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Use of Commodity Bag Fabrics for Family Clothing and Household Textiles in South Louisiana. Student involvement : Ph.D. student dissertation research Partnering activities : LSU Textile and Costume Museum. Research Goal:.
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Use of Commodity Bag Fabrics for Family Clothing and Household Textiles in South Louisiana Student involvement: Ph.D. student dissertation research Partnering activities: LSU Textile and Costume Museum
Research Goal: • To document characteristics of different types of textile commodity bags and their relationships to consumer end uses.
Research Goal: • To document ways in which commodity bags were used to make family clothing and textiles in South Louisiana.
Research Goal: • To compare extant women’s dresses made from commodity bags to fashionable dresses depicted in period journals