Mon-Jas Charan
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Post by Mon-Jas Charan on Mar 11, 2005 9:28:33 GMT -5
My robe is made of coat wool ... Here in the mountins it is not bad year round, but I can see how back east the humidity would take its toll, and I would not want to ware it in the desert
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Post by ceejay928 on Mar 11, 2005 20:33:56 GMT -5
Thanks for the info all.
My best bet now is to head out to a local fabric shop, check out some materials, then compare them with online shops.
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Post by ceejay928 on Mar 11, 2005 20:36:41 GMT -5
"How's wool and cotton blend for a robe?" the best cotton I've used has been 10 oz twill types -- 100% cotton. (This stuff weighs 10 oz per square yard of fabric.) It's heavy but not stiff if you get the right stuff. They sometimes call it pants or bottom weight, since that's how it's used, for pants. It's about equal to jeans fabric in weight. Hope this helps! -- The Mad Seamstress Yes, this helps a lot. I'll start looking
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Post by Ani-Chay Pinn on Mar 11, 2005 22:51:24 GMT -5
I have one robe made from a chocolate brown wool/polyester blend. It's a course weave and natural to the touch, but not stiff. I love how it turned out and it can just go into a regular washer and dryer. However, I hardly ever see material like it at fabric stores. I was lucky that it worked out so well since I found the fabric on ebay. It was 4 yards and I used every bit of it, but I'm not very tall.
This is a good time to look for robe material. Fabric stores are more likely to have their winter-weight material on sale to make room for summer stuff. I got some cotton twill for $2.50 a yard last month.
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Post by Nova Darklighter on Mar 12, 2005 0:49:34 GMT -5
I've used both wool/cotton & wool/silk and have also used silk noile and cotton in a couple of different weight, and as for wool flannel, it looks just fine as well as heavy brushed cotton flannels, I d avoid the syntehticsa as much as possible just for the heat factor, and also, they aren't as good at releasing Body odor after being worn a few times, it seems to permeate the fabric and becomes quite strong as the body heats it up. Look for something that you like, and that has the right look & colour.
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Post by ceejay928 on Mar 12, 2005 1:39:39 GMT -5
Thanks Nova,
how do you like the wool cotton blend?
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Post by TheMadSeamstress on Mar 12, 2005 2:08:45 GMT -5
>Body odor... Yes--I have been to many a convention where an otherwise wonderful costume was the source of much misery for air-breathing species in the immediate area. One word for a quick fix when washing is inconvenient: [glow=red,2,300]Fabreeze! [/glow] (Or a similar product in the same aisle.) It is no substitute for a good cleaning--try baking soda in the wash--but it can fix things so admirers don't have to rub their watering eyes or run gasping from the elevators. It's also great for other odors one can pick up: I had a very expensive Anakin cloak that was simply drenched in cigarette smoke. (It's a BAD idea to loan pricy costumes out to careless types, so I've stopped.) It reeked so that I was physically sick from it on the drive home with all 4 windows down! (NOT fun in January, I tell ya!) Anyway, I zapped it with Fabreeze, and danged if it didn't work! The fabric is stink-free! Cigarette smoke? What's that? Never heard of the stuff! Always TEST it first on a small area. If you have fabric pieces left from construction test on them to see if there's discoloration. I've not had any probs with it as the cottons do very well, but with fancy, delicate items you want to be careful. The Mad Seamstress
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Post by Nova Darklighter on Mar 13, 2005 19:06:26 GMT -5
I like all the natural fibers that I've used. wool /cotton is good, I like the wool / silk better, but cost $$$more.
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Post by jedimacewindu on Jun 2, 2005 8:58:59 GMT -5
so i know that people use gabardine and wool. what other fabrics do you all use for your jedi robe? what are the advantages and disadvantages of each? what about silk or cotton or linen or flannel? Den
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Post by Nova Darklighter on Jun 5, 2005 18:19:58 GMT -5
For answers, read the preceding 3 pages, most of the best fabrics are listed in the comments.
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chael
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Post by chael on Aug 1, 2005 18:14:04 GMT -5
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Post by Ani-Chay Pinn on Aug 1, 2005 18:23:13 GMT -5
Looks good to me. Nice color and decent price. My robe is made out of 50% wool/50% poloyester in chocolate brown. It washes well, wears and looks good.
However, is 5 yds enough for you? 5 yds is what I'd consider a minimum for me for 60" wide fabric and I'm 5'3". If you're much taller than that, it's probably not enough.
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chael
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Post by chael on Aug 1, 2005 18:26:59 GMT -5
I"m 5'3" too, but I was debating about that as well...
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Post by Ani-Chay Pinn on Aug 1, 2005 22:14:23 GMT -5
In that case it should work fine. That's how much I used for my robe. You won't have as many pleats in the front and back of the robe as some. It works fine on mine, but I'm not very big, with narrow shoulders. Obi-Wan's robes in the movies seem to have a lot of pleats in them. I cut my robe out as one piece for the body and I have wide facings on the sleeves, hood and front, but you could also cut the sleeves out separately; that might give you more in the body to pleat with.
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Post by Nova Darklighter on Aug 1, 2005 23:20:48 GMT -5
Might also depend on the size of the hood you want to make, I'm about 5 ft tall and use about 71/2 yds of 60 inch to make my own robes. But I use almost 2 yds in the hood, I start w/ a 50x50 inch cut for that, it's self lined. I like lots of billow and flow as well in the robe, but that's a personal choice too. I've used about 6 yds in a couple of kids robes. Depends on the cut & style.
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