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Amidala-Leia
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Date Posted:
5/28/02 8:49am
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RE: Padme Purple Dress
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Thanks for the advice on dyeng the fabric kelbee. It's very much appreciated 
kirsten-Those are great pics. Thanks for posting them!
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Kelbee
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Date Posted:
5/28/02 9:43am
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RE: Padme Purple Dress
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Oops, forgot to post the URL for Dharma Trading Company! http://www.dharmatrading.com
I've been browsing through their site myself, and it looks like what we would need to dye rayon/silk devore velvet is the "Procion Liquid H Series Concentrates". The "blue violet" color looks about right. What I am planning to do before I order anything, however, is call up Dharma Trading to talk with one of their reps and make sure that it's the right dye for the job. They are the experts!
And I need to figure out yardage for that velvet from Silk Connection...I'm thinking maybe 6, 7 yards for the outer coat? I guess it depends on how wide the fabric is.
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Kelly
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Kelbee
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Date Posted:
5/28/02 1:05pm
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Did I say 6 or 7 yards? I obviously wasn't taking those massive sleeves into account...probably more like 8-10 yards. And I just noticed those bolts are only 45" wide, so maybe even more than that for a tall person like me.
Don't mind me. Just thinking out loud.
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Kelly
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Amidala-Leia
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5/28/02 1:09pm
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8-10 sounds about right kelbee. I need to get a job so I can actually make this dress.
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Kelbee
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5/28/02 4:02pm
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It's me again.
Anyone who got the opportunity to see this dress at Celebration II, I'm wondering about the vine detail on the front panel of the dress and the sleeves. Was it embroidered, or was it lace? Looking at the pictures, it looks like it could be either.
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Kelly
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Mrs_MayimNaar
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Date Posted:
5/29/02 7:36am
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Kelly I think I remember someone saying that it is beaded. And from looking at pictures, it looks that way to me too.
Anyone have any thoughts on what to mount the hair one for the headpiece? I had in mind to make some sort of hollow "frame" and then glue the hair on to cover it. Anything other than something hollow would make the thing too heavy! Light is the key here! lol
I was thinking maybe some sort of basket weave....or even paper mache?? I have no clue!!
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Réka
Title: Ventura County CA FF Costumes and Props Expert
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Date Posted:
6/12/02 2:00pm
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KirstenSolo, those are some amazing CII pics! Too bad that most of them are sideways--I was tempted to upend my monitor while viewing them.  Doesn't Ofoto provide a rotate feature?
Kelbee, actually rayon takes dye about as well as cotton. Rayon is a natural cellulose-based material, but it's formed into thread through artificial means, hence its reputation as a man-made fabric. And you needn't worry about the dye obscuring the pattern of the devore velvet--the difference in texture between the velvet parts and the burnout parts is what forms the pattern, not a color difference.
Good luck to anyone attempting this dress! Please do post progress reports occassionally, so that those of us who don't have the time/resources can participate vicariously...
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Amidala-Leia
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Date Posted:
6/12/02 2:12pm
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This dress is next on my list, but my project has been halted temporarily due to lack of monetary funds. Whenever I get this project started I'll keep everyone posted.
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Jedi Girl of Corellia
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7/6/02 10:21pm
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I have decided to do this dress. I noticed in the credits of the movie they metion that special beading was done, and they give the name. I did some research and found the address, fax and phone number of the company. It's in Australia, and seems to be a pretty successfull buisness, doing bridal, evening and other works of art.
I'm going to draw out some sketches on how I am doing this. I'll probably hold off on the velvet outer gown for a bit and save up for it. But I'll be working on the hair piece, the undergown and the beading I'm going to do. I'm really going to take my time with this. Also I was thinking without the outer dress it can look like a very normal evening gown, very pretty too.
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Mrs_MayimNaar
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7/7/02 10:21am
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I think the headpiece is KEY to this costume! Having a good headpiece will make or break the accuracy of the costume. I am still debating on how to do it, myself! Especially the "tip" of it...The part you see when looking at it from the back. There appears to be some sort of layers or "waves", if that makes sense...
You can see what I mean in this picture and this one.
Anyone have any ideas?
This headpiece sure has me stumped...
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Jedi Girl of Corellia
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7/7/02 10:53am
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It looks to me like the ends of the little braids are just coiled. I bet you could do this if you braid the hair around some wire. That way it will stay in the desired shape. Also concerning the 'basket' part on the hair piece. I'm not sure it's actually a basket. I keep seeing light reflect off of it as if is actually metal of some kind.
What do you all think?
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Amidala-Leia
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I definitely think that it is metal. Sometimes the headpiece looks almost like it's copper color to me. But in some of the pics that I look at it looks more gold. What do you guys think?
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Jauhzmynn
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In the 2 pics provided, the headdress looked like it was a gold color. I think they have a wig insie the "cage" part , weave padme's hair into some of it and secure it w/ bobby pins. I can't tell what material it's made of, it'd HAVE to be some lightweight for Padme's sake. Can't be cloth , maybe aluminum painted gold. I'm guessing. <shrugs shoulders>
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Amidala-Leia
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The two pics provided by Mrs_M definitely look gold. I'll have to search through all of my pics to so I can find one to show what I am talking about.
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FERDALUMP
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7/7/02 4:55pm
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I am planning on making this dress to fit a child--for Halloween. I already bought my materials for the dress and coat--and here's how I plan to make the headpiece. I plan to use embroidery hoops (the wood ones) in different sizes to create the circular part of the frame- they will be etched with a wood burner to create the designs, and I will remove the pin and hinge. I am going to use small small reeds to create the lateral parts of the frame and connect the pieces with small wood tacks. I plan to use gold (or copper?) leaf to give the appearance of metal. The hoops will be placed slightly off center. I was then going to take polyester batting and spray it with sparay adhesive then affix the fake hair to it. I would then slightly roll it (sort of like a cone) and insert it into the frame. For the "tip" of the piece I thinking of taking a circular piece of styrofoam (not a ball--but one that looks like a hamburger patty) and cut out a small hole in the center. I would then take an extra piece of fake hair and secure one end with a rubber band. I would then braid the hair into tiny braids. I would then insert the rubber banned part thru the hole and secure it with a pin--the braided parts would then come out of the hole and cover the styrofoam-I would secure the look with some tiny sequin pins. I would then pull the braids around to the back and make it into a ponytail on the backside around the existing rubber banded portion (Make sense at all??  ) Then to finish I would stitch the hair covered disc to the piece using fake hair. I would then heavily spray the piece with hairspray. I might need to secure sections of the piece to the hair with some glue. To wear this piece--I plan on giving her a high ponytail--with all her hair heavily slicked back. Her ponytail will hide inside the cone made of batting and hair. I would then secure with bobby pins.
Sorry I'm so lenghthy--just trying to explain myself well--and give ya'll the jist of my mind racing a mile a minute. Let me know what you think of my ideas.
P.S. I am arguing myself as to what color all that piping is. I sometimes think it's mauve, and sometimes lavender, and sometimes purple. What do ya'll think???
Thanks for listening!
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