Creating the Jumpsuit or Coveralls

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Yes, the vertical seam is tricky to fake on an existing garment. The original appears to have a two-piece sleeve. The front vertical seam is indicative of this design. As stated, in order to fake this effect on a one-pieced sleeve design, simply sew-up a dummy seam when making your scratch-built suit. I just got done doing this on mine, as well as the extra-long-tucked-under-one-piece-sleeve, and it looks fine. ...Only things left are the cuffs, waist, finish the collar, pockets, and decide what color I want to make it. ...BTW thanks for all the responses, gang.
 
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I would say NO.

I precieve the "hump" to be wear the shorter sleeve has been folded back underneith and refoldled at the inside edge of the material so it wouldn't ravle.
But that's my opinion.
 
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A sound rebuttal, tk0000. That would make sense as well. It seems like a bit more work, but I have seen stranger things done in Hollyweird costume departments. Thanks for your input :).
 
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A one inch fold will not produce the EXACT effect seen in Fett's sleeves...the upper one is much bigger around than the lower. It will make some thing that looks pretty good and most people won't notice the difference. However, to really get it "right", it's got to be bigger than one inch. I made my jumpsuits with the one inch sleeve, but I'm re-doing them and I'll put a fold of at least two inches. I'll only stitch the detail stitching onto the last inch of the fold.
 
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It works fine! Great value. Especially like the tip about the folded sleeve - looks like it'll save a lot of work that way. (y)
 
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How hard was this to do? I'm TERRIBLE at sewing but it looks fairly straight-forward.
 
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Very nice,I think the cargo pockets are a bit too big, but that is only my opinion. Nice sleeves
 
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Wow, thanks for the feedback. :)

I bought the remainder on the bolt at WallyWorld (WalMart) for $4.44 a yard for 5 yards. This is way enough, with much to spare. It came as 60 inches wide. Even after washing (always BEFORE you start marking and cutting), I had mebbe 2 +- yards left. I make alot of stuff, so not a problem (and remember, the belt pouches are the same fabric as the jumpsuit :) ). I am on the shorter end of the height scale at 5'6", so take that into consideration. If you think it out, you may be able to creatively position your patterns for maximum yield and allow the weave to all "go in the same direction".

It's relatively simple, but I've sewn alot of stuff. I would say to just remember to allow for seams (I generally allow 3/8 of an inch on both sides), remember to place "right sides together" (this means that when you sew it up it'll be inside out and you've put the outsides together to sew), and remember that you need two opposite pieces when there are two needed (flip your pattern over after you've marked one). Pinning, or even basting, will save you alot of heartache. A helper comes in handy when pinning the sleeves on or adjusting the leg/sleeve length. Just like in shop class; "Measure twice, cut once". ;) . Your garment will only be as good as your pattern, as well.

As for the pocket size...Yeah, I know :) . Not a prob since I'm doing a custom. They could actually be 3/4 to even half the size they are now. I'm notorious for pulling something out of somewhere every time the need arises, so big pockets are an old thing for me.

Forgive me for not getting too technical in the sewing jargon. I learned most of what I know from my Grandmother and Mother, who were/are both seamstresses, and all the lingo they use(d) was/is French :lol: . I don't know alot of the sewing terms in English, and I was born and raised here in the US! :lol:
 
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Now that is nice. If you are planning on adding knee armor to your custom suit, you may need to relocate the thigh pockets up just a bit.
 
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The way I look at it is that all the other ends of the cuffs have rings, although not all have the same number of rings. foot cuf rings, long sleeve rings, and short sleeve rings. Why would some one put rings on the long sleeves and bottom of legs. They are covered in the movie. I just have that gut intink that says with all the work that went into the costume they would have real short sleeves. I'll ask Jeromy next time I see him.
 
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That's a good point. Very insightful, at least. I will, however, toss this out from an experienced viewpoint; If this garment was made, or even altered from an original coverall, by a wardrobe department, it is very likely that the person doing the stitching simply had no idea what the finished "look" of the character would be. If one set of cuffs was this way or that, then all would match as far as they knew. It's all good :) no matter how we acheive it, as long as the infernal "double-sleeve" design is there. :)
 
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A good question is...do you really want to have to wear another shirt underneath your jumpsuit? I don't.
 
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Which jumpsuit? Help!

I'm going to the jumpsuit part of my costume after my helmet is done, I have read Dickies coveralls and Big Mac brand worksuits could work for Boba's jumpsuit, but I don't know which one to get. The Big Mac brand doesn't have a grey color and the closest thing is charcoal grey which is pretty dark. They do have a white one, but will this be a hassle to dye (it's twill)? The Dickies have grey, but one of the sites I looked at (All Seasons Uniforms) did not have size 36.
I don't think I can afford to have a custom one made, so any suggestions?

Thanks in advance,
Ely
 
If that one is cotton twill, nothing will accept a dye better.


Why not try making your own? I'm sure the board can help you if you get stuck.
 
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If you decide to sew your own, make sure to get cotton twill, but get the regular twill, not the 'wrinkle-free'. The wrinkle-free material will not take the dye as well.

Have you decided on which Fett you're doing? ESB or ROTJ?

Although it's been discontinued, Simplicity pattern # 8745 is a good base for a jumpsuit. The package contains instructions and layouts for Grease (movie, musical) patterns, along with a standard mechanics (Hyyyy-dromatic!)jumpsuit. With a little modification, this can be turned into a dead-on Fett jumpsuit.

As for Big Mac jumpsuits, they were available through JC Penney in a steel blue color. Not bad for ESB Fett, and could be bleached a little to lighten the tint.

Hope this helps...
 
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Thanks for the info. I'm doing ROTJ as my first Boba.
The Big Mac brand coveralls doesn't offer steel blue on the site.:cry
How can I get a hold of the pattern you are talking about?
 
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Unfortunately, it has been discontinued. I know, because I've been searching for over a month now. A local friend of mine let me borrow the pattern, so I'm just making a copy. But the best source will probably still be online. Either E-bay or sewing websites...

Don't bother E-mailing Simplicity. They simply restate what you what you told THEM.
ME: "I understand 8745 has been discontinued, but I've been looking online,..."
THEM:"We're sorry, that pattern has been discontinued, you might try online,..."

Here's another spin. For my second jumpsuit, I made my own pattern. I ripped out all the seams from my first one (a Big Mac) and ironed the pieces flat. Then I traced them using brown wrapping paper (comes in tubes from the grocery store). It's worked so far, and all you need to start is ANY jumpsuit that fits you. You can buy custom material at that point.
 
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Just purchased the pattern for simplicity here
http://www.grandmashouse.ws/patterns/Costume.html
It only comes in XS,S,and M, I bought the medium.

If I can't find anyone to sew this for me, I'll probably buy one of the coveralls mentioned here (the cheapest possible).

What do I need to fix with this pattern, besides the obvious additions?
 
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