Clothing and dress
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Notes on the earrasaid and the breid, 27 May 1869
Notes on the earrasaid and the breid collected from Mary MacMillan, Lianacui, Iocar [Lionacuidhe/Liniquie, Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] tling how the earrasaid was a blanket taken from the bed and describing the manner in which it was worn. 'Blankets were finely made with scarlet borders. Every housewife tried to excel in her blankets'. The breid is described as being a yard of fine linen with 3 bans on the shoulder and back with 'no sewing upon it.'