tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13928417.post2731973204712601079..comments2024-03-25T17:46:30.402-05:00Comments on 'Village Life in Kreis Saarburg, Germany': Fabrics and Colors for the Not-So-Privileged ClassesKathy, the Single-minded Offshoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07887312817720774699noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13928417.post-46890906578899505562011-04-22T09:48:02.603-05:002011-04-22T09:48:02.603-05:00This is fascinating! I have just begun to research...This is fascinating! I have just begun to research my ancestors who came from the Trier region, and this information brings life to all the plain facts. Thank you for sharing this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13928417.post-21984589782705443272009-12-03T00:50:51.828-06:002009-12-03T00:50:51.828-06:00This is one I haven't been able to document. ...This is one I haven't been able to document. I can only guess that the training for a woman in a trade might be similar to that of the young male apprentice. I did find a site on the web that said occasionally women were allowed to apprentice with a guild, even in "male" trades. In the case of a woman like your grandmother, according to an internet search, it was more likely that she would function in the same way as a male apprentice, learning the trade from an experienced hat maker, staying until she was able to hire out as a professional, start her own shop, or take over a shop at the death or incapacity of her employer. However, I wasn't able to find out if there were guilds for hat makers. If not, her occupation would not have been quite as prestigious. <br /><br />This is an interesting question and if I find good information I can verify, I would plan to write a post about it.Kathy, the Single-minded Offshoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07887312817720774699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13928417.post-82199710470475621172009-11-22T16:27:30.776-06:002009-11-22T16:27:30.776-06:00From what you havc learned my grandmother was a mi...From what you havc learned my grandmother was a milliner(?)(hat maker) She had learned her trade from her grandmother and I am not sure what part of Germany she had come from, although the "secret" was she was from lower Bavaria. Any Clues as to her abilities and social status? robertapeters@cox.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13928417.post-41660773409925936772009-07-31T09:52:32.253-05:002009-07-31T09:52:32.253-05:00I feel the same way. I grew up when it was fashio...I feel the same way. I grew up when it was fashionable to wear crinoline petticoats and I loved them. Just a chip off the family tree, I guessKathy, the Single-minded Offshoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07887312817720774699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13928417.post-71093445372524512922009-07-31T00:26:36.150-05:002009-07-31T00:26:36.150-05:00Thank you for this information. I didn't know ...Thank you for this information. I didn't know there were laws about what people could wear. I thought it was only money that made all the difference. My ancestors were poor, at least I think so. But I hope the women all had at least one pretty petticoat.Ancestor Hunternoreply@blogger.com