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Post by Ani-Chay Pinn on Jul 9, 2005 15:30:26 GMT -5
A lot depends on how wide the fabric is. I've seen a lot of 60" wide wool. But if it's only 45" wide you'll need more. I'm 5"3' and 125 lbs and can get away with 4-5 yards of the wider fabric for a robe. You could need twice as much. You should allow for lots of pleats, front and back. The robe should fit comfortably wrapped all the way around you or it won't hang right. The hood alone could take 2-3 yards of fabric. Jedi hoods are ridiculously huge and impractical. You can see how big they are by how far they hang down their backs.
Are you sewing a robe yourself? You can try laying out a pattern for the pieces in newsprint to see how much fabric you'll need.
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Post by Nova Darklighter on Jul 9, 2005 21:59:58 GMT -5
Depends on how much flow & what typeof fabric you want to use. Where do you live? What's your climate like?
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Post by Jan-Qui Coran on Jul 25, 2005 22:12:14 GMT -5
fabric.com has melton wool for $10.95.
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Post by JediKai on Jul 25, 2005 23:43:06 GMT -5
Wool melton is probably too heavy. I found the perfect wool... www.denverfabric.comThey have 4 shades of brown, it is 80% wool, 20% nylon wool flannel at $8.95/yd I'll be using it to make a new robe AFTER I see the FIDM exibit, hoping to get a close up look at the real robe(s). |
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Post by Jauhzmynn Enz on Jul 26, 2005 14:39:37 GMT -5
Kai,
can you let me know what you find out? I'm curious.
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Post by JediKai on Jul 27, 2005 2:27:49 GMT -5
I've heard they allow photography, so I'll be taking hi res photos, for certain!
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Post by Chris Ago-Ni on Aug 12, 2005 9:27:36 GMT -5
Wool melton is probably too heavy. I found the perfect wool... www.denverfabric.comThey have 4 shades of brown, it is 80% wool, 20% nylon wool flannel at $8.95/yd I picked up some of this fabric in the seal brown color. It was very nice and very close in color to the Anakin ROTS robe. |
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Post by Schph Gochi on Aug 17, 2005 8:06:49 GMT -5
Kai, can you let me know what you find out? I'm curious. ditto..... I am curious about what you find out also... I am always torn in this area....I have a robe that I like....but it is a lightweight 100% wool.....and I rarely ever wear that one.... BUT ...I would still like a canon Obi-Wan or Qui-Gon robe.... why.... I have no idea....I don't wear the one I have.... |
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Post by Nova Darklighter on Aug 17, 2005 23:09:24 GMT -5
I know what you mean, but I would wear it as a winter coat so I'd wear it. I find even the heavy cotton to warm most of the time, but I do love the look of the robe.
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Post by JediKai on Aug 18, 2005 1:28:38 GMT -5
Yes, I'll let everyone know what I find out. There will have been lots of people posting on the various costume forums before I get there though, as I'm going in November. And all the photos I take will be posted on my host.
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Post by Ani-Chay Pinn on Aug 20, 2005 7:57:57 GMT -5
I always seem to wear my robe with my costume. For regular room temperatures it feels fine. I used the absolute minimum of fabric for it and I wonder if that isn't why? Outside temperatures were in the upper 50's and low 60's for most of Worldcon and I wore it for the whole con.  I'm going to try one with as many pleats as I see in Obi-Wan's robe and see if that makes some difference.
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Post by Ani-Chay Pinn on Aug 24, 2005 17:44:15 GMT -5
I found the perfect wool... www.denverfabric.comThey have 4 shades of brown, it is 80% wool, 20% nylon wool flannel at $8.95/yd.
I got some of this from denverfabric today. Coffee liquer brown. Very nice; thanks for the tip! Yeah, I plan on making a robe out of it......AFTER I get the Dressing the Galaxy book. Going to the FIDM exhibit is just a little bit far for me. |
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Post by Nova Darklighter on Aug 24, 2005 23:02:08 GMT -5
What are the start-finish dates of FIDM? Who knows, I could hit a jackpot somewhere, or just get some extra costuming orders. Flights are generally cheap late in the year.
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Post by Schph Gochi on Aug 25, 2005 12:49:34 GMT -5
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Post by Jauhzmynn Enz on Aug 25, 2005 12:53:36 GMT -5
Oooh boy. That's a great sale.:-)
Wool Melton is the same fabric The Madseamstress uses for her overrobes.
I wish I had some extra cash I'd grab some.
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I'm going to try one with as many pleats as I see in Obi-Wan's robe and see if that makes some difference.