#jedicloak

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Obi-Wan Kenobi from episode IV cosplay

First costume of 2018

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In this step I’m turning the front lower corners to rounded ends. My robe is long enough to sweep the floor -way longer than the original ankle-high Jedi robes- and that makes it quite difficult to walk.

Still, I don’t want to cut the fabric. I’ve been trying to keep the extra fabric in every part I’m working on, stitched on the inner side of the robe. That way, if I ever get to work with a sewing machine I would probably refit everything da capo.

Anyway, this detail is not included in the original design of the Jedi robes, but I figured that the round, shortened front ends would help me a lot in movement. I haven’t been following the original design anyway, because I want a more versatile cloak I could use for many occasions.

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Getting creative in my hometown Finally the hood. After shaping and sewing, I attached it to the neck of the cloak.

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After testing the fitting for a few times, I thought it would be useful to add an inner belt to my Jedi Robe. This way it will be tighter above the waistline.

I sewed the two parts, then pinned and stitched each one of them on the two stitched lines on the sides of the torso, just above the waistline.

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Decided to shorten the sleeves after a while. In my workshop at last!

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Step three: measure, pin and stitch the neckline and the shoulders

Little helper is always here for me ^-^

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The cloak project goes on.

Step two - attaching sleeves- is done. They still need to be shortened a bit, but that’s for later.

For now I’m making some stitches under the armpits and on the back (the length of the stitch is from the armpit height down to the waistline) to make the cloak fit better on the sides and back and create a more floating-like effect.

We’ll see how it turns out.