Gap-Sleeved Tunics

[Carlton Bach]

Carlton, if you still need advice, you could scan the picture and perhaps I can tell you more.

A Chiton or a peplos could be worn unbelted or belted, even two times.
The following picture shows the personification of September, wearing a chiton that was belted two times. It's a mosaic from the so called "Südkirche" from Aquileia, but in the origin the room was just a representative building. It's dated to the constantinian time. The second belt is not seen, but direct under the first one.

That would help. I have the badsics down, I am wondering about the details (what stitch to use, how to fold the cloth into those little bunches, whether to use something like peas to construct them around). Unfortunately, the image I have is 1.4MB - can I E-mail it to you?

On the question of belting, I assume clothing was designed for one way of wearing it? Otherwise, wouldn't a two-belt dress be much too long to wear unbelted?