Orchard House Wardrobe Period Costume Hire
Terms and Conditions for hire

These costumes are handmade, carefully researched and valuable:

Please return all items in the same excellent condition as you received them.

Do not launder, as this needs to be done with care and is covered by the hire cost.

When hiring, two days are allowed for transit above the hire period.

A refundable deposit of £20 is usually required to ensure the items are returned on time.

Payment is by cheque, cash or Paypal.

Orchard House Costumes are available for film use - please get in touch to discuss your requirements.

Orchard House Costumes are not usually available for theatre productions or parties. They are carefully researched, hand-made clothes designed and worn just as they were in the past with layers of linen and wool and complicated fastenings.

Victorian pinafores and petticoats

We are based near Lincoln in Lincolnshire, and outfits can be collected and returned in person. Please e-mail or phone for an appointment. If you need an item delivering we use Royal Mail Special Delivery, check the individual item for postage cost.


Important - Wearing Period Costumes

Learning to move in and manage the clothes of another time is a wonderful practical experience that will give the children an insight into history they could achieve no other way. But, please take care - children today are not used to managing long skirts or wearing  caps. Skirts can hamper movement and caps may reduce hearing and vision slightly, so take care in traffic if they are walking to school in costume. Also, keep away from naked flames – most of these clothes are made from the natural fibres of linen, wool, cotton and silk. 

Thank you and enjoy!

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