Fabric help
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2022 5:01 pm
Hey all! New to the forum and costuming, I've got a OT trooper set from ANOVOS still on BO with the new company that hopefully I'll be getting by the end of the year. Once that's in my hands, I'd love tips on fitting the armor - I know it's not really intended for hourglass figures, but it's been a dream of mine since I was a little kid and saw the wearable armor in a window display of Wizards of the Coast, so.. (and I'm dating myself here with that, haha)
Anyways, with the news of Thrawn jumping to live action and my love of the novels (recently finished the new canon six from Zahn, currently going through the Legends/Heir to the Empire series), I've been wanting to do a very niche costume build for Eli Vanto as Horatio Figg, and wanting to sew the costume myself. I'm using panels from the Thrawn comics as reference for how the tunic needs to look. The 501st forums mentioned that the imperial officer and admiralty uniforms are using made with a suiting fabric, most authentically a Gaberdine weave, but I'm having trouble finding a wool blend or non-polyester Gaberdine. Does anyone know of any shops in metro Detroit that carry this? Haberman's, maybe? I can't find it online. Or a suitable alternative to Gaberdine? I also wished to know if anyone knew if it was plain white or off-white for a Grand Admiral jacket?
For the blaster shot/carbon scoring on the chest, I was also planning on using wood charcoal and wood ash (powderized), rolling a rubber ball in it, and dropping it onto the jacket to create that impact - has anyone done this before? I've got plenty of the charcoal and ash considering my heat in winter is wood and thought it'd be a good way of adding the smoke smell as well, like the fabric had burned. Would any of you burn a hole through the fabric as well?
Thanks all for the help with my build, and any suggestions for a new costumer!
Anyways, with the news of Thrawn jumping to live action and my love of the novels (recently finished the new canon six from Zahn, currently going through the Legends/Heir to the Empire series), I've been wanting to do a very niche costume build for Eli Vanto as Horatio Figg, and wanting to sew the costume myself. I'm using panels from the Thrawn comics as reference for how the tunic needs to look. The 501st forums mentioned that the imperial officer and admiralty uniforms are using made with a suiting fabric, most authentically a Gaberdine weave, but I'm having trouble finding a wool blend or non-polyester Gaberdine. Does anyone know of any shops in metro Detroit that carry this? Haberman's, maybe? I can't find it online. Or a suitable alternative to Gaberdine? I also wished to know if anyone knew if it was plain white or off-white for a Grand Admiral jacket?
For the blaster shot/carbon scoring on the chest, I was also planning on using wood charcoal and wood ash (powderized), rolling a rubber ball in it, and dropping it onto the jacket to create that impact - has anyone done this before? I've got plenty of the charcoal and ash considering my heat in winter is wood and thought it'd be a good way of adding the smoke smell as well, like the fabric had burned. Would any of you burn a hole through the fabric as well?
Thanks all for the help with my build, and any suggestions for a new costumer!