PunkRocketScience Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Hello future Denizens! Late last year, a member of the Krayt Clan stumbled upon what we now believe to be the correct screen used fabric for Jawa robes. While the monk's cloth that the CRLs call for is close, it isn't quite right. The fabric is ironically fairly common! Here is it's usual use: Always being on the lookout for ways to improve our costumes, I set the challenge of finding it in a more usable form to our illustrious garrison commander Lesley since she has access to many online sourced for fabric that most of us have never seem before. Within a few hours, she had hit paydirt! Once washed and dried a few times, it becomes much closer: Being a natural fabric, it should take dye pretty well! It comes in 36" wide bolts. For the average sized person, a Jawa will take roughly 7-10 yards of fabric with shrinkage. To get the best price possible, we will need to order 50+ yards at the same time. Is anyone interested in putting together a group order? Lesley is working on putting a cost to the professional quality dye that she used for dying her current Jawa robes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagleskull Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Depending on pricing, I would be interested! Been thinking lately to make a Jawa, I think it'll be a fun suit to wear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkRocketScience Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 Jawas are a BLAST to wear... You can get away with WAY more mischief than you can in stuffy trooper armor... Here is the price breakdowns: 25 + yards - $5.05 per yard 50 + yards - $4.50 per yard 250 + yards - $4.25 per yard 500 + yards - $3.90 per yard 1,000 + yards - $3.15 per yard This doesn't include shipping, so it will be slightly more than this. Nor dye... This is just for the yardage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrieKalan2 Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Todd knows how much I like a challenge, so it was fun going through all my resources to see what I could find. Finally got my dye tests done. First round with the color combo I normally use on Monks cloth. This is a mix of Chocolate Brown, Dark Brown and a tad bit of Rust Brown (All Dharma Procion dye). Natural fibers take a LOT more dye! It came out very red brown, but really deep color. IMG_3486.JPG by Lesley Farquhar, on Flickr IMG_3488.JPG by Lesley Farquhar, on Flickr Second test with another brown called "Truffle Brown" also from Dharma. Much more realistic color and will show weathering wonderfully! IMG_3504.JPG by Lesley Farquhar, on Flickr A comparison of the two swatches: IMG_3503.JPG by Lesley Farquhar, on Flickr To do a half yard piece of fabric, I used about 4 ounces of dye. Now that's probably overkill for sure--but browns do take a lot of dye, and natural fibers like this just SOAK pigment up. I'm going to stick with the Truffle brown as its likely the most realistic color! It'll probably take 1lb of dye powder per robe! We also have to buy SODA ASH (this is a lye fixative that makes sure that the color "sticks" and non-iodized salt. Generally 6-8 containers of salt per dye batch. DYE cost: 1 lb 25.15 5 lb is 23.70 per lb 25 lb is 20.17 per lb The dye is expensive, but worth it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Droid Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 oh, please sign me up, if there is a group buy on this. I mentioned to Todd, before the Buttercup Valley trip, that I wanted to be a Jawa, just for those fun type of roll-in-the-sand kinda troops. I got a little overwhelmed with the face mask and all the electronic tutorials online. But, I gotta start somewhere. So yeah, I'd like to get in on the fabric and dye purchase and whatever else Lesley recommends. Thanks ! UTINI ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkRocketScience Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 Anyone else interested in getting in on this run? I'd like to get the order going sometime in the near-ish future! My Jawa and my Tusken are in need of refurbishment, so it would be nice to get them done sometime before the end of the year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagleskull Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 I've been wanting to speak with you two and see if this is still happening =D Currently working on my Tusken but would love to have a Jawa in my collection as well and I may have another person interested. -Adriel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrieKalan2 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Definitely here. Planning on several Jawa robes and tusken sets for my family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banzai88 Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Todd--if this is still open, put me down for enough for two Jawa's. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkRocketScience Posted April 4, 2016 Author Share Posted April 4, 2016 3 hours ago, Banzai88 said: Todd--if this is still open, put me down for enough for two Jawa's. Thanks! How big are the Jawas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK9274 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 I'm interested as well, let me check with the wife and see how many yards we'll need Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banzai88 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 8 hours ago, PunkRocketScience said: How big are the Jawas? 5' 5" I guess? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK9274 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 On 4/5/2016 at 6:16 PM, TK9274 said: I'm interested as well, let me check with the wife and see how many yards we'll need Looks like 4 yards here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banzai88 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Can see the lines in the fabric--and the duct tape mask! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkRocketScience Posted May 19, 2016 Author Share Posted May 19, 2016 Okay.... LAST CALL! Gonna call this one closed on June 1st so that we can get the fabric ordered! Later in the year we might look at doing a jawa blaster day too... http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=105111 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Droid Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 2 Jawas one about 5'9" other about 5'2" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK16421 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Lesley - My wife thinks she might only need 3-4 yards, but wanted input before we add our order to the group. She is 5' tall, and only 115#, so what do you think she will need for the fabric to complete her JAWA costume? Thanks in advance for the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrieKalan2 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 2 hours ago, TK16421 said: Lesley - My wife thinks she might only need 3-4 yards, but wanted input before we add our order to the group. She is 5' tall, and only 115#, so what do you think she will need for the fabric to complete her JAWA costume? Thanks in advance for the help! This fabric is only 36" wide, and she will also need enough for a hood and sleeves. And this material shrinks like crazy--I would honestly recommend 6 yards for most people. 4 for the body, .5 for hood, 1.5 for sleeves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrooperVic Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Carrie and I are interested! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK16421 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 We want 6 yards as you recommended. Do we send you a PP now? Whos PP Account? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jodo28 Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 I am interested in 6 yards as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Second2nun Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 I'm interested too. 12 yards please. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkRocketScience Posted June 1, 2016 Author Share Posted June 1, 2016 Alrighty... We'll call this one closed! I'll get a list of the fabric together tonight and send an email out to each person with their total cost. Once we have gotten the funds in, we'll get the order placed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkRocketScience Posted June 21, 2016 Author Share Posted June 21, 2016 Sorry... Totally dropped the ball on this one! I'll get this done sometime this week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagobahraider Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 I'm in ! Just not sure how much I'll need? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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