Jedi Master's Robe Tutorial, by EeanLedgor

SLCJedi (Josh) · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 5:39 am Post subject: Bottom Hem

My only comment on this is that the hem of Obi-Wan's robe appears in reference photos to actually be about 3-4 inches instead of the 1 inch given here. Ben

Tymae Yarmoo () · Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2015 5:28 pm Post subject:

After reading this tutorial about 100 times, I decided to try my hand at it. I used cotton flannel that I got on sale for dirt cheap. It is only 45" wide so I had to heavily modify the pattern in the tutorial, mainly eliminating the gussets in the back. It has a blend of the Obi Wan ROTS robe as well as his ANH robe.

I am not sure if it would meet formal requirements, but I made it mainly as a functional accessory. It gets cold in my neck of the woods. For about $30 worth of fabric and a few hours of sewing, this was well worth the effort.

Thanks Roger for the great ideas here.

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EeanLedgor () · Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2015 5:33 pm Post subject:

You did an amazing job! Your robe looks GREAT! I'm glad I could help...and I appreciate your thoughts on modifying the pattern. This is what it's all about, sharing information to make great costumes Very Happy

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DarthCadarius () · Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 3:28 am Post subject: My own version of your jedi robe

Hi EeanLedgor.
I'm from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
I've seen your tutorial some years ago, and finally a few months ago I decided to make the try.

I contacted a dressmaker because I'm not good with that things Wink

And, as I have a red saber, I decided to make a black robe.

This is the result:

https://plus.google.com/105625949260716517225/posts/WH573pdeHF5

I hope to make the tunic and all the accesories soon.

Best Regards!

EeanLedgor () · Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 3:36 am Post subject:

Looks GREAT!!!
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Ky'cilia Solari () · Joined: 31 Jan 2016 Posts: 32 Medals: None

Do you have any suggestions on a suitable robe fabric for use in warmer climates?

EeanLedgor () · Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 8:52 pm Post subject:

Ky'cilia Solari () · Joined: 31 Jan 2016 Posts: 32 Medals: None

I'm in Texas and in the summer I avoid going outside in the daytime if at all possible. I've looked at a few different options and my biggest problem seems to be that none of the fabrics I like come in the right colors. I don't usually order fabric online because I can't see or feel it and the places I usually buy from don't offer a swatch option in their online stores. Thanks for the info!

teraxis () · Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 10:40 pm Post subject:

Struggling to find the right fabric to use for this... can anyone throw me a link to what might work. working on Ep3 OWK

Cobalt-60 () · Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 5:03 am Post subject:

OWK-III robe is 100% wool twill.

surface pattern looks like this:

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LadyofTime () · Joined: 10 May 2015 Posts: 39 Medals: None

Ok, so I'm planning on sewing a robe once I finish my tunic. The thing is I'm only 5ft1 tall. (39/28/41). So I'm hoping I can use less fabric. I can get most full skirted dresses out of 6metres.
I notice no ones mentioned stay stitching the curved neck seam to stop stretching or letting the robe hang do the bias can drop out of the hem. Both are quite useful to stop respectively stretched neckline or wonkey hem. It gets mentioned a lot in my vintage sewing books and thought it would be useful tip.

EeanLedgor () · Posted: Wed May 11, 2016 4:58 pm Post subject:

For my 6'1"ish height, I do well using 8.5 yards of 55-60" wide. I'd imagine that someone shorter could get by with less fabric. A mock up would tell you, for sure.

As for stay stitching. Of course, there's no problem if you stay stick the neck (which is common). I will only say that with the roughly 3/4" seam allowance, and with the "collar" or cover over the seam, I've not had any trouble with the 100% wool having issues with the seams or becoming misshapen. I've had my robe now for 6" years, and have dry cleaned it twice. It gets lots of use. So, stay stitching on this particular robe, for myself, isn't something I've felt was necessary. Again...there's no problem for folks who want to do it Wink

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jcrab3t () · Posted: Wed May 11, 2016 6:58 pm Post subject:

I went to Mystic Merchant online to get my Jedi Robe. Patricia over there is really helpful, and the quality of their robes is AMAZING! They're pretty quick too.

I recommend this if you don't want to mess with sewing things yourself.

Before I bought one there, I compared the price of material and an estimate of time to create it. I got a Jedi robe for about 100 bucks from Mystic Merchant - which is almost the same as the 9 yds of material itself.

Hope this helps! (However, I do like this tutorial...)
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Obi wannabee (doug H) · Posted: Fri May 13, 2016 12:22 pm Post subject:

so,,,can the sleeves be shortened for the old ben style of robe as in ANH? i dont see any tucks on that one.
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EeanLedgor () · Posted: Fri May 13, 2016 3:29 pm Post subject:

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