Clothing

In colonial times there were all types of clothes. Women spun, sewed or knitted other people’s clothing. Women wore aprons and dresses. Men wore pants, knee socks and fitted jackets called doublets. A baby would wear a pillow around his waist, so that if the baby fell, he or she wouldn’t hurt itself. When kid’s were six years old they didn’t wear baby clothes any more. They wore the same clothes as their parents. Most people didn’t have enough money to buy clothes, so they made their own clothes. In colonial days they wore bright and light colored clothes. They had a lot of clothes in colonial times.