Hello, My almost five year old twin daughters are excited about dressing up for the Alabama bicentennial this year.
1. Are there options for 1819 for five year olds other than the Kannik’s Korner pattern? 2. They’re thinking that they want print dresses, one in blue and one in pink. Any suggested sources for fabric? I’m looking at Indian block prints, but don’t want to spend a fortune. (I’m thinking the simplest prints, with the white design on color, like some examples we found.) 3. Most of the pictures I found show girls with bare heads and simple buns. Is that a formal look or would it be normal for young girls? 4. Other than chemises and dresses, what else would they wear? I’m not seeing trowsers/pantalettes visible on little girls. And bonus: 5. I have a handsewn 1805 dress, chemise, and long line stays, all in white. What is the fastest and cheapest thing I could do to make it look like 1819? It has no train. I have a Pinterest board with inspiration images for this, mixed with some 1840s and 1850s images for a 175th anniversary and dressing up as a local authoress from the 1850s. (I know the difference among the eras; everything is just stored there.) https://pin.it/ymt3757afrgwko Thank you. Lydia _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] https://indra.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
