Toga

I need to make a costume for an All Saints party. I want to look like a Buddhist monk or perhaps the Dali Lama.

Does anyone know what the garment that they wear is called and how to make one? I've never made clothes before plus this only needs to last for six hours so simple is appropriate for many reasons.

Even if you have no idea, please tell me how much fabric a 6' person would need to make a simple toga.

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Bob Simon
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Pogonip

I don't think you need a pattern,

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Just get a few yards each of maroon and red and a bit of yellow, and start draping. If you take the first piece, double it lengthwise, and make a slit in the center large enough to put your head through, then sew seams up the sides (for modesty) to within about 12" of the center top fold (leaving an opening to put your arms through), you could then drape the other pieces artistically and pin to secure everything.

I'd guess 3-4 yards of the main color (enough to cover your body hem-to-shoulder and back again) maybe two to three yards of the second color, and a yard or so of the yellow contrast. You might find very inexpensive fabric at WalMart or a thrift store.

Good luck!

Beverly

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BEI Design

I found this website, but it might be complicated:

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It's basically a recreation site, so they may care more about being historically accurate and paying more attention to detail than you may be interested in.

Reply to
Elianna

Sorry to tell you but A toga was worn in Rome , it is a Semi circular Drape,,,, mirjam

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mirjam

I was at university when the film Animal House came out. At the time, everyone had toga parties. I seem to recall that we made them out of sheets - a few pleats here, a tuck there and the costume was ready. I don't recall that they fell apart while we were wearing them - given that sometimes we travelled by public transport it could have been nasty and cold in an English winter.

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Viviane

"The toga, a distinctive garment of Ancient Rome, was a sash of perhaps twenty feet (6 meters) in length which was wrapped around the body and was generally worn over a tunic. The toga was invariably made of wool, and the tunic under it was often made of linen."

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Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply

Bruce , i didn`t know you are sewing or interested in sewing ? What are you sewing ? i just finnished 2 new shirt, and a new winter skirt, and a cloth bag and some cushion covers . [converted from old skirts ] as well as 3 tablecloth, =an apron , mirjam

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mirjam

I don't sew, I leave all the craftwork (cross-stitch, blackwork, etc) to Maureen. However, I do know how to use a search engine to gather information from the internet; knowing how much reliance to place upon the information is another question altogether <g>

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Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply

And you jumped on my text just because i mentioned the old Roman Toga, it would be nice if people gave some thought to where things come from ,, mirjam

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mirjam

I'm not sure what you mean by "jumped on your text". I found a good description of a toga and forwarded it to the group.

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Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply

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