Fortunately they have begun to share in my obsession with the LOTR and The Hobbit. They requested hobbits costumes (it was bound to happen after all the nights of my whispering "you want to be a hobbit" in their sleeping ears).
My costuming is usually a combination of purchased items, repurposed thriftstore items, and hand made items. Case in point.
My daughter has the easiest costume. Hobbit girls really just need a good dress with some sort of undergarments to fancy it up.
I bought the white underdress, used as a chemise, and the corduroy jumper from the thrift store. I made her several pairs of bloomers and voila she is a passable hobbit girl!
My son's costume is of course just as easy. The pants are just cut offs. It's near summer and these pants had worn hems anyways. The shirt and vest are from his wardrobe. I will be making him a couple of proper vests, but I don't have a pattern on hand today and we needed costumes pronto. And finally the jacket. I tried finding him a good cord jacket at the thrift store but there weren't any boy sized ones. Jackets are a bitch to sew so I'm happy to let some used clothing store provide the difficult details. I found a womens size 2 jacket. It fits his body fairly well and with a little hemming of the sleeves it fits perfectly! There is a little detailing that the sharp eye my notice it is a actually a women's jacket. But not easily.
Next will be cloaks for the both of them. I will be doing polar fleece again for these as they are so durable and easy to sew. I have two fleece blankets in the house they may be converted over the next few days.
