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_Madeleine_ Registered: Jul '02	Date Posted: 11/22/02 11:18am Subject: RE: Padme Purple Dress - Date Edited: 11/22/02 11:19am (1 edits total) Edited By: _Madeleine_
	I've moved my photos from webphotos, so now I got them on a better place. Some of my photos (the corset-picture) you can now view in a almost hi-resolution version. It's really detailed new photoalbum I really have to work on my dress this weekend! The school has taken too much of my time lately. Actually, this weekend is the first homework-free in a long time. Yay!!
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Nostradamus Registered: Mar '00	Date Posted: 11/23/02 6:24am Subject: RE: Padme Purple Dress
	Great work on the dress so far _Madeleine_ ! I found an almost perfect midnight blue burn-out velvet with a flame pattern. The only reason it isn't sitting here in my living room is that the "flame" pattern is not as small in scale as the original material. The flames in this material create a diagonal pattern that is not quite as random looking as the original. However, the color is perfect. I am going to have to think about this for a little while to consider whether or not I can work around this before I sink a lot of money into this fabric. It is about $6 per yard and will need a lot of supportive material behind it to get and keep the right shape. The material is about the weight of a fashion scarf. I better not wait too long, because the velvet season will be over soon. I am at one of those major forks in the costuming road. I know either this purple Senator dress or the wedding dress will involve a lot of $$ and work and time. If I buy the fabric, I am going to have to commit the time to make the costume. I think it will boil down to finding the right material or settling for something that has a 80% chance of working. -----signature----- TK / ID 9989, Commander, Midwest Garrison, 501st Legion http://www.midwestgarrison.com Fashion cognoscenti throughout the universe agree; white IS the new black this year. http://www.geocities.com/tkvanb/
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kay_dee Title: SFFF VIP Counc il Member & Webmaster Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 11/23/02 12:06pm Subject: RE: Padme Purple Dress
	Nostradamus, It sounds like the burn-out velvet you found is the same weight as the stuff I got at Silk Connection. I was also surprised by how light it was, but I figure if you use a good lining for the coat (not something totally thin and flimsy, but a nice satin) it should work fine. And light weight fabrics will be more comfortable once all of those layers are put together! I think I saw a burn-out pattern similar to what you are describing at Britex in San Francisco (but the store only had it in black). I almost think if you found it in Purple for only 6 dollars a yard you should go for it! Let us know what you decide. I'm still waiting on my back ordered Spanish Coat pattern... I emailed them to ask what the status of my order was and got no reply. Grrrr... -Kay Dee -----signature----- Kay Dee's Costumes: http://kay-dee.net/costume The San Francisco Fan Force: http://www.sffanforce.com Rebel Legion - Endor Base: http://www.endorbase.org
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Neimhaille Registered: May '02	Date Posted: 11/26/02 3:26am Subject: RE: Padme Purple Dress
	Oh man.. looking at that wonderful big image of the fabric and the brooch.. there is the exact fabric in a store here. That same purple, but if I'm remembering correctly the actual colour IRL is more blue? And as mentioned it was near a lot of fabrics imported from Sydney....;) -----signature----- http://costumes.glittersweet.com/index.htm Truth! Freedom! Justice! Reasonably-Priced Love! And a Hard-Boiled Egg
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kay_dee Title: SFFF VIP Counc il Member & Webmaster Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 11/26/02 6:21pm Subject: RE: Padme Purple Dress
	Neimhaille - No way - Lucky YOU! You have the velevet fabric in purple at a fabric store near you? If I hadn't already ordered mine in white I'd ask you for the phone number. It might be worth posting, someone may want to order it huh? I'm still stressing about how I'm going to dye this much yardage evenly. Even if I can get a tub big enough I don't know if I can prevent it from getting tangled and turning into tye-dyed velvet . I'm starting to think I may have to do two very carefully measured batches. -kay dee -----signature----- Kay Dee's Costumes: http://kay-dee.net/costume The San Francisco Fan Force: http://www.sffanforce.com Rebel Legion - Endor Base: http://www.endorbase.org
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Neimhaille Registered: May '02	Date Posted: 11/27/02 2:29am Subject: RE: Padme Purple Dress - Date Edited: 11/27/02 2:35am (1 edits total) Edited By: Neimhaille
	I'll call them tomorrow. I actually live in New Zealand so it's pretty fr way;) But if it as cheap as I think I rememebr it being then shipping it might just be worthwhile after all. Especially as $NZ1= 50c US;) I need to get some more fabric for my own costume project (Eowyn's white dress... less fabric consumptive;) ) so I can make it a full out fabric day tomorrow:) Oh and as for dying in batches I did that for my blue dress but it was more like lets put the skirt pieces in together and then the drapes together and finally all the little bits to make the pleatings. That meant that is there was a slight difference it wound up being symetrical and in layers. I just find that if I use smaller amounts of fabric that it does cover more evenly:) The ideal would actually to buy more dye than I think and have a nice big bath sized dye pot;) then all the fibres would get evenly covered due to being able to move about through the dye easily;) -----signature----- http://costumes.glittersweet.com/index.htm Truth! Freedom! Justice! Reasonably-Priced Love! And a Hard-Boiled Egg
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TahiriVeilaSolo69 Registered: Sep '02	Date Posted: 11/27/02 10:19am Subject: RE: Padme Purple Dress
	Okay, i am pretty new here but not to making SW costumes. I have made The White Tattonie Dress and the picnic dress is in the works. Can anyone tell me what are good patterns to use to make this dress? Thanks and have a Happy Thanksgiving! Tahiri -----signature----- monsieur le buthurté "Despicable". That's the first time anyone's ever applied that word to me.
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kay_dee Title: SFFF VIP Counc il Member & Webmaster Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 11/27/02 5:58pm Subject: RE: Padme Purple Dress
	Tahiri, I found a pretty good pattern for the Spanish Over Coat portion of the costume. However, the online store I ordered it from says it's on back order and they don't reply to my email when I enquire about my order. It's called the Spanish Loose Gown by the Mantua Makers. I suggest if you want the pattern you should order it directly from them. Here is the link to the pattern and order info Spanish Loose Gown Pattern As for the top and skirt (the dress) I haven't quite decided which pattern to use. I think I'm combining a few. For the Skirt I'm either using McCall's Bridal Pattern 3109 or 3449. Both patterns show a full skirt without pleating or gathering around the waist. McCall's 3449 McCall's 3109 For the top I may use McCall's 3282 or McCall's 3282 (the neckline needs to be higher) I alomst think that 3282 might be easier to alter because it's meant to stand alone as a top. I started looking for the rest of my fabric today, and noticed something interesting! The fabric that is used on the inner most sleeve is the same fabric used to line the coat. If you look at the far left you will see the same ripple texture purple fabric on the inside lining of the coat sleeve that's around her wrist. -Kay Dee -----signature----- Kay Dee's Costumes: http://kay-dee.net/costume The San Francisco Fan Force: http://www.sffanforce.com Rebel Legion - Endor Base: http://www.endorbase.org
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kay_dee Title: SFFF VIP Counc il Member & Webmaster Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 12/3/02 8:49am Subject: RE: Padme Purple Dress
	Ferd, I have a hair question for you. Where did you get the hair to fill Sydney's head piece? I don't know if I need to purchase a wig and gulp cut the hair off! I thought you mentioned a bag of hair. That sounds better to me Thanks, Kay Dee -----signature----- Kay Dee's Costumes: http://kay-dee.net/costume The San Francisco Fan Force: http://www.sffanforce.com Rebel Legion - Endor Base: http://www.endorbase.org
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_Madeleine_ Registered: Jul '02	Date Posted: 12/3/02 11:35am Subject: RE: Padme Purple Dress
	For my hair, I'm going to use braided yarn and glue it inside the headpiece. I think that should work if I can find yarn in my own hair colour...
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FERDALUMP Registered: May '02	Date Posted: 12/3/02 8:22pm Subject: RE: Padme Purple Dress
	Kay_dee Yes, I did use "bags of hair". I found it at a Sally's Beauty Supply store (beautician's supply store) It was pretty inexpensive and I used 2 bags for the "mini-me" version. It was a little difficult to find a color other than black-but I did. They do sell it already finely braided but I could only find that in black. I used it unbraided and once it was sprayed in and pinned it looked just fine. 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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kay_dee Title: SFFF VIP Counc il Member & Webmaster Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 12/4/02 6:22pm Subject: RE: Padme Purple Dress
	Thanks Ferd. I know there were Sally Beauty Supplies in Southern California, but I haven't seen them where I live now. I think I'm going to have to try to locate a wig supplier and special order something. -kay dee -----signature----- Kay Dee's Costumes: http://kay-dee.net/costume The San Francisco Fan Force: http://www.sffanforce.com Rebel Legion - Endor Base: http://www.endorbase.org
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kay_dee Title: SFFF VIP Counc il Member & Webmaster Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 12/20/02 6:12pm Subject: RE: Padme Purple Dress
	Well, I thought I'd post an update on my Purple Senate Gown adventure. I've gotten just about all of the fabric I need for the dress - I'm just waiting for some skirt lining to come in at JoAnn's. I searched far and wide, and could not find a purple taffeta that even came close to the correct shade of purple. So, I had to settle for satin polyester. I've put up a scan and diagram of all of the fabrics I've collected if anyone wants to check it out: Purple Senate Fabric and Sequins I also made my way out to Dharma Trading to ask advice and purchase the dye for my velvet. One interesting thing to note, the woman said that Rayon Velvet takes dye darker than most fibers. She even showed me some sample swatches and I was amazed at how much darker the rayon velvet was compared to the cotton swatches. She also explained that the silk fibers take up red dye first, so when trying to dye silk purple you will get a redder color than you expect. (Sometimes to avoid this red color her customers have used an overdying technique - using a blue bath first, then a purple bath) I purchased Fiber Reactive Procion Dye in 18A Ultra Violet. I will have to test it first to make sure I don't get the 'red' problem on the silk backing. (I chose ultra violet because it's more of a blue violet) The two women I spoke with also suggested that I cut my bolt of fabric into sections so I can move each piece through the bath without having them tangle up (similar to what Ferd had suggested). I'll have to hold off on cutting up my fabric until I am able to make a successful prototype of my coat pattern out of muslin. Once I have a chance to test dye a swatch of my velvet I'll let you all know how the color turned out (too blue, too red -etc) I also spoke with a woman at Britex who studied the costume photos with me. She suggested I use horsehair on the hem of the skirt, as well as on the edges of the coat and the bell sleeves of the blouse. I read the pattern for my skirt and sure enough, it also calls for horsehair on the hem. She also thought I'd need interfacing for the coat on the front and back of the upper body. Well - that's it for now. I hope the information I've gathered helps -kay dee -----signature----- Kay Dee's Costumes: http://kay-dee.net/costume The San Francisco Fan Force: http://www.sffanforce.com Rebel Legion - Endor Base: http://www.endorbase.org
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kay_dee Title: SFFF VIP Counc il Member & Webmaster Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 1/1/03 11:13am Subject: RE: Padme Purple Dress
	VELVET DYE RESULTS - TRIAL 1 Last night I dyed a small test swatch of my velvet flame fabric with the Fiber Reactive Procion Dye in Ultra Violet from Dahrma Trading. You can view the results at the link below. VELVET DYE RESULTS The woman at Dahrma was correct, the silk backing turned very red because silk likes to bond with red dye more than blue. I'm afraid I will have to try the second technique she recomended. I'll try an overdye using some sort of navy blue dye bath first, then the purple dye bath. I just hope it doesn't turn my fabric too blue! I guess it's better than red violet. -Kay Dee -----signature----- Kay Dee's Costumes: http://kay-dee.net/costume The San Francisco Fan Force: http://www.sffanforce.com Rebel Legion - Endor Base: http://www.endorbase.org
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FERDALUMP Registered: May '02	Date Posted: 1/1/03 4:25pm Subject: RE: Padme Purple Dress
	kay_dee Looks like you're making some progress. You are doing great! I know it will turn out beautifully. The great thing about buying more fabric and being able to test test test is that you can keep going until it's perfect (unless you're on a deadline ) I actually lucked out today and got some velvet for a steal (don't you just love sales??) Anyways--The only colors they had were bright blue, black and rust. I got the blue and am going to be dyeing it to a deep eggplant like purple for the other Senate dress. Mine is not silk velvet though. Glad to see your progress--I just LOVE this dress! 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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