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Vanessa Giddings describes her research into Turkish Ottoman costuming items and provides patterns for making your own.
Today's post is a Caftan Project update. The next post will be about some studio experimentation with Byzantine hat shapes and an Etsy update and then in the next I'll talk about the bead show and...
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Pattern for Turkish gomlek, shalvar, and small hat. I put some basic measurements in that would cover who would fit in it as it stands. Each graph square is 5 inches. I also put in fabric suggestions and other small things. Blogged at: 13costumes.livejournal.com/5684.html
Middle East, Textiles. Child's kaftan in two parts, brocaded silk with design of staggered gold medallions against blue ground, probably Istanbul or Bursa, Turkey, 1575-1625
As I take/find new/old pictures, I will add them. These aren't in very good chronological order, but I tried to label them all. I look a lot younger in some, so I think it's a dead giveaway.
As I am busily cutting and sewing lots of Ottoman Turkish clothing before coronation I thought it was a great time to create some sew alongs or cut along in this case. I know the diagrams work for some folks but others need to see the real deal in progress. Here I will share a…
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My love affair with Titian's painting has led me to compile research on the style of coat featured in it. I call it the Turkish Venetian coat. The painting is Portrait of a Lady by Titian done in 1555 and housed at the National Gallery of Art in DC. Throughout the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries,…
Tunics Step by Step - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. This document provides instructions for making an early medieval tunic in 3 steps: 1. Measure yourself and choose a tunic design (2 or 4 gore), length (short or long), and fabric. 2. Plan a fabric cutting layout and cut out the body, sleeves, gores, and other pieces. Sewing the sleeves, gores and body pieces together forms the basic tunic shape. 3. Finish details like hemming and attaching a neck opening. Methods are described for cutting gores and finishing edges to complete the tunic. Authentic fabrics like linen and wool are recommended but not required.
Coat, Turkey late 16th century
A few scans from one of my many historical costume books. More to come, so keep your eyes peeled!
Perhaps one of the most appealing things about Ottoman costume is the amazing patterning of these grand silks. Unfortunately for the reenactor, finding similar patterns in an affordable form is...
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At the end of the third article in this series, I alluded to the fact that creating your own patterned fabric was a very viable option for getting the right look for Ottoman garb and for avoiding the...
Pardon the shoes, my feet are fussy at Pennsic ;-) Lined and faced entari with linen gomlek and block-print salwar. awanderingelf.weebly.com/a-wandering-elfs-journey.html
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