Historically, there were many types of Indian headdresses, which were traditionally used by more than 560 of their tribes, troops, nationalities, villages, communities, and so on. Some headdresses were intended solely for beauty, while others, such as the combat headdress, were to be made and worn only in special circumstances. If you decide to create an Indian headdress, first of all study the culture of the nation whose headdress you want to reproduce. Please note that if you are in America, you should not dress up as a Native American when attending any costume parties or celebrations, as you may unintentionally offend the sensibilities of the native Indians.

Steps

Feather headband

You will need scissors, a measuring tape, a ruler, brown construction paper, wax crayons or paints, craft glue or a glue gun, and feathers (as many as you want to use) or other colors of construction paper. If you make paper feathers, then to make feather blanks from a sheet of construction paper you will have to cut transverse strips about 2.5 cm wide. You can purchase construction paper in various colors and make 1-2 feathers from paper of each available color.

Cut a strip of brown construction paper. The width of the strip should be about 4 cm. The length of the strip should be sufficient so that it can be wrapped around the head with a slight overlap.

Decorate the prepared strip of paper. Take markers, wax or regular colored pencils, paints and paint on a strip of paper colored patterns in the style of the Wampanoa, Lenape or Abenaki Indians. Examples of patterns can be found on the Internet or in books about the life of forest Indian tribes.

Glue the ends of the strip together. Apply a drop of glue to one end of the strip from the front side. Roll the strip into a circle and press the ends together until they stick together. Let the glue dry.

• When you roll the strip into a circle, its ends should overlap each other by about 2.5 cm.
• If regular liquid glue won't stick well to construction paper, use a glue stick or hot glue gun.
• If you have real or artificial feathers for the headband, you can attach them at this stage. Apply a few drops of glue to the inside of the headband and glue the feathers into place. If you have a lot of feathers, distribute them so that they fan out.

1. Select paper for making feathers. If you don't have real or fake feathers, you can make your own from construction paper. To do this, you will need to cut out elongated ovals and cut fringe along their edges. You can use any color of paper and any number of pens. For example, you could make the feathers red, yellow, and orange, or use paper the same color as the design on the brown headband.

   Cut out ovals from paper to make feathers. Draw a narrow elongated oval on the first sheet of construction paper; it should be at least 15 cm long and 2.5 cm wide. Cut out the oval. Prepare a few more feathers in the same way.

   Fold the ovals lengthwise and cut fringe along the edge. Fold one oval in half lengthwise and make a series of cuts along the curved edge. The cuts should not intersect or reach the fold. At the same time, they should cover the entire curved edge from top to bottom.

   • The lobe fold on the oval paper pen imitates the presence of a central core. Don't worry about maintaining exact symmetry when folding, as even real feathers don't always have complete symmetry.
   • Unfold the pen. Repeat the entire process with construction paper feathers in other colors.

2. Glue paper feathers to the headband. Glue the paper feathers to the inside of the headband and let the glue dry. The feathers should face upward and fan out from one point. One central feather can stand strictly straight, but the rest should be tilted.

   Put on the headband. When putting on the headband, position the feathers so that they are slightly behind the ear. Complete this outfit by learning about the history of the Indian tribe whose designs you used to create the headband.

   Combat headdress made of paper and feathers

   1. Gather the necessary materials. You will need scissors, a measuring tape, a hole punch, a paper binder, craft glue or a hot glue gun. You will also need corrugated cardboard, crepe paper, artificial feathers, or paper for making your own feathers.

      Cut a strip of corrugated cardboard. It should have a width of about 4 cm, and a length of 5 cm longer than the circumference of the head of the person for whom the Indian headdress is intended.

      • Corrugated cardboard, also called fiberboard or boxboard, has an internal corrugated layer that allows the ridges or holes in the layer to be visible when cut. At the same time, this cardboard is slightly lighter and thicker than regular cardboard.
      • To make a headdress, take corrugated cardboard that is not too thick so that it is easier to wrap a strip of it around your head.
      • Here you will be given instructions on how to make a combat headdress with erect feathers.

   2. Stick the feathers into the holes of the corrugated cardboard. Apply a little glue to each hole in the cardboard strip where the feather will be inserted. Insert the artificial feather shafts into the holes coated with glue and let the glue dry.

      • To make the feathers stick better, you can insert them into a flat strip of cardboard, rather than into a vertical one.
      • To glue feathers, you can use stationery or hot glue.

   3. Place the ends of the cardboard strip on top of each other and secure. Roll the strip into a ring so that its ends overlap each other by 5 cm. Take a hole punch, make holes at the ends of the strip and fasten them with a binder.

      • Be sure to fold the ends of the binder over to secure it.
      • For extra reliability, you can pierce paired holes for the binder in two places (top and bottom) and fasten them with two binders.

   4. Decorate the outside of the headdress. You can cover it with fabric, red crepe paper or decorate it with beads. When using crepe paper, you should prepare a strip 5 cm wide and 30 cm long than the circumference of the headdress itself.

      • Cover the outside of the cardboard ring with crepe paper. In this case, the paper from the top and bottom edges should protrude beyond the edges of the cardboard by about 5 mm, and you should also have two equal lengths (15 cm each) freely hanging ends of the paper strip.

   5. Cut fringe along the edges of the crepe paper. If you used crepe paper to decorate your headdress, add fringe to it. Take scissors and make cuts along the entire perimeter of the protruding top and bottom edges of the paper strip.

      • This procedure completes the process of making an Indian war headdress. When you put it on, all the feathers on it will stand straight.

   6. Make a different type of combat headdress. Indian war headdresses were not all the same, for more ideas on how to make them, check out the appearance of various feathered headdresses, Sioux headdresses, and upright headdresses. About a dozen Indian tribes from the Great Plains made combat headdresses, in which each feather reflected the military merits and exploits of the Indians who wore them. Among the most famous of these tribes are the Sioux, Crow, Blackfeet, Cheyenne and Plains Cree.

      • The Indian war headdress was a sacred symbol reflecting the great merits of its wearer. Not all members of the tribe had the right to wear such a headdress. Today, modern American Indians can earn the right to wear such a headdress for actively defending the interests of Indians, as well as for receiving an academic degree.
      • This is why in America you can insult the Indians if you just dress up in a war headdress.

   Beaded headdress

   1. Get everything you need. You will need beads, strong thread for making beads and a beading needle of the appropriate size. You will also need a bead loom. If you already have a bead loom and a set of materials to work with it, choose larger beads, as well as one large wooden bead to finish your work. If you're starting from scratch, get yourself a few bags of beads in the colors you want to use. All beads should be the same size, however you can use larger beads to complete the ends of your work.

      • Make your own bead loom. You can make your own bead loom by attaching a pair of flat combs to a sturdy box or box lid. Take two identical flat combs or break one comb into two parts. Glue the combs with tape or glue on two parallel sides of the box so that the teeth remain hanging in the air.
      • Buy special threads for making beads. A slightly elastic thread will create a more comfortable headdress to wear.

   2. Design a beaded headdress. Similar headdresses were used by many Indian tribes, including the Cheyenne, Sioux, Crow, Soc, Fox, Winnebago, Kickapoo, Cree and Arapaho. Look on the Internet or in books about Indians for traditional beadwork patterns of these tribes. You can also come up with your own design. Draw the design on checkered paper, coloring the squares to match the colors of the beads you will use.

      Thread the bead loom. Tie the thread to the leftmost tooth of the machine (comb), stretch it to the other side of the machine and cut it off, leaving a tail 5-8 cm long protruding. Tie this tail to the leftmost tooth of the machine on this side. Repeat the procedure until you have enough threads stretched to bring your intended design to life.

   3. Place beads on a long thread. Position the design vertically to match the position of the loom and start counting the beads from the top row. Count out the beads for the first five rows and thread them on the thread in the order in which you counted. The first row is counted from left to right, the second from right to left, then again from left to right, and so on.

      • It is in this order that you will intertwine the thread with strung beads with the threads of the weaving base stretched on the machine (first from left to right, then from right to left, and so on).

   4. Weave your own beaded headdress. Attach the needle to one end of the thread with beads and begin to braid the warp threads, first in front, then in back. Go around the first warp thread in the front, the second in the back, then again in the front and again in the back. Weave the first row of the pattern at the top of the loom in this manner, moving from left to right. This row will end on the right, so you will start weaving the second row from here, and the third will start on the left again. After completing the first five rows, pause to make sure the pattern is correct.

      • If this is the case, place beads on the thread for the next five rows of the pattern and continue weaving.
      • If an error occurs, undo the wrong rows and re-lace the beads in the correct order.

   5. Finish by tying the threads. Using a tape measure, measure the head circumference of the person for whom the headdress is intended. Weave the product to the desired length or a couple of centimeters shorter if the ends of the headdress are tied to a large bead. Cut the piece from the loom and tie the loose warp threads together to prevent the weave from fraying. Then you can tie a large bead to one end of the weave, and use the longer threads of the other end to make a loop on the bead and also tie it off.

      • Trim the excess ends of the threads.
      • If you don't want to use a large bead to tie the ends of the headdress, you can simply tie the warp threads with a knot at each end, and tie the threads of both ends together to put on the headdress.
      • If you want the headdress to be the exact size for the head, then tightly tie the ends of the headdress directly on the head of its wearer.

One of the popular and favorite costumes for children's parties is the image of an Indian. This brave, courageous and independent man has been the hero of many books and films for many decades.

It’s very easy to create a spectacular outfit for this character with your own hands and using available materials that are found in every home. In the simplest and most budget version, the main component of the costume is an ordinary painted T-shirt, a spectacular headdress and beads made from one popular hand-made food product - pasta.

REFERENCE! The headdress (roach) consists of a large number of vertical feathers.

What you will need

The materials used can be varied and depend on the imagination of the author. In the process of making a costume, you may need the following materials:

• T-shirt and pants;
• fringe or material from which it can be made;
• pasta of various shapes, but with a hole for the passage of braid;
• fabric paints or markers and food coloring;
• brush;
• scissors;
• feathers;
• cardboard;
• glue and others.

Preparation stages

This type of suit is not without reason called one of the easiest to make. The fact is that the main part of it doesn’t even need to be sewn. Any plain T-shirt, preferably in grey, brown or beige, is perfect. Girls should wear a t-shirt tunic and boys should wear matching pants. Beautiful and even stripes are simply cut along the edge of the hem and the edge of the sleeves. But on the side of the pants you can sew pre-purchased fringe. You can also complicate your task by including a historical component in this clothing. You should study the features of ancient symbols and decorate things with them. This is easy to do using acrylic paints or fabric markers.

ATTENTION! A tunic for a girl can also be made from an ordinary pillowcase. To do this, just cut holes in it for the neck and arms.

An important accessory for a real Indian is massive beads. This is where pasta comes in handy. They can be effectively colored using food coloring. To do this, pasta is poured into a jar and paint is added. Then they should be shaken a little and placed on a baking sheet so that they do not stick together. Next, simply string the pasta onto a cord or elastic band. For greater realism, you can add multi-colored feathers, small wooden decorations or coins. It is better to fix the color of the pasta with clear varnish.

IMPORTANT! Making a roach is also not difficult. To do this, a hoop is made from cardboard slightly larger than the circumference of the child’s head. A circle of red cardboard or colored paper is placed in the center. This is a kind of symbol of the sun. Next, purchase or homemade feathers are attached.

Creating and combining elements into a costume

A couple of accessories will help add completeness and integrity to the look. So, you can give a boy a bow and arrows, and for a girl you can make a couple of bracelets from cardboard or leather. The basis for the bow can be a flexible branch or twig. They are treated with varnish and the ends are secured with tape. For greater realism, faces are painted with special paints for face painting or ordinary shadows and pencils from a cosmetic bag are used. The most suitable colors are brown, white and red.

This type of outfit is one of the easiest and fastest to make. All materials used can be found in your own home. We hope that this article was informative and will help you make an unusual and colorful costume for the holiday.

With the New Year holidays approaching, mothers are increasingly thinking about what outfit to choose for their daughter. If your choice fell on an Indian New Year's costume, then hopefully a few tips can help you make it at home. Traditionally, this costume consists of a choli, a skirt and a sari.

A choli is a garment, like a top or blouse, with short tapered sleeves. In fact, this detail of the outfit can cause difficulties for non-professional dressmakers, but you are not going to sew clothes identical to the real thing. Your task is to make a stylized Indian girl costume. You can create a choli from a T-shirt that matches the color of the sari and fits snugly to the body. It needs to be trimmed a little, as traditionally this top should not go below the navel. After this, the edge should be carefully folded and stitched on a typewriter. A real choli has a V-neck, but we don't think anyone will judge you if you do it differently.

The skirt will also be easy to make. It is sewn according to the principle of a half-sun skirt. But it should be borne in mind that the length should be slightly shorter than the outer garment, approximately 3-4 centimeters.

The most important, but not the most difficult moment is sewing a sari. However, you will have to do very little sewing, because traditional Indian clothing actually consists of a long piece of fabric. But try to approach the choice of material responsibly. You should not settle on stiff fabrics, because they do not look good on the body, and the child will feel uncomfortable in the outfit. You can use any lightweight material. An Indian costume for a girl requires a piece measuring approximately 70 cm by 4 m (it all depends on the age and size of the child). All edges of the fabric must be carefully folded and ironed, and then stitched on a machine.

Indian costumes are rich in decorative elements. Don't skimp on them either. It is worth purchasing beads and rhinestones at a hardware store that can be glued with an iron. And the top and bottom of the sari can be trimmed with decorative ribbon. Pay special attention to decorations. The costume requires many bracelets on the arms and legs and hair ornaments.

If you are good with a sewing machine, you can create another version of the Indian outfit - a pantsuit. In this case, choli is also necessary, but it is decorated more brightly, because it is often not covered by the “tail” of the fabric. And instead of a skirt and sari, a loin skirt is used, which is worn over trousers. The cut of these pants is not very complicated.

Options for Indian costumes for girls.

What is an Indian without a headband, a bow and feathers?

It would seem that the Indian costume contains a real secret, a peculiar complexity, which forces you to buy it in a specialized store. However, this is far from the case and you can easily make an Indian costume with your own hands, with only a minimum of effort. All that is required in this case is a little free time, materials at hand and a drop of imagination, relevant for any such event.

Option one - a headdress made of real feathers

In order to create a high-quality, and most importantly original Indian headdress, the following materials will be needed:

• bird feathers
• Ribbon
• Paint in several colors

A set of white feathers is selected so that you can easily color them later and create a design of the desired color, adding a bright palette of shades. For these purposes, the optimal solution may be chicken feathers, or, as a last resort, ordinary pigeon feathers, which can be found everywhere; this should not pose any problems for parents who decide to sew an Indian costume with their own hands.

The ribbon is selected blue in order to ideally contrast with other design elements, but you can also opt for a fundamentally different color scheme, the main thing is that it matches perfectly with other design elements. The feathers will need to be painted in different colors, blue, red, green, yellow, some will need to be left white, without any changes. Using scissors, light processing of both feathers and ribbon is carried out until the desired shape of the product is obtained, after which the structure is easily fastened together using glue. Another point worth mentioning is that the tips of the feathers need to be trimmed to make it easier to strengthen the structure in the future.

As a result, you can create an original DIY Indian costume for a boy or girl without much effort.

Option two - a headdress made of plain paper

The second version of the Indian headdress involves the creation of a headdress, which guarantees the use of a relatively small reserve of time for its production. What’s remarkable is that to create the design you only need a set of colored paper, glue, and scissors, and you can do all the work directly with your baby.

Initially, the set of feathers itself is cut from colored paper; each must be of a different color, which will allow you to create a real rainbow extravaganza on your child’s head. You can make the central feather slightly larger in size than the rest so that it stands out against the general background of the headdress. The optimal solution when thinking about how to make an Indian costume with your own hands would be to cut feathers from paper so that they completely imitate the original product, which will take a little time and effort.

A cardboard hoop is also prepared, onto which feathers made of colored paper are later attached. For these purposes, ordinary glue is used, which can reliably fasten the structure.

Option three - headdress and powerful bow

You can try to slightly diversify the overall style of the design, adding a bright and stylish look to it that will catch the attention of others, and achieve a complete combination with the chosen image.

Headdress

In fact, the headdress is no different from the options presented above, with the exception that a fabric headband can be used as a base, onto which feathers of various designs are also attached. It is worth noting that there can be a different number of feathers, from four to ten, depending on the availability of time and the available capabilities of the parents. As the photos show of a DIY Indian costume, the design can turn out to be impressive in its quality characteristics and design, which will make it unique. The elements are connected in the same way using standard glue.

Onion

The design of the bow can also be different, depending on the preferences of the parents. It is based on ordinary branches and twigs, which are specially cleaned, additionally processed and a ribbon is attached to them in the area of ​​the connection, the place where the bowstring is held. For the arrowhead, ordinary fabric or paper specially designed in the appropriate form will do just fine. On the other side, plumage is specially created, for which pigeon or chicken feathers are traditionally used.

For example, Indian national women's dresses are saris; they will be very comfortable in the summer, as they are designed for the rather hot Indian climate. Natural fabrics will be pleasant to the body in the heat, and a girl in a sari will attract everyone's attention.

Features of the national Indian costume

All national clothing of India, with all its diversity, can be divided into two types - stitched and unstitched. Unstitched clothing is older. It is usually a sheet of fabric that is draped around the body in a special way. According to tradition, it is in unstitched clothes that services and rituals are held.

The oldest example is the dhoti. This is a straight strip of fabric, usually one color, that is draped around the legs. The length of the dhoti depends on the social status of the person: peasants have short dhoti and fit tightly around the hips, while the upper classes wear loose, long dhoti. Everyday dhotis are made of cotton or jute fabric, while festive ones are made of silk decorated with a gold border. Only monks are allowed to wear saffron or red colored dhoti.

Dhotis are worn by both men and women. However, recently women still prefer sarees. And dhoti are replaced by ordinary European trousers. The dhoti was often accompanied by another piece of cloth used as a cape, which covered the upper part of the body. Nowadays, it has been replaced by a sewn shirt - kurta, and the cape is used only as decoration. Kurtas are made from different fabrics, casual and festive. In addition, the kurta is worn not only with a dhoti, but also over a paijama.

The sari is the oldest example of unstitched women's clothing in India. A sari is a piece of fabric, 5 to 9 meters long and 1.2 meters wide. The sari is draped around the body in a special way. The sari is made from various fabrics, colorful and plain, from cotton and silk, from artificial fabrics. The festive sari also has a gold or silver border, and the edge is decorated with designs and embroidery.

The sari is not worn on the naked body, but over an underskirt that matches the color of the sari fabric. The saree is also worn with a short blouse (choli) or a long shirt - kurti. The choli is made from the same fabric as the sari.

Different parts of India have different ways of wearing a saree. For example, the classic version is that the fabric is draped around the hips in the form of a skirt, and the edge of the sari is wrapped around the body once and thrown over the left shoulder. In southern India, one end of the sari is passed between the legs and secured at the back of the belt, and the other end is used to cover the upper torso and head. But saris are worn mainly by married women.

If we talk about tailored women's clothing, then one such example would be a set of a wide skirt (lehenga), choli, cape (dupatta). This set is called lehenga-choli.

Another option is pants and a shirt, which are sometimes complemented by a cape-scarf. The female version of the set is called shalwar kameez and consists of a simple or embroidered shirt, trousers (shalwar), the style of which varies greatly, and a cape (dupatta). This is the clothing of Sikh women, unmarried girls, schoolgirls and students.

The men's version of the set is called kurta-pajama. It consists of a simple or festive shirt (kurta) and pants (pajama). The set can also be complemented with a light scarf. Pants are usually quite wide. But in big cities, traditional trousers are gradually being replaced by European trousers.

Another common option for men's clothing is the lungi. A lungi is a loose loincloth made from a single piece of cloth or dhoti, but not passed between the legs. Lungi can be colored or plain; they are made from cotton, although synthetic and silk are also available. Lungis are worn both in villages and cities.

How to sew a saree

It would seem that what to sew there is a piece of fabric and nothing more. In essence, this is true, if we omit the nuances. But the nuances are, after all, important. For example, it is important to consider the length and width of the required cut (approximately 115 centimeters in width and from 5 to 9 meters in length). Just cutting out the required piece is not enough. Be sure to trim the edges to prevent the fabric from fraying. And don’t forget that one end of the sari, which is thrown over the shoulder, should be decorated with embroidery or a beautiful braid. But you can’t wear just a sari. I still need to sew the petticoat and blouse.

It is better to choose a light fabric for a sari, such as chiffon, satin or silk, as such fabrics easily take on different shapes. The fabric can be either plain or colored (just remember that you can’t wear jewelry or fancy shoes with a plain sari). Thick fabrics are not suitable, as they do not fit well, do not take the desired shape and look rather rough. Make sure you have enough fabric and the correct width. No seam is allowed on the saree.

In principle, everything about creating a sari is down to banal. Lay out the fabric, turn back about half a centimeter along the edge, iron, turn back again. Secure the flap with pins and sew the folds with a sewing machine on all four sides.

Decorate the bottom and top of the fabric rectangle with a beautiful braid (border). On the side that will be right, sew on a beautiful border or embroider this edge with shiny threads, sequins, beads or bugles. Cut any loose threads and iron the fabric.

Petticoat

It is quite easy to sew a petticoat under a sari. Its pattern is the same as that of a regular half-sun skirt. Only the length of the underskirt should be 5 centimeters shorter than the folded sari, so that the edge does not show. A cord is sewn along the top of the skirt so that the skirt can be tied. As a material for the petticoat, it is better to choose cotton fabric that is similar in shade to the sari.

Blouses (choli) for saris

But you will have to tinker a little with the choli, since they should more or less fit your figure. Choli blouses are made from non-stretch materials, have a narrow armhole and tight-fitting sleeves. But the choli, at the same time, does not hinder movement, you can raise your arms in them, and the lower cut does not ride up.

Regular Choli Blouse

Measurements: chest, waist, product length, shoulder, sleeve without shoulder, arm circumference. See the diagram in the article, comments below.

Construction:

Draw lines from 0 on material folded in 4 layers (folded 2-0 and 5-0)

Front detail:

1-0=1/8 chest plus 6.5 cm (2 ½ in.)

2-0=full length

3-0=1/12 chest plus 1 cm (1/4 inch) or as desired.

4-0=1/8 chest or as desired.

Decorate the neck 4-3

5-0=shoulder plus 1cm(1/4dm)

Draw straight lines down from 5 and 6

7-5=2cm (3/4dm) Connect 3-7

8-6=2.5 cm (1dm)

9-1=1/4 chest plus 4cm (1 ½ inch)

Make an armhole 7-8-9

Derive straight lines from 9 and 10

11-10=2cm (3/4 dm). Connect 9-11

12-11=1.5 cm (1/2 dm)

13-2=2cm (3/4 dm)

Decorate the bottom 13-12

14-13=1/12 chest plus 1cm(1/4dm)

segments 15-9 and 16-1=5cm (2dm) each

Darts: Take 3cm (1 ¼ inch) into the dart at 14, 1.5cm (1/2 inch) at 15 and 1 cm (1/4 inch) at 16 as shown.

If necessary, make a small dart at 6.

Back detail:

17-0=6.5 cm (2 ½ in.) or as desired. Make the neckline 17-3. Make the armhole 7-18-9 as shown.

Take 1.5 cm (1/2 inch) into the dart at 14 along line 11-2

Leave 2 cm (3/4 inch) at 11-9 (w.) and 12-9 (p.) for allowances

Plain sleeve

This is a simple sleeve without any volume, folds or gathers either at the shoulder or in its lower part, which is simply hemmed.

Instructions:

Fold along the 2-0 line.

1-0 = 1/8 chest plus 6.5 cm (2 ½ in.)

2-0 = sleeve length plus 1 cm (1/4 inch)

3-2 = same as 1-0. Connect 3-1

4-1= 1/8 chest

5-0= 2.5 cm (1 inm) Connect 4-5

6 half distance 4-5

7-6=2 cm (3/4dm)

Design the rear part 4-7-5-0 as shown

Draw a line at right angles from 4 to 8.

8-4= 5 cm (2 dm) for women and 4 cm (1 ½ dm) for children's clothing.

Connect 8-5. Take 1 cm (1/4 inch) above point 4 and shape the front piece 4-8-9-0 as shown.

10-2= half sleeve circumference plus 1.5 cm (1/2 dm)

Connect and arrange 4-10

Leave 3 cm (1 ¼ inch) for hems at 10-2

This blouse is most often used with a saree. This pattern is suitable for figures with a fairly large bust. 4 darts allow for a better fit. To do this, measure the distance from point 19 to the top of the chest and determine it at point 28, after adding 1.5 cm (1/2 inch) to the seam.

The fasteners can be placed on the front or back. Because The width of the front part is greater than the back one, the side seam is strictly in the middle, close to hand. The sleeve seam should be joined at a point 1.5 cm deep from point 16.

Construction:

Back detail:

Draw a straight line from 0, add 2-0

1-0=1/8 chest plus 5cm(2dm)

2-0=full length minus 1.5cm(1/2dm)

Derive straight lines from 1 and 2.

3-0=1/8 chest or as desired

4-0=1/12 breast or as desired

Decorate the neck 4-3

5-0= shoulder plus 1cm(1/4dm)

Draw straight lines down from 5 and 6

7-5=1.5cm (1/2dm) Connect 3-7

8-1=1/4 breast

make an armhole 7-8

Bring down straight lines from 8 and 9

10-9=2cm (3/4dm)

Connect 8-10

11-2=1/12 chest plus 1.5 cm (1/2 inch)

Draw straight lines up from 11 to 12

12 – 4 cm (1 ½ inm) below the chest line 1-8

Take 2 cm (3/4 inch) into the dart at 11-12

Front detail:

Draw lines from 13-14-15 (continue corresponding lines of back piece as shown)

16-14=1/4 chest plus 4cm (1 ½ inm)

Draw a straight line from 16 to 17

18-13=1.5cm(1/2dm)

Arrange 18-14 as shown

19-18= same as 3-0 on the back piece

20-18=1/8 chest or as desired. Make a neckline 20-19

For back fastening, mark point 20 on line 13-14

21-18=same as 5-0 back piece

Draw lines down from 21 to 22

23-21=1.5cm (1/2dm). Connect 19-23

24-22=about 2.5 cm (1 inch)

Create an armhole 23-24-16

25-17 and 26-15=4cm (1 ½ inch) each. Connect 26-25

27-24=1/12 chest plus 2cm (3/4dm)

28-29 - on one line of 27

28-27=1/8 chest minus 4cm (1 ½ inch) or length from shoulder to chest plus 1.5 cm (1/2 inch)

Take 4cm (1 ½ inch) into the dart at 29.

Take from 1.5 to 2 cm (1/2-3/4 dm) into the dart at 30

31-16=1/8 chest or 1.5 cm (1/2 inch) more

32-31=1.5cm (1/2dm)

33-31 = 1.5 cm (1/2 inch) from 31 and 1 cm (1/4 inch) behind the line 16-17 inward.

Make a 33-28-32 dart as shown

34-26=1/4 waist plus 1.5 cm (1/2 inch) plus dart width at 29. Connect 33-34

If necessary, make a dart at 24

Leave 2 to 2.5 cm (3/4-1 inch) behind lines 8-10 and 16-34 for allowances

How to wear a saree

As already mentioned, you will need a petticoat (underskirt), choli and, in fact, a sari to completely transform into an Indian girl.

1. The saree is laid from right to left. A knot is tied on the right side with the ends of the sari and secured at the waist. At the same time, you need to adjust the length of the sari so that it overlaps the petticoat. The knot is tightened tightly, since it is this knot that holds all the meters of sari fabric. Hide the knot behind the edge of the skirt.

2. Wrap the long end of the sari around the figure counter-clockwise. Throw the end of the sari over your shoulder (at the back it should be approximately just below the buttocks). If necessary, this end can be used to cover your head.

3. Drape the loose fabric in folds. The depth of the folds is approximately 10-15 centimeters. Depending on the height and build of the girl, the depth and number of folds on the sari may vary. Traditionally, eight folds are made. Each subsequent fold should protrude slightly beyond the previous one so as not to overlap each other.

4. The formed folds are tucked in the center of the figure into the waistband of the underskirt. To be secure, you can secure the fabric from the inside with a large pin, but if the skirt fits fairly tightly to the body, this will not be necessary.

5. The loose fabric formed on the right side should be folded into a loose fold, which will then be covered with the upper part of the sari. The upper part must be removed from the shoulder. At shoulder level, make about five folds, going from right to left. Move each subsequent fold slightly lower than the previous one. The saree is folded over the shoulder and secured with a pin from the inside of the choli blouse. If desired, secure the saree with pins and above the chest if you are afraid that it will fall.

That, it seems, is all you need to know and be able to do in order to wear traditional Indian clothes. We considered only the women's version of the suit, since, firstly, with a men's suit there is no such hassle in dressing, and secondly, girls can more often afford to wear a sari than men can afford to wear a traditional Indian suit. But if it’s interesting, you can write another article. Good luck!