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ObI-WaN-JeDi-GuRl
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Date Posted:
7/27/02 4:43pm
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RE: Padmé's Gold flower outfit
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Hey Obi Dawn,
How long did it take you to make the dress???
I would luv to know, thanx.
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liannb
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7/27/02 6:10pm
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Obi-Dawn, Are you using verigated green floss for the vines on the corset?
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rvqavalon
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7/27/02 6:35pm
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*dies*
I just lost most of my afternoon and all of the evening reading through the rest of this thread.
And I haven't even FINISHED my rennaisance festival outfit yet! Eh...well, it's either this dress or the pastel one, and as much as I love that one, this one will be easier through the sheer amount of advice, number of pictures, and the fact that there are a plethora of patterns out there that can be used. Sheesh. I am totally clueless as to how to go about the drapey part of the pastel dress.
But that's a different story. Thread. Whatever.
Thanks all for being so-oo helpful. And PERSONALLY, I want more PICTURES! Hehe.
Oh gosh...embroidery never was my thing. I do better with cross-stitch. Well, there's a first for everything, I guess.
About the skirt--I know many people tried many different versions of trimming it out, can anyone tell me which was the easiest and/or most accurate? I mean, they all sounded like wonderful ideas, but like I said; I'm an information-collector. I enjoy storing useless trivia in my head. I guess it's a personality thing.
And goodness me, I want this to be darn near PERFECT or I just *know* I won't be happy. [Insert hereditary perfectionism here]. Thanks all for being so nice about it.
--Kate
Sorry for the huge post.
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liannb
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7/27/02 7:51pm
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Kate,
For the skirt I used Simplicity patern 8715 and I did the vining by machine which I found quite easy, I had started doing the vining by hand but realised It would never get done and the machine work looked much better.
I was just looking at the simpicity website and noticed they had a new costume patern 5843 which is pretty much exactly the dress without the cape, the thumbnail does not show the version I am refering to but if you click on it you can see it. It that picture it doesn't look like there is a blouse just sleeves but the drawing shows that there is a kind of blouse or at least extra fabric above the corset.
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liannb
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7/27/02 7:55pm
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Correction to the previous post, I didn't look at the whole drawing, the skirt/blouse/sleeves are all one piece, with a seperate corset on pattern 5843 simplicity
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rvqavalon
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7/27/02 7:57pm
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Bless Adobe acrobat reader! I looked at that pattern, it's not exact but it's a good imitation.
Thanks, liannb, for sharing the vining tip! Gah, it'd take me forEVER to hand-embroider an entire skirt!
Kate
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kay_dee
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7/28/02 12:03am
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Wow, I'd say that new simplicity pattern was inspired by the golden Star Wars Gown! That's gotta be more than a coincidence that they chose to show the costume made out of yellow fabric. (click on the white costume to see the view of the pattern cover) - Check out the ribbon tied all over the arm too! LOL! http://www.simplicity.com/s3index.htm (pattern 5843)
Darn, I had to go and cut out my shirt today  This new pattern looks better. Maybe it's not to late to modify it.
By the way, I sorta realize that the 'shirt' is connected to the corset - but it helps me to deal with them as two pieces until I figure out how I'm going to tack it together 
Gee, call me stupid but I never thought of that huge waist band as a yoke! I just made a really huge waist band - LOL! I'm so jealous of all of you who were able to machine stitch your vines. My sewing machine is older than me - my mom got it when she was a teenager in 1963. So, my skirt will go vineless.
As for the green vines on the corset, I think they look like they are sewn with an overdyed floss (two tone) I purchased Anchor floss color # 1216. That's just what the pictures look like to me anyway.
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skywalker325
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7/28/02 7:11am
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kay_dee,
Yeah, no kidding about the pattern. Actually, if you look at Simplicity's latest Halloween catalogue, you find "Anakin" and "Padme" on the cover--her in the gold dress, of course. And it's also no coincidence that the model looks like Natalie. But whatever guy they found to look like Anakin...I need to find that out... ;-)
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rvqavalon
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7/28/02 9:19am
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lol! They hire people for their looks to model those costumes...the lady that's on the Arwen-slash-Galadriel envelope was, I think, hired for her Blanchett-esque hair. Also note the crown worn low on her forehead to simulate the 'browpiece' that Galadriel wore.
On a different note--kay_dee, I'm sure that if you thought it would be a good investment, you could actually buy a rather inexpensive sewing machine. I asked my mother, you can get them for under a hundred dollars for a full-size one with plenty of stitch options. Ours right now was sort of expensive, but it's worth it to have one! :-D
Kate
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kay_dee
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7/28/02 10:21am
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Kate - I did think of getting a new sewing machine, but my old one still works so well that it seemed a waste. I think the real problem with trying to top-stitch my skirt is due to the fact that my fabric is crinkled and has a bit of stretch to it. The top stitching just made the fabric lay funny and I had to rip it out. As far as actual embroidery machines go - I think those are quite a bit more than a regular sewing machine. The few that I glanced at were all over $1,000.
Gee, I thought I was so original making a golden padme costume and now it's on the friggin' cover of the Halloween catalogue! Ha ha ha! I think the people at Simplicity had to have done some research - the new pattern is so similar to the dress pattern I think Obi-Dawn and a few others here used. I don't remember, did any of your sites link directly to the Simplicity page with that pattern? Many major web sites use programs that track what page a visitor was at previously for marketing reasons. It almost makes ya wonder...
OK, today I will get out last year's Jeannie costume pattern to use as a template for making a YOKE instead of a fat waist band! I still can't believe that went over my head. I've also gotta check out that new simplicity pattern - this is why I always get extra yardage when I buy my fabric It's not the cost of the patterns that kills ya, it's all the fabric and ribbon that goes into making this thing!
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rvqavalon
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Yes, those embroidery machines cost an arm and a leg. Ouch! They *are* nifty though.
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Sakura
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Guess what everybody, I found the fabric for the cape that´s already embroidered and it´s almost identical to the one in the movie, it´s even the same color and I also found the fabric for the underdress ¡I´M SO HAPPY!
jajaja you guys must think I´m crazy but I´m just so surprised that I found the fabrics for the dress so quickly I just checked in one store and I found them, at the cost that I almost drove crazy the asistant who was helping me find the fabric for the dress until I found the right color jejeje, well anyways tell you more later.
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Sakura
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7/29/02 1:46pm
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I almost forgot thanks kay_dee I wasn´t sure if it was a hole dress or a blouse and a skirt but now I can get started, my mom is going to help me and my aunt has the patterns for the corset so it´s all coming to me very easy well I´ll tell you about my progress later.
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Obi-Dawn Kenobi
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7/29/02 2:44pm
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Congrats Sakura! Have fun.
Hey everyone, I wanted to get an opinion from y'all. I've been working on making a sort of index thread for this huge thread and wanted to know if you guys thought it was a good idea. What I want to do is create a Picnic Dress thread version 2.0. I've been consolidating all of the wonderful info from the 500+ posts in here into one post. It's sort of like an FAQ for this costume. I think it would be easier for newcomers to get a handle on all we've amassed if they can access all the basics in the first post. It includes links to resource pics and sites, links to all the patterns people have suggested, fabric suggestions, tips, embellishments etc. I want to credit all the suggestions with who made them as well if you guys don't mind.
I've already started working on it, but wanted your input before I actually post it since it would be a new thread. We could just continue our conversation in it, but I'm trying to make sure all the best and most relevant info from everyone in this thread is mentioned and/or linked to in the first page of the new thread.
What do you guys think? I just think it might be less daunting and easier if people don't have to read 24 pages to find out what patterns we've all used and such. Of course, if you think it's a stinky idea, I won't do it. 
Also, I'd love to link to everyone's sites and photos if you don't mind. 
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rvqavalon
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7/29/02 2:58pm
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I think that sounds like a wonderful idea! It would be convenient for me, too, I know *cough cough* since I haven't even started yet. And just so you know, your site is very helpful, Obi-Dawn!
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