Byzantine men's tunic made from hand-woven Middle Eastern red cotton. Sewn entirely by-hand using period techniques and seams with red-dyed cotton thread. Main body, side gore and sleeve construction is based on the Manazan Caves tunic. Cloth button-and-loop closure and keyhole neckline are per customer's request.
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Byzantine cotton Hosen, made from blue cotton twill with undyed and hand-woven white cotton feet. Ties are folded and sewn cotton which are secured to the top and then reinforced with a red heart-shaped applique. Entirely hand-sewn using locally-sourced linen thread in a running back-stitch and the seams are flat-felled and secured with an overcast stitch.
Based off finds from Moschevaya Balka and Antinoe. Roman rectangular linen tunic, made from 100% linen in a 'rust' color plain weave, supplied by the buyer. Entirely hand-sewn using locally-sourced linen thread in a double running-stitch and the seams are flat-felled in the Roman fashion and secured with an overcast stitch.
This would be a rich man's tunic, as linen has been historically notoriously difficult to dye and hold certain colors, meaning such a richly-dyed and finely-woven tunic would certainly have been worn be a well-to-do member of Roman society. Rather than hemming the bottom, I opted to keep the gorgeous selvedge that was present. Not only does this expedite the manufacturing process, but also allows the bottom edge to flow and fold more gracefully when worn, rather than one that is stiffened with stitching from bearing a sewn hem. Roman rectangular linen tunic, made from 100% undyed linen in plain weave, supplied by the buyer. Entirely hand-sewn using locally-sourced linen thread in a double running-stitch and the seams are flat-felled in the Roman fashion and secured with an overcast stitch.
Roman rectangular linen tunic, made from 100% undyed locally-sourced linen in plain weave. Entirely hand-sewn using locally-sourced linen thread in a double running-stitch and the seams are flat-felled in the Roman fashion and secured with an overcast stitch.
Roman rectangular wool tunic, made from wool which has been dyed red. Entirely hand-sewn using locally-sourced wool thread in a double running-stitch and the seams are flat-felled in the Roman fashion and secured with an overcast stitch.
The client specified a wool sensitivity, so I opted for a very soft fulled 2/1 twill. It's very cozy and warm, however, it should be noted the commonality of fulled wool for Roman tunics is speculative, however, fulleries have been noted in areas such as Pompeii, as well as Rome itself, and it is highly likely the heavier fulled wool tunics were a staple of Roman military fashion, especially for men serving in colder climates such as Western and Norther Europe during the winter months. Roman rectangular linen tunic, made from linen which has been dyed red using madder. Entirely hand-sewn using locally-sourced linen thread in a double running-stitch and the seams are flat-felled in the Roman fashion and secured with an overcast stitch.
Head hole has been purposely enlarged so as to be worn with one shoulder dropped off the arm to facilitate better movement during work or in hot weather. It is pulled up and closed in the back via a knot tied at the neck. Both of these styles are shown in period artwork. Roman rectangular linen tunic, made from 100% undyed vintage hand-woven linen in plain weave. Entirely hand-sewn using locally-sourced linen thread in a double running-stitch and the seams are flat-felled in the Roman fashion and secured with an overcast stitch.
Custom leather double pipe roll, made to hold two tobacco pipes, a lighter with cleaners, and a bag of tobacco. Made from un-dyed brown cow leather and sewn using waxed linen thread. Closure is a brass buckle.
(Pipe and accessories not included!) Custom leather single-pipe pipe roll, made to hold one tobacco pipe, a lighter with cleaners, and a bag of tobacco. Made from maroon-dyed thick cow leather and sewn using waxed linen thread. Closure is a brass buckle.
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