Draping the chiton

[etrusker86]

that's exactly my feeling, the openings for my arms are Always too  small and the fabric around my waist too much,

i'm 175 cm tall and i weight 75 kilos, i'm not particularly thin but i'm broad shouldered and small waisted,

anyway, my interest is shifted toward the peloponnesian war period and even later, so i'll quit the chiton in favour of a exomis tunic for my next soft kit.

probably for some of you it will sound a bit like an heresy, but after further experiments with scrap cloth, i have found that a piece of fabric of about  90cm x 140 cm is pretty much what i need for my exomis and even for my chlamys, it is not thight at all and looks pretty good, i have just to find a fabric that is softer that the one that currently i have

the first chiton i have made is in bright Yellow shade that is a way too flashy for me, for my next i'll experiment with neutral shades of colours, greys, maroons or drab

Well I can't tell you which measures you have to take, but for the chlamys I advise you to go with at least the 90cm x 200. As I almost have the same build as you, I can assure you it will be the right size.

For the exomis/chiton I would still suggest the same. I once just removed one pin and changed the position of the second and I think it made quit a good exomis.

For colours, ahm antiquity was quite bright; red, blue, yellow and greens in different shades seemed to  have been quite common.

Anyhow keep us updated about your progress, I am looking forward to hear how it works out!