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DMZBADGER
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May '02
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Date Posted:
1/23 1:38pm
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RE: Fabric weathering
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Thanks for moving my post here I am in more need of pictures of burnt and bomb blasted clothing. or web site addy's on how to
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Mieal_L_Deneb
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Jun '07
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1/23 5:18pm
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RE: Fabric weathering
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One thing I did for weathering that was more permanent and yet cheap: a dye bath using coffee. I heard that tea works too, but it gives you a different color. Coffee is good for a dusty dirt look...like from Tatooine.
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DMZBADGER
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1/24 7:51am
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RE: Fabric weathering
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Was looking for more pics of actual blasted/bombed clothing.....i.e how do they rip or burn etc...
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DMZBADGER
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Date Posted:
1/29 2:26pm
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RE: Fabric weathering
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DMZBADGER
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well here is my attempt at making a blasted burnt up Imperial Officer
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h266/captainbadger_2006/blastatbar.jpg
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h266/captainbadger_2006/chriswounded.jpg
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SUGARBANTJINN
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Apr '07
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Date Posted:
1/29 5:07pm
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RE: Fabric weathering
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FERDALUMP posted:
Not to make it sound too easy--but basically you have to put it through a lot. Twist and coil the material--wad it up, tie knots in it--throw it in a hot water bath and maybe even wash and dry it a few times. You can then take sharp rocks and maybe a brick and beat the fabric. Even wrap a rock in the material and beat it into the ground. If you make holes in the material wash it to make the holes fray out a bit. You can also add a lot of weather and such with painting techniques. Dry brushes and paint mixed with dirt work well. Give a fine mist with spray paint is rough uneven strokes. Tea or coffee can be used to add age and "stains" to the material too. For a coal mine look BBQ charcoal would simmulate coal well.
Hope that helps!
Ferd 
Now...my request:
I need to make velvet (dark green) appear to be aged. I don't want to crush the nap or tear or paint the material--but I want it to appear as though it has been exposed to the sun a lot, and like it isn't fresh off the store rack. Make sense?
Please help! Any suggestions would be great!
...I'll have to remember that! this could be a very useful thread... 
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Anyara
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3/23 5:10pm
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RE: Fabric weathering
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OK, I'm a Dark Ages re-enactor rather than a costumer, but soft kit tends to look 'lived in' quite quickly when subjected to the rigors of . . . well . . . being worn and abused a lot. Grass stains, mud smears, and general battered-ness can be acquired by rolling down several grassy slopes, particularly if there are thistles and/or twigs in amongst the grass.
One of the things that makes fabric look very 'lived in' is sweat stains. The easiest way to get these is to do most of your ageing before you make the garment, then wear said garment. A lot. In a very warm place. Preferably somewhere dusty. Living in a Saxon longhall for three days with no shower facilities, no change of tunic or undertunic, and fighting all day in the hot sun is perfect.
A light brush-over with vinegar and being left in the sun can age some leathers, but do be careful - leaving it too long before rinsing out the vinegar can cause the leather to start cracking.
For adding a brownish tint to fabrics i.e. to counteract the optical brighteners found in a lot of washing powders, there are several methods I know of, but they'll only work on natural fibres. Tea and coffee have already been mentioned, but walnut hulls (the green stuff around the nut when it's just dropped off the tree), oak bark, and birch bark can all give brownish stains. Toss them in a pan of boiling water, simmer until it looks like strong tea, strain out the bits of organic matter, and pour into a bucket. Top up with warm water, add fabric, and stir from time to time. When the fabric looks manky, hang it somewhere to dry. Adding salt to the bucket of water can help some stains take to the fabric, depending on stain and fabric. Note that these stains will probably wash out pretty quickly, but they can also be re-applied easily.
Wiping linens with lemon juice and leaving them out in the sun can bleach them a bit: the authentic medieval method of soaking it in stale urine and leaving it in the sun is just nasty.
Hope some of this is useful!
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