Shalwar Kameez Patterns

Shalwar Kameez Patterns Definition

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Making a Salwar kameez is a profession like any other profession. No one is perfect so there are no formulas or standard pattern or standard measurement procedures. Making a perfect salwar kameez is a result of practice or a result of invested time with dedication in this art.Salwar kameez can be sew as per given measurements. The perfect sew of salwar kameez is like making other items are a result of practice or a result of invested time with dedication in the art.

As the experience grows the perfection comes in making the salwar kameez and maker becomes a master. And masters make formulas as per their experience for cutting the cloth(for stitching).

The following are the process for making salwar kameez

1. Measuring

2. Cutting

3. Designing component making

4. Stitching

5. Hamming

6. Interlocking

7. Ironing

The first step to make salwar kameez is body measurements

Kameez

1. Chest

2. Breast

3. waist

4. Hips

5. Armhole

6. neck diameter

7. Shoulder (broadness)

8. Sleeve length

9. Elbow circumference

10. Wrist circumference

11. Front neck depth

Salwar

1. Waist

2. Hips

3. Length

4. Inseam

5. Bottom

Cutting is an important process while making salwar kameez. So an expert master is required for that. There are no hard and fast rules for cutting but normally masters make their formulas on their own for their satisfaction. And cutting margins and seam allowances depends upon the fitting desired by the client.

In case of designer’s salwar kameez make, there may be different component with some work on it like embroidery, thread, net etc. Parallel process is to prepare these components.

Stitching is based on the cutting done by marking the stitching line. Stitching man will stitch as per the marking.

After completing the machine stitching the hand hamming process is to be done with the help of neddle and thread.

Interlocking is last machine process to give an additional strength to the salwar kameez so it is interlocked with good quality thread with zigzag style.

Finally the ironing process is to be done on salwar kameez to look proper and graceful.

The complete sewing process is upto the finished product.

Salwar Kameez Sewing Pattern

Salwar Kameez pattern and sewing or customization as per the pattern or as per the size has a great market place in India. There are many companies that are involved into the production of patterns only. They are creating patterns and pictures of look and feel on a specific fabric.

The companies are producing different patterns for neck styles, sleeve style, kameez style, salwar style etc. These are available on worth cost and ready to use.

Pattern is a raw shape of designs or specific component of designer's creativity in the shape of paper or thin tin plates. Salwar Kameez Pattern are component with appropriate details of designing, designer, date of making patterns or design components, measurements, graded sizes etc.

The assembly of cuttings through these patterns with the real fabric becomes as the Kameez Patterns Salwar pattern or the different designs. There is no parameter of Kameez Patterns in respect of designing on bodice or neck, sleeves, back neck length and fittings.

The tailor follows the designer’s patterns and cut the material as per patterns and then sew the material as the designer’s instructions to form finished Salwar Kameez.

The word sewing is defined as stitching but here the meaning of sewing is depicted as customization of Salwar Kameez as per given measurements. Ready-made SK cannot have proper fitting whereas stitching or sewing or customaization can produce proper shaped Salwar Kameez.

Salwar Kameez Sew

Salwar Kameez sew or simply the stitching or customization as per the given measurements of salwar kameez. There is a great market place in India for stitched or customized salwar kameez. The sew salwar kameez is more popular and on high demand in the whole world amongst the women community.

There are so many famous brands of readymade salwar kameez that can be found in the market. But normally customized or stitched salwar kameez are comfortable to wear because they are made with given sizes.

Salwar Kameez is very popular and can be customized or sew as per sizes and styles. Sew Salwar Kameez can be made of different designs and styles, a few are:

1. Traditional Salwar Kameez

2. Churidar Salwar Kameez

3. Patiala Salwar Kameez

4. Parallel Salwar Kameez

5. Bootcut Salwar Kameez

6. Dhoticut Salwar Kameez

7. Designer’s Salwar Kameez

Traditional salwar kameez make is basic dress. Further as per the modernization, designers did the modifications and changes in styles. There is no hard and fast rule in making the salwar kameez. It all depends upon the desire, imagination and fashion.

Short Salwar Kameez

These days a number of ladies can be seen in different cloths like pant (salwar) upto knee and short kameez upto hips but they use the terminology as salwar kameez. As the modern time changed the life of human beings, the ladies salwar kameez changed their trends.

Normally in the traditional salwar kameez, the kameez is long upto knee. Gradually the size of kameez became less upto hips with parallel and bootcut pants. The short kameez are very famous with buttons and embroidery at the front.

The sleeves size was usually lengthy upto wrist in the traditional salwar kameez but now short sleeve or sleeveless are very popular. New style is a 1-2 inches sleeve like a cap on the shoulder.

Boot cut and parallel also is in new style these days. These are 6 inches up from ankle. The amount of work is same like embroidery, thread work etc. but length became short.

In totality most of the women community love to wear short salwar kameez than traditional salwar kameez, especially the teenager birds love these short salwar kameez.

Traditional Salwar Kameez

Kameez Salwar is a dress normally worn by North Indian people in India. It is a traditional dress of North India (Punjabi) ladies. Kameez Salwar is a symbol of dignity and simplicity and confortable to wear. Kameez salwar is normally worn with chunni or dupatta. kameez is the upper part of the combination of Kameez Salwar and Dupatta. Traditional Kameez is normally long upto knee with wide circumference (Gher) and with full sleeves. It is almost fully covered from the back as back neck line depth like 2-3" and medium low at the front like 6-7" inches as front neck line depth. It is wide or broad at neck like 6-7" inches to put the head into the Kameez.

Now-a-days different neck styles are prevelant in the market, few are

Round Neck: it is semi circle at the front and crescent or round shape at the back depending upon the measurements.

U Neck : The neck looks like alphabet "U" from the front and back as per given design.

V Neck : The neck looks like alphabet "V" from the front and back as per given design.

Pointed U Neck : The front is like alphabet "U" with pointed very small v at front of "U" neck.

Split Round Neck : The neck is round with front opening around 2".

Boat Neck : The neck design is just like boat with low from front, back around 4-5" and wide broad from shoulders like 9-10

Square Neck : The front neck is just like mathematical square and back depend upon given design.

Mandarian Collar : The front is open with high collars.

The upper part of Kameez Salwar has different fittings, neck styles, sleeves style, sleeves length, bottom circumference measurements and cuts.

The Salwar part is a bottom part of the Kameez Salwar. Traditionally it is wide from top. It has 4 to 5 inches belt attached to rest part of the salwar which is pleated. Upper part of the Belt has tunnel for drawstring. Normally the traditional salwar size from top at waist area is almost double as the actual waist size to make it comfortable to wear. Salwar has big room at the thigh area for comfortness. Salwar has almost double bottom size as the circumference of the ankle so as to make proper space for the feet to put inside for wearing.

The modification in the traditional salwar as the part of kameez salwar became famous as traditional Churidar Salwar. It is sleek in look and has leg shape fitting from thigh to bottom part of the leg as compared to Indian traditional salwar. At bottom it has small hole with hooks or thread to close the bottom at the ankle.

Further modifications resulted as Patiala Salwar as the bottom part of Kameez Salwar. Patiala Salwar kameez has simiar look like Indian traditional kameez salwar except patiala salwar has more pleates and big fall comes on wearing at back.

Further modifications became popular as Parallel and Bootcut Salwar as the bottom part of the Kameez Salwar. These have the shape of pants with thin belt, elastic and chain etc with different shapes.

Shalwar Kameez Patterns

Shalwar Kameez Patterns

Shalwar Kameez Patterns

Shalwar Kameez Patterns

Shalwar Kameez Patterns

Shalwar Kameez Patterns

Shalwar Kameez Patterns

Shalwar Kameez Patterns

Shalwar Kameez Patterns

Shalwar Kameez Patterns

Shalwar Kameez Patterns

Shalwar Kameez Patterns

Shalwar Kameez Patterns Definition

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Punjabi suit  is used only for a specific type of Kamiz, not all types of them. So, the term cannot be applied to all sorts of salwar-kamiz suits.Can you tell me what the differences are between a "regular" salwar kamiz and a Punjabi suit? I believe that I've seen "Punjabi" used on a few web retail sites to describe somewhat loose and baggy salwar, but it's far from universal. Well, my wife could have described it better, but she's on vacation now, so I'd try my best ... the Punjabi styled salwar kamizes, when worn by women, are somewhat plain and have a straighter cut. Also, the colors tend to be lighter. Look into the Punjabi dress worn by North Indians and Pakistani men ... the punjabi styled kamiz is perhaps more like that. I'm really bad at describing this, I think I'd come up with an example image to clarify this.

Hmmm. Pictures would help. When you say the cut is straighter and the colors are lighter, I immediately think of the Lucknowi style chikan-embroidered suits in very light muslin. I haven't seen those called Punjabi suits, tho'. I've always heard Punjabi suit and salwar kamiz used interchangeably, but I'm very willing to believe there are exceptions.I'd suggest that the stub articles be renamed salwar and kamiz, any info merged (if there IS any info that isn't already in the main article), and that salwar, kamiz, and Punjabi suit be set up to redirect to the this article.Anon, the "embroidery with mirrors" is called shisha embroidery and it's just as characteristic of Rajasthan as it is of Pakistan. In any case, it's not universal. Probably more characteristic of rural/tribal clothing than urban kamiz. Trying to give "Hindu" gloss to dupatta is again silly. Trying to change Islam-associated history of salwar suit is just wrong. Moreover, your edits are ungrammatical.

This is with reference to the spelling Shalwar Qamis and a redirect from Shalwar Qamis leading to this article. Shalwar Qamis is a non-standard spelling where as Salwar Kamiz is a standard spelling.

I think that's some anon Pakistani editor who feels that the Indian version of the word is being favored. Just as we had an anon Indian editor who wanted to remove all connection between salwar kamiz and Islamic invaders from Central Asia. People are refighting the Partition over the unlikeliest topics imaginable! I'll remove the ref.I agree that we should favor the vastly more common spelling, but I don't think mentioning the alternate spelling hurts, and I strenuously disagree with eliminating the redirect page, if that's what is being suggested. Redirect pages are virtually free;

I don't think the alternate spelling should be mentioned. The Pakistani I know spells it "Shalwar kamiz" anyways... but, I'm for removing it in the intro but keeping a redirect.

It is interesting how Khat-Partug (Shalwar kamiz) are now either Punjabi, Pakistani or Indian dress code. Khat Partug is the Pashtun/Afghan or "Pathan" dress code. It was known as Pathani in India, and still is known by this name. Punjabis adopted it, and Sikhs adopted after countless invasion by Ahmed Shah Abdali, and later their rule over the Peshawar valley the Sikhs adopted many other customs, Bhangra, a local dance called "Bangray" which means a ring. Bangray or Balbala was is a domesticed version of the Afghan warrior dance ATTAN, whiceh is performed by men before going to war. They also adopted the rooster turban, the type you see today the border guards of India and Pakistan wearing. The Indian/Pakistani dress code are Lungi, Dhoti and Sari. Afghans introduced this type of dress code with their countless rules over a span of 800 years. Iranian, Turks don't wear anything close to Khat Partug, there clothing is more like Arab. From the word "Khata", means dirt, the British invented Khaki (meti color), another dress code that originated during the time of Anglo Afghans wars. Today it is known as Khaki Warde worn by government employees in India. Keray (Pathani Chapal) are now famous in both India and Pakistan. Karakul Afghan hat is also famous, worn by both Jinnah and Hamid Karzai. Pakhtun hat, or Afghan war hat is now famous all over the Muslim world after its famous use in Afghan-Russo war.

You are absoltely correct. Punjabis and Sindhis adopted this dress from Pashtuns and Balochs and in the 70s Pakistan made it its national dress because the bulk of its population used to wear it, and the famous soap operas of Pakistan Television made it popular in India in the 80s. Before the Muslim rule Indians were unaware of stiched clothes and used to wear Sari and Lungi. It is ironic that once pure Pashtun/Afghan historical dress and attire is now known as Indian in the world who adopted it just two or three decades ago.

I suggest you guys update this article, the dress code of Punjabi/Pakistan/India was Lungi, Dhoti, and Sari. Khat Partug (shalwar kamiz) originated with Afghans horse riders (Asvazais/Yousafzais). Even Mughul used to wear long skirts over pajamas, while Afghans/Pathans wore KHAT PARTUG (shalwar kamis), and was known as Pathani in those days. Khat Partug today is also famous over Muslim world because of it spread from again Afgan Russo war. American wore it, and British wore it. Arabs took this dress to their countries. Today it is famous all over mosques in North Americas. So is the Afghan hat. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sync2k5 (talk • contribs)

Sync, your claims sound suspiciously nationalistic to me but ... I don't think we have any good articles on the HISTORY of costume in South Asia. There's a little bit of history in the Sari article and a little in this article. Rather than use current "national" units, however, it seems to me to make more sense to write articles about court costume and peasant costume under the Ghaznavids, Mughals, Marathas, etc. Their territories just don't coincide with the lines on contemporary maps.

Shalwar Kamis is associated with Islam, and who were the Islamic rulers of India before the Mughul? Sayyed, Lodhi, Suri, Ghori, Ghaznavi, Abdali etc. all Afghans. To mention “Persian” and “Turkic” but not to mention Afghanistan where this dress code is practiced by 99 percent of the people compared to Iran/Turkey, where many won’t even know what it is, is ridiculous and poor research. Salwar Kamis also became famous because of the influence of NWFP, Khans, and Pathans over Pakistan. These are historical facts, nothing “suspiciously nationalistic” about them. Unless you can provide concrete evidence to say otherwise, I suggest less assumptions and more common sense.

Shalwar Kameez Patterns

Shalwar Kameez Patterns

Shalwar Kameez Patterns

Shalwar Kameez Patterns

Shalwar Kameez Patterns

Shalwar Kameez Patterns

Shalwar Kameez Patterns

Shalwar Kameez Patterns

Shalwar Kameez Patterns

Shalwar Kameez Patterns

Shalwar Kameez Patterns