According to anthropologists, early clothing likely consisted of grass and plant leaves, fur and leather which were draped, wrapped or tied around the body and primarily the reason was to keep warm.
Clothing later evolved to be more comfortable, indicate status and also be used to attract partners. All kinds of social and religious influences dictated styles and materials over the centuries. Read the rest of this entry »
Did you know that it takes at least four generations for names to sound appealing again for babies. The names of today’s mums and dad’s are far too new for the most part too familiar to foist upon an innocent newborn. I have not heard mum shouting for Gary to stop teasing the dog since my own childhood in the 70’s. I’m more likely to hear my grandmothers sisters, Ruby, Lily, Martha and indeed my own daughter Netta presiding over Tracy Karen or Glenn. Read the rest of this entry »
With re-cycling being in the fore front of peoples minds there’s a return to hand crafted old school ‘artisan’ products. Whether buying second hand or using our own skills to produce, enhance or adapt our childrens clothes we can all do our bit to challenge the mass produced fashions that are literally thrown away each year.
Try unravelling pieces of knitwear and re-use the wool to create something fresh. Yarn changes colour with age and becomes muted and seasoned and can produce some fantastic effects. Try boiling knitwear so it becomes felted. This method changes a tired looking jumper into a new scatter cushion for the sofa or your babies bedroom. Read the rest of this entry »
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Baby Clothes Photos
May 12th, 2010We though it would be nice to publish some of the baby clothes photos we didn’t use in our main catalogue as the little darlings look so adorable in these photos. Read the rest of this entry »
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