sewing homespun

143 (a) kətu pùsn’i tu̥ n’ègu plàt plàt d’èt š’ə go š’ìjmi nə mɛ̀ž’itɛ̏ jəmurlùk

when he puts that fabric there, the fabric that we’ll sew raincloaks for the men out of –

145 (a) d’èt š’e šìjmi nə mɛ̀ž’it’ɛ̏ plɑ̀t za gɑ̀št’i

fabric that we’ll sew for the men [also] trousers –

152 (a) š’ɛ̀jek i š’ìjm’e nə mɛ̀š:tɛ̏ gɑ̀št’i i š’ìim nə jele

Homespun. And we sew trousers for the men, and we sew – sew for –

158 (a) š’ìehme

We used to sew –

5 (a) habɔ̀ habɔ̀ tə tèš tè ə š'ijət pəntəlòne drùguš' š'ìehə pəltà

“habe”, “habe”. They sew trousers of it. Earlier on they used to sew coats

6 (a) tè sà kupùət sìčkutu sàmu zə ədnì pəntəlòne

but now they buy all that. Only for some trousers.

23 (a) pa pòsle gi učìnimo i àjde nòse na kròen’e šivàč koj jè

And then we dye it, and now they take it for sewing – [to the] tailor, you know?

46 (a) pa tìja gi čovèk šìeše vìden nikòličov ìmaše edɤ̀n stàr čovèk

and this old man, Viden Nikolichov. would sew them up.

196 (a) də də mòdž’e də š’ìe š’ivàč’ə pò hùbəvu

so that the tailor can sew it better –

197 (a) tò də mu sə š’ìe ùbəve

so it can be sewn up nicely,

50 (a) i tùk si pràvat pantalòne

[then] they make trousers here.

52 (a) polì si pràvat bàbičkite

Grannies make skirts –

56 (a) sukmàne si pràvat

They make tunics.

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