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Post by Nova Darklighter on Sept 4, 2002 1:31:28 GMT -5
Schph, we went and did a little fabric swatching on sat. I have some samples that I'm going to send, including 2 shades of non-existant brown linen. $5.00 a yd, 60"wide. Lots of other stuff also.
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Post by Schph Gochi on Sept 4, 2002 5:33:22 GMT -5
I really am frustrated.... I expanded my search a little yesterday by making some phone calls (rather than running all over the place)... first one I called...."No...we don't carry linen" second...."no....we don't have that"... GRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!  I am going to try a few more places....I don't have a line on many more to try....and then....if I can't find anything...I am going to ask you to get it for me....but I still have like two places to call. |
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Post by Nova Darklighter on Sept 7, 2002 4:24:40 GMT -5
No Problem! Willpost samples hopefully 2morrow when I get stamps.
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Post by Jade1 on Sept 7, 2002 10:07:07 GMT -5
Guess what I found in my closet when I cleaned it out. Some old wool Army blankets My mum and dad said they had more from when we were in search and rescue. Only trouble do some people really make robes out of that stuff the color is kinda weird and they seem like they wouldn't flow well and seem kinda hevy they just sorta hang their. Any thoughts Nova?
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Post by Schph Gochi on Sept 8, 2002 5:37:23 GMT -5
I know which ones you are talking about...my Dad had a few of them when he was alive....haven't a clue what happened to them...
Yes, the color would be an off color....but in a way...it is not too off...
still an earthy color...
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Post by Jade1 on Sept 8, 2002 10:20:53 GMT -5
The color is diffrent but yeah youre right it is very earthy I just always se military green. I wasn't thinkin earth. it would work good for a first robe and I'd stay pretty warm. It seems pretty hevy but that might be ok.
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Post by Aaires on Sept 8, 2002 10:49:49 GMT -5
I found this really cheap fabric at Wal Mart, but it's white. I bought 20 yards of it so that I can mess around with it. I'm going to try dying it, I really hope that it works! I'll tell everyone how it comes out!
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Post by Nova Darklighter on Sept 9, 2002 1:18:03 GMT -5
Yes Jade, Army blankets will work for a Robe, they will drape and flow if cut and gathered properly, if they are wool, and not a blend or synthetic, you can even dye them, if you want to try that, I reccomend cutting off a test piece and giving it a dunk in some dye (try a dark brown) see if it takes. Aaires, as for the cheap white fabric, it should take a dye just fine if it is a natural fiber, or mostly natural fiber, TRY A TEST PIECE! If it doesn't take, use it to test sew patterns, or try to dye it with TEA, (test dye a piece first) the tea will only make it a light shade of tan, make lots of very strong tea, soak pieces of fabric in the tea bath, you can't do big pieces or they will splotch and streak, let me know how it goes.
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Post by Schph Gochi on Sept 9, 2002 5:48:41 GMT -5
I am interested in how the dying comes out too.....
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Post by Jade1 on Sept 9, 2002 16:22:58 GMT -5
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Post by Kaytarn on Sept 25, 2002 11:39:14 GMT -5
*shrugs and grins* Dunno about you guys but my robe was the easiest part of my costume, I am working on a Correllian Jedi costume for my friends next annual Star Wars Party in july, and joy of joys, my Death's Robe I'm making for halloween, will be a perfect recycle for the black outer robe I plan to have over the Green tunics and obi, and the leather look of the fabric makes a more dangerous, almost biker jedi look
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Post by Eqin Ilis on Sept 25, 2002 11:46:37 GMT -5
Off-topic question here: Correllian Jedi costume? Is this New Republic? And what's it look like?
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Post by Kaytarn on Sept 25, 2002 23:28:12 GMT -5
taken from the book I, Jedi, so its Expaneded Universe, nd not official, I have a picture of the uniform itself with out the robe, so if your interested in it send me an email (jonprosser@yahoo.com) and I'll send it to you
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Post by Eqin Ilis on Sept 26, 2002 11:11:44 GMT -5
Sent. 
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Post by ALDAN JII on Jun 18, 2003 22:51:09 GMT -5
go check this site out, excelent robes, from formal to in formal awesome www.twinrosesdesigns.comand this place is awesome also www.museumreplicas.comhere the robe is around called the monk's robe is 95.00 = 8.95 shipping and handlingblack or brown, sizesone size fits most so pic says they also have tall mocasins, just below the kneeall n all this is one way sweet site even have wizard's robes, which could pass for a formal jedi robealso have selection of various boot styles and shirt(tunics) for under tunic looxthis place also has boox on swordfighting in the renaissaince styleswashbuckling swordfighting also go look and try iut, 10% off your first order so the first catalog said........guantlets, koool pants for the kol jedi look the twin roses designs even carry that redneck jedi robe, lolit's a camoflauged robe lol museum replicas have tall lady boots 150.00 =6.95 shpp from sizes 6 to 11 museum replicas also has the neo coat from matrix reloaded 99.00=12.95 shp |
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