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Fragilityfemme Registered: May '02	Date Posted: 6/11/02 12:23pm Subject: RE: Rainbow dress
	Oh, I'd make my date wear a tux I don't usually like standing out in the crowd drastically, but in my school (private all-girl's school) I have the misfortune of needing to compete with other girls who wear $800 prom dresses- something I've never indulged in. So, standing out in the "rainbow dress" would be lovely; but I'd still need to make my date wear a tux, or he'd get kicked out by my teachers. Maybe I could talk him into wearing a robe over the tux.. Anyway, the ombre technique would be very difficult with this dress. I'm thinking of stretching out the fabric and using a big brush with different dilutions of the dye, or making a bunch of vats and laying them out over a plastic drop cloth, then draping the fabric over the vats so that it absorbs the colors and they fade into each other. I'd have to get a big spray bottle as well. Ah, the things we women do to look pretty... Christine -----signature----- What do Elizabethan gowns, Padme Amidala gowns, the Eowyn shieldmaiden gown, and faeries all have in common? Nothing...except that they're all on my costume sewing to-do list! http://www.litheform.com/~fragility/dress.html
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Creena Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 6/11/02 12:25pm Subject: RE: Rainbow dress
	Padme_Abe or anybody else who can answer my question: When you described the ombre technique, which fabric dye brand did you use? or any suggestion which brand is preferable?
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MHCJedi Registered: Dec '01	Date Posted: 6/12/02 9:47am Subject: RE: Rainbow dress
	Wow. Just by reading everyone's posts and seeing the pictures of the dress that people have made makes me want to make this dress. The only problem is that I have never made a Star Wars costume from stratch before. Does anyone have a suggestion on a woman's costume that would be easy for a beginner? I know that it will be a while before I'm ready to do this one! Maybe by Celebration 3! Thanks! -----signature----- Utinni!
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Lil_Miss_Amidala Registered: May '02	Date Posted: 6/12/02 3:25pm Subject: RE: Rainbow dress
	Man, I still have a year till my prom and I'm begging my mom to let me have something like the rainbow dress for my prom. She keeps saying no, and something about me being remembered forever on as "That Star Wars Girl"... I'm still looking for the down side there, but, meh. I'll just have to show her the pictures and remind her that she was the one saying "Oh that dress is so beautiful.." lol
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Princess1 Registered: Dec '01	Date Posted: 6/13/02 5:15pm Subject: RE: Rainbow dress
	Lil Miss Amildala: Whats wrong with being seen as the star wars girl?;) I'm already known as that. That would be so cool if you did wear it to prom. Amidala-Leia: Well I would hope no one else would have one like it! If they did that would be missing the whole point. Well, I'll turn on the charm to get my date to wear the costume, but most of the guys I know just think my star wars obcession is humoress, and humor me about it. There is this weird lack of star wars fans in my town. But oh well, I'll sure try! To bad I couldn't get the real Anakin as my prom date huh? -----signature----- "Weddings! I love weddings, drinks all around! " Captian Jack of course! Fortress Bestower of Hero Kisses I am Red Jenny Flint, passionate and daring damsel of "Freedoms Fire" BUNG! A new word. Just don't ask what it means.
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Amidala-Leia Registered: Mar '02	Date Posted: 6/14/02 11:05am Subject: RE: Rainbow dress
	That is a shame that you can't get the real Anakin for a prom date That would be the memory of a lifetime. You definitely would get noticed that way Anyway, please post pics when you get them. -----signature----- Go Wildcats!
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Lil_Miss_Amidala Registered: May '02	Date Posted: 6/14/02 1:06pm Subject: RE: Rainbow dress
	Princess - Oh, there is nothing wrong with being known as 'Star Wars Girl' Heehee, I was known as that in my old school, cause I had my hair like Padme's when she went to Tatoonie for the first time in Ep1 for my grade 8 Grad, so I want to keep with the tradition for grade 12, and maybe even University! lol Amidala-Leia - I WISH I could get Anakin as a date anywhere! lol, I would do anything to get that.... well, almost anything. lol
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nicegirl512 Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 6/17/02 11:11am Subject: RE: Rainbow dress
	Hi All- I've been reading these Padme threads for a week or so and finally committed to making the Rainbow dress for Halloween. I fell in love with it the moment I saw it in the trailer, and seeing the movie confirmed the fact that I MUST MAKE THIS DRESS. I have several ideas/questions. Please share your experience and advice with me! I am making the under-bodice out of yellow lycra to ensure a nice tight fit. I can't decide whether I should attach it to the underskirt to make a dress, or make it a bodysuit and have the bodice and skirt separate. What have you done? Are you all using chiffon? That was my first instinct, but now I'm thinking it may be of a less sheer fabric, such as double georgette. I also found a fabric called "pongee" that seemed to be a nice semi-sheer. I have lots more questions and ideas, but hopefully someone has some advice on the above.
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FERDALUMP Registered: May '02	Date Posted: 6/17/02 1:27pm Subject: RE: Rainbow dress
	NICEGIRL welocme to the group of us making this dress. Here are my suggestions-I've made a few of Padme's dresses and am just finishing up this one, it is a fun project and will definatly be recognizable for Halloween. I would not use Pongee because it is a lining fabric, because this dress has so much yardage to it and needs to flow well, a lining with cause a sort of static reaction, and won't drape nicely. Chiffon seams to be the main choice, that's what I used. I got my poly chiffon to dye just perfectly, and it is flowy and sheer and I couldn't be happier. You could use a silk chiffon, but be warned silk takes dye a lot faster than poly so TEST TEST TEST!! I would suggest making is a complet underdress in kinda a halter style with a plunging backline. Make sure you cut the fabric smaller since it's a lycra so that you get the right fit, or get a pattern intended for stretch fabrics. Hope that heads you in the right direction. GOOD LUCK! FeRd :-) -----signature----- See! Monkeys Can Sew!! http://www.ferdalump.com "I intend to be great all by myself." ~Lex Luthor "The Suspense is Killing me...I hope it lasts!" ~Willy Wonka
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nicegirl512 Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 6/17/02 1:52pm Subject: RE: Rainbow dress
	Thanks Ferd! Do you mind telling me which dye you used? For budget purposes I planned to use poly chiffon as well. Also, though, since the colors are so pastel and subtle I really thought poly might be a better choice as it will not take the dye as deeply as silk and you end up with more muted colors. Silk feels nicer and drapes better, of course, but colorwise I'm pleased with my choice of poly. My dyeing concern is bleed. It seems like with most dyeing processes the excess dye needs to be rinsed out of the fabric, which it seems would result in dye rinsed from one place going all over the entire fabric and distorting the coloring. Am I exaggerating the effect of dye bleed during a rinse? Is the exposure for a short enough time that it won't have any effect? OK, two more questions and I promise I'll stop. How much yardage did you use for the chiffon? Did this include an overlay for the skirt, or did you just use a satin for the skirt? And is 45 wide apparel chiffon adequate, or do I need to go for the wider decorator chiffon? Ok, fine, that's three questions, I'll shut up now.
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skywalker325 Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 6/17/02 11:34pm Subject: ahhhh....the beautiful dress :-) - Date Edited: 6/17/02 11:54pm (2 edits total) Edited By: skywalker325
	Hello all! I'm new to posting in this forum, although I have been watching it for a couple months planning this dress. In fact, to answer someone's comment, I'm PLANNING on this as a Prom dress!! That's what got me started on it. And may I say that EVERY guy I've mentioned this too thinks it's a great idea...:-) So, anyway, now I'm close enough to getting started that I've decided to ask a question. See, I've compiled all the patterns/suggestions that have been posted by all of you and compared them for HOURS (sad, isn't it?? J/K!!) with only the OFFICIAL movie stills, and drafted my own design for how I believe this dress was actually put together. Here's the bizarre question: a lot of you are really into sewing/designing/etc. and I'm NOT. Well, actually I am into dress designing, but I can't really draw! So I can draw what the dress looks like IF I have a "person" to draw it on. What I'm hoping is if one of you happens to know of somewhere online I can copy a standard sketch of a body in any (or preferably several) poses??? I'm NOT looking for nudity here... :-D Not even faces, actually! I just want something to sketch a dress onto--back, front, and side views. thanks!! -skywalker325
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skywalker325 Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 6/17/02 11:38pm Subject: also... - Date Edited: 6/17/02 11:50pm (1 edits total) Edited By: skywalker325
	What exactly do you all think it used for the "wings" as I like to call them--the drapery over her arms. I've seen mention of silk, chiffon, etc, but it doesn't seem airy/ see-through enough...
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Aliabes Registered: May '02	Date Posted: 6/18/02 10:44am Subject: RE: Rainbow dress - Date Edited: 6/18/02 10:46am (1 edits total) Edited By: Aliabes
	Hi skywalker325! I totally agree with you, in the first place I wanted to use different a fabric for the upper dress, but from this picture (http://media.filmweb.no/materiell/fox/FOX20010476/14.jpg), I really think I'm going to use the same one (in my case, chintz). Whatever you use, be extra carefull about the color : we all tend to say it's yellow dress, but it's really very pale yellow. In any case, all the colors are quite pale, which does fit the description of "a dress that insn't there". Good luck! -----signature----- Il convient d'être rassurant. Un laser médical n'est pas comparable au sabre laser de dark vador.
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Bath-SediWarrru Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 6/18/02 11:11am Subject: RE: Rainbow dress
	For the type of dye to get the ombre effect on a poly chiffon, I would use a really thin silk paint like Dyenaflow. Dharma Trading sells it and it works wonderfully! You can find it at some art supply (not craft supply) stores too. RIT doesn't do well at all on poly, and you usually have to boil stuff to get the colors to take. Not conducive to ombering at all. With Dyenaflow, all you do to set the colors is iron it. Then you can wash it to get out the excess. It's color and lightfast, and it doesn't change the hand (or feel)of the fabric. If you're concerned about recoloration (this is more of an issue with silk) you can buy some Synthrapol which prevents rinsed out colors from redepositing on the fabric. I'd email Dharma with any questions you have because they are really good about answering and giving really practical information with just about anything you can think of. In addition to Dynaflow, they have other stuff that works just as good on poly fabrics. Bath-Sedi
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StormtrooperPrincess Registered: Apr '02	Date Posted: 6/18/02 11:53am Subject: RE: Rainbow dress - Date Edited: 6/18/02 11:55am (1 edits total) Edited By: StormtrooperPrincess
	For drawing out designs: ftp://ftp.cirr.com/pub/SCRIBE/Costume/Pprdolls.Zip. You'll need WinZip to open it, and it only has one view of a female body. I know that Chivalry Sports offers drawing pads for sketching male and female clothing, front and back views, for about $5. -----signature----- Leia Costuming: Clothing A Star Wars Obsession (plus other things) http://www.stormtrooperprincess.com Costuming Journal http://www.livejournal.com/users/leiac
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