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Selcan Turkish Robe

Selcan Turkish Robe

$480.00Price
Excluding Taxes

Festive Women’s gown, named ‘üçetek’ (or : üç peş’)

Bulgaria, 1960's

(The Turkish Alevi villages in the Ruen district - northern part of the Burgas province, Bulgaria)

 

Hand spun, handwoven cotton.

The robe is made in a non fuss, classic style with a gusset

featuring a V neck that is hand-hemmed.

The front is plain while the entire back hemline is lavishly adorned with cotton embroidery - stylized flowers & tassels.

Embroidery threads are hand dyed in natural indigo & a deep red.

The robe is entirely sewn with hand stitches without any use of sewing machine & is constructed out of lean panels of thick hand woven cotton. 

 

For more information on how I found this stunner & the making, please visit my blog for the entire story <3

 

www.fayakun.blog

 

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