clothing

Dolna Sekirna 3

101 (a) jà sɤm a edɤ̀n palòver na ednù ženù isplèto

I once knitted a sweater for a woman

102 (a) da mi dadè litàk da se premènim za sobòr

so that she would loan me her folk tunic to wear for the celebration.

104 (a) u čùžda drèja sɤm se premen’uvàla

I dressed up in somebody else’s clothes!

106 (a) e pa nèma ama jà si nàjdem ču ga odràbòtim

No other way! I manage somehow, I’ll do the work,

107 (a) ama ùbavu drèju ču oblečèm

so that I can wear nice clothes.

Kozičino 1

22 (a) za mlògu ràpti zə pìen’i n’èma st’ìgət za drèhi za ubùhk’i

Many more things. It won’t cover drinking, or clothes, or shoes –

38 (a) stənɛ̀ šə təč’èš əko istəč’èš’ nà sìč’kutu tùj səgà hùstə

You weave [on] the loom, and when you weave a full piece, you see – now here’s a skirt.

39 (a) pək tugàs mu vìkahme wrahɑ̀n’

[But] back then we called it “vrahan” (red-checked woolen skirt).

Malevo/Hsk 1

133 (a) štòt nòsehme sɨ̀čku təkànu dumàšnu sɨ̀čkite drèi b’àhə dumàšni

because all our clothes were home-woven, all our clothes were home-made

Repljana 3

24 (a) òn si pa skròi pantalòne drèju odàvna džemadàn’e kròešeu

He’s [the one who] makes pants, clothing. In the old days they made outer coats.

25 (a) pa belò

and [all of it] white –

47 (a) ò màjstor na opandžàci na deràmčeta [laughter]

He was a specialist in hooded cloaks and women’s vests. [laughter]

Salaš

244 (VZh) pa i drèite i drèite seà drèja sàm da si

And clothing. Clothes now, that you’ve [made] yourself –

250 (a) nalì tovà gòrništeto pa pòsle se naprài šivàč ə kòj ùme

the upper parts [of clothing], and then to a tailor who knows –

Sŭrnica 2

10 (a) dud’è puupr’əd’èš’ l’ənɤ̀ dud’è puutəč’èš’ dud’è si nəpràviš’ plàtnu

until you spin up all the flax, do all the weaving, make fabric

13 (a) də sə təkòənə tugàv gu v’èč’ə isuš’ìš’ pà də də ubl’əč’èš’

and all that, then you dry it, so that – that you can dress …

15 (a) dəcàtə

... the children.

118 (a) cìgənki drùgi tr’èti tə nəzìmiš’ bujɤ̀ tə si buedìsvəš’

Gypsy women, other [groups], a third [group], you’d get dye [from them], you do the dyeing

119 (a) tə si nəpràiš’ nɛ̀š’tu də si ìma də se ubl’əč’èš’

and make something so you’ve got [clothes] to wear.

Sveta Petka 2

101 (b) i vìš’te drèite tàm kәkvì sә tugàә

Look at the clothing there, [and see] what they were like then.

Tihomir 1

182 (GK) za kakvò tačàxte za kakvò osvèn

What did you weave [the fabric] for? What, besides –

183 (a) za pòstel'ki rìzᵚi vɔ̀tre da nòsime tkànɯ rìzᵚi

For coverings, for shifts to wear inside, woven shifts

184 (a) tkànɯ rìzᵚi da nòsme u tɤ tɤ tač'ɛ̀me takvᵊìnkɤ ràbutᵊi

shifts [that we wove] in order to wear. These are the kinds of things we weave.

Trŭnčovica 2

73 (b) vɤ̀rlə si ednɤ̀ drèjə udgòre ednɤ̀ beše mi ušɨ̀lə màjkə mɨ

So I tied a piece of clothing over me, something my mother had sewn for me,

74 (b) kət ednɤ̀ blùzə ud enɤ̀ sɨ̀nə bəsmɤ̀ če ne mòe

like a blouse from a piece of blue printed fabric [that she’d sewn] when she couldn’t

75 (b) də me vɨ̀dɨ ednò vrèmi təkàni rɨ̀zɨ debè̟li

see me [and get my size]. Back then [we had] thick woven shifts,

76 (b) ne mòe də jə uperè̟ o kəkò də pràim segà be čìčɨ̥

they weren’t washable. “Oh, what are we going to do now, Uncle?”

Vŭglarovo 2

14 (a) càl’ d’è̝n sm’e ž’ènəli səz deb’è̝li rɨ̀zɨ

All day we reaped, in [these] heavy clothes,

16 (a) prɨtrɨ̀vət sə tìə mɨ̀šnɨcɨ r’è̝žəd bàbite màjkite

that rub your armpits [raw]. Mothers and grandmothers out cutting

18 (c) štòt b’è̝še sɨ̀čku tkàenu

Because all [our clothing] was hand-woven.

Vŭrbina 4

81 (d) i vlàčine i predɤ̀t je i pràime drèhi ut t’èh

to card it and [the women] spin it and we make clothes from it.

82 (d) š’ìeme pu.stàrumu pətùri əbì pràine d’ètu š’ìene

We sew baggy trousers in the old fashion, and we make thick homespun for sewing

83 (d) vɤ̀l’neni pəltà ut samì si gu pràime nìe sìčku

wool coats from [it]. We make everything ourselves,

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