"Plain bays for Jenny's"?

[Joel S. Berson]

At 4/6/2007 10:03 AM, carole crompton wrote:
>4 yards wide probably refers to the amount of cloth used to skirt the
>hoops.

That about fits.  Around that time (c1740), I think, hoops
maximized.  IIVC (visualize), I've seen an illustration that must be
about a 4-foot diameter.

Joel

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