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Narodna Nošnja: National Costumes

This is my dumping ground for anything and everything to do with cool balkan costumes :)

2024-07-13 // Shin Guards?

Srpskohrvatski English
U Vrlici, oni imaju deo nošnje što se zove 'kostobrane za potkolenice'. Oni nose Vrlične kostobrane oko Uskrsu dok oni vežbaju običaj 'Čuvanje Hristovog groba'. U ovim slicama, ti možeš da vidiš Vrlični muškarci u nošni, na nogama nose svoje kostobrane. Nedavno ja sam našao sliku muškarca koji je nosio nošnju sa Korduna. Na njegovim čakširama, vidiš šaru petlje. Ja sam želio da napravim kostobrane sa ovom šarom, i tako ja bih imao kostobrane 'sa Korduna'...! Ja sam napravio moje kostobrane od sintetičkog filca, kože, i pamuka. Mislim da prave kostobrane su izrađene od vune, ali teško ja da nađem vunu ovđe. Ja sam kupio kožu iz lokalne prodavonice, i ja sam postavio boju. I pamuk je... zgodan -- možeš da ga nađeš svugde, ovđe. Posle toga, šio sam sve. Počeo sam u Maj, i ja sam završio u Jul. Ja sam naučio kako da vezem na ovim, i zadovoljan sam sa mojom radom. Crven i Crn je "tema" što mnogo volim: moj prvi pojas je crven i crn, i moje kostobrane takođe. Uskoro, ja ću da napravim pravu, graničarsku kabanicu, i će biti crvenu takođe! Možda treba da napravim pašnjaču sa crnom i crvenom bojama, kao oni imaju tamo... U međuvrijemena, pravim mnoge šajkače, Ličke kape, i šubare. Ja ću da ih prodajem na 'Serb Fest', koji je velika žurka što moja crkva ima u Septembar. Možda mi ćemo da se videmo tamo :) In Vrlika, they have a piece of costume which is called "shin guards". They wear Vrlikan shinguards around Easter while they practice the custom of "Watching Christ's Tomb". In these pictures, you can see Vrlikan men in costume, on their legs they wear their shin guards. Recently I found an image of a man who wore costume from Kordun. On his pants, you see a pattern of a loop. I wanted to make shin guards with this pattern, so that I would have shin guards "from Kordun"...! I made my shin guards from synthetic felt, leather, and cotton. I think that real shin guards are made of 'vuna' ( a special home-made wool ), but it's difficult to find vuna here. I bought the leather from a local shop, and I set the color. And cotton is... handy -- you can find it everywhere, here. After that, I sewed everything. I started in May, and I finished in July. I learned how to embroider on these, and I'm satisfied with my work. Red and black is a "theme" that I like a lot: my first pojas ( a woven, cloth belt ) is red and black, and my shin guards as well. Soon, I'll make a real, border-guard's kabanica ( a long. often red cloak ), and it'll be red as well! Maybe I should make a pašnjača ( a Vrlikan leather belt ) like they have there... In the meantime, I'm making a lot of šajkačas ( _the_ Serbian hat ), Lika caps ( round hats from Lika ), and šubaras ( tall, fluffy hats). I'll sell them at 'Serb Fest', which is a big party that my church has in September. Maybe we'll see each other there :)



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