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Jade-Walker
Title: FanForce Commander
Northwest Ohio US
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Date Posted:
9/29/05 4:12am
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RE: Mara Jade costume
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I've wondered the same thing. I'd rather it be more dull, but haven't been brave enough to try dulling the suit that I've finally gotten to be quite accurate. 
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SilverJedi331
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Date Posted:
9/29/05 6:12pm
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so i posted this question else where and was told to use very very fine sand paper cause others have done it and it works without any damage. its worth a shot. i'll get some sandpaper this weekend and try it out and let you know how it goes 
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ondiv
Title: FanForce Historian
Salt Lake City, UT USA
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Date Posted:
9/29/05 6:27pm
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RE: Mara Jade costume
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yeah, trying it out on a small swatch of the fabric is a good idea (being a blonde I would have sewn the suit and them taken the sand paper to the hip  ).
If you are able to post some before and after shots that would be awesome!!
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Jade-Walker
Title: FanForce Commander
Northwest Ohio US
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Date Posted:
9/30/05 4:35am
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RE: Mara Jade costume
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Where do you all find your fabric?
I got the fabric for my current suit at Jo-Ann's but they don't carry it anymore--even at Halloween! The stuff they have now is only a one-way stretch. 
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Adalia-Durron
Title: Oceania RSA
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Date Posted:
10/3/05 7:01am
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Nice work Racer!
I got my fabric on Ebay funnily enough.....only $25 for 3 metres! 
Anyway, I aint as slim as you lot, but eh, I am happy...the belts are finished now but werent when the photo was taken.......will post the complete lot soon..
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starfire-phoenix
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10/3/05 7:10am
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Very nice Addie! 
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JediRacer8
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10/4/05 4:22pm
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Very nice, I like your choice of fabric. It sounds like you got a lucky find
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Adalia-Durron
Title: Oceania RSA
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Date Posted:
10/4/05 7:41pm
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I was lucky with the fabric, and I have contacted the sellar again and found they have no more. Jade Walker asked and I did try to find more for her. 
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JediRacer8
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Date Posted:
10/5/05 4:47pm
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Okay Maras, I want to pick your brain on hair colorings. I normally use a wig for my costume, which holds up pretty well and people think it looks realistic on me. The problem I have is with outdoor events. It is a synthetic wig that tends to get matted and tangled easily after a long day in costume, and even more so if it is windy or raining. It would be great to lose the wig for some of these events.
My real hair has grown out well past my shoulders now, so the length would be accurate for Mara. My color is a light brown with some light red highlights, but is not red enough for Mara. I have tried many dyes over the years and my hair does not hold any permanent dye for more than about two weeks. Do any of you know of any temporary red dyes that look "Mara" and yet wash out within 24 hours? I have heard of color gels or color mousse but know very little about them. Also, how difficult are they to apply? Do they make your hair sticky when using them?
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ThePariah
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10/5/05 6:35pm
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I don't know what kind of temporary dye you could use, but I can recommend that whatever you find, since your hair is light brown shot with red, you can do the strawberry-blonde tint that Timothy Zahn says is Mara's "actual" hair color (yeah, actual for a fictional character  ) instead of dark hot red. Though you're more likely to find artificial-looking cherry red colors with temp dyes or mousses.
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Adalia-Durron
Title: Oceania RSA
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Date Posted:
10/5/05 7:39pm
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RE: Mara Jade costume
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I use a temporary dye when doing Mara. There are two Types, one that says it lasts 8 washes and one that says it lasts 24 washes. The second is the one I use as to be honest, they do not last as long as they say. I use Schwarzkopf Country Colours - Indian Summer. It takes well to brown hair and gives good coverage and leaves my hair pretty healthy looking. The first colour is a Schwarzkopf Live Colour, I used Aztec Copper here on that one, but it washes out in two days, totally. I like to stay red for a few days afterward and gradually go back to my chestnut colour.
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MaraBlade
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Date Posted:
10/5/05 9:50pm
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Speaking of Mara hair dye...
I've heard about henna hair dyes, but I don't know much about them. Have any of y'all tried this? I've heard that there are red-ish ones, that they're good for your hair, and that they last for about a month (which is an improvement for me because when I dyed my hair for C2 it was only supposed to last 3 months, but a year later I still had people asking me if I had red hair, 'cause it still looked kinda red).
So yeah, I'm curious to know if henna hair dyes would work for the Mara look. Anybody know?
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Jade-Walker
Title: FanForce Commander
Northwest Ohio US
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Date Posted:
10/6/05 4:20am
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I have blonde hair, so mine's a bit easier to tint with the mousse. But I know that they don't really work as well for darker hair.
Sorry that I can't help much there.
I did just pick up a red wig, though, to try out for times that I don't want to put color in my hair.
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Adalia-Durron
Title: Oceania RSA
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10/6/05 4:45am
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LOL! I just read your signature Jade and if you PM me, I would be very happy to explain about me being a Kyp fan!
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Jade-Walker
Title: FanForce Commander
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Date Posted:
10/6/05 5:14am
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That actually is a quote by Denning. That part got cut off, though, due to my long sig.
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