Oh, good point! I always wash fabric before turning it into clothes, so it never occurred to me that that might not have been the case. Hmm. (As a data point: I'm pretty incompetent at sewing and don't enjoy it much, so I out-source as much as I can, but even I learned that clue from my sewing friends.)

Jane strikes me as someone too practical-minded to be willing to sign up for a lifetime of hand-washing by not pre-washing fabric. Did she make the garb? If not, do you know who did?