How Do You Make Colonial American Clothes?
Elementary-school children learn about life in colonial times in America. Teachers often incorporate into these lessons a day where the children dress as colonial children did. Coming up with costume ideas for your child is not hard. You can sew an easy dress and use some things you already have at home, altered to fit in with the theme. Keep the colors and prints simple. Wash all the purchased fabric to prevent shrinkage. Fold the small-print fabric in half widthwise with the right sides together. Lay the fabric on the floor and have your little girl lay on top of it with her arms spread out with the top of her arms at the fold. Using the chalk, trace around her arms and down to her feet. Draw about 3 inches under the arms to make roomy sleeves. Do not trace around each individual leg, only the outside of her legs, leaving ample fabric for the skirt of the dress. Cut out a half-circle in the middle at the fold of the fabric to make a hole for her head. Start with a small head hole and
