{"id":10578,"date":"2025-05-10T13:28:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T20:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/?p=10578"},"modified":"2025-05-12T12:23:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T19:23:49","slug":"basinahs-purple1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2025\/05\/basinahs-purple1\/","title":{"rendered":"Basinah&#8217;s Assiut Capsule Wardrobe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s May, and I&#8217;m thrilled to collaborate with the uber glamorous Basinah and her mum to craft a multi-piece assiut capsule wardrobe. Our mission is to use a couple of assiut shawls and a dress to build as many wardrobe pieces as possible using a mix-and-match format.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n9YuWZidtxE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Basinah<\/h4>\n<p>Basinah, and her mum Jiniko, have been part of our team since we worked on <em>The Cloth of Egypt <\/em>c. 2014.\u00a0 For the next edition of Costuming from the Hip, we are working together to create a small collection of ensembles that showcase different design and construction techniques.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10585\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10585\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/basinahdances\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10585\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2025\/05\/basinahs-purple1\/screenshot-2025-05-12-at-11-51-28-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-12-at-11.51.28\u202fAM.png?fit=720%2C299&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,299\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2025-05-12 at 11.51.28\u202fAM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Basinah appeared in \u201cCloth of Egypt,\u201d \u201cBecoming a Belly Dancer,\u201d on stage at the \u201cFall Festival,\u201d and goofing off with Jiniko. All photos by Alisha Westerfeld. Click through to see more photos of Basinah on Instagram.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-12-at-11.51.28\u202fAM.png?fit=300%2C125&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-12-at-11.51.28\u202fAM.png?fit=580%2C241&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-10585 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-12-at-11.51.28\u202fAM.png?resize=580%2C241&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-12-at-11.51.28\u202fAM.png?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-12-at-11.51.28\u202fAM.png?resize=300%2C125&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-12-at-11.51.28\u202fAM.png?resize=150%2C62&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10585\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Basinah appeared in \u201cCloth of Egypt,\u201d \u201cBecoming a Belly Dancer,\u201d on stage at the \u201cFall Festival,\u201d and goofing off with Jiniko. All photos by Alisha Westerfeld. Click through to see more photos of Basinah on Instagram.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The first ensemble is made from three purple assiut shawls and a dress.\u00a0 We&#8217;re building a coordinating bra and belt set, a two-panel assiut skirt, and a dress. Jiniko is executing the sewing for this design collaboration.\u00a0 We&#8217;re transforming the traditional dance dress in several ways:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Redesign Neckline<\/li>\n<li>Remove Sleeves<\/li>\n<li>Embellish with Rhinestones<\/li>\n<li>Transform Sleeves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10579\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10579\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2u580rd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10579\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2025\/05\/basinahs-purple1\/may-update-25-web\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Update-25-WEB.png?fit=720%2C405&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,405\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"May-Update-25-WEB\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Update-25-WEB.png?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Update-25-WEB.png?fit=580%2C326&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-10579 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Update-25-WEB.png?resize=580%2C326&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Update-25-WEB.png?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Update-25-WEB.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Update-25-WEB.png?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The official &#8220;Before&#8221; photo of the assiut robe, and a few informal in-progress snapshots. The next edition of &#8220;Costuming from the Hip&#8221; includes content from my booklet series as well as photographs and and new illustrations.\u00a0 The current edition dates to the rewrite of 2010.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>&#8220;Costuming from the Hip&#8221; update<\/h4>\n<p>I&#8217;m very happy that the text of the book is basically finished.\u00a0 During May, I&#8217;m editing the bibliography and other end matter content.<\/p>\n<p>My goal is to create a bibliography that will serve as useful tool for future researchers.\u00a0 We&#8217;re sticking to published books, and organizing them into logical groups for locating publications thematically.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, #CFTH30 includes a new research guide for using archives. I&#8217;m including my best tips, tricks and methodologies for finding information in newspapers, magazines, and journals.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10583\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10583\" style=\"width: 1954px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4gG7WRc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10583\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2025\/05\/basinahs-purple1\/screenshot-2025-05-10-at-1-13-20-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-10-at-1.13.20\u202fPM.png?fit=1954%2C1232&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1954,1232\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2025-05-10 at 1.13.20\u202fPM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Spread from the Bibliography of &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-10-at-1.13.20\u202fPM.png?fit=300%2C189&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-10-at-1.13.20\u202fPM.png?fit=580%2C366&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-10583 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-10-at-1.13.20\u202fPM.png?resize=580%2C366&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-10-at-1.13.20\u202fPM.png?w=1954&amp;ssl=1 1954w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-10-at-1.13.20\u202fPM.png?resize=300%2C189&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-10-at-1.13.20\u202fPM.png?resize=1024%2C646&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-10-at-1.13.20\u202fPM.png?resize=150%2C95&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-10-at-1.13.20\u202fPM.png?resize=768%2C484&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-10-at-1.13.20\u202fPM.png?resize=1536%2C968&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-10-at-1.13.20\u202fPM.png?resize=1200%2C757&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-10-at-1.13.20\u202fPM.png?w=1740&amp;ssl=1 1740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10583\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A sample spread from the bibliography in &#8220;The Cloth of Egypt.&#8221; I&#8217;m expanding the &#8220;reading list&#8221; for Costuming from the Hip based on the positive feedback from my colleagues in belly dance history and costume design. Photos by Alisha Westerfeld.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Sewing Resumes here at Studio Davina<\/h4>\n<p>Some folks might have heard over on Patreon or in my Studio Davina group on Facebook, that I&#8217;ve been having some issues with my right thumb.\u00a0 Over the past two months, I&#8217;ve worked on some rehabilitation and I&#8217;m happy to announce that I&#8217;m once again able to pull a needle.\u00a0 \u00a0Hurrah!<\/p>\n<p>Time to head back into the studio to resume work on the appliques for the &#8220;Blue Mermaid.&#8221;\u00a0 Photos to follow in the next post!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Happy Dance and Costuming,<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Dawn Devine ~ Davina<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>May, 2025<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2025\/05\/basinahs-purple1\/\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"84\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Update-25-WEB.png?fit=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Update-25-WEB.png?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Update-25-WEB.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Update-25-WEB.png?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"10579\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2025\/05\/basinahs-purple1\/may-update-25-web\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Update-25-WEB.png?fit=720%2C405&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,405\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"May-Update-25-WEB\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Update-25-WEB.png?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Update-25-WEB.png?fit=580%2C326&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><p>&nbsp; It&#8217;s May, and I&#8217;m thrilled to collaborate with the uber glamorous Basinah and her mum to craft a multi-piece assiut capsule wardrobe. Our mission is to use a couple of assiut shawls and a dress to build as many wardrobe pieces as possible using a mix-and-match format. 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