Q & A

I recently got a few questions from someone and instead of replying just to her, I thought I would post it on my blog.

"How amazing Chelsea! Only recently, (though I have felt this way for years), I’ve been convicted to dress plainly and finally bought my first cape dress and plain-style apron patterns. Slowly, I'm trying to change over my wardrobe to fit what I feel YHWH is calling me to wear.

Please, if you don't mind answering a curious girls questions, where did you purchase your cape dress pattern? What colours do you personally consider plain? I'm not sure right now if wearing kapps is right for me (I've got a lot of hair and that makes the styles available to me difficult to wear) but I'm not sure what else there is. Right now I'm not feeling any leadings towards any particular covering so I'm not going to change until I do. Do you only wear kapps?"

I was lucky enough to be given my cape dress pattern by a friend. I did not have to purchase one. It may of been easier if I had because I would not of had to alter the pattern, but it saved me money. Where I am, that is how most women do it. Find someone of comprable size at their church, ask to try a dress on, and if it fits ask to copy the pattern the other lady uses. One of my friends had an old pattern and a dress for me to try on and it fit for the most part so that is how I got my pattern.

I myself do not focus on what colors to wear and what colors not to wear. For church I have some more subdued colors, such as darker greens, sage greens, blues, and one gray dress, but for my everyday dress I pick material up that appeals me. It usually is a green (I love orange and greens) and has a pattern to it. The patterns I find in my area are small patterns. Similar to this one.



My thoughts on what style of covering to wear is wear what you feel called to wear. Do not worry about what may be the "right" covering as Paul did not specify what kind women are to wear, only that we are to wear a covering. I have thick hair, my hair is to the bottom of my shoulder blades so it's not super long yet. There are ways to make your bun flat, here is a link to different ways to make your bun. I wear both veils and kapps, but when I buy kapps I have to look for ones that are extra deep or else my kapps sit further back, but with my behind-the-ears kapps I do not mind them sitting further back... I don't like them over my ears :)

I hope this answers your questions. If anyone has anymore, please feel free to ask! I am will do my very best to answer all of your questions :)

Blessings in Christ,