4/6/2023 0 Comments Roman tunic![]() This form could be interpreted as a doorway, a late reminiscence of the so-called False Doors of pharaonic Egypt, elaborate niches through which the dead were believed to communicate with the living. She is flanked on either side by Egyptian deities and seems to step forward from a light gray rectangle. On her feet are red socks and black sandals. The woman wears a great deal of jewelry earrings, three necklaces, six twisted gold bracelets, and three rings can be seen. ![]() The fine fringe around the bottom could also be part of the tunic or of the undergarment whose upper border, decorated with purple triangles, is visible at the neckline. The very deep folds below her right arm could be part of the mantle or might constitute tunic sleeves, while a tight sleeve visible around her left wrist could belong to the tunic or an undertunic. The construction of her garments is not easy to understand. Or you could use suitable patterns from Egyptian linen tablecloths made in the same way.This round-faced woman wears a fine tunic with narrow clavi (stripes) a mantle is draped over her arms. Members have already constructed weaving frames and done this. Use accurate decoration, made by weaving colour thread into the warp. Clavi can be produced by decorating plain wool with a running stitch, then repeating the running stitch to fill the gaps. Make roundels, or perhaps squares, using embroidery or tapestry. Then use fabric paint to produce accurate patterns, which look good at a distance. Some Asian clothes shops can also supply patterned weave.Īpply solid blocks of colour, as we did to our first ever tunics. Try and make the basic weave the same colour as the tunic. If you are portraying a low status individual or are a new recruit trying to get kit together, stick to plain undecorated tunics. Use the selvage edge as a hem on the cuffs or bottom edge of the tunic. This seam could be disguised by a decorated band being sewn over it. To make the sleeves long enough sew an extra bit of material on as a cuff. Sleeves are not generally sewn on Coptic tunics. Make the tunic wide in the body, not tailored in any way, with tight sleeves.įold your material over the shoulders and arms to ensure there are no shoulder seams and that the sleeves are integral with the body. Use off white/cream wool or linen, with visible threads. To help Comitatus continue to set the standard: Producing convincing tunics is one of the most challenging aspects of recreating the late Roman soldier. with detail sometimes applied by tapestry. The material used is linen, wool, or linen/wool and cotton/wool mixes. Bands of colour are found close to the cuff, but do not form the cuff. Roundels, and later in the 5th century squares, are placed low down on the front and back of the tunic, and sometimes on the shoulders. The clavi are placed across the shoulders, ending in points. ![]() Patterns were cut out of old tunics and re-used in new ones. ![]() Patterns were at first geometric, later moving to faces and pictures. Greater decoration could mean higher status. These produce patterns, the clavi, roundels etc. The neckline can be woven into the material.Ĭoloured threads are woven as the weft (threads from side to side) into the warp (threads up and down) of the material. They are woven on a wide loom, giving selvage edges (the tightly woven edge of the fabric) on the bottom and cuffs of the tunic. Military tunics may have had tight sleeves. Without going into detail, surviving tunics from Egypt, so-called Coptic tunics, generally have: This article is designed to offer guidance in 4th century tunic construction. ![]()
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