Were do i start?

[EchuuShenJon]

I would like to make my first jedi robe but i have no idea were to start. I would be very gracius if u could maybe give me sum specs and mesermants on for one. i would also appreciate it if u could plz give me a few sites that sell fabrik and other materials i will need.

P.S. i have a very low budget

[JediKai]

First, go here for discussions on fabric sites
apfoister.proboards10.com/index.cgi?board=enostumes&action=display&thread=1070818296

Amber's Jedi Meditation chamber (now hosted by Rebel Legion):
www.rebellegion.com/jedigarb/

Padawan's Guide:
www.padawansguide.com/basic.shtml

I've got handouts based on my experiences making Jedi Garb... home.comcast.net/%7Ejedikai/jedi.pdf

[Schph Gochi]

and....if you are on a budget...

stop by your local Wal Mart and start to look for fabric....
go there often ......and keep checking what they get in...

but my advice to you....save your money....and buy wool....

The reason I say that is this....

I made 3 robes in all....
I started with less expensive and more widely available fabric on the first two...and then didn't like them much.......and then gave in and purchased wool fabric...and the bottom line is that if I had waited and saved my money to buy the wool in the first place
..I wouldn't have had to bother with the other two....wasting my time and money making those two......

Try to wait and save for quality fabric....you will not be sorry....

We have tried to crank our costumes up a notch here

....too many costumers have poor opinions of Jedi costumes because some of them are made....well....poorly...

I always try to adhere to..."if it is worth doing, it is worth doing well".

[Jeffrek]

A women after my own heart

Schph is absolutely correct, you will be so much more pleased if you get a nice decent fabric to work with even if it costs more. The finished outfit will look and feel alot better.

[Laan Kro]

I'll pick up this baton, too.
My first two robes were either all cotton or a cotton blend twill-type fabric. My latest is wool and I'm a lot happier with it.
Schph and Jeffrek are right; it costs a little more in the beginning (I had severe sticker shock when I paid for that much wool) but it looks and feels so much better. There are decent alternatives to wool, though, especially if you live in a warmer climate.
Remember, it's your costume and you're the one who ultimately has to be happy with it. I think the main thing is to plan well and think long term. You'll be happier in the end.

[Nova Darklighter]

I saw a really great heavy silk noile the other day, I was thinking it would make a super big over robe, I like the wool look, but rarely keep on my heavy cotton robe, because of the warmth, but the silk I saw the other day looks quite a bit like a wool, after washing it's going to drape like it to. A lot of the reason the cotton robes don't look really good is that either the cotton was to light a weight, or the cut was to skimpy to flow right, also, even when you use the right weight & enough fabric, there are tricks to cutting to keep the fullness in, and that billowing flowy effect as you walk.

[Shatir Lavan]

My cloak is made of a nice dark brown Gaberdeen. It's fairly heavy material, so unfortunately it doesn't flow in the breeze all that well, but it looks hella cool just stationary. It looks and feels good when LS fighting too. I'd go to a Fabricland or something like that and look at the patterns for cloaks. If you're new to sewing, I recommend going with a material that will not stretch or anything while you're sewing it, because that can cause problems.