100% Silk, 45" wide
Ivory WSV 106
$12/yd

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Ivory silk as fine as this was used for neck handkerchiefs and as a lining. In The Virginia Gazette, of 1773, "RUN away . . .  a convict servant man . . .  born in England . . .  had on . . .  [a] silk handkerchief round his neck".

100% Silk, 45" wide
Gold WSV 102
$12/yd

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Gold silk as fine as this was used for neck handkerchiefs and as a lining. In The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, London of 1767, "Richard Griffiths, and Mary his wife, otherwise Mary Pitt, spinster, otherwise Anne Taylor, spinster, were indicted for burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Anne Nevell, widow . . .  and stealing . . .  a coloured silk handkerchief, the property of the said Anne Nevell".

100% Silk, 45" wide
White WSV 102
$12/yd

White silk as fine as this was commonly used for neck handkerchiefs, and men's cravats (aka neck cloths) and neck stocks. It may also be used as a lining and sometimes for women's bonnets. In The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, London in 1774, "SARAH . . .  and ANN . . .  were indicted for stealing . . .  one white silk handkerchief, value 1 s. . . .  one white silk bonnet, value 1 s.".

100% Silk, 45" wide
Black WSV 100
$12/yd

Fine black silk was commonly used for neck handkerchiefs, women's bonnets, and to cover chip (straw) hats. It may also be used for men's cravats (aka neck cloths) and neck stocks. Less commonly it was used for men's waistcoats. It is also suitable for a smooth and comfortable lining. In The Virginia Gazette of 1769, "RUN away from the subscriber, living near the Sugar Lands, Frederick county, Maryland, a servant woman . . .  carried with her . . .  a black silk hat and bonnet".

100% Cotton Organdy, White 45" wide
WCV 200 Not pictured
$3.50/yd

Organdy was a type of muslin often referred to as book muslin. This fine crisp cotton was used to make shirt and shift ruffles, women's caps, aprons, and handkerchiefs starting in the 1760s and continuing to the present. Organdy is stiff and holds its shape well. In The Proceedings of the Old Bailey in London of 1771, "I lost two aprons a book muslin and a stript one". We understand this is not a silk but it did not seem to fit in elsewhere.