In many countries of the world, wearing a folk costume, even in everyday life, is perceived as the norm. In Russia, this tradition has been lost. Nevertheless, folk costume is still interesting to people, and some may even have a desire to sew it.
It is necessary
- - fabric for sewing;
- - threads;
- - suit patterns.
Instructions
Step 1
Decide what you need a suit for. For example, a Russian sundress for a dance number should have an appropriate comfortable cut. Most likely it will have to be made shorter than it actually was. A more historically accurate reconstruction can be done for the folk choir.
Step 2
Choose the model that suits you the most and suits the style of the situation in which the suit will be worn. The types of costumes and their regional features can be found on the following website - https://www.narodko.ru/article/kogu/. There you can also pick up items of clothing to compose a complete ensemble in the folk style. When choosing a model, consider what character you would like to portray in this costume. For example, the traditional dress of a married woman and a girl usually differed from each other, especially the differences were noticeable in the headdress - traditionally a kokoshnik on an uncovered head was an element of a girl's costume.
Step 3
Find a suit pattern or design one yourself. For a folk costume, it is usually quite simple. You can find patterns in sewing books, as well as on the Internet sites of lovers of folk culture and clothing. For example, the rules for constructing a pattern for a women's shirt can be found here -
Step 4
Find materials for sewing. The traditional colors for Russian costume were white (or the color of unbleached linen) and red, and other colors were also used. It is better to give preference to natural fabrics - cotton and linen, but in the case of sewing costumes for the stage, naturalness can be neglected for the sake of convenience and the necessary external effect.
Step 5
Decorate the costume with traditional embroidery. It is best to place it on the sleeves and at the collar of the shirt. Examples of Russian folk embroidery ornaments are presented on the following website - https://korolevstvo-masterov.ru/71-ornamenty/156-rus/. Kokoshnik, in addition to sewing, can be decorated with beads, which will be designed to imitate river pearls, traditionally used to decorate accessories for folk costumes.
