The Sewing Goatherd: My 1897 Valentines Paisley Wrapper

thesewinggoatherd.blogspot.com: Several years ago I found a bolt of fabric, a paisley striped cotton, at Joann’s that just cried out to be turned into a late Victorian wrapper. Every time I was in the store I would stop and admire it. “Take me home” it would say, but I could never quite justify that.