I’m making my boyfriend a Jedi robe from Star Wars for Christmas, specifically Anakin Skywalker’s black Jedi robe.
It won’t be hard to make with the exception of the seamless hood, which I can’t find any patterns for online or anyone who can tell me.
Please help if you know how to do it!
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How Do You Make A Seamless Hood?
Posted on December 8, 2012.
I don’t get what you mean by a “seamless” hood. Due to their shape, most hoods have to have at least one seam. The only exception I can think of would be to cut a long oval with a point at each end and then gather one edge from point to point by running two parallel lines of loose machine stitching along it and pulling the threads to pucker it. That would create a seamless hood but the attachment along the entire neckline of the cape would be gathered. I don;t recall the skywalker robe looking like that.
http://www.degraeve.com/jedirobe/
You do know that you can buy patterns from the sewing pattern companies for most of the Star Wars costumes, right?
FOLLOW UP: I read your added questions. The reason that monk’s robes from Medieval times were seamless is that they were made on complicated looms that allowed the garments to be shaped as the fibers were woven together. It was similar to the way things like socks are produced — look at the heel of any sock and you’ll see how the pattern of the stitches in the weave creates the angle for the heel. This is not something you can reproduce by cutting flat fabric. And despite the “lore” of Jedi robes, I can guarantee that the crews that sewed the costumes for Star Wars did NOT weave them that way. Those garments are cut and sewed together just like any other. There are ways to stitch or glue together soft and fairly thick fabrics to make them look seamless.
As to the patterns, you can get them at any fabric or sewing store (where I live the only such stores left are the Joann’s fabrics chain). Some of the patterns are licensed and some are just marketed as “Wizard wear” or other generic names since they can’t use the Star Wars name, but they are obvious copies. Simplicity is the company that makes the licensed ones I think. Here’s the Jedi costume pattern set:
I realize you are trying to be “authentic” but it’s not realistic. You would need commercial weaving equipment and the skill to set up and operate it to construct such a complex garment seamlessly. Star Wars is a fantasy myth, anyway. The idea of being “authentic” to an invented standard is kind of silly. You can easily cut and sew a robe that would look quite accurate. Use a soft and rather thick material like wool crepe or coating that has some weight if you want it to move and drape accurately. None of the commercially produced robes I’ve seen are seamless so I don’t know who you contacted about them but I suspect their only “dark secret” was that their products were sewn in China and had plenty of seams in them. http://www.star-wars-costumes.com/deluxe…
Don’t get hung up on an imaginary detail.
Where did you get the idea the hood is seamless? I have NEVER seen a one piece hood, cowl, etc.
Knit it