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Jade-Walker
Title: FanForce Commander
Northwest Ohio US
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Nov '02
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Date Posted:
3/5 11:51am
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RE: Mara Jade costume
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Can't wait to see results 
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Neimhaille
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May '02
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Date Posted:
3/8 2:55am
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RE: Mara Jade costume
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Just what I have so far. I'm still needing to tweak the bodysuit as I am rather more curvy than my form (I go in where it goes straight up and down for instance;)-though I'm loving the way the photo resizing shows what curves there are;) ) As I'm not finished with shaping the body I've left off cutting the armholes any further.
Those are stunt belts and harness, I need to discuss with leatherworkers about options considering mara has no stitches showing on her belt and that will lead to stretching over time with the wrong kind of hide.
Those are gloves being custom made to my hands. I still need to sew 6 fingertips but the thumbs are both in. I'm also looking at ways to finished the cuffs so I get the right depth of slit on the side. Backstitching the thumb and fingertips, machine straight sewing the rest as it's a two way stretch not four.
I need most of the hardware still.
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Jade-Walker
Title: FanForce Commander
Northwest Ohio US
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Date Posted:
3/12 12:31pm
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The bodysuit looks great. Is that 2 way or 4 way stretch material?
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Neimhaille
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Date Posted:
3/13 2:03am
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Thanks It's a two way but I cut the long pieces on the bias to give it more stretch through the length:) I got the idea after reading a Batman (tv series) forum and the discovery that the original Batgirl suit was made that way:) When you look at hi-res images you can see that the lame is indeed cut on the bias.
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Jade-Walker
Title: FanForce Commander
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Date Posted:
3/25 6:51am
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Hmmm...good idea. I think my KwikSew pattern's back piece is drawn mostly on the bias. I should try that on the front.
I"m going to start my "muslin" this week of my 2-way stretch fabric that has a lower sheen than the 4-way "wet" PVC. I"m using some of the stuff that JoAnns had a Halloween as the practice material before cutting into the good stuff.
This will be Mara v 5.0 for me. LOL
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SilverJedi331
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Apr '02
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Date Posted:
4/5 5:48pm
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RE: Mara Jade costume
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so ive had the fabric for this costume for a while now. i finally decided to make it theres still a few kinks i need to work out, but i've got it mostly completed...enough to wear it to I-Con this year. I even randomly won the 2008 Fanny Award for Favorite Star Wars Costume at I-Con 27 lol.
here it is:
my hair is darker than usual here. someone switched out the bottles in the hair dye i bought and replaced it with brown >:( the re-dye job didn't do much to repair the color, but hopefully i'll get it back to a nice bright red soon.
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celine
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Date Posted:
5/6 1:53pm
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Quite cool! What reference image did you base it on?
I kind of want to do one of the "emporer's hand" Mara, from the SW Miniatures. She looks awesome in it.
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Irish_Jedi_Jade
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Date Posted:
5/6 9:41pm
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RE: Mara Jade costume
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Hey ya'll!!! First time posting here in costuming...and I have to say, I'm inspired after reading all of you! Now, I'm bound and determined to make my own specacular mara costume--and look amazingly sexy!  My brothers have decided that me being a starwars nerd is akin to a guy loving care bears or strawberry shortcake. I'm going to show them that its for us ladies too!!!  Any advice for a newbie to this? (keeping in mind I can't sew for my life?) 
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celine
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Date Posted:
5/6 9:49pm
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hmmm...only beware. it will suck all your financial resources! But it's fun. If you suck at sewing, you could pick up leather pants and vest and wear your belt over it so it looks like a one-piece. That's what I've done.
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Jade-Walker
Title: FanForce Commander
Northwest Ohio US
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Date Posted:
5/7 6:44am
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That's really cool! I've thought about doing that version, but I don't know how often I'd be able to wear it.
You look great! I'm glad that someone did this version.
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SilverJedi331
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Date Posted:
5/12 8:34pm
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celine posted:
Quite cool! What reference image did you base it on?
I kind of want to do one of the "emporer's hand" Mara, from the SW Miniatures. She looks awesome in it.
my refrences are from the By The Emperors Hand comic. heres a few pics from it
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celine
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Date Posted:
5/12 10:56pm
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cool! Thanks! You did a great job. It looks very similiar...and I feel that outfit fits more of what I would picture to be inclined Mara to wear than her black flightsuit...not to knock that because that's the one I wear. LOL.
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