|
|
Post by Jaren Valnor on Jan 29, 2005 17:43:29 GMT -5
100% wool is a little out of the $question$ if you know what I mean. What are the top three fabrics besides wool that I could get at JoAnn's, WalMart, or Hanthingy?
|
|
|
|
Post by Ani-Chay Pinn on Jan 29, 2005 18:45:32 GMT -5
The top three fabrics, besides wool for a Jedi robe would be cotton, cotton and maybe a cotton blend. Other than that, always go by feel. And you really do want to make sure you get fabric that is thick enough for a Jedi robe. A synthetic/natural fiber blend is much more likely to get to the sale table in the back of the store and it could look and feel just as good as 100% natural. But a lot of the blends won't take a dye, so it you pick one of those count on taking the color as is. I'd still stay away from the "Unidentifiied Fiber" stuff on the $1/yard table at Wal-Mart. There probably isn't anything bad in it, but you really don't know what will happen the first time you wash it.
I've always thought that a dark canvas has the right look for a Jedi robe, but it would be much too stiff; the hood would certainly stand up on it's own.
|
|
|
|
Post by Kyrel-Dak on Jan 29, 2005 22:13:37 GMT -5
Coming from personal experience.......one of our local padawans has a robe made out of a good color of a brown canvas type material and yep it is too stiff, doesn't flow well and is always crinkled like he slept in it. I waited until a half price sale and then purchased a good wool that was around $15.00 a yard, at half price I got if for $7.50 a yard. If you can't either find wool or get it on sale it is possible that a good Osnaburg might be dyed. Caution, I have dyed some osnaburg and it turned out terrible and then I have succeeded so I guess it depends on the grade. A good quality heavy osnaburg will run about $3.00 to $4.00 dollars a yard. When you dye a brown, after selecting the shade you want add some black too, this helps insure it will be dark enough for you. The oatmeal style of osnaburg may make it blotchy so be carefull to leave it in the dye long enough. You can always test dye a small piece too....good luck.
|
|
JediKai
Message Board Member
TJA Savior
Posts: 5,560
|
Post by JediKai on Jan 29, 2005 23:13:47 GMT -5
Look in your fabric store for a section called "bottom weight" (meaning pants and skirts). Then look for the 100% cotton. This will often be a heavier weight that will hang correctly. It will still cost $7 or so a yard, but wait for the sales.
If you sign up at JoAnn's, they'll send you flyers every couple weeks that will always have a coupon for at least 40% off one item. You can use it to buy your robe fabric.
It may take awhile to find a dark brown, though. I got some last summer and haven't seen any since.
|
|
|
|
Post by Ani-Chay Pinn on Jan 30, 2005 0:03:15 GMT -5
Coming from personal experience.......one of our local padawans has a robe made out of a good color of a brown canvas type material and yep it is too stiff, doesn't flow well and is always crinkled like he slept in it. LOL! But that's how padawans learn! I guess that answers my speculation about whether you could wrestle canvas into shape with many washings. I guess not. |
|
|
|
Post by Nova Darklighter on Jan 30, 2005 0:57:02 GMT -5
Silk Noile is a pretty good stuff to, but wash & dry to preshrink 1st. Great drape to it , heavy cotton is great as well, mine is a denim weight cotton in Dk Brown, heavy enuff, but not as stiff as canvas, flow great.
|
|
|
|
Post by Jaren Valnor on Jan 30, 2005 12:22:11 GMT -5
I need something cheap and FAST!!!!! so I just got brown felt at JoAnn's, but it has some wool content, not much, but some. My excuse for it being a bit stiff is that it's from my homeworld, and there's armor woven into it to make it stronger. My real world excu$e is just that, an excu$e, if you get it. My size, even though I'm pretty short, would cost over $120 in the original wool I wanted.  |
|
JediKai
Message Board Member
TJA Savior
Posts: 5,560
|
Post by JediKai on Jan 30, 2005 13:49:07 GMT -5
My first robe was cheap, light weight cotton. You have something quick and cheap to get you into Jedi garb. Most of us have done that! For some of us, our garb is a constant work in progress.
However, if you want, you can keep looking for the perfect fabric (content, texture, color and price) and make your ideal robe at a later date. It took me about a year and a half to find my ideal combination of those factors.
|
|
|
|
Post by Jaren Valnor on Jan 30, 2005 17:49:30 GMT -5
TJA is now another factor into my madness. Now, as my mom pointed out, I cannot walk into a Wal*Mart without spending at least twenty minutes looking at all of the brownish material they have!
|
|
|
|
Post by Nova Darklighter on Jan 30, 2005 22:22:52 GMT -5
Yep you got it, ask Xana how long I can stay in a fabric dept.! She leaves me & goes to the coffee shop, I'll still be there for ages, and the last time I bought about 30 yards of fabric, plus stuff like notions, but the night before we went to Jo Ann's and I bought 30 patterns (don't use many, but collect costume patterns) they were on sale for $.99@ so I actually saved about $200, because most of them were $16 & $17 apiece. And for me, they are tax deductable.
Jaren, at least the felt will look a little like a wool, however, I wouldn't wash it. If it's the medium weight it might not be to stiff.
|
|
|
|
Post by Ani-Chay Pinn on Jan 30, 2005 22:57:24 GMT -5
TJA is now another factor into my madness. Now, as my mom pointed out, I cannot walk into a Wal*Mart without spending at least twenty minutes looking at all of the brownish material they have! Y'know you should hug your mother next time she says that, 'cause there are so many not-so-great things that a youngling can get into that there are likely many a parent who would think a fabric fixtation would be just heaven. I'm on a strict fabric diet. I'm not allowing myself to buy any more fabric unless (1) it's for a specific costume I'm working on or (2) I use up some of what I already have, because I just don't have any space for more! |
|
|
|
Post by Nova Darklighter on Jan 30, 2005 23:53:39 GMT -5
I agree with you on that one Ani, most mothers would be very pleased that it was nothing worse.
I suspect that a good deal of the fabric in my apt. will be in some Jedi form or another before mid April. I have a lot of sewing to do before then. Several for other people & a few for myself. I might do 1 to put in the store window, I told the boss that I was going to do a SW window before the film comes out and that it wasn't open to discussion! He wasn't arguing, tho' someone else may run their mouth, I really don't care. We have several of the figures, Han in Carb., LS Darth Vader, Master Yoda(both the old & EPII)and we have the Supreme Ed. of the Red Amidala dress, i figured that i could add the Ewok I did way back & do a Jedi as well. we have some cardboard standers too.
|
|
|
|
Post by Kyrel-Dak on Jan 31, 2005 23:42:42 GMT -5
You should see the looks I get.........this burly guy with long hair and beard wondering around the fabric store......and it gets worse, I am a regular and all the ladies know me........and worse, I get asked by the buyers what fabrics to suggest for reenactors......and worse........know when all the best sales are........sheeesh
|
|
JediKai
Message Board Member
TJA Savior
Posts: 5,560
|
Post by JediKai on Feb 1, 2005 1:21:21 GMT -5
;D Ha, the costume bug has bitten you hard!
|
|
|
|
Post by Theyrenotdolls (Den Dragonson) on Feb 1, 2005 1:36:03 GMT -5
the workers at my local joann's must think that my buddy matt and i are a couple...we are constantly going in together and looking for fabric.
can't a man be macho and still like to shop for the perfect fabric!
TND
|
|
