[Ansteorra] Garb Question

[Elaine Crittenden]

Susan (et al, Curious or not),  ;-)

>The SCA Atkins list I'm on 

Beg pardon? SCA Atkins list?  8-|


> Expecially with womens' garb, preganancy was a regular fact of life-so
> sizes weren't a constant.  Can someone please list some ways in which this
> has been dealt with in history.  I know the dear loose tunic doesn't have
> this problem, but I do want some fitted stuff too and love the early Tudor
> bodice.

>From pictures I have seen, side laces were the solution to the pregnant or
not pregnant situation. The laces could be let out as the lying-in
approached, then tightened later on, after the confinement.

Lete Bithespring
Steppes