Ciatie, sha-tie
Ciatie (sha-tie) is a traditional dress for female Harengon from the Lepus Colony. Each one is unique to the one wearing it is is usually paired with shirt with puff sleeves and a ribbon that ties around the back that leather pouches can he tied to. The women will also wear covers over the lower section of their hair.
Manufacturing process
After growing the plants, they would harvest them and prepare the wave for use while extracting the fibers of the plant, after the fibers have been collected they use the loom to make it into actually fabric. once the fabric has made they will discuss with the elders what design should be given to the individual. while the discussions are going on others will be grabbing the measurements of the women in question before returning to the group. They would then prepare the fabric, if it needed dying, etc. Then they would work on hand-sewing the dress together using a pattern made from the measurements. Once completed and approved by the elders, they hold a ceremony of receiving to present it to the recipient before they spend that entire night partying and dancing, showing off the new Ciatie.
History
The Ciatie have been in the Lepus clan for thousands of years. Each Female Harengon is given a personalized Ciatie once they reach a certain age and have displayed respect and love for their culture. It shows that even though everyone in the colony is unique, they are all bound together as a family and by culture. When a Harengon passes, they are buried into the earth to give back what was given to them while wearing their Ciatie.
Significance
It is for the women who have proved that they are devoted to their families and cultures; if one chooses to disrespect their family and culture, they would not be given one. Once one is received, they are bound as an official part of the family. Harengons are semi-nomadic, so it is normal for members to go explore for a while, however they have festival days and will all come together for feats and parties all wearing their Ciaties.
Spiro Lepus, her Ciatie has been enchanted to make the stars glow like the night sky. her shirt was made by Pheraea using a special water Genasi method for weaving Sea Silk and her leggings and pouch are made of stingray leather.
These would be extremely rare as the only ones who would ever have one would be a member of the Lepus colony, if an outsider were to be given one it would be a jester to show that they are now apart of the colony.
They will use different fabrics for the shirt and the dress portion. The shirt will typically be made of a form of silk, like spider silk, and the dress might be made from linen or cotton and depending on the individual, could be enchanted to slightly change the appearance of it.
They would use weaving looms to turn the plant fibres into fabrics, as well as shovels and buckets for taking care of the plants and baskets for harvesting the plants, as well as a needle for sewing and flowers for possible dying.
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