That seems to be the common thought from the portraits. but I have noticed that there are some differences in construction. In Arnold's book the child's opening is at the shoulder. There was a woodprint that I would estimate to be 3 years old with closing in the back like a keyhole neckline with ties at the point. The example just recently posted by Bjarne. Style & silhouette are similar to the adults but there is probably a different construction to accommodate the child's body shape and convenience of dressing the child. De
-----Original Message----- If some of my memory serves me right, doesn't fashion history suggest that children were more or less dressed as minies of their elders , especially during this time period? My children's clothing history does not present separate patterns or expectations until the very end of the 18th C. Since most of the pattern companies that have been issuing period dress also have basic children's versions that at least have been sized for smaller frames, putting the pattern pieces next to H-costume pieces and reshape them for the Historical look. I have even been doing this with doll patterns of late and as you know, the Cut is where the history happens. Kathleen ----- Original Message ----- From: "otsisto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 3:15 PM Subject: [h-cost] Re: Tudor patterns was Tudor rose > http://www.sewingcentral.com/cgi-bin/Web_store/web_store.cgi?page=pp.html&ca > rt_id=71329_959 > > Patterns 51 and 52 (need to scroll down) Sorry, for adults but can give an > idea of what to look for in making you daughters outfit. > I had thought that Margo Anderson was working on some Elizabethan children's > patterns for her next major patterns but I guess I was thinking of another > history pattern company. > Once upon a time I could have sworn that there was a Tudor pattern for girls > that with a bit o' tweaking could be very close to period in construction > but I can't seem to find it. > De > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
