How Do I Get My Trek Clothes?

1. SEW'EM  You, a Friend

2. NEW Buy'em

3. USED DI or Saver's or Neighbors

SEW'EM If you want to sew your Trek clothes see the posts on this blog or Google pioneer trek DIY and you'll find a lot of tutorials.

BUY'EM If you have more $$ than time, buy your clothes. Here are web sites with information. I don't support or work for these sites. I simply Googled "pioneer trek clothes." A four piece woman's outfit is about $75 at Deseret Book. A new man's shirt is about $30. This is much pricier than purchasing used or sewing. Remember you need one bonnet, two shirts, two skirts for the ladies and one hat, two shirts, two pants for the guys.
White Elegance
Deseret Book
Wholesale Secal--Minimum orders are $100, so these would be ordered on a ward basis. A bonnet was about $9 and man's shirt about $9 as well.

Pioneer Designs--This is a small home business that needs a lead time of at least 3 weeks.
Walmart--Men's cotton, long sleeved shirts cost are about $13 each.
BuckWholesale--the Stake may consider making a bulk purchase of men's strawhats. These would be less than $5.

DI/SAVER'S Get friends. Find a ride. See what you can find:)

Sew a Bonnet: "Yes, Virginia, You Can Sew a Bonnet for Trek"

There are multiple ways to sew a bonnet for pioneer trek. Yes! You do need to still bring sunscreen and chapstick. You don't want your lips to hurt "real bad, " do you? --think Napolean Dynamite.

Here's a pretty easy bonnet blog tutorial. Click here.

This bonnet is darling and the instructions are pretty clear as well. Click here.

Here's a small blog tutorial. The pattern is not very clear. Click here.

Here's an authentic slat bonnet which can be modified. Use interfacing instead of slats. We don't have to be extraordinarily authentic on Trek. I know my Nikes aren't pioneer authentic:)

Link to Slat Bonnet. This bonnet is HUGE! Here's the pattern link if you're interested. Click here.

Here is a YouTube tutorial about sewing a bonnet for Trek. Click here for the video.

Lastly, here are written instructions for another bonnet pattern.

Sew a Trek Skirt--No Elastic

This tutorial for a pioneer trek skirt has a sewn on waistband--NO elastic in the waist. The tutorial is understandable and the skirt wouldn't take a lot longer than an elastic waistband skirt. Click here for the link to the blog.

Sew a Skirt for Trek--Elastic Waistband

Here are some instructions for the most simple elastic waistband skirt I know of.

Make an elastic waistband skirt by purchasing 2 yards of cotton fabric and 1" wide elastic (You will need at least enough elastic the length of the hip measurement plus a couple of inches. I buy a package of elastic.)  Lay the fabric with one side of the selvage running left to right, so that a selvage is on the top of the piece and on the bottom.  

Fold the 2 yards of fabric cut end to cut end with RIGHT sides together. Sew 1/2" or 5/8" seam whichever you like. Press seam flat and then serger, or not:)  Along the top selvage edge of this tube now press down 2" of fabric wrong side to wrong side. This is for the elastic casing. Stitch 1 1/2" from the top fold leaving a 2" opening in which to insert elastic. Attach a large saftey pin to the end of the elastic to fish through the casing. 

Don't cut elastic to size until after measuring to trekker's waist or 1" below the belly button.  Overlap elastic by 1 1/2" to 2" inches making sure that the elastic is not twisted in the casing. Straight stitch across the elastic in two spots near each end of the overlapped elastic. Once you're sure the elastic is not twisted inside the casing stitch the insertion opening closed by stretching the elastic and fabric smooth and closing the hole.

On the other side of the skirt (the bottom) double fold the selvage up 3" twice. You have shortened the skirt by about 6". You don't have to hem it this much. The amount depends on the height of the trekker.  The skirt should reach to mid-calf. The is about 12" extra length in the skirt before hemming for the average sized 5'6" girl.

Here are some other directions for an elastic waistband skirt.
There is an optional ruffle on the bottom. Don't make the skirts too narrow at the bottom. When you take strides will trekking you don't want the skirt to hobble you at the ankles or calves.

Of course this skirt is too short for Trek, but the elastic waistband is another option.

Here's a YouTube tutorial video and it's only 5 minutes long--YES! This skirt pattern uses 2" wide exposed elastic for the waistband. It's a quick and easy DIY. Click here for the video tutorial. Of course you're going to need to make the skirt mid-calf length for Trek. You'll need enough fabric gathered around your waist to have enough kick/hiking room down below near your calves.

Here's another tutorial on making a casing for the elastic on a skirt. This is similar to pajama pants that you may have made in Mrs. Griffin's sewing class at Oak Canyon JHS. Click here for the video.

How Do I Make a Button-Up Man's Shirt Look More Authentic? or 15 Minute Pioneer Shirt

Here's a link to a tutorial on modifying your button-up man's shirt. It makes it look a bit more "pioneer" authentic. You don't have to do this for Trek. It is only for the joy of it.
Click here for the tutorial link.

Video of 2010 Lindon Stake's Pioneer Trek

Here's some awesome video of our Stake Pioneer Trek in 2010.
Part 1 The preparation.
Part 2 The in between parts.
Part 3 The conclusion of 2010 PioneerTrek.

2014 Trek Clothing Requirements

GALS—

2 Mid-Calf Skirts

            Light-weight cotton fabric

Lighter colors, small prints

Mid-calf length

2 Full length sleeve shirts or Three-quarter length sleeve

            Pale colors reflect sun’s heat

            Light-weight cotton fabric

1 Bonnet Straw Hat or Garden hat required (You’ll bring sunscreen, too.)

            Light-weight cotton fabric

            Lighter colors, small prints

1 Pair Pantaloons (Cut-off scrubs, pajama shorts, bike shorts minus the padded diaper or compression shorts/underwear)

            For modesty

            To prevent chaffing

            Jeans are too warm

            Chamois cream i.e.Chamois Butt’r (If you know what this is, it’s great at preventing chaffing.)

1 Apron optional

            Objects in apron pockets bounce uncomfortably while hiking

            Aprons are about 6-12” shorter than skirts, but can vary

2 Pair “Broken-In” running or hiking shoes

            NOT brand-new

            The second pair is in case the first gets wet

4 Pair good quality socks i.e. Thorlo, Coolmax, Smart Wool, Drymax

            No holes

            No mends

            Bring moleskin for hot spots and blisters i.e. moleskin

1Possibles Bag for daily essentials like first aid, chap stick, water.  Karen Smith purchased supplies for these bags in bulk. The supplies for each bag cost $1.50 each and can be ordered through your ward sewing specialist. See the posts in this blog regarding the possibles bags--sew and no sew options.

1 Bandana

              Your Stake will provide this.

1 Pair work gloves required

GUYS—

2 Long-sleeved button-up shirts

            Light colored fabric or plaid

            Tucked into pants
             

2 Pair Docker type pants

            Cotton

            Light colored fabric/tan

            Chamois cream i.e.Chamois Butt’r (If you know what this is, it’s great at preventing chaffing.)

2 Pair “Broken-In” running or hiking shoes

            NOT brand-new

            The second pair is in case the first gets wet

4 Pair good quality socks i.e. Thorlo, Coolmax, Smart Wool, Drymax

            No holes

            No mends

            Bring moleskin for hot spots and blisters i.e.moleskin 

1 Hat required

            Type of hat could be

            Garden hat, pilot cap, straw hat, wide brimmed felt hat, or round crowned hat
            

1Possibles Bag for daily essentials like first aid, chap stick, water. Karen Smith purchased supplies for these bags in bulk. The supplies for each bag cost $1.50 each and can be ordered through your ward sewing specialist. See the posts in this blog regarding the possibles bags--sew and no sew options.

            

1 Bandana

            Your Stake will provide this.

1 Pair work gloves required

Here is a copy of the 2010 Trek Clothing Guidelines. We have made some modifications, but this is for historical interest:)