it being easier, they felt they needed more challenging occupations. There were some career women in the 50, though not as many as there are now. Generally speaking, women who were serious about pursuing professional careers chose to remain single.

How did women dress during the Jacobite Rebelion of 1745?

Q. I have to do a Summer report as a fashion major on the women Of the Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746. But I cannot find how the Scottish women dressed! Help?

A. I hear from a reliable source that cameltoe was all the rage in the Jacobite days, but it was way ahead of its time. Also they had very low-cut tops. Being in Scotland, they had to make the garments out of wool, of course.

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