JEDI COSTUMES

Cost so far: $65.00

Started: Aug 16, 2009

17 August 2009: My brothers asked me to make them Jedi costumes for Halloween. Sounded like a fun challenge so I said yes. I don't think they were aware how obsessive I can be on getting things as accurate as I am capable. Of course I want to use yummy natural fibers in the costume and I want to make light sabers and the belts and... and... yea... I get crazy even when they are not my own. I went fabric shopping today. I was able to find fabric for both. I still need to find something to work for the regular Jedi's pants, the Sith's tabard. and both of their robes. Pictures to the right of what fabrics I did get. Neither of which do the fabrics any justice. I was very lucky to find two pieces one in black and one in a brown and cream that were in the fall suiting section of Jo-Anns. I know they have some poly in them but they don't feel all nasty synthetic to me. I LOVE both of them. The Jedi one for it's color and the black one for the texture it will give the costume. I was also able to find a Yummy homespun looking cotton for the Jedi under tunic. For the Sith's under tunic and pants I just picked up some Quilter's cotton. I wish I had the money to use linen but alas I do not. Another fabric I found that I would of LOVED to use was a NICE wool. And for me to say a nice wool it had to be nice and soft because I still have nightmares about wool blankets from Bootcamp. It was $25 a yard. :( With each robe needing to be nice and full I see needing a MINIMUM of 5 yards probably closer to 8.... yea... can't afford that. But they would of been super yummy and pretty accurate from what I have read. I might have fabric in stash that could work for their cloaks. I got 17 yards of a Linen/wool blend awhile back. Right now it is a Mint green color though... SO I have to see how it will take a dye to see if it will really work.