03-21-2007, 10:45 PM
Think of elbow to elbow as an absolute minimum. Wrist to wrist would be just as good. You should not need sleeves - they will form of their own accord. As Matt Amt said, square is a good shape. When unbelted the tunic should hang to mid calf when standing straight. To hitch it up take a belt or waist tie (not your military belt) and tie it reasonably firmly around your waist. Then hitch the material up at the sides, little by little, one side after the other until the botton edge at both front and back is three or four inches (more if you prefer) above your knees. It will probably be somewhat higher at the sides.
Once you have hitched your tunic up, then you should put on your military belt. Hitching your tunic this way should produce a reasonable impression of the crescentic folds seen on many sculptural representations of tunics, as seen (for example) here:
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Once you have hitched your tunic up, then you should put on your military belt. Hitching your tunic this way should produce a reasonable impression of the crescentic folds seen on many sculptural representations of tunics, as seen (for example) here:
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