Yes, the harness idea came from a teddy-bear "backpack"/harness that has a leash which clips onto it that we use. It is nice and secure - very important when said 18-month-old decides to take off!
We will be in a Faire setting with an open fire and a very large site to roam in (along with a few ponds, etc.), so I want to be sure my son is well-secured to Mommy! ******************************************************************* Rebecca Schmitt aka Agness Cabot, Guilde of St. Lawrence Bristol Renaissance Faire My arms are too short to box with God. --Johnny Cash ******************************************************************* > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alexandria Doyle > Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 8:16 PM > To: Historical Costume > Subject: Re: [h-cost] leading strings for elizabethans? > > In modern settings I've used a harness for clipping a child > into a stroller > - this was Germany so I'm not sure if they are available > stateside - that I attached a leach to. It kept my daughter > within ten feet of me without having to hold my hand, very > important to a very independent little girl. > > I have also used a length of woven trim about a inch wide > tied around my granddaughter's waist, and then a loop on the > other end for my wrist. It worked well to keep her close at > an event, just had to watch her getting tangled with a friend's dogs. > > As to how they did it in this era, I'm not sure. I can only > think of one image of a little girl with leading stings. You > can't tell she's wearing them, except her older sister is > holding onto them. > > alex > > On 3/19/07, Rebecca Schmitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Has anyone used leading strings in an Elizabethan > setting/outfit for > > their children? How did you do it? Did you attach tapes to each > > outfit, or is there some way to make them interchangeable? > I'm tempted > > to try to make some sort of harness that I can clip onto my > toddler to > > wear underneath a jerkin. > > Has anyone tried something like that? I'm concerned that all the > > tugging and pulling that I'm anticipating will yank the leading > > strings right out of the seams. > > > > Any experiences with leading strings will be greatly appreciated! > > > > Also, are there any useful patterns for 18-24 month sizes for Eliz.? > > Thanks! > > > > ******************************************************************* > > Rebecca Schmitt > > aka Agness Cabot, Guilde of St. Lawrence Bristol Renaissance Faire > > > > My arms are too short to box with God. --Johnny Cash > > ******************************************************************* > > > > _______________________________________________ > > h-costume mailing list > > h-costume@mail.indra.com > > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > > > > -- > I can handle anything that life throws at me. > I may not be able to handle it well, or correctly, or > gracefully, or with finesse, or expediently > -- but I will handle it. > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
