so this is kinda a continuation of my thread here
http://www.saberforum.com/index.php?topic=13589.0but since the robe if finished I thought it deserved its own thread, as im pretty pleased with the result
so- here it is, the finished robe!
this thing took hours to make I promise you. each stripe was sewn on, and see the light brown thick stripe with two dark thin stripes? well stupid me cut this the wrong way the first time, the lengths I had made up were only JUST big enough for what I needed, so I had to start a length from scratch. was NOT impressed! also meant I ran very short on bias binding (which was used for the narrow dark stripe) and I had to unpick some lengths of it off my stuff up piece to have enough of it. but it all worked out in the end!
I actually really enjoyed the challenge of making this, ive never attempted something like this before and im really pleased with how its come out. my sewing machine on the other hand isn't, its sounding slightly unhealthy. it was a cheapy and I think something got damaged in it ages back though it never worked properly from the start (my luck, I often have this issue with mechanical or electrical things I often somehow end up with a dud, weve got two friends with the exact same sewing machine and they've never had a problem), so I think it might be time to invest in a newer better one
for those of you who don't know the armor set, its this:
yes, I know its not an exact match. the stripes up the centre back I might add later if I feel like it. and it was a combination of I forgot plus I didn't have enough material to do the dark brown sections inside the front bottom curvy cream bit (that's not really visible in these photos, so take my word on that
). and for the observant, theres three dark brown stripes inside the wide light stripe, and the wide light stripe is outlined with dark stripes.... but that was getting waaaaaayyyyyyyy too difficult!
just before leaving home for Supa Nova Perth 2013 today- im wearing the costume with some cheap black boots that I love, the tabard and pants are from my old costume, got a white long sleeved shirt and the tunic is one I quickly knocked together in a couple of hours last night and this morning (ran outta time to make the pants, and meh didn't care the old pants worked with it!). here im just wearing a brown belt I grabbed out of the cupboard. I also ran out of time to finish the shoulder armor, so it didn't get worn. will see how I feel tomorrow morn but I might quickly get them finished and added. the shoulder armor im going to have to redo later, im pleased with them as a first attempt at foam armor building but I think I could do better with practice. ill also be adding gloves and bracers later down the track. im not necessarily going for the exact look of the entire outfit however, I just love the look of the robe with the shoulder armor!
first stall I stopped and really looked in at Supa Nova I found a utility style belt with a tonnes of different pockets for only $50- and it fitted. I was stoked, ive been needing a belt with pockets and while id love a nice leather belt this will do just nicely! needless to say my crummy belt came off, new belt went on
trying to show off the back of it
with my sister- if any of you can correctly guess her costume then you will get a point and the knowledge that you are both extremely clever and possibly sad all in one, I doubt anyone will get it
with some rebels
we then came home and tried to get some photos of the saber in the dark- didn't show up the costume well but we had great fun using my mums tiny city car as a sound system playing music while we played with my saber. my sister as some of you may remember is a bellydancer, she picked up my lightsaber and instantly was looking like a pro with it. jealous, will def be wanting to learn how to use it properly! my lovely sister showed me a few tricks however
ive got her hooked, she wants one. our next saber order is going to be huge I think!
I got a few more photos ill post later, right now im tired and its my bed time- another big day at Supa Nova tomorrow!
also, Carrie Fisher is at Supa Nova doing photographs and signing- im real real tempted to line up and get her autograph! don't think that opportunity will come up again!
