Dark Brown Wool, WWB 880

100% Wool, 15 oz, 60″ Wide

This is a thinly woven, firm dark chocolate colored woolen with a good nap on both sides. This might be called a superfine although it is not as tight & firm. Brown broadcloths are very commonly described in the 18th & early 19th centuries & are the most commonly depicted in portraits c. 1720-1785 especially in New England men’s portraits as suits. In The Providence Gazette in 1772 Rhode Island, “RAN away . . .  a bound Servant . . .  had on, and took with him . . .  a dark brown Broadcloth double-brested short Jacket . . .  He can work at Farming Business, has worked in a Forge, and is given to Gaming, mostly Hustlecap.” cited in Taylor, Runaways, Deserters, and Notorious Villains From Rhode Island Newspapers Volume 1, 2001. Black linen thread 35/2 will be the best match for hand sewing as the darkest brown isn’t dark enough. For hand sewing button holes try the brown quilter’s thread or dark brown buttonhole twist.