A too big 16th century gown for Maja

[frualeydis]

It is too big, but that doesn't really matter, since the reason why I am making it right now is that Maja and her friends are doing a short play set in the 16th century. Maja has her red gown, but her friend Alva needed one too, and she's bigger, so she can use it now and quite soon Maja will grow into it anyway. I just hope that she wonn't be too tall for it, but I could always a piece fo fabric at the hem. I used all the fabric that  I had for the gown, so the skirt just couldn't be any longer.

Crappy photos, but she had already taken it off when I noticed that, so here you are:



And I didn't tie the laces properly.

Comments

[clothsprogs.livejournal.com]

Yay! for gownage with growth-space.

I've used various tricks over the years to extend skirts for growing girls - a deeper guard at the hem is the easiest.also cutting off the bottom few inches of the actual skirt and adding in a strip of fabric that matches the guards/decoration and sewing the bottom few inches back on (looks like a band applied on the surface rather than a lengthening piece added in - it can be done at least twice, lengthening the skirt a little each time)

Teddy