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Post by Nova Darklighter on Aug 23, 2006 23:22:48 GMT -5
I've done it both ways, depends on fabric & style, and what the person that will be wearing it wants & what works.
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Post by Jauhzmynn Enz on Aug 24, 2006 0:38:18 GMT -5
Koda says: I have a a few general questions about the outer tunic.
Did you line the whole tunic? I just lined the sleeves and the skirt, but not the upper torso area. I did put in a big shaped yoke up around the shoulders and down the front sides to just above the waist. I sewed this in on the 'skin'-side to help build up the shoulders and chest a bit. Basically this doubles the fabric thickness in this area. It seemed to come out pretty nice. I copied this from a judo gi. "
I fully lined mine with "China "silkand it's wonderful feeling.
"Cut the skirt on the bias? Or just flare it out a bit on the sides? Or just have one-piece from shoulder to hem? "
My first lined over tunic, I did cut the entire thing out with the bottom being widder than the top. I didn't like how it felt. The second tunic. I used Nova's pattern which has the skirt as a separate peice. It has two darts in the back, and two in the front. When put toegther it's widder at the bottom. It'll flare out when you twirl.
"I see from the close-ups of the movie tunics that there is a herringbone look to where the side seams come together but it doesn't look like a 45deg angle to the pattern. I wonder if anybody else has tried to duplicate that look."
Nope, I only mad emy seams to look like the sreams on my dress slacks. Sew it then fold it over and sew again. It's VERY sturdy, and realistic cuz it'll stay together in real life. I doubt the movie costumes wouls survive a saber session with us. Aye?
"Interfacing in the collar? Or just fold the fabric a bit for thickness? How did you fold the collar before sewing it on? "
I haven't tried interfacing but I think I will from now on. I did do the fabric folding thing, and sometimes it doesn't work well.. Put some flexible medium weight or slightly lighter fusable(iron-on type) interfacing on one side of the fabric.
Folding the collar. Humm I HOPE this comes out right.:-) If you fold it in half long ways so there's a crease down the middle, put the facing there. The iron one type is easier, stays put, NO sewing.:-D I can't really describe how I folded the collar. I'll think about it, fold some paper and then psot the description.
"And something to share.
When I made my 2nd tunic, I used a crinkle fabric that had a decent amount of stretch. I cut the sleeves by making rectangles about 30" long by 25; wide (they will fold to 12; across giving 1/2; seams). The trouble is, I cut the lining for the sleeves the same size as the sleeves. But since the sleeves were so stretchy across their width, by the time I went to catch the lining inside the cuffs, the lining was too small around to match the sleeve. I actually had to cut open the lining back to about the elbow, and add a gusset (a long narrow triangle of material) to make the sleeve lining flare out to the cuff so it matched up where I caught it inside the cuff.
Note to self: cut non-stretchy lining a bit bigger than stretchy outer fabric."
I washed my crinkle cotton so it 'd be 'shrunk' then measured the lining and hand sewed it in. I made sure I had a 'soft' hand while sewing. IE I didn't pull on it.
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Post by Ky-Wan Zann on Sept 4, 2006 3:02:49 GMT -5
my outer is lined as is my new set, makes it slide nice but man does it make it hotter
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Post by Ani-Chay Pinn on Sept 7, 2006 21:57:48 GMT -5
I made one lined tunic that I wore at DragonCon. The lining fabric was silk twill, the outer fabric was silk noil, and it was fully lined. It wasn't any hotter to wear than any of my other tunics, but I really think that was because it was silk and neither fabric was very heavy.
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Post by Cronto Tocrone on Oct 30, 2006 21:21:12 GMT -5
I have looked twice at wal-mart and have not seen simplicty 4450 avaible there at least the one in my town/city
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