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Favourite cartoon character: Bugs Bunny, although I have a special place in my heart for Pepe le Pew
Personal Quote: Reality is a Social Construct
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Hello! So this may seem out of the blue but I have a question for you. I saw this costume: [link]
And the wearer told me you were the person who made the fabric selections (and did some dye work too) And I really liked the dark fabric you used and just wanted to ask what fabric (and color) you used? I've been wanting to make the costume and I haven't found a fabric that I like.
Thank you very much for your time and for reading this!
And the wearer told me you were the person who made the fabric selections (and did some dye work too) And I really liked the dark fabric you used and just wanted to ask what fabric (and color) you used? I've been wanting to make the costume and I haven't found a fabric that I like.
Thank you very much for your time and for reading this!
Hi,
Sorry for the late reply - I haven't been on DA in *ages*!
I custom dyed all the fabric except the orange-ish color that was used for the tunic borders & designs and the yellow for the belt and boot cover lines.
My base fabric for everything was a linen/rayon blend from Dharma Trading. It's very nice with good drape while breathing well for summer costume wear. It does wrinkle a lot, however, and you have to be sure to finish all interior seams to avoid excessive fraying. I used the Dharma Fiber Reactive Procion Dyes and followed their instructions on the website. It's a little messy and requires careful attention to proportions amongst all the required ingredients, but it's not particularly difficult. I found a spreadsheet useful in calculating the quantities for each color (I was doing the fabric for a 4-person Avatar group).
The darkest color is a black, #44 Better Black. It requires more dye and salt than usual plus a special fixative, but all the info is available on the website, as are all the supplies except non-iodized salt (I cleaned out my grocery store of the stuff multiple times with this project!). The medium red that is the bulk of the undertunic and pants was #10 Fire Red, while the darker red of the arm bands was #136 Oxblood Red.
Hope this helps - let me know if you have any other questions.
Sorry for the late reply - I haven't been on DA in *ages*!
I custom dyed all the fabric except the orange-ish color that was used for the tunic borders & designs and the yellow for the belt and boot cover lines.
My base fabric for everything was a linen/rayon blend from Dharma Trading. It's very nice with good drape while breathing well for summer costume wear. It does wrinkle a lot, however, and you have to be sure to finish all interior seams to avoid excessive fraying. I used the Dharma Fiber Reactive Procion Dyes and followed their instructions on the website. It's a little messy and requires careful attention to proportions amongst all the required ingredients, but it's not particularly difficult. I found a spreadsheet useful in calculating the quantities for each color (I was doing the fabric for a 4-person Avatar group).
The darkest color is a black, #44 Better Black. It requires more dye and salt than usual plus a special fixative, but all the info is available on the website, as are all the supplies except non-iodized salt (I cleaned out my grocery store of the stuff multiple times with this project!). The medium red that is the bulk of the undertunic and pants was #10 Fire Red, while the darker red of the arm bands was #136 Oxblood Red.
Hope this helps - let me know if you have any other questions.
You were very informative! Thank you so much for taking the time to go into so much detail! I really appreciate it! 
You're welcome!
Thanks so much for the fave
You're welcome!
Thank you so much for the 
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