Boba of the Ottoman

This book can be viewed here www.archive.org/stream/ottomanwondertal00garn#page/n5/mod...

SCA branch located in the University of California at Berkeley

A freind of mine is new to the S.C.A. and has asked me to make hime some period garb for his ninth century Norse persona. He is even wants to buy period fabrics. Yeah! (I like working with period fabrics, I just can't afford them myself) Okay to start with the types of textiles and colors. Wool was the most common, followed by linen and then silk, both of which were imported. Linen was often left undyed, where as wools came in many colors such as reds, blues, yellows, purples, greens, and…

Fits my measurements of: 18" shoulder to shoulder 40" bust 32" underbust 33" waist and is 60" long. Can fit a variety of shapes and sizes without changing it very much at all. Supports me without modern undergarments. I have included layouts for 60" wide fabric and 45" wide fabric for variety. Blogged at: 13costumes.livejournal.com/8500.html 13costumes.livejournal.com/8233.html 13costumes.livejournal.com/7335.htm

Turkish costume

Here's a post about research for 16th century Turkish / Ottoman Empire clothing. Shown here is a picture of the books Valide Sultan Esther loaned me so I could study up before I made TRMs Coronation clothes. I looked over them all, and read many of them all the way through. They were fascinating despite not being my main area of costume study. My best friend in the SCA (and modern world, too) is a lover and student of 15th-16th century Turkey and the Ottoman Empire. The entire time I've been…

Ottoman Women's Clothing-Historical Overview-Part 1

Ottoman Persian