Always remember that this is a volunteer outfit!
Oh, you thought I was getting paid for this job? Only the park rangers get
paid at this site. The rest of us are doing it because we want to.
## Great idea! Cull out the rotten apples first! Perhaps there is another
historic site near you
that these items would be more appropriate for?
If these garments are any period, they're Laura Ashley - too cutesy-poo for
any real historical use.
## For those who are only occasional volunteers it is a good idea to have
some loaner stuff
available. It's impossible to try and have something for -every- body, but
you can make an attempt
anyway. Having the core people make their own stuff does go a long way
towards a feeling of
inclusion and ownership of the project.
This is the only program I've ever been in where the costumes were
provided. Everyplace else I've been you have to provide your own. So I'm
trying to downplay the "provided" aspect and encourage the "ownership"
one. This will make my job more difficult, but it should stretch our
budget much farther (assuming we still have a budget next year...). In
future I hope it's only the really new docents, or the drop-ins, who will
be wearing the loaners.
can, make a fabric swatch book.
Great idea. Thanx.
It wouldn't hurt to also list some of the "don't go there" stuff, and why
it's off-limits.
I hesitate to tell a real newbie what she or he mustn't do, for fear
they'll do it. But I guess I can take a picture of the worst of the "don't
go there" garments, for an example of what to avoid.
As far as having sewing sessions, this is a wonderful thing! Are there any
young ladies who would
like to join in? (This is a great way for older Girl Scouts to get all
kinds of service badges).
I wish I knew some Girl Scouts. Mostly the program's historian and I will
be sewing mens' shirts. Then I will be doing smaller sessions with any new
volunteer who wants to make her own costume.
CarolynKayta Barrows
dollmaker, fibre artist, textillian
www.FunStuft.com
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