Quote Originally Posted by Pleater View Post
Strange. When I looked at the first picture I thought that they would make good sleeves for a lady - it was quite common at one time to wear knitted sleeves over smock or blouse sleeves but under the shorter, wider sleeves of a gown, particularly in cold weather. Anne the Pleater
How interesting to hear that! When I entered the monastery in my mid-teens, I learned that it was common to wear half-shirt sleeves (think cuff, then a sleeve reaching to the elbow) under the sleeves of the cassock we would wear.