Amidala's Peacock Gown
from Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
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Dyeing the Velvet for the Overcoat
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Photo of the velvet used on the actual costume.
Photo courtesy of the Padawan's Guide.
White velvet before Dyeing
Photo courtesy of the Dharma Trading Co.
Dyeing the velvet in my huge 80 gallon pot!
Dyed Velvet —
The color didn't quite match with my underdress color so this is before I re-dye it.
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| Materials: White velvet, Alter Ego dyes in turquoise, ardoise, marron glace, vermillon, and passion, and my 80 gallon pot. |
Construction notes:
First off, I bought white velvet and Alter Ego dyes from Dharma Trading Co. Alter Ego dyes are these amazing dyes that dye velvet two different colors where that backing of the velvet is silk and the pile is rayon. The Alter Ego dyes are specially designed where the silk dyes only colors the silk backing of the velvet and the viscose only colors the pile creating a two-tone effect. I bought a huge 80 gallon pot and dyed my velvet over my stove with the Alter Ego dyes. The colors I used were: Turquoise, Ardoise, Marron Glace, Vermillon, and Passion. I had to go back and re-dye my velvet with vermillon and ardoise so I don't know the exact measurements of each of the dyes. To use the alter ego dyes you basically just add the front and backing colors of dye into the pot, and add water, salt, vinegar, and the fixative.
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Etching the Velvet for the Overcoat
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Photo of the burnout pattern of the velvet used on the actual costume.
Photo courtesy of the Padawan's Guide and Benae Queen.
Photo of my fibre etching work table! Complete with rubber gloves, gogles, and facemask! LOL
When it got too cold outside, I move everything inside and worked on my mom's light table that's used for drafting.
My template for the peacock eye burn-out pattern.
Pattern for the fibre etch. The light shines up from under the table and I can see the pattern through the velvet.
Photo of the fibre etch painted on the back of the velvet before heating it up and actually burning it out.
Work in progress burning out one of the collar pieces.
My completed burned-out velvet.
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| Materials needed: Dyed velvet, fibre etch, gogles, rubber gloves, faskmask, iron, dryer, and some sort of glass surface equiped to shine a light up from under. |
Construction notes:
For the burn out, I drew out a pattern of the peacock eye design on a piece of paper and laid it on our glass picnic table. I then laid the velvet over the design pile side down and shined a light up through the glass table enabling me to see the design through the velvet. The fiber etch is dangerous when it comes in contact with skin and the fumes from it, so I had to do it outside and wear rubber gloves, goggles, and a face mask. 1.) I applied the fiber etch in a bottle with a small spout to the wrong side of the velvet. 2.) Put the velvet in the dryer for a little bit to get it overall dry. 3.) Ironed it on the backside of the velvet to activate the chemicals in it making sure to put a scrap piece of velvet under it so the pile wouldn't be crushed. 4.) Last rinsing of the fiber etch from the velvet and the now burned off pile of the velvet.
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