I now know so much more than I ever wanted to about Jedi accessories, clothing and fan sites. I had never even heard of food capsules before, and now I am sitting putting three layers of paint and a coat of varnish onto pen caps. I will have pictures up soon of all of this process.(Hey I am doing pretty good just getting any work done on it.) It is true, however, most of the delay was due to school. This last semester was very busy, and I barely slept, much less had time to sew. That is why there is an even bigger rush on my part to finish this before the spring semester begins. I have been working over break, so my time is still limited.
The costume is based on the clothing worn by the character Mace Windu in Episode II of the prequels. I have recently decided to give it a little twist towards individuality instead of recreation due to time, materials, and personal preference. So it will be his own version of a Jedi master's costume.
I have finally accomplished something. I finished the undertunic. It is made of laundered challis, and I love that fabric! It was suprisingly nice to work with and hangs beautifully. The pattern is loosely based on a martial arts tunic and heavily altered to fit a smaller person and smaller fabric allowance. What can I say, I underbought, an unusual occurance for me. I got it all to fit though by adding long cuffs to the bottom of the sleeves instead of merely extending the material. I ended up getting the shirt with extra long sleeves and cross over front out of a yard and a third of 36 inch material and having a little square extra left over. I was very proud not to have to piece anything else to make it fit. |
