Field Scarf 05 Late 1800s – early 1900s

Late 1800s – early 1900s

revealing a life well lived

Overshot is one of the most demanding weaving structures in American folk textile history

often repurposed for heavy winter

A fragment of the past

Field Scarf 05 Late 1800s – early 1900sWorn for work. Softened by time. Discovered in rural France: a small batch of 19th to early 20th century field scarves once worn by farmers in Provence. These werent made for show. They were made for labor. To soak up sweat, to wrap a loaf of bread, to carry through a days work under the sun. Each one tells its own story: sun faded cotton, hand mended seams, frayed edges, and the occasional stain. Not flaws, but proof of life. Weve left them