Taɪnyen | Gensang Skirt
The taɪnyen is a staple part of Gensang clothing. It is a translucent floor- (or ankle-) length skirt with an extremely wide hem. In general, Gensang clothing is rather sheer in order to show off their cultural tattoos. This type of skirt is made to accommodate movement on top of providing the desired looseness and translucence. The aggressive pleating and excessive fabric is employed in order to allow all movement, with a hem diameter of nearly ten feet.
They can technically be any color, though certain colors have cultural associations that make them unlikely to be worn (e.g. light blue, which is associated with death and bad luck), or reserved for certain situations (e.g. purple, which is associated with danger and desire).
A taɪnyen is the only sheer piece of clothing Seɪhsâng | Moon Shadow-- Gensang magic combatants-- wear, though they do wear pants underneath (which is very uncommon in civilian and religious attire).
Of course, not every taɪnyen is exactly like this-- they obviously vary in measurement and in wearer preferences.
Manufacturing process
Typically, solid-color skirts (without pockets) are made from a single panel. Those that switch colors may have many panels (as many panels as color switches, though they rarely exceed six), and those with pockets tend to use three panels. Regardless of the amount, they are all stitched together to form a continuous panel, which is then very aggressively pleated and attached to a waistband that ties in the back. The waistband tends to be at least 2.5 in (finished) wide if it's intended to be worn under other garments, and up to 5 in if it's meant to be worn on top. The pleating is a mix of cartridge pleats and box pleats, with cartridge pleats focused in the center front and back, and box pleats over the sides. Each cartridge pleat is individually stitched to one side of the waistband for stability.
The final seam is sewn from the hem to roughly eight inches below the waist, and all the raw edges are felled. The hem is sometimes finished with a tape in a contrasting color, but it is most often simply felled down. If not done already, the waistband is finished by turning it over the attached pleats, and, once again, felling.
- A roughly 6.5 yds of translucent fabric (somewhat akin to a voile, gauze, or organza)
- Ribbon, wide cotton tape, or a waistband made of the aforementioned fabric (measured to be 10 in longer than the wearer's waist, and 5-10 in wide)
- Needle and thread (preferably a very fine needle and thin thread)
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