FUNDAMENTALS OF CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION 3(1+2)

Lesson 14 : Clothing Requirements of Infants

Shirt/jabla

Cotton shirts or jabla’s can be found in styles with or without sleeves, diaper shirt, slip-on, or double breasted with either tie-side or pin-on. Double breasted shirtsSlip-on shirts have no fasteners and have to be pulled over the baby’s head. So they should have adjustable necklines for ease in dressing. Some shirts have waterproof tabs for pinning the diaper to the shirt. Sleeveless shirts are made of soft cloth like lawn, and are ideal for summers. In warm climates a diaper shirt and diaper may be enough for the baby. offer extra warmth across the chest and abdomen and are easier to put on and take off.

All the shirts should have an ample armscye to make the dressing easier. Fasteners at the side of the garment are preferable than on the front/back. For slip on shirts, the neckline should be large enough, so that it does not hurt the baby when the shirt is slipped over the baby’s head. Shirts that are to be pinned should have extra thickness where pins are inserted, since constant pinning on a single thickness wears out the material.