06-06-2018, 06:12 PM
As for the Clavii, it seems in period that they were sewn into the fabric when they were on the loom. The stripes were literally part of the fabric, just some whatever color threads woven in with the threads from the rest of the tunic if that makes sense.
Since 99.99% of the reenactors nowadays dont have a loom at home to handmake their own tunics, most people just fold over the edges and stitch a 2 inch wide strip of fabric onto their tunic.
Is it cheating? Yes. Did they do it that way back then? No. But short of buying a hand loom and spending 50 hours making a tunic from scratch yourself, thats the best way to do it. Try to find a thread that matches the color of the clavii so when you sew it, you cant see the stitching.
Since 99.99% of the reenactors nowadays dont have a loom at home to handmake their own tunics, most people just fold over the edges and stitch a 2 inch wide strip of fabric onto their tunic.
Is it cheating? Yes. Did they do it that way back then? No. But short of buying a hand loom and spending 50 hours making a tunic from scratch yourself, thats the best way to do it. Try to find a thread that matches the color of the clavii so when you sew it, you cant see the stitching.
"The Nation that makes a great distinction between its scholars and its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting done by fools."
-Thucydides
2LT Joseph Biggie
-Thucydides
2LT Joseph Biggie
