12-12-2011, 07:01 AM
Yes, Legio XX is a good place to start, and we have a goodly number of women in the group, though they don't frequent RAT as it is mostly military.
You are talking about a gap sleeved tunica, and my wife and the others sew a button or similar into the joins, or just gather material into a bunch and sew that but neither buttons. I took a good look at one on a sculpture but you cannot tell from that how this was done. There are several other good sites out there, and I recommend A T Croom's book on Roman fashion as another first reference.
There is an old but really good video by Dr Norma Goodman, "Let's wrap" that goes over the basic look and construction of the clothing. She is very accurate though as a budget thing she had to use polyester rather than wool or linen.
As to the belting, the fabric on the existing statues folds overthe belt, so you dont get a clear idea of it, but a rope or leather cord would do fine.
We are in the Washington DC area if that helps.
You are talking about a gap sleeved tunica, and my wife and the others sew a button or similar into the joins, or just gather material into a bunch and sew that but neither buttons. I took a good look at one on a sculpture but you cannot tell from that how this was done. There are several other good sites out there, and I recommend A T Croom's book on Roman fashion as another first reference.
There is an old but really good video by Dr Norma Goodman, "Let's wrap" that goes over the basic look and construction of the clothing. She is very accurate though as a budget thing she had to use polyester rather than wool or linen.
As to the belting, the fabric on the existing statues folds overthe belt, so you dont get a clear idea of it, but a rope or leather cord would do fine.
We are in the Washington DC area if that helps.
Richard Campbell
Legio XX - Alexandria, Virginia
RAT member #6?
Legio XX - Alexandria, Virginia
RAT member #6?
