The fabrics worn by traditional Mennonite women typically have patterns and designs ... are easily confused with the Amish because they wear distinctive plain dress: Old German Baptist Brethren ...

(AP) — Clotheslines with billowing linens and long dresses are a common sight on the off-grid farms of Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County, home to the nation’s largest Amish settlement.

But it comes in conflict with the strict Amish dress code. Rather than defy their faith, at least six Amish employees have been forced to stop working in surface stone mines in Pennsylvania.

Clotheslines with billowing linens and long dresses are a common sight on the off-grid farms of Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County, home to the nation’s largest Amish settlement. For many ...