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Padme's green velvet robe from Episode 3
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Polly_Padme
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Jun '08
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Date Posted:
6/26 12:01pm
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RE: Padme's green velvet robe from Episode 3
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Oh,so hard to working with that forum))That's new for me)
So,Kay_Dee,and how looked that swatches,which you ordered?What real close to the original?
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kay_dee
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Date Posted:
6/26 12:19pm
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RE: Padme's green velvet robe from Episode 3
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Polly_Padme posted:
Oh,so hard to working with that forum))That's new for me)
So,Kay_Dee,and how looked that swatches,which you ordered?What real close to the original?
I already told you this above. Look upward  Thai Silks - Tourmaline Green? I've said this a few times and already gave you a link a few posts back.
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hyperspace_police
Title: FanForce CR
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7/15 6:14am
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RE: Padme's green velvet robe from Episode 3
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Sometimes with this gown... It's a good idea to request a swatch/sample and see how it takes to emobssing... Cause some velvets emboss better than others.
I've made this dress... And that was the pain in the hiney part.
Can't remember where I got my fabric from but, it shipped from over seas... I love the gown... Just not the amount of work that the embossing took...
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victorian-tea-rose
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7/31 8:01am
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I am currently working on my rendition of this gown. Technically 2 of them. I bought 2 different kinds of velvet. I'm going to make both and decide on which one I'm going to keep and sell the other one. I'm nearly done with the first one. I just have to add the sash, put on the symbols and make the brooch. I've been working on it after work and on weekends for about 3 weeks now. This is my first Star Wars costume and I've been totally bitten by the costuming bug! Gee, I bought one of the green velvets back in 2005 when I saw this robe in promo ads, etc. and I'm just now getting to start it, sad! But I've got my sewing room all set up and ready to go to town sewing all the costumes I've been dreaming up for awhile. This one's been fun and I can't wait to see how the final product turns out. Hopefully, I've worked out some of the bugs I've had before I do the next one so it should hopefully go a little faster and smoother! I'd like to post photos on the board, but I don't know how. Can anyone help me with that? Thanks-
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princessleia911
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The best way to post photos is to use a site like Flickr or photobucket and then link the pics here. Both are free to sign up for an acct.
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victorian-tea-rose
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7/31 8:45am
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Okay. I will do that, thanks!
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Darth_Eagle
Title: Fanforce CR Singapore
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7/31 11:48am
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victorian-tea-rose posted:
Gee, I bought one of the green velvets back in 2005 when I saw this robe in promo ads, etc. and I'm just now getting to start it, sad!
Oh don't worry.  Just ask me how many of my SW Costuming projects are on hold ever since I got bitten by the Costuming Bug in 1999. Think my TPM Black Sabe Outfit has the longest record; started collecting materials etc since 2000 and still haven't done a single thing!
Even for this Green Robe, I did went only as far as getting the Satin and Pongee for the Inner Dress but it kinda get kept aside due to other more important projects popping up and I can't afford the Velvet as have to order it from US (I live in Singapore and getting good velvet here at reasonable price since need a lot, let alone the color I need, is HARD).
So it's never to late to start and complete your Costumes.
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victorian-tea-rose
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Glad to know I'm not the only procrastinator! I swear I have pieces and parts of sooo many costumes! When I see the perfect material, etc., I just have to get it right then and there. I know I won't find it again when I need it. Most of the materials for movie costumes are so elusive I just can't pass up the opportunity when something comes up!
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victorian-tea-rose
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8/18 8:52pm
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I'm almost finished with Green Gown Version 1. I just have to make the sash and put on the Naboo symbols. This one has basically been my "muslin" if you will. I have definitely learned a lot. The only thing I'm really unhappy with is the way the sleeves hang. They look great when the arms are extended out, but hang funny when they're at the sides. I don't know how I'm going to fix that for the next version since I don't exactly know what's causing it. Here are some pics for anyone who may be interested in seeing it:
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victorian-tea-rose
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Takianna
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Great job! Those are some great pics. Love the robe. I so want to make this. Maybe it could be a winter project.
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Neimhaille
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8/20 5:28pm
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victorian-tea-rose posted:
The only thing I'm really unhappy with is the way the sleeves hang. They look great when the arms are extended out, but hang funny when they're at the sides. I don't know how I'm going to fix that for the next version since I don't exactly know what's causing it.
I think what has happened is that the lining fabric doesn't stretch as much as the outer and you have topstitched around the sleeve opening. This makes the sleeve opening hang open quite stiffly and the weight of the sleeve hang all on the lining, and the outer fabric bunch or ripple over it. I would omit the top stitching around the sleeve opening, the original has piping around the opening which creates a softer rounder edge.
Also the sleeve has a different seaming to most modern sleeves, there is a front seam which rotates the opening to sit in front of the arm not the outside, the seam is also quite curved to get a gentle kick up at the edge. Interesting open dart in the back of the sleeve too.
Hope this helps You might be able to just turn you current sleeve pattern so that the seam on the outside of the arm sits at the front and then recut the top of the sleeve. The sleeve head will then look like an S on its side rather than a C on its side.
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Obi-Dawn Kenobi
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8/21 11:33am
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Thanks for the description of the sleeve shape, Neimhaille. It's helpful.
victorian-tea-rose, you're off to a good start. You mentioned this as your muslin, are you planning a redo? Your brooch is lovely, btw! (And I dig those black and white shoes in the background.)
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victorian-tea-rose
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8/22 8:30am
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Yeah, this one is my "muslin", hence the less expensive panne velvet which is not an ideal fabric to use due to the sheen and stretchiness. I figured it works for a first run before I cut into the good stuff. Depending on how it turns out, I will try selling it on ebay or something. I am not crazy about the sleeves at all. Unfortunately, being new at analyzing and dissecting patterns, I am having a difficult time figuring out how to actually fix those for the next version. I understand the advice, just not how to actually draw and implement it, you know? It actually looks pretty nice on. The flash photo makes it look much more shiny than it actually is and looks shapeless on the hanger. Maybe when it's all finished I will get brave enough to put it on for a better pic with the hoop under it, etc.
Yeah, I'm a bit of a shoe fanatic as you can see...
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