OT: Costume making

Suggestions? Would be nice if it hung well.

Also, what fabric would anybody suggest for a cape? Yes, he's willing to pay and I really need the money.

Sunny thinking costumes

That's a tabard. The =thing needs to be sturdy enough to be worn for a long time, once a week pro=bably during=20 reenactment season. I don't think dry cleaned, but definitely washable. The= decoration on front, no problem. I have the designs I need and applique is= n't a problem. It's the question of what fabric. I don't want to use nylon,= I don't think. It's flimsy, and besides, I hate handling the stuff. So cot= ton. But I'm wary of buying muslin online and ... there I am.

Thanks, Polly, for asking the clarifying questions.

Sunny

Den 05-10-2011 05:01, Sunny skrev:

decoration on front, no problem. I have the designs I need and applique isn't a problem. It's the question of what fabric. I don't want to use nylon, I don't think. It's flimsy, and besides, I hate handling the stuff. So cotton. But I'm wary of buying muslin online and ... there I am.

How about a sheet?

Hanne in DK

people wear). I'm wanting to make a tabard for a young man, friend of my sons, to wear for a Medieval festival. He wants white, with a design on the front and some decorative border. No problem. But what fabric do you recommend? I'd love to use linen, but it gets pricey, even using online sources. And locally I can't find white muslin of any quality. I'm nervous about buying muslin online -- can't feel it or tell about the weight.

and I really need the money.

My son uses stuff called 'cotton duck' for his paintings. It's like a heavily-woven, heavyweight calico (muslin to you guys). Once it's been washed, it hangs very nicely and would (I reckon) be a great idea for such a tabard.

Other things that crossed my mind were cotton/linen mix; a light wool or wool blend (if that's permissible) and some of the new bamboo fabrics that seem able to mimic just about everything we like to sew with.

Another idea that just struck me was: what if you did use calico/muslin in two layers and quilted them together (with or without batting)? You could use flannelette for batting, or simply a third layer of calico/muslin too.

HTH?

Or a light, washed canvas? Or curtain lining fabric?

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I'd rather go for something more solid; the weight will make the drape. If you go here, you can see how a shop who cares for authenticity makes the tabards:

. They are here called 'waffenroecke'. They seem to make them always lined, some in wool, some in linen, both varieties lined with linen. I'd go for the 'solid trousseau quality table cloth' weight, if that helps. U.

people wear). I'm wanting to make a tabard for a young man, friend of my sons, to wear for a Medieval festival. He wants white, with a design on the front and some decorative border. No problem. But what fabric do you recommend? I'd love to use linen, but it gets pricey, even using online sources. And locally I can't find white muslin of any quality. I'm nervous about buying muslin online -- can't feel it or tell about the weight.

and I really need the money.

people wear). I'm wanting to make a tabard for a young man, friend of my sons, to wear for a Medieval festival. He wants white, with a design on the front and some decorative border. No problem. But what fabric do you recommend? I'd love to use linen, but it gets pricey, even using online sources. And locally I can't find white muslin of any quality. I'm nervous about buying muslin online -- can't feel it or tell about the weight.

and I really need the money.

Linen would be perfect, but otherwise...

A nice cotton drill in a trouser weight should do well.

If it's a cloak he's after, I'd go for wool every time. We are about to make a wool cloak out of some perfect cashmere! Lined in silk.

Some great ideas so far. One more - Sam's Club and places like that sell restaurant-quality table cloths, usually two to a package. They're a good weight, and very durable...can be machine washed. They're very reasonably priced too.