Kindergarb-art - 4/27/09 ਀ഊ"Kindergarb - Suggestions and Thoughts for making Children's Garb" by Lady Hrosvitha von Celle. ਀ഊNOTE: See also the files: children-msg, child-clothes-msg, Chld-Costumes-art, babies-msg, baby-slings-msg, child-wagons-msg, p-cradles-msg, teething-toys-msg, toys-msg. ਀ഊ************************************************************************ ਀一伀吀䤀䌀䔀 ⴀഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 愀爀琀椀挀氀攀 眀愀猀 猀甀戀洀椀琀琀攀搀 琀漀 洀攀 戀礀 琀栀攀 愀甀琀栀漀爀 昀漀爀 椀渀挀氀甀猀椀漀渀 椀渀 琀栀椀猀 猀攀琀 ഊof files, called Stefan's Florilegium. ਀ഊThese files are available on the Internet at: ਀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ ਀䌀漀瀀礀爀椀最栀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 挀漀渀琀攀渀琀猀 漀昀 琀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 爀攀洀愀椀渀猀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 愀甀琀栀漀爀⸀ഊ ਀圀栀椀氀攀 琀栀攀 愀甀琀栀漀爀 眀椀氀氀 氀椀欀攀氀礀 最椀瘀攀 瀀攀爀洀椀猀猀椀漀渀 昀漀爀 琀栀椀猀 眀漀爀欀 琀漀 戀攀 ഊreprinted in SCA type publications, please check with the author first ਀漀爀 挀栀攀挀欀 昀漀爀 愀渀礀 瀀攀爀洀椀猀猀椀漀渀猀 最爀愀渀琀攀搀 愀琀 琀栀攀 攀渀搀 漀昀 琀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀⸀ഊ ਀                               吀栀愀渀欀 礀漀甀Ⰰഊ Mark S. Harris ਀                                    䄀䬀䄀㨀  匀琀攀昀愀渀 氀椀 刀漀甀猀ഊ stefan at florilegium.org ਀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀ഊ ਀䬀椀渀搀攀爀最愀爀戀 ⴀ 匀甀最最攀猀琀椀漀渀猀 愀渀搀 吀栀漀甀最栀琀猀 昀漀爀 䴀愀欀椀渀最 䌀栀椀氀搀爀攀渀✀猀 䜀愀爀戀ഊ ਀䌀漀洀瀀椀氀攀搀 戀礀 䰀愀搀礀 䠀爀漀猀瘀椀琀栀愀 瘀漀渀 䌀攀氀氀攀ഊAtlantian University, October 5th, 2002 ਀ഊ1. Start with a sturdy fabric. Make sure it's machine washable. ਀ഊ2. Make layers of garments in natural fabric. Temperatures vary, and babies get cold or overheat really easily. ਀ഊ3. Pick neutral colors, such as earth tones or muted tones that will not advertise dirt. ਀ഊ4. Make nothing out of fabric that can't handle lots of baby spittle - or be prepared for the baby to eat the pile off the velvet. It won't hurt them, but the garment will never be the same again. ਀ഊ5. Babies like moving their limbs. Make the armholes wide. ਀ഊ6. Babies' heads are proportionally much larger than an adult's. They don't like having their noses squished when you get them dressed or undressed. Make neck openings either extra wide or make a keyhole neck. Don't give hoods that indentation around the neck, and make sure that the head fits through there. ਀ഊ7. When sewing the outfit, leave at least a couple of inches of seam allowance in all the seams, so that the outfit can be let out as the child grows. Nothing is more frustrating that having your kid hit a growth spurt the day after you made him expensive court garb. Good places to always have ample seam allowances are side, back and front seams in a bodice or doublet and in skirt hems and pants cuffs. A decorative way to leave growth room is by adding large tucks into the skirt that can be let out as needed. Often, a child grows "up" before she grows "out". ਀ഊ8. When the babies find their feet, make the garments long - longer than you would normally think. Otherwise, put tights on the baby underneath. ਀ഊ9. Put elastic in anything that would otherwise be tied closed. Pants cuffs and waistbands, skirt waistbands, and shirt cuffs are all no brainers. ਀ഊ10. Leave the nice court garb at home for everyday events, or camping events. A child may like playing "dress-up" in his velvet Elizabethans, but the garb is probably not made to withstand everyday play. Make sure the child understands that certain costumes are for special occasions only, just like her mundane "Sunday Best". ਀ഊ11. Let the child get as dirty as possible and relax, knowing you've invested in garb that not only looks good on your kid, but will stand up to the most rigorous play. Make a game out of it. Have the child "crash test" his outfit to see if it stands up to his standards of hard play. ਀ഊ12. Make hats. Ear infections are Not Fun. In summer, heat stroke in babies is even Less Fun. ਀ഊ13. Remember that the garb you make will likely only ever be worn once by each baby. They grow incredibly fast. ਀ഊ14. Following on to that; don't make garb for an event that's three weeks away and expect it to fit. Either make it too big, or wait until the last minute. ਀ഊ15. Brooches are not safe from a baby that loves to pick things apart. Use ties or buttons/toggles to close things with. ਀ഊ16. Limit the number of "fussy" items on a child's outfit, such as buttons, lacing, and embellishment. Or at least be prepared to sew them back on when they fall off... ਀ഊ17. Remember - babies past the age of four months will put everything they can reach into their mouths. Secure all trim very tightly. Don't use things they can pull off - spangles are right out. ਀ഊ ਀刀䔀匀伀唀刀䌀䔀匀 䘀伀刀 䌀䠀䤀䰀䐀刀䔀一✀匀 䜀䄀刀䈀ഊ ਀圀攀戀 匀椀琀攀猀㨀 䠀椀猀琀漀爀椀挀 刀攀猀漀甀爀挀攀猀㨀ഊ http://historymedren.about.com/library/weekly/blchildtoc.htm ਀ऀ栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀攀氀椀稀愀戀攀琀栀愀渀氀愀搀礀⸀挀漀洀⼀欀椀搀猀⸀栀琀洀氀ഊ http://freepages.hobbies.rootsweb.com/~maia/art/children.html ਀ऀ栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀氀攀氀愀渀搀爀愀⸀挀漀洀⼀匀䌀䄀⼀䄀渀愀挀栀爀漀渀椀猀琀⸀栀琀洀ഊ ਀䔀砀愀洀瀀氀攀猀 漀昀 漀琀栀攀爀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀✀猀 最愀爀戀㨀ഊ http://www.tkukoulu.fi/WindMills/en-pukeutuminen.html ਀ऀ栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀爀攀挀漀渀猀琀爀甀挀琀椀渀最栀椀猀琀漀爀礀⸀挀漀洀⼀戀攀最椀渀渀攀爀猀⼀䘀椀爀猀琀䜀愀爀戀⸀栀琀洀氀ഊ http://www.garbtheworld.knownworldweb.com/kids.html ਀ऀ栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀昀愀椀爀礀琀愀氀攀ⴀ搀攀猀椀最渀猀⸀挀漀洀⼀椀渀搀攀砀⸀栀琀洀ഊ ਀䐀椀愀瀀攀爀猀㨀ഊ http://webhome.idirect.com/~born2luv/history.html ਀ऀ栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀最瀀漀愀戀猀⸀挀漀洀⸀洀砀⼀挀爀椀挀栀攀爀⼀栀椀猀琀漀爀礀⸀栀琀洀ഊ ਀䄀挀欀渀漀眀氀攀搀最洀攀渀琀猀㨀ഊThanks needs to be given to these fine 2 ladies and their wonderful websites. I have used information from their websites with their permission. ਀ऀ䰀愀搀礀 匀愀爀愀栀 圀礀搀瘀椀氀氀攀ऀऀ氀椀琀栀椀愀琀攀 愀琀 挀愀琀猀⸀甀挀猀挀⸀攀搀甀ഊ Lady Lelandra info at lelandra.com ਀ഊUseful Book: ਀ऀ伀爀洀攀Ⰰ 一椀挀栀漀氀愀猀⸀ 䴀䔀䐀䤀䔀嘀䄀䰀 䌀䠀䤀䰀䐀刀䔀一 ⸀ 㐀　　 瀀瀀⸀ 㔀　 戀⼀眀 ⬀ 㜀㔀 挀漀氀漀爀瀀氀愀琀攀猀⸀ ഊ Cloth ISBN 0-300-08541-9 $39.95 ਀ऀ栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀昀椀爀猀琀琀栀椀渀最猀⸀挀漀洀⼀昀琀椀猀猀甀攀猀⼀昀琀　㈀　㘀⼀爀攀瘀椀攀眀猀⼀愀氀氀攀渀⸀栀琀洀氀ഊ ਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀഊCopyright 2002 by Kerri Martinsen, . Permission is granted for republication in SCA-related publications, provided the author is credited and receives a copy. ਀ഊIf this article is reprinted in a publication, I would appreciate a notice in the publication that you found this article in the Florilegium. I would also appreciate an email to myself, so that I can track which articles are being reprinted. Thanks. -Stefan. ਀ഊ ਀䔀搀椀琀攀搀 戀礀 䴀愀爀欀 匀⸀ 䠀愀爀爀椀猀ऀ䬀椀渀搀攀爀最愀爀戀ⴀ愀爀琀ऀ倀愀最攀 ㌀ 漀昀 ㌀ഊ ਊ