Jellabiya?

June 4, 2010 2:10 PM

I need a sewing pattern for a men's jellabiya. So far, I haven't had much luck finding one on the internet. I was hoping that the hivemind could help.
posted by Parasite Unseen to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (4 answers total)

The Patterns of Time storefront on Amazon carries gallibiya patterns from Atira's Fashions:

Patterns of Time: Atira's Fashions

There's a djellaba pattern on page two as well, but I think it's a women's pattern. Lots of abaya-type stuff, too.

You might poke around the modest clothing boards and sites, too; they may know of some resources.
posted by fairytale of los angeles at 2:23 PM on June 4, 2010

Folkwear Patterns offers an Egyptian Shirt pattern (#104) which is just a shortened basic galabiya.
posted by catlet at 2:45 PM on June 4, 2010

You might want to try looking for 'galabeya', which is a much more common spelling.

I think it would be pretty easy to modify a caftan since they are basically the same thing.
posted by scrute at 5:44 PM on June 4, 2010

While browsing for answers to a belly-dancing question, I found this pattern.

The gallibiya (as they spell it on that site) pattern is about 2/3rds of the way down the page.

http://www.artemisimports.com/patterns


(I have no idea why inserting clickable links is beyond me, she says grumpily.)
posted by malibustacey9999 at 8:03 PM on June 4, 2010