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Posted by Ursula Schrader on May 31, 2009, 6:20 am
"enigma" wrote...
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> thanks, Ursula. yes, i think i need to play around with the
> neckline. it was easier to costume him when he was less active :)
> http://www.tarogue.net/~tom/Faire_2001/scotts/Kilted_B.jpg
> he was 10 months in that photo...
Wow, he could walk at 10 months already? Christine walked at about 18
months, but it seems she's taking her time with everything. Anyway, that
kilt looks really cute on him, though I wonder how you managed to stay it on
the kid. Glue? If it wasn't for the straps on her dungarees she'd be without
all the time, her hips are so slim. Well, must be so with all small
children, I guess.
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> http://www.tarogue.net/~tom/20030818/mvc-001s.jpg
> and just turned 3, as an merchant's child.
> lee
He looks really cute with his curls and in that skirt. It was in ye olden
dayes that all kids wore dresses, didn't they? You could tell them apart by
the pattern of their caps or bonnets or whatever it's called. Weird, and
today the little ones are dressed like grown-ups. I frequently see very tiny
babies in sort of grown up clothing; girls that can't even crawl yet in
skirts and boys in pants and sweaters, and their kidneys are exposed to the
cold. But I'm rambling, sorry. Very pretty boy, and if he's only half as
active as my DD is, you've got a lot on your hands. I've heard, though, that
it gets easier when they start to use their brains for remembering words
like 'forbidden' etc. ;-)
And he likes going with you to Renaissance fairs? We used to get into Viking
re-enactment before DD was born and were a bit unsure if to continue. DH
said that it would be great for a kid (which was what I used to say, too,
before DD was born). I have some doubts, but since we are so busy with home
and weddingd and other stuff, we didn't find the time to continue. The
'clan' we used to visit has dissolved and so far we have found nothing in
our close vicinity. Well, I'm rambling again. Good luck with that shirt,
anyway, and keep us posted what the problem was and how you solved it.
U.
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Posted by enigma on May 31, 2009, 8:59 am
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> "enigma" wrote...
>> thanks, Ursula. yes, i think i need to play around with the
>> neckline. it was easier to costume him when he was less active
>> :) http://www.tarogue.net/~tom/Faire_2001/scotts/Kilted_B.jpg
>> he was 10 months in that photo...
>
> Wow, he could walk at 10 months already? Christine walked at
> about 18 months, but it seems she's taking her time with
> everything. Anyway, that kilt looks really cute on him, though I
> wonder how you managed to stay it on the kid. Glue? If it wasn't
> for the straps on her dungarees she'd be without all the time,
> her hips are so slim. Well, must be so with all small children,
> I guess.
he was walking (& climbing stairs. eee!) at 6 months. he started
walking by pulling up on things at 4 months. it's really not a good
thing having such a tiny walking child. he climbed his first tree
at 13 months & was at least a meter & a half over my head.
however, he didn't talk at all until 28 months, & that was after a
few months of speech therapy. he didn't do any cooing or make
noises as a baby.
the kilt was pinned, & i'll admit that i tacked the pleats to make
dressing a bitty toddler easier :)
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>> http://www.tarogue.net/~tom/20030818/mvc-001s.jpg
>> and just turned 3, as an merchant's child.
>
> He looks really cute with his curls and in that skirt. It was in
> ye olden dayes that all kids wore dresses, didn't they? You
> could tell them apart by the pattern of their caps or bonnets or
> whatever it's called. Weird, and today the little ones are
> dressed like grown-ups. I frequently see very tiny babies in
> sort of grown up clothing; girls that can't even crawl yet in
> skirts and boys in pants and sweaters, and their kidneys are
> exposed to the cold. But I'm rambling, sorry. Very pretty boy,
> and if he's only half as active as my DD is, you've got a lot on
> your hands. I've heard, though, that it gets easier when they
> start to use their brains for remembering words like 'forbidden'
> etc. ;-)
kids wore dresses until 4 or 5, for ease of toileting, after that
they were dressed like miniature adults (including corsets for the
girls).
he was very good as a toddler at not getting into things... i
didn't 'baby proof' the house. he's a bit less cooperative now :p
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> And he likes going with you to Renaissance fairs?
there was a couple years when he was 5 & 6 that he found the
Renaissance Faire a little boring. last year we decided he was
sensible enough to try letting him roam on his own... only because
he has been attending this faire since pre-birth & everyone in the
cast & booths, and our friends, knows him, and many eyes would be
keeping track. so i bought him a watch & gave him money for food &
water, and had him check in with me every 2 hours (unless i ran
across him in between & granted extentions). it worked out really
well. he's very shy when he has us to hide behind, but on his own
he will go talk to people he knows all by himself. he spent a lot
of time with the glassblowers, talking about how glass works, with
the herbalist talking about plants & catching frogs & turtles in
puddles (which is why his clothes need to be sturdy & easily
washed. he gets typically boy grubby!).
lee
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Posted by on May 30, 2009, 2:55 pm
Dear Lee,
I've made dozens of these shirts. If you alter the back, you'll make
the problem worse. If the shirt is riding up in front, you need to
cut the front neckline a little bit deeper, and the back should be
straight across. I haven't made any children's shirts; all the ones
I've made have been for adults, and the measurement for the neck hole
is seven inches cut straight across, then 1/2 to l inch scooped out of
the back, and 3 inches scooped out of the front. Try working with
cheap fabric first, and you don't need to go through all the steps;
you just have to get the neck right, so probably a toile down to his
belly button should work. Have him run around in it to see if it
stays put. If it needs to be altered, do it in the cheap fabric by
adding or subtracting until it fits right. Remember, to be authentic,
all the pieces have to be rectangles, so make sure that your
alterations can be cut that way.
Teri
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Posted by enigma on May 30, 2009, 9:46 pm
gpjteri@gmail.com wrote in
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> Dear Lee,
>
> I've made dozens of these shirts. If you alter the back, you'll
> make the problem worse. If the shirt is riding up in front, you
> need to cut the front neckline a little bit deeper, and the back
> should be straight across. I haven't made any children's
> shirts; all the ones I've made have been for adults, and the
> measurement for the neck hole is seven inches cut straight
> across, then 1/2 to l inch scooped out of the back, and 3 inches
> scooped out of the front. Try working with cheap fabric first,
> and you don't need to go through all the steps; you just have to
> get the neck right, so probably a toile down to his belly button
> should work. Have him run around in it to see if it stays put.
> If it needs to be altered, do it in the cheap fabric by adding
> or subtracting until it fits right. Remember, to be authentic,
> all the pieces have to be rectangles, so make sure that your
> alterations can be cut that way.
thank you Teri. i may have cut almost an inch deep neck on the
back of his old shirt & on a little guy that's probably way too
much. i'll make a muslin mock up of the neckline as you suggest. i
knew it was something fairly simple, but i just couldn't remember
what needed to be changed to fix it.
now i need to source some good bottom weight linen (twill maybe)
for his britches.
lee
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Posted by Teri on June 1, 2009, 7:22 pm
Dear Lee,
From your speech patterns, I think you must be in the UK, so I don't
know how useful this website will be. But when I was teaching, I
garbed the docents at the Daniel Boone Home, and also made costumes
for the theatre. I used James Townsend & Son for my re-enactment
fabrics. It has canvas and heavy weight linen for bottom weights (at
least it did 6 years ago; now I'm retired). You might also search for
"re-enactment fabrics" to find closer companies. I don't go to the
faires myself, but I have friends who wouldn't miss one, and some of
my students would spend months working on their costumes. It was fun.
Teri
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> neckline. it was easier to costume him when he was less active :)
> http://www.tarogue.net/~tom/Faire_2001/scotts/Kilted_B.jpg
> he was 10 months in that photo...