Where would a tejana woman in the late 1830s get her clothing?

The answer is Timbuktu

Clothing the family of the 1830s was an important task, and most of the work was the responsibility of the women.

Every stitch of the sewing had to be done by hand, Elias Howe didn't even invent the sewing machine until 1846, ad Isaac Singer's version didn't come about until 1850.

The historian are referred to a place called Timbuktu.