Childrens Garb

[ItsTheBishop]

No, I'm just lazy and impatient. Well, I do suppose I have a propensity for chewing on things, but I don't know about grommets.

Pens, however, lead to hilarious results.

[Ambrosine]

We'll talk this weekend about what it is you are wanting and i'm sure I can throw a shirt together for you.
Now Back to the CHILDRENS GaRb thread!

[ArielCallista]

For girls (and it can prolly be done some how for boys) I would suggest drawstring chemises and skirts...drawstrings allow for lots of size adjustment...also for skirts (I dunno about anything else) if you do drawstring tiered skirts you could include extra tiers to add on as the kiddo grows, so the skirt doesn't get too short...I know we always had issues with me outgrowing height wise before I was too big around for it...I don't think there would be a good way to do that with other pieces tho...

[Ambrosine]

I've done one pair of pants with draw string for my son, again using grommets so I'm definetly going to look into the stiched eyelets. Worked pretty well but I need to adjust it a little better, the tie came undone and he got caught with his pants around his ankles  luckily it happened at home and we all got a laugh out of it.

[gypsylakat]

For girls (and it can prolly be done some how for boys) I would suggest drawstring chemises and skirts...drawstrings allow for lots of size adjustment...also for skirts (I dunno about anything else) if you do drawstring tiered skirts you could include extra tiers to add on as the kiddo grows, so the skirt doesn't get too short...I know we always had issues with me outgrowing height wise before I was too big around for it...I don't think there would be a good way to do that with other pieces tho...

Probably not H/a but my boyfriend's mom bought garb and the saleslady told her she could buy multiple skirts and layer them by pulling them up to different height to get a tiered look, you could sell them cheaper if you buy (buy 2 get one half off or something) or sell sets of different lengths "as they grow add a skirt" type deal.

[KellyBelly]

I totally agree. My son's 3 months old. At first I put him in a onezie for the first few fairs but I tried (I suck as sewing) to make him something today and it's way too small. I can only get his head through. Fits him nicely when I just lay it over him like a blanket! LOL I would LOVE to be able to buy a chemise that would just fit him and not look like a girls dress!

[Hoowil]

I totally agree. My son's 3 months old. At first I put him in a onezie for the first few fairs but I tried (I suck as sewing) to make him something today and it's way too small. I can only get his head through. Fits him nicely when I just lay it over him like a blanket! LOL I would LOVE to be able to buy a chemise that would just fit him and not look like a girls dress!

I've had that issue a couple times. Just remember that an infants head is proportionantely much larger than an adults, or even a kids. You'll need a drawstring, elastic, or some kind of frog to close a collar to be able to get it over the head, but not drop over the shoulders.

[Ambrosine]

I just had to through together a costume for my daughter last weekend. She was very disappointed the morning of festival to find that her pixie costume from the year before didn't fit her sooo.. I pulled out a cheapo "Charlotte russe" corset I bought in my skinny days, overlapped the back where it laced, stitched it so that I can release the stitches at a later date when she may actually fit in a true corset (she is only nine) gave her one of my over skirts and skirt hiked it for her and VIOLA! I had a little mini pirate girl that was AWESOME! I'm gonna post a picture later tonight of her. She had spirit week at school this week and wanted to wear it for blast from the past day! I'm glad I was able to make her happy in less then an hour!

[THELADYKAT]

Does anyone have any old garb  for babies that they don't need any more or would like to pass down to another? He is 7 months right now almost 8 he will be 8 months and 4 days opening day! he is wearing some 6 months or 6-9 and some 9 months.

[Adriana Rose]

Raven I had that with my oldest neice, she wanted a dress for faire and they were going the next day!oh the puppy eyes lol

How the sewing going? any bites on the web site yet?

[Ambrosine]

unfortunatly I have been soo busy with my full time job and faire every weekend I haven't had a chance. This is our closing weeked, sniff sniff, so I will have a lot of weekend time back! I have a new serger and about $300-$400 worth of fabric to play with so I can not wait to get started. Hopefull by next weekend  I will be into the full swing of things!

Funny thing is I have been contacted for making adult garb so far through the site and faire, not children! Almost turned it down since I really didn't want to deal with the in depth constructions but hey, its money! and I need it right now!

I wasn't able to post my daughters pic yet, crashed last night after I got the little one to bed! heehe I'm at work now so hopefully it will get up tonight 

[Adriana Rose]

Darn real life stuff lol.

[Ambrosine]

Here is a the picture with my daughters thrown together costume!



Photo taken by Sandy Martinelli

[Ambrosine]

Also wanted to share two better pictures of my sons garb this year. these are the two styles of shirts I plan to focus on for my line.



He picked this shirt out of a pattern book and I was able to scale pattern for him in a night





A very easy and comfy tunic, actually sleeveless but he is wearing a thermal underneath since it was so cold.

The belt was made by squire mickey at two gentlemen of fortune. I may try to team up and get him to do some belts for the line as well.

[Manwariel]

Adorable!