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Post by Cara Drume on Oct 20, 2005 9:35:47 GMT -5
Costume Update: My belt is finished!!!!! Yee-ha! Well...as finished as I can get it for now, since I'm pretty much flat broke. The only money I have is in the bank, and that's for college stuff. Anyhoo, its held onto the wider belt with loops of leather cord. This makes it kinda compicated to put on, but the look is worth it. I don't have a leather punch, so I used a 6-penny nail and a screwdriver to punch the holes. The belt doesn't look that good from the inside, but that really doesn't matter, since no one'll ever see that anyway. Trousers, belt...now to figure out how to use a sewing machine! Oh, joy.
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Post by Seda Navilli on Oct 20, 2005 12:17:51 GMT -5
I'm really excited to see how this costume turns out... a really interesting character design. And who did I pick to recreate? Obi Wan Kenobi... how boring! (just kidding, dont chop me up Obi Wan! )
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Post by Cara Drume on Oct 21, 2005 9:22:41 GMT -5
tee-hee... Costume Update! I've cut out the 'pattern paper' for the tunic (minus the sleeves), the top part of the surcoat, and the hood. I made the top part of the surcoat pattern myself by drawing a box around one of my sleeveless shirts. After some head-scratching and nearly breaking the eraser on my pencil, I finally managed to make a pattern. The collar parts are different on each half; one's for the back, one's for the front. I made the hood pattern by just making a box and rounding one of the edges by putting down a dinner plat and tracing around it. Viola! Instant Jedi hood pattern! I haven't cut any of the fabric yet. I'm waiting for my mom to find a pattern of hers for something called a 'tulip skirt'. It's got those wide, sweeping curves similar to the ones in Sarissa's surcoat. It should be easy enough to modify. After that, it's on to the real work! Sorry for the long post, but I'm trying to give some idea of how my costume is progressing. Wish I could post pics! PS: I modified this one because I didn't want to start a whole new post and take up space.
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Post by Cara Drume on Oct 26, 2005 23:38:51 GMT -5
Here I go again... I have finally cut some fabric! Only the part for my 'skirt' half of the surcoat, but that alone was enough to keep me busy for over an hour! It didn't help much that I had to resort to the old 'chalk-and-string' method for the curve. But I do have good news. My mom has a break in her online classes until the 14th of November and has offered to help me with my costume!!! Well...take over, actually, since the working of her ancient sewing machine has me baffled and my scissor skills leave much to be desired... If we keep on it like feinds, I have hope that we can finish it by Monday.
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Post by LoreenShadowchaser on Oct 27, 2005 2:26:50 GMT -5
You go, girl! You can do it!
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Post by tanzanlinnear on Oct 27, 2005 4:08:02 GMT -5
Progress indeed I can't wait to see the completed costume
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Post by Cara Drume on Oct 28, 2005 20:35:09 GMT -5
Costume update: I spend the entire morning (and part of the afternoon, to!) tracing, pinning, and cutting the frabric peices. And guess what? The cutting part of the fabric is DONE!!! I'm a little worried about the sewing part since my mom has to wrok both Saturday and Sunday, but she gave me a basic crash course and there's the tutorial online besides...so I think I can do this. Unfortuantely, I didn't have enough brown fabric to line the surcoat, so it's going to be kinda thin.
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Post by Olos Nay on Oct 30, 2005 11:02:42 GMT -5
Let's go, you can do it! If I could, you can.
I say you start, and if you have problems you ask for advices.
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Post by Cara Drume on Oct 30, 2005 15:43:21 GMT -5
Costume update: Due to spending the entire Saturday afternoon figuring out how the sewing machine works, then going to a harvest party at my sisters' church (I never miss an opporitunity to see my nephew! ), I couldn't sew anything yesterday. Thankfully, I got up early this morning. I managed to sew the obi and the top part of the surcoat before church, and I'm planning to sew the rest of the curcoat today. Hopefully my mom can show me how to hem round edges. I'm quite optimistic. Aside from a few slightly crooked lines and one minor measuring mishap, it was easier than I thought it would be. If I can finish the surcoat tonight and then sew the tunic early before and after school tomorrow, I shoudl be able to make it. Barely... Thanks for the encouragement, Olos! I'll be sure to ask should I have any problems.
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Post by Cara Drume on Oct 30, 2005 17:40:11 GMT -5
Uh-oh. I've hit a snag... I think I made the hood too big. How do I fix it? And does anyone know how to sew a curved hem?
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Post by Ani-Chay Pinn on Nov 1, 2005 20:27:36 GMT -5
For fixing the hood.....there are two ways for it to be too big; too long or too wide. The best way to fix it is to take it off the costume entirely and then either cut it down at the base, or cut it down at the back, where the seam is. Try pinning it both ways and see which way fixes it.
For the curved hem......first make sure that the unfinished hem of the costume hangs evenly and is only a little bit longer than what you want. Be careful when cutting. Too long can be fixed; too short can't. Then zigzag along the hem, folding the edge over about 1/8 an inch or less as you go -- use thread the same color as your fabric. This step can be left out to save time, but I like it to prevent fraying and it makes hemming easier. Then fold over the edge of the fabric 1/8 inch or less as you sew and straight stitch. You want to make sure that the tension on your machine is even or the hem can curl upward. Curved hems are always sooooooo long, but the result is nice when it's done.
Uh-oh. I've hit a snag... I think I made the hood too big. How do I fix it? And does anyone know how to sew a curved hem?
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Post by Olos Nay on Nov 1, 2005 22:51:50 GMT -5
Are you sure the hood is too big? Jedi hoods are HUGE. really. Now, the part on the hood that goes on the robe, they don't fit. Its normal. Its make like that. There is a technique to put them together the proper way, involving a string, but I better let the sewing savy explain it as I had problems doing it at first... Amber's jedi garment guide states "Gather the back part of the bottom edge before attaching to body of robe." www.rebellegion.com/jedigarb/robe.htmlI don't know any other way to explain it... Hope this helps.
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Post by Mon-Jas Charan on Nov 1, 2005 23:04:56 GMT -5
I think I made the hood too big. My hood was made from a full square yard.
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Post by Cara Drume on Nov 2, 2005 11:15:39 GMT -5
Oops.... I trimmed the hood to fit, though it's on an angle (the top is still big) and made a seam. I still haven't attached it to the costume, though! My mom helped me with the curve hem, though. And she DID zigzag, too! After I get the hood attached, the trick is how to get it to lie flat. And then I have to start the tunic part! I must have been nuts, thinking I could get it done before Halloween!
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Post by LoreenShadowchaser on Nov 2, 2005 15:46:12 GMT -5
Hmm, you asked for advice on the hood, but it doesn't sound like you waited to see if anyone posted any before you went ahead with your hood by yourself.
What do you mean that you want to make the hood "lie flat"? Hoods don't lie flat when they are off your head, if that's what you meant, especially over-sized Jedi hoods!
Or were you meaning when it's on your head?
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