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Post by Jan-Qui Coran on May 11, 2006 0:15:58 GMT -5
I'm finally finished, as far as I know with all my Jedi costumes & robes Thanks to all those who have helped me with their guides on how to make a Jedi robe. www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&uid=4017369&gid=10176466&pix #1 Deep dark brown (it looks black but it is very very deep brown melton wool:I have since corrected the collor bias material so it lays flatter pix #2 Lighter brown melton wool pix #3 a very light weight chocolate brown Jedi robe made out of 60% cotton & 40% polyestor material If you see any corrections that I need to do please let me know. Thank you. |
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Post by Obi-1 on May 11, 2006 0:27:19 GMT -5
Nice robes.
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Post by Theyrenotdolls (Den Dragonson) on May 11, 2006 12:55:56 GMT -5
janqui...pop your collar!....let us see some pics of each with the hood up....i like the mddle one best...looks comfy.
--dennis
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Post by hathorsg1x on May 11, 2006 20:51:37 GMT -5
I very much like the new robe! Looks good as well! Nicely done =^_^=
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Post by Ani-Chay Pinn on May 11, 2006 20:54:15 GMT -5
Looks good! Unfortunately the dark colored robes don't show up well in the photos. The middle one looks best. How do they feel to wear?
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Post by Nova Darklighter on May 11, 2006 21:17:16 GMT -5
I think the lighter brown melton looks really good, partly because it's the best photo, but they all look very good. I think the lighter colour might be the best with your skintones. They look as though you've done a really nice job on the lot of them.
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Post by Jan-Qui Coran on May 13, 2006 0:58:28 GMT -5
Thank you.
The melton robes are a bit heavy in wgt but since I've gotten them done not too bad, I was plesantly surprised.
When I was working on them they felt like they weighed a ton when they were in pieces.
I'll admit I'm not sure which one is my favorite, I like dark colors but I'll have to see when I wear them, I figure they will work really well when it's very cool or if the air conditioning is too high (like at DC). Both of the melton robes have no seam in the shoulder--I was curious to see if I could do it that way. It takes a lot of fabric but it is easier to make.
Does anybody have any ideas where you can find a decent light wgt washable fabric in chocolate brown? ponte is not made in that color any more
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Post by JediKai on May 13, 2006 1:44:43 GMT -5
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Post by Ani-Chay Pinn on May 13, 2006 9:18:19 GMT -5
Aaaaaah! I made a robe out of that. Lovely color and I made a nice full robe with inside pockets out of it -- definitely what I'd call a 'security-blanket' Jedi robe. I want to bring it to DragonCon, but only for the indoor, heavily air-conditioned hotels. Outside, in the Atlanta summer heat is not a great place for a Jedi robe. |
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Post by jedi12 on May 13, 2006 18:49:06 GMT -5
they are awsome Qui
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Post by Jan-Qui Coran on May 15, 2006 1:32:24 GMT -5
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Post by Ldi-Ovef Te_Azi on May 15, 2006 11:01:43 GMT -5
these all look awsome, did you use any specific pattern or did you do it where theire is no shoulder seam.
you sew so many things, these look gorgeous. your like my aunt, a crazy good seamstress
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Post by Jan-Qui Coran on May 15, 2006 16:52:21 GMT -5
Thank you most humbly for your compliment about my robes. Thank you also for the compliment about being a seamstress. Please believe me I'm no seamstress. My husband used to say when I made up my mind, I do it & that's just about what happened & the force was with me. If I want to do something bad enough I make up my mind to get it done. The basic robe pattern I got from the padawans guide & then looked at the tutorials, plus I did use the Simplicity pattern I think it's 4450, but I'm not sure, it's been awhile since I looked at the package. I also asked lots of questions from those here in TJA that have more seamstress experience then me. I made many mistakes.
The melton wool robes both have no shoulder seams--I was curious to see if I could do it. It takes a lot of material but I found out it's a very easy robe to put together. I did find that I had to do a lot of hand stitching to do.
;D I love being Jedi & wearing Jedi clothes.
I had to challenge myself to do ithis. It turned out to be a very happy, satisfying challenge.
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Post by Ldi-Ovef Te_Azi on May 17, 2006 15:27:47 GMT -5
yeah, as soon as i can im going to head over to my aunt's house and finish mine, or get a hold of a serger and do it myself
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