Along the same sort of lines (obv. about historically accurate as medieval space invaders, so don't shoot me), a plain (ie unprinted) basic adult t-shirt, far too big for the kid, and belted in the middle will work too for any families on a tight budget.
When I was little we did a school play based around the story of troy, and we were all in way-too-big t-shirts, and it actually didn't look that bad! debs In a message dated 9/12/06 7:02:17 PM GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 13:22:14 -0400 > From: "Kate Pinner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: [h-cost] Basic medieval "costume" sources > To: "'Historical Costume'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > What is the school district like? Are there some families that feel even > $5 is too much? If so, asking for donations of plain, non flowered, > pillowcases that, with holes cut for arms and head, belted over sweat > pants -- wrap burlap around the shoes and ankles and cut up another > pillowcase for a hood/cowl (use safety pins if the kid/parent can't > sew). It certainly isn't authentic but for those who have no extra $ > for a costume, it works -- if not a pillow case, two towels (striped or > plain) pinned/sewn at the shoulders and belted over a sweat shirt works, > too. > > Kate _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
