ANST - A Long Introduction

[John Ruble]

Sarah said:

> new pattern sources. Also, pregnant garb... that's a new one for me.
> Any
> ideas? I would also be happy to talk with anyone who might need garb
> sewn;
> it's one of my favorite things to do.
> 
My wife swears by bog dress for pregnant and breast feeding mothers.
These are early period tubes of cloth,  big enough to stand in and hold
the edges with your arms almost outstretched to either side.  Make the
tube as tall as you.  Hold it up until your feet stick out just a
little.  From the inside of the tube, grip it about shoulder level, then
let the top flap down over the outside of the tube.  You now have a tube
with a large fold around the top, and your head sticking out.  Pin the
front to the back at each shoulder, with just a little drape in between.
The pins will show, so pick something pretty Celtic/Scandinavian.  A
belt to gather the dress in at the waist finishes it off.  You now have
loose garb, with big drapes at the shoulders/sides.

By all means, though, look for other ideas.  There's been pregnant women
for many years, in more than one country.


Ulf Gunnarsson
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*---spouse, or family doctor.  So there.  Contents may settle during
*---shipping.  Send spelling complaints to ulf at urocor.com

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