tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569751889486479823.post7462731431702111810..comments2024-02-17T16:48:10.855+01:00Comments on Marmota's Dress Diaries: It is finished!Hana - Marmotahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03532515160608083460noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569751889486479823.post-19724199970280420632014-05-12T20:16:34.219+02:002014-05-12T20:16:34.219+02:00Monsoon Rose, thank You for the interesting inform...Monsoon Rose, thank You for the interesting information! I actually more or less know what You explain about "punjabi" and "kameez", but I wanted to be brief and simple for the purpose of these comments, thinking nobody would be interested if I listed the terms more precisely. Well, I was mistaken :-)<br />Here is the webpage of the shop we got the sari from http://www.sarishop.cz/index.php?page=shop.browse&category_id=8&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=53Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569751889486479823.post-47988632319079640802014-05-11T09:04:49.259+02:002014-05-11T09:04:49.259+02:00Thank you. :-)Thank you. :-)Hana - Marmotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532515160608083460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569751889486479823.post-5159548235034483712014-05-10T19:43:43.229+02:002014-05-10T19:43:43.229+02:00Ah, thank you for the more first-hand clarificatio...Ah, thank you for the more first-hand clarification!<br />My sister's churidar also split. :P They just like to do that, apparently. One of the projects in my future is finding some suitable fabric and patching them up (from the inside), so she can continue dancing in them without worry. :-)<br /><br />We certainly don't get such a wide selection, but it's still our favourite kind of shopping eye candy. Even just the printed cottons are so delightful!<br />I have a crewel-embroidered blouse from that shop, embroidered in thin ombre yarn - yarn, not thread, it's therefore fairly simple, but the amount of detail in that simple embroidery is still stunning. It's my favourite blouse now, and I was happy to pull it out again once the weather got warm enough. :-)Hana - Marmotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532515160608083460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569751889486479823.post-38410126049273568802014-05-10T19:08:13.130+02:002014-05-10T19:08:13.130+02:00That's really beautiful! And I bet it swings n...That's really beautiful! And I bet it swings nicely. The fabric available here (Nepal, but it mostly comes from India) is just amazing; it always reminds me of historic clothing, too, with the extraordinary embroidery, beading and detail work. Saris come in all kinds of material, thicknesses, etc., but you probably don't have the whole range of selections easily available in the shops there! <br /><br />BTW, the word "kameez" may come from Persian (Farsi) but it's also the usual term in India when talking about the whole outfit (e.g. shalwar kameez, with shalwar meaning the loose pants). "Panjabi" actually refers not to the blouse but to (a) the whole thing, e.g. the shalwar kameez outfit, or (b) a particular style of shalwar -- loose, wide, pajama-type pants, often narrow at the ankles, as opposed to churidar, which are tight and pencil-thin. So if you're getting an outfit made, you tell them if you want Punjabi style or churidar. I like Punjabi style, having had churidar actually rip on me while sitting to eat on the floor! Well, at least no one sees the seat of your pants under the tunic-like kameez. For outfits that are thought to look good with churidar, there's a trend now that I really love to just wear leggings. SO comfortable! And they don't split :-) <br />Monsoon Rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00999328889578835210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569751889486479823.post-50269708888084959752014-05-06T04:48:05.712+02:002014-05-06T04:48:05.712+02:00That looks beautiful and the fabric is so pretty.That looks beautiful and the fabric is so pretty.Stephanie Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13324411278252488163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569751889486479823.post-62800839165239837162014-05-03T00:59:55.616+02:002014-05-03T00:59:55.616+02:00Ah - the gratitude enhances your successful comple...Ah - the gratitude enhances your successful completion of the project! Not everyone gets such appreciation. :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12503930255842185609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569751889486479823.post-42469546105927753192014-05-02T12:12:11.712+02:002014-05-02T12:12:11.712+02:00Well, you're welcome. :-)Well, you're welcome. :-)Hana - Marmotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532515160608083460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569751889486479823.post-50325412739521922172014-05-02T12:10:03.795+02:002014-05-02T12:10:03.795+02:00True about saris... But they're so irresistibl...True about saris... But they're so irresistible, because practically nowehere else in this country could we get such an amount of such fine cotton fabric for a fairly good price... golden accents included!<br />This particular one really reminded me of the Regency dress displayed at Dačice; you don't see that sort of fabric anywhere else but Indian clothes around here, so it actually felt a bit of a privilege to get to work with it, despite all the trouble.<br />Also, it just happened to be ever so slightly off-white to pair perfectly with an old duvet cover, meaning the accompanying fabric (including the kameez) came completely free! :DHana - Marmotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532515160608083460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569751889486479823.post-75290523933636390292014-05-02T11:51:57.760+02:002014-05-02T11:51:57.760+02:00Go girl!! Saris are the pits to work with as they ...Go girl!! Saris are the pits to work with as they are never woven to be cut up in the first place. You did a lovely job! I can see this skirt swirling with a lot of grace!MrsC (Maryanne)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440723067459232998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569751889486479823.post-47695212099367839082014-05-02T10:38:02.907+02:002014-05-02T10:38:02.907+02:00Actually, the skirt is a part of a Persian dancing...Actually, the skirt is a part of a Persian dancing costume here, so I'm showing a Persian dance movement :-) Anyway, THANKS A LOT, HANI! What you're not saying here is that the shirt / blouse / whatever ("kameez" in Persia, "panjabi" in India) I'm wearing on top is made by you, too :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569751889486479823.post-81690343411743427232014-05-02T06:46:21.785+02:002014-05-02T06:46:21.785+02:00:) It's one of her kathak poses. It's a th...:) It's one of her kathak poses. It's a theatrical dance. A storytelling dance.Hana - Marmotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532515160608083460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569751889486479823.post-8735545099804614392014-05-02T03:35:14.361+02:002014-05-02T03:35:14.361+02:00It looks so pretty, Hana! What a nice thing it is...It looks so pretty, Hana! What a nice thing it is to finish something. Your sister poses very theatrically. :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12503930255842185609noreply@blogger.com