Katie - Thanks for the information!
Wendi
> Wendy wrote:
> >
> > I am interested in both the Sari/Saree and the Lehenga; I'm sure
> > I'll get around to the Salwar Kameez (they look so comfortable).
>
> Most lenghas are simply unshaped drawstring skirts. What makes them is the
> fabric and orn
Katie - I guess I'm looking for both, I'd like to compare the differences. The
wedding sari suit is probably just a more ornate (if that is possible) that a
daily outfit. It may sound stupid, but I was watching a movie, Bend it Like
Beckham (or Kick it Like Beckham in the UK), and I absolutely f
Wendy wrote:
>
> I am interested in both the Sari/Saree and the Lehenga; I'm sure
> I'll get around to the Salwar Kameez (they look so comfortable).
Most lenghas are simply unshaped drawstring skirts. What makes them is the
fabric and ornamentation. I think that there are some very high fash
hhh..
I purchased my choli for $6 - granted it was a plain cotton one with no
embellishment.
Thankfully I fit a 'off-the-rack' size.
Katheryne
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> Personally, I cant toss something together for the low prices that our
> local I
I ran a quick web search on Chantal and found her web site:
http://www.devi.net/Chantal.html . It includes links for her books.
Joan Jurancich
At 08:53 AM 8/12/2005, you wrote:
The Folkwear choli pattern (which compares, by the way, quite
favorably with cholis I have had made in India) include
Carolyn Kayta Barrows wrote:
Folkwear doesn't really have a pattern for a Sari, it is simply a really
long rectangle? I'm such a visual person that I was hoping there was
a simple
step-by-step website out there.
You don't need a pattern for a saree - it's six yards of fabric.
Folkwear
Folkwear doesn't really have a pattern for a Sari, it is simply a really
long rectangle? I'm such a visual person that I was hoping there was a
simple
step-by-step website out there.
You don't need a pattern for a saree - it's six yards of fabric. Folkwear
has a pattern for a choli.
>The only tricky part of a Sari is the fit of the Choli... and Salwar Kameez
>(pants and tunic) can be pretty easy to throw together as well, if you are
> familiar with rectangular construction.
Personally, I cant toss something together for the low prices that our
local Indian shops sell and tai
I should say, I just looked at Shalincraft and they have a lot more
embroidered stoles than last time I looked, some of which are very tempting.
Fran
Lavolta Press wrote:
Shalincraft is OK, I've bought from them. I got fast service and
reasonable (though not spectacular) quality items.
The
x27;s dhoti.
--Ruth Anne Baumgartner
scholar gypsy and amateur costumer
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In a message dated 8/12/2005 9:11:45 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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Shalincraft is OK, I've bought from them. I got fast service and
reasonable (though not spectacular) quality items.
There are a lot of saris and cholis for sale on eBay.
Fran
Lavolta Press Books on Historic Costuming
http://www.lavoltapress.com
Karen R Bergquist wrote:
Here are some sites t
In a message dated 8/12/2005 9:11:45 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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Folkwear doesn't really have a pattern for a Sari, it is simply a really
long rectangle? I'm such a visual person that I was hoping there was a simple
step-by-step website out there.
Check thi
In a message dated 8/11/2005 11:37:49 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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I have yet to find a pattern (online or otherwise) for a modern Choli
Me too. I was looking at "The Mahabharata" and the cholis seem to be all
rectangles...or nearlyno darts, shaping done at s
Here are some sites that I have book marked. I haven't dealt with any of
them as I live in Chicago and there's a sizeable Indian/Pakistani
population and a really good Indian shopping district.
http://www.salwarkameezindia.com/
http://www.shalincraft-india.com/
http://www.homeindia.com/
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I have yet to find a pattern (online or otherwise)
Folkwear has a choli pattern. Is this the wrong shape? It looks like the
ones the Indian women in Northern CA wear around town.
for a modern Choli that
I use a t-shirt for a choli. Not traditional, but some parts of my body
look bet
I purchased one of the cotton cholis and took it apart for a pattern.
Too bad there isn't someone near me with a scanner who can take pics of the
pieces and help graph them out.
My choli seperated into 7 pieces - (2) fronts, (1) back, (2) sleeves, (2) front
facing pieces
Katheryne
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> Sheridan,
> Thanks for the information - I'll have to snoop around my area, I don't
think that we have a strong Indian population though.
>
> Do you know of any good sources of authentic Indian patterns? I know
Folkwear has a few, but didn't know if there was anything else out there.
I've been
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