sewing for boys

Having three boys  I never thought Id sew for them I was wrong- costumes for school, dressing up,halloween it gets more extravagent by the year here are some examples- the above was down on the farm day and here is Will as  a scarecrow -the front pocket of the waistcoat has a little birds nest in it.

Here is George for Victorian day he wanted a top hat ( made of fabric covered carboard) and a frock coat the waistcoat was from a suit I made for a wedding last year

side view same costume

Here is William for the same day. He wanted to look like Russell Crowe in Master and Commander ( not strictly Victorian but the uniforms didnt change much over the years ) so I adpated the idea into a midshipmans outfit. As his hair was long at the time it worked really well!

sorry the house looks such a mess in the background!

world war 2 day

This was world war 2 day- a very simple costume really but I knited the tank top with some variagated wool in order to make it look like fairisle shirt and shorts from a cheap school uniform supplier- cap from grandfather!