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Post by Cara Drume on Jul 13, 2009 9:07:05 GMT -5
Well, I've made my very first Jedi robe.  It's far from perfect, as the latter half is sewn with black thread I( ran out of brown), and the strip I cut to cover up the raw edge of hood meeting cloak is too small to fit.  Aside from that it looks okay. It's made from that suede-look stuff someone posted on a while back (wool is never availible when I have money), so the inside doesn't look too good...but the outside does. The color looks fairly good with the colors of my tunics and tabards, and I love the way it billows. I'll put some pics up later so you can see what it looks like.  |
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Post by JediKai on Jul 14, 2009 0:24:46 GMT -5
Looking forward to seeing it.
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Post by Nova Darklighter on Jul 14, 2009 21:03:16 GMT -5
Congratulations! Ever a work in progress are we. Waiting to see it!
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Post by Ani-Chay Pinn on Jul 15, 2009 22:07:15 GMT -5
The best thing to do with a new robe is to wear it a little bit. Work out the kinks; you'll always be thinking of improvements, but that's part of the fun. Looking forward to seeing it.
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Post by Cara Drume on Aug 21, 2009 10:01:03 GMT -5
Pics! (sorry about the quality- I had to capture off the vidoe camera again) robe back- hood up  robe front-hood up  robe back- hood down  robe front- hood down  I know the hood is a little on the small side, but being short-waisted I didn't exactly want to sit on it. I'm already regretting gathering the hood and robe so much; it's too small to close well. The folds were the hardest to figure out, since the inside of the fabric is slippery. I used a LOT of pins and ended up breaking yet another needle...and this stuff isn't that thick!  At least it's a beginning. That ought to told me off until some wool (and more cash, LOL) rolls in. |
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Post by Starkindler (The Naked Jedi) on Aug 21, 2009 17:04:41 GMT -5
VEry Nice!
Of course If I had sewn it the robe would have been blood red by the time I finished....needles do not like me at all. ;-)
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Post by JediKai on Aug 22, 2009 0:31:04 GMT -5
Looks good!
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Post by Ani-Chay Pinn on Aug 23, 2009 22:08:40 GMT -5
Looks great! Try wearing for a couple hours to work out the bugs and see how warm it is, though people might ask why you're wearing it. 
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Post by Nova Darklighter on Aug 24, 2009 14:55:27 GMT -5
Looks good in pictures.
What Ani said, I took my 1st one apart twice before I was really happy with it, and re hemmed it after a couple of wearings.
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Post by Cara Drume on Aug 25, 2009 9:32:20 GMT -5
I'm too afraid to take it apart...this frabric frays like no one's business.  Good news: on digging through my fabric scraps I found enough matching frabric to cover the raw edge between hood and robe. Yay! |
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Post by Valis Korriban on Mar 18, 2010 14:53:54 GMT -5
I think it rocks. Everytime I've worn my robe when at an event, I end up tossing it off when we do our lightsaber routines  |
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It's far from perfect, as the latter half is sewn with black thread I( ran out of brown), and the strip I cut to cover up the raw edge of hood meeting cloak is too small to fit. 
Good news: on digging through my fabric scraps I found enough matching frabric to cover the raw edge between hood and robe. Yay! 
