Friday the kids and I journeyed to Colonial Williamsburg, to enjoy the day and be in place the next morning to meet Lord De la Warre at Historic Jamestowne.
Upon arrival we settled down in a quiet spot to eat our picnic lunch.
COSTUME HIGH FIVE
Before long, a school group, comprised of a few teachers and a handful of 6th grade girls walked by, wanting to take pictures of my kids in their costumes.
Since I’m finally sort of getting used to this experience, I was about to simply move out of the way, since I was in-between the kids, but the teacher wanted us to all stay put, not pose, but keep eating our fried chicken.
She said she was going to caption the picture: employees on lunch break.
Well…I explained that we were guests like her. 😉
Shocked, she asked where the costumes came from.
When I replied that I sewed them, exclamations of surprise sounded from all around.
{{{They must be great street theater participants!}}}
The teacher asked me to detail all the information on my son’s costume: breeches, frock coat, waistcoat, shirt, cravat.
Impressed with the information, they repeated the words after me to internalize them.
One of the girls gave me a high-five!
Then the teacher asked where we were from.
I explained that we recently moved to Virginia from Texas.
She said we were neighbors, because they were from Louisiana!
GUESTS ASK ME ABOUT 18TH CENTURY LADIES STAYS
Later that day, some ladies I met at the shoemakers’ shop asked me about stays (especially about the type of boning I used) and other costuming questions, when they saw my kids dressed up!
After the fun accolades, we continued our research where I’m always admiring and studying historical clothing.
Note on the header photo: that is the most recent shot I can find of my kids’ costumes, as they engaged with one of the employees.
I’m certain it’s obvious which one is the most properly dressed employee. 😉
MILLINER SEWING INSPIRATION
At the milliner we saw lots of sewing inspiration for me and my daughter!
ANDERSON ARMOURY CONSTRUCTION
We also checked out the construction process of the Anderson Armoury Construction.
STREET THEATER SEWING INSPIRATION
During the street theater I secretly analyzed the gents’ waistcoats and frock coats for future sewing for my son.
GENERAL LAFAYETTE 1781
And then we ended the day with General Lafayette en route to Yorktown!
