Creating the Jumpsuit or Coveralls

Im about the same size you are and I bought the smaller one. My waist is 2 inches bigger than yours and it was still baggy on me. But they are meant to be worn over clothes. See if you can try on a pair and then if they are to baggy call a seamstress.

I just finished the jumsuit last week (actually my seamdresser). Sorry for the late, but I was sick this whole week, I feel better now.

The Jumpsuit once got sewed the pockets and the sleeves, I started the process of the bleach solution, which came out pretty good, but somehow darker, I think that I used less bleach or less time for a "just-in-case" matter, but I repeated the process one more time with the same water, same time. It didn't bleached that much afterwards, which I think it's ok. I'll be posting pics soon, cause I had to take the Jumsuit back to my seamdresser to correct a few spots...you know, sewing the stitch too close to the border of the fabric...not a good sign.

Robert

OK folks, I have my Jumpuit ready. Here are the pics, it's kinda hard after the washing with the bleach solution, which I probably have to wash it again and apply fabric softener. It's so hard, that I shaped the thigh pouches by hand, and they're empty completely.

complete,


lower part (i.e. thigh pouches)


top and sleeves,


shin tool pockets,


The Jumpsuit fits perfectly, and the tight pouches looks too low, but they're not, cause the top of the pouches are aligned with the crotch level when I have the Jumpsuit on. I probably have to fix or adjust the shin pockets cause I tested them and the pockets seems to be too big, which the tools getting "buried" inside the pockets and you could barely see them, but just the top part.

Robert

This is the link of where I got them from,

http://dickiesonsale.com/cottoncoveralls.htm

Remember that you'd probably have to invest in TWO Dickies instead of one to do the outer sleeves, thigh and shin tool pockets, etc.

Now, if you want to go the cheaper way, go to the following link to order from "Red Kap". Those are cheaper, but they don't come in Grey, unless you want them in white and them dye them grey,

http://www.allseasonsuniforms.com/rk....htm#coveralls

Hope this helps to everyone. Any questions, just ask or shoot a PM.

Robert

Yes, they're indeed the Deluxe Cotton coveralls. Item # K4870GY

Robert

I just ordered two sets of coveralls (per darthvader1's recommendation) and I only hope I can do half as good a job as he did. I can't wait as I have someone already lined up for the vest. Now I better go start my diet!!!

:o Thanks, but I don't deserve the credit...it's to everyone in this forum who put a little bit of knowledge and recommendations (besides of a little help via US Mail). Just make sure that the thigh and shin tools fits to your legs, cause my size could be small to some other people.

Robert

Hey, I stopped by a shop today that sells used factory and industrial clothing, such as jumpsuits, medical scrubs, lab coats, mechanic jackets, etc.

Luckily they had tons of jumpsuit, and I grabbed a nice one in my size that I think will do nicely for a Boba ESB jumsuit, once I dye it:


It's a cotton/polyester blend. It fits very well, and is very comfortable.


I also grabbed some cotton work gloves.



They aren't parade gloves, which are impossible to find where I live, but they are being shrunken in the wash right now, and with some dying and sewing of the white patches and
fingers they should be just fine.

So does the jumpsuit look good for modifying into a Boba jumpsuit? I know how to add the double sleeves, the pouches and the tool pockets, but from looking at the photos, is there anything else big that I may want to change?

EDIT: Here is a rough idea of how it's going to look:

If it has back pockets, remove them. If they are big enough, you may be able to use them for the shin tool pockets.

I just unseamed the back pockets, but they are a little small. I'm going to pick up a pair of pants they had that were the same colour and material and use it for the pouches and pockets.

The question says it all .. Has anyone finished a good looking jumpsuit for the ROTJ version ?Can anyone e-mail me a pattern of the ROTJ jumpsuit and fabric material. I really want to finish this outfit ,its taken me too long..

Just look thru the other similar topics in the forum and read carefully. The answer is there, you just have to "use the Force" and you'll find what you're looking for.

In other words, there are different ways to do the jumpsuit. There are examples of where to look for the right pattern to create the Jsuit, if it's a "money-saving-wise" choice. Now, the quickest way is to buy 2 coveralls of the same model, company and color, and that will save you a lot of time (maybe a few weeks) of hard work, and just follow the instructions around here. Just my 2 cents.

Robert

I saw a new pattern for jumpsuits, but it's only in boys sizes. I guess it would be good for someone making a costume for their kid, though. The fly doesn't go all the way down, which I think would be a big mistake for a little boy's costume. Other than that it is a good basic pattern. It was in the McCall's pattern book for Halloween, and it's a flight suit type costume. Theoretically, it would be possible to just make it bigger. However, proportions change a LOT from boyhood to adulthood, so I doubt that would work without a sewer who knew what they were doing with measurements.

Hey everybody. Thought I'd show some pics of my new coverall. I've been working on this darn thing for months, and after rescuing it from the garbage can a few times and nearly giving up, I finally have it pretty well finished, (still need to weather it). I'm starting to understand why the esb suit looks so different on screen. This thing is very grey, and has only the slightest hint of blue in real life, but of course you can see how blue it looks in the pics. Thanx for looking

and heres how it looks with the rest of my junk!

Thanx buddy! How come everybody notices something that took me little more than an hour, and overlook things that took forever! Guess it makes you appreciate even the small stuff! , I guess it is a pretty cool cape! thanx Nerf Herder

DUDE! What did you make that out of? The flow of the material and the way it just barely is slightly baggy is so perfect! TUTORIAL!!!

Are you refering to the coverall or the cape I did post a short tutorial on how I did my cape a few months back, its not too hard. If your talking about the jumpsuit, It may be a long tutorial!

Well, I don't think my coverall is any better than the majority of other TDH members suits I have seen, (I've seen many that are better,) but If there's a few of you guys interested in a tutorial, I'll try to get that up next week or so, (material used, patterns, dyeing, etc.) I'll let ya know up front, sewing one of these things from scratch is a pain in the butt, but I think the results are worth the effort. In the meantime, PM me for any details etc, & I'll be happy to help.
Damian

Holy Mazola! Sorry to jump in so late, pally. That looks fabulous, man. Great job.

For me, sewing sucks and I try to avoid it as much as possible. I've done it way too many years. But, you seem to be on a roll, and can turn out the good stuff as well.

The whole shootin' match looks great!

Wow, I didn't think I'd get any more replies on this! Thankyou so much for the compliments guys. I'm having a really crummy day, but thanks to your kind words, I have turned my frown upside down! A few more details about the coverall: THe pattern I used is call the Black Bute jumpsuit, which is made by a company called Red Pepper. As far as I can tell, the pattern is discontinued, but check your local Jo-Annes fabrics stores, they may have a clearance rack with some of these patterns still available. Of course you will still have to do major modifications for the suit to make it accurate. THe material I used is a cotton blend, and is very light in weight. I was reluctant to use such a light weight fabric, but other coveralls I had sewn w/ heavy material just didnt seem to have the right "baggy" look. I double stiched everything, and as long as I don't do any cartwheels, I think it will hold up fine. Thankyou again everyone for your comments.
Damian

http://www.allseasonsuniforms.com/rca02.htm

http://www.automotiveworkwear.com/Me...coveralls.html

here are two new places i found to get coveralls. I just bought a pair from the second place, they have a color called postman blue...it looks really good in the pics.

Just wanted to bring more sites out than sears, the big and tall selection sucks at sears!!!

Jango_Fett_Jr,
Try going to your local police station and ask them if they have any old white parade gloves kicking around that you can have. I once got a nice set of old handcuff keys from my local police for a display I was doing on Houdini. When I told them what it was for they became quite interested and helpful. Give it a try tell them what you are building, they might think its cool and help you out.
Good luck,
ST

Is there a general agreement on what is the material of the screen used Boba Fett jumpsuit? I think cotton looks too light and from the pictures on the Ref CD the jumpsuit looks heavy.

Defiler wrote:
Is there a general agreement on what is the material of the screen used Boba Fett jumpsuit? I think cotton looks too light and from the pictures on the Ref CD the jumpsuit looks heavy.

Well, I have to see by the opinions from the MODS at the TDH dinner at DC this weekend, and then I'll tell you if I got the right coverall (Brak's Buddy will be there, I think). At least I'll have something to see if it's the right material to show the guys there and verify it's accuracy.

Some people says that I have a really good kick-*** costume (I don't think so I've seen better ones around), but lets see what happens this weekend and what the mods have to say about that that night.

Robert

Defiler wrote:
Is there a general agreement on what is the material of the screen used Boba Fett jumpsuit? I think cotton looks too light and from the pictures on the Ref CD the jumpsuit looks heavy.

From all indications, it appears to be a cotton twill (cotton drill for the UKers).

Greetings all, just wanted to offer a fair warning for those of you looking for a jumpsuit still. First of all, their are a couple of threads I've seen that say that the Walls® jumpsuit that is offered through JCPenny's online is a fair choice for those looking for a suit. From what I gather, this suit is not offered through the JCPenny's site anymore. So if you are dead set on this brand, you will have to search elsewhere. They do however offer another suit made by Parasuit®, which is what I ordered, and seems to be a good alternative. They are offered in Tan for RotJ and Steel Blue if you are going ESB. I ordered the Steel Blue and I think it looks great. OK, now please dim the lights and cue the spooky music as I get to my warning. If you are going with the Steel Blue, I would advise that you order two long sleeve suits. Reason for this is because when I ordered the short sleeve and long sleeve, for obvious reasons, I was extremely fustrated to see that upon receiving them, the Steel Blue short sleeve, is considerably darker than the long sleeve, to the point of being close to a denim blue . So in short, you will need to go with the long. Two of them that is. No idea if this is the case with the Tan suits. ESB'rs beware.

This is the link for the long sleeve jumpsuit at Penny's
HERE

I was thinking of buying 2 of the Dickies coveralls at the top of this page:

http://dickiesonsale.com/cottoncoveralls.htm

One of the colors they are available in is gray. Has anyone bought these gray ones for an ROTJ suit? How close is the color to the photos on the Boba Fett resource CD/site from the Smithsonian?

If the color needs to be lightened, how would I go about doing this? I've never bleached anything before. How much water/bleach should I mix and how long should I leave the coveralls to soak?

They start at sizes 38-50. Is this waist or chest size!? Do they cater for anything less than 38" waist if that is waist size?

Thanks

I found a site in the UK selling Dickies coveralls. Can you guys please take a look and let me know which I should be ordering?

http://www.lawson-his.co.uk/scripts/...ies%20Workwear

If none of them are suitable, how about this US site:

http://coverallstore.com/

I'm doing ROTJ. Should I get:

2 pairs of charcoal grey and lighten them? What should I use to lighten them? How much of it should I use and how?

Or...

2 pairs of white and dye them? What color should I use to dye them? How much of it, how long etc?

Thanks

Dickies in the UK? Wow! good research! Well found!

I'd say go with the white and dye it grey. I recently dyed a white j/suit grey. I'm pleased with the results, but did it in a very unscientific way. In the bucket in the garden. I used about 3/4 of a small pot of standard Dylon Dye (available in Woolworths) in boiling water from the kettle, topped up with hot tap water. Put jumpsuit in bucket for a few mins, took it out and checked it, put it back in, repeat until you have a colour you like, rinse out, allow to dry in the sun. It was too dark, so I left it in the sun for a few days and it now looks OK.

If I was to re-do it, I'd use white jumpsuits again, but get a machine wash dye from Dylon (again in Woolies). They do a colour called slate grey which looks pretty good.

If it's too dark, leave it in the sun to bleach it. If it's too light, you can re-dye it or darken it with a misting of acrylic paint from an airbrush, or just get it dirty with dirt or charcoal etc.

Hope this helps.

Si

Thanks Simon. But which coverall is the correct one I should be buying? Which one is it that all you guys have been going for?

Marcus

Han Hunter wrote:
Dickies in the UK? Wow! good research! Well found!

I'd say go with the white and dye it grey. I recently dyed a white j/suit grey. I'm pleased with the results, but did it in a very unscientific way. In the bucket in the garden. I used about 3/4 of a small pot of standard Dylon Dye (available in Woolworths) in boiling water from the kettle, topped up with hot tap water. Put jumpsuit in bucket for a few mins, took it out and checked it, put it back in, repeat until you have a colour you like, rinse out, allow to dry in the sun. It was too dark, so I left it in the sun for a few days and it now looks OK.

If I was to re-do it, I'd use white jumpsuits again, but get a machine wash dye from Dylon (again in Woolies). They do a colour called slate grey which looks pretty good.

If it's too dark, leave it in the sun to bleach it. If it's too light, you can re-dye it or darken it with a misting of acrylic paint from an airbrush, or just get it dirty with dirt or charcoal etc.

Hope this helps.

Si

I'll defer to someone else with a better knowledge of J/suits.

I got my "off the shelf one" ages ago before I found this place and got the whole accuracy bug thing.

I've now got some great fabric and will shortly be getting a custom made Jump suit.

Which dickies? I don't know, but suspect you'd be wise to get 2 and use the second one as a donor for the sleeves and pockets etc.

Good luck.

Si

Yep I plan on getting two which is what a lot of folk here seem to be doing. Using the 2nd one to make the pockets and pouches as well as the extra sleeves.

Why Dickies? I don't know, because they seem to be a popular choice with other people here.

Han Hunter wrote:
I'll defer to someone else with a better knowledge of J/suits.

I got my "off the shelf one" ages ago before I found this place and got the whole accuracy bug thing.

I've now got some great fabric and will shortly be getting a custom made Jump suit.

Which dickies? I don't know, but suspect you'd be wise to get 2 and use the second one as a donor for the sleeves and pockets etc.

Good luck.

Si

kurtyboy wrote:
If the color needs to be lightened, how would I go about doing this? I've never bleached anything before. How much water/bleach should I mix and how long should I leave the coveralls to soak?

They start at sizes 38-50. Is this waist or chest size!? Do they cater for anything less than 38" waist if that is waist size?
Thanks

That is the chest size.

Not to be rude to your question, but all the info you just asked is in this thread. Just read it.

Lynn

BobaFettish wrote:
From all indications, it appears to be a cotton twill (cotton drill for the UKers).

Cool! That is what I picked up this weekend at Joann fabrics, a light grey cotton twill material. I got a shirt and pants pattern that I will use as pattern. This will be my first attempt at sewing something on this grand a scale myself. wish me luck.

Lynn

Hi I looked through every fabric shop here in Iceland and didn´t find anything that got close.

So I went to a tent repair factory here in Iceland and found a fabric that is used in the for the sleeping part in house tents and campers.

It is light grey it does wrinkle but I washed it and used fabric softener and it worked, couple of washes and it is perfect.

My sister is going to make me a coverall using a pattern from a regular shirt and pants and combine them together to make a coverall.

Ive got a suggestion
Since there are so many posts pertaining to these items, can we start a post with picts of each suit part ??
Would those of you who have them take/have picts without the armor on so everyone can see the actual stitching and patterning ?
This could pertain to RA, PP, other soft suit parts so people can see the differances and make up their minds who to go with.
Just post picts and say which one it is and what material, if you provided your own etc...

Sound like a good plan ??
If so, maybe put a sticky on it as ongoing comparison referance since some of us are still waiting on theirs.
We could start with this post and Ill take the question mark off the title


B

Here is my RA vest that I sent him my own material and very specific dimentions to make it as proportional to the armor as I could.

I still had to make some adjustments to get it closer to how I wanted it, mostly to the shoulder bells, but it came out really nice.
I will adjust the bottom hem once the armor is on and I need to know how it needs to look.
THe jumpsuit is two worksuits that I had RA make for me. I will be replacing the jumpsuit with one I will be making from scratch by myself to get it as accurate as I can.

Lynn

Hey Retro, I went to an army surplus store, and they had a bunch of old jumpsuits, and flightsuits. My suit is a combo of both(flightsuit sleeves, jumpsuit body). Check out surplus stores, and like Schucks auto parts, they usually have cool old worksuits for pretty cheap, and already weathered!

Has anyone died a white RED CAP coverall grey will rit dye for ROTJ jumpsuit? Please any help is apprecaited.

I believe Most people who went the Dickies route bought the Dickies Basic Coverall.
I'd click on the TDH Search Icon and type in Dickies.
Should pull up everything you need to know from what type to get, to what color for each version, to dying or bleaching to get the color right(I already looked it up).
I'm having mine Made.
Hope this Helps.
Thanks,
Robert E.

Just make sure to use snaps for the chest/belly armor. After velcro and magnets....trust me with this one...I learned the HARD way!

Robert

I have!!! It wasn't all that hard. I used the washing machine method and 2 packages, my suit was white and I had washed it once before I dyed it. You really have to monitor the situation though, once you have the dye in the machine you'll only need to keep the suit in there for a few minutes.
Start the machine, add the dye mixture once it fills with hot and get to the point of draining and spinning then you let sit in there, check it every once in a while when it seems just about right let the cycle finish and then run it through again with Tide it'll come out really nice.
Again, do not let it sit too long, I mine was only in the hot water for about 5 minutes. It's much better to get it too light and have to do it a second time then to have it get too dark, but you knew that already as you're signature clearly indicated!

Geoff

DarthVader1 wrote:
Just make sure to use snaps for the chest/belly armor. After velcro and magnets

Quick question: What kind of snaps did you use (ie. size), and where did you get them?

DarthVader1 wrote:
Just make sure to use snaps for the chest/belly armor. After velcro and magnets....trust me with this one...I learned the HARD way!

Robert

i concour...snaps are the BEST way to go.i used heavy duty snaps that i bought at a local fabric shop.i also used them to attatch my shoulder bells and collar armor.its kind of a pain but its well worth it.

I just ordered a Sears, navy blue jumpsuit, and need to age/ weather it as soon as it gets here. The fabric makeup is- 5-oz. 65% polyester/35% cotton poplin.

Anyone know any tricks? THANKS!

-Sarge

Maybe soak it in with just a pinch of bleach? Or if it's still pretty sunny and warm for you outside, you could hang it in the sun for a couple hours and see what that does.

Sleezy wrote:
Maybe soak it in with just a pinch of bleach? Or if it's still pretty sunny and warm for you outside, you could hang it in the sun for a couple hours and see what that does.

Heh, I'm little worried about trying to do it with bleach- it can be really bad for the fabric and thread. I'm actually thinking of seeing if I can bribe one of the local tanning places to leave them in one of their beds overnight!

-Sarge

Hey, that might work! I'd try it.

I know what bleach can do to fabric: that's why I said a pinch (and no more). It would certainly do it fast, but I'd certainly try some other things first. Bleach should be your last resort.

Good luck!

1st off, I have a big thank you to LisaFett for helping me get this far, she has helpled me alot through PM's and emails to make this as I didn't have a clue of what really to do after I looked at the pattern.

Thank you Lisa!!

Here is my jumpsuit all done and weatherd, the weathering is washed ut by the flash, but it is pretty dirty.



I used Butterick pattern # 3217 dress shirt and pants pattern for this.

This is my first time for sewing something this complex on a machine, it is not true seamstress quality as I messed up a few things up on the inside and the inside seams arn't too pretty, but you don't see it where it counts and it came out pretty good IMO for my 1st time doing this.

The jumpsuit material is a cotton poly blend light grey twill.

The vest is a RA vest in which I chose the material and had him make that I modified to the best of my sewing ablities to be more accurate.

Enjoy,
LMK what you think.

Lynn

That's looking fighty fine Lynn. You may want to add a few more stich rings around the cuff of the long sleeve and add a pleat around the waist about belly button high. Unless they're there and I just cant see them. Otherwise it's very very nice

Thanks guys!!
TK0000... Yes, the belly pleat is there, it is a little too low. :o
You don't always see the pleat as it can be hidden depending on parts placement from shot to shot. So it will be "hid".

How many rings are on the long sleeve? I know the short sleeve has 4 as mine does.

Lynn

Great looking start there, Lynn!

Does it matter how many rings are on the long sleeve, given that it's hidden underneath gauntlets and gloves?

Am I being really dumb (wouldn't be the first time) and missing a visible long sleeve cuff somewhere?

Si

Quickly looking at my own jumpsuite wich I made from refernce cd photos , I have 4 rings of stitching on the short and long sleeve cufs. And 5 rows on the pant cufs. I dont have time to for the ref pics right now, I'm off to work. I was going to mention I found it easy to creat a pleat at the seam where I sewd the shirt and pants together. Don't take my word for it though, check the ref pics for yourself and let us know what you come up with.

Han Hunter wrote:
Am I being really dumb (wouldn't be the first time) and missing a visible long sleeve cuff somewhere?

Si

No, your not dumb, just these guys have eyes like a hawk! There were pics of one of the gauntlets not fulley closed and the long sleeve was literally squeezing out of the gauntlet shells exposing the sleeve cuff with stiching detail.

Lynn

That's the same way I went with my Dickie's jumpsuit....bleach and water, and a little bit of sunlight. Check the info in this thread here,

http://tdh.prop-planet.com/viewtopic...c=4669&forum=3

Mine's cotton blend twill as well, so I see no problem. I suggest to do the pockets and all, and once you're done try a small piece of fabric to test first before sinking the JS to the solution.

Robert

Hey guys, here are a couple of shots taken at my local seamsstress today. There are a lot of details that need to be taken care of but you can have an idea of how my jumpsuit is turning out.

Any thoughts are welcomed.

Very nice!!! What type of material is that?

Hey man looks great, good fabric choice too its easier to go darker than lighter. All I can say to improve it is maybe lose a little in the size of the upper arms to make them tighter and also lose some length in the legs. Otherwise see if she is willing to make some more.

TK-Fett wrote:
maybe lose a little in the size of the upper arms to make them tighter

I agree with that, but make sure you leave enough room for gauntlet hoses if you choose to include them.

Looking good! Can't wait to see it dyed and weathered.

Thanks guys, the suit is a bit loose because the seamsstress said it will shrink after dying. After it shrinks if I need it to be tighter the corrections will be made.

As far as the fabric goes I dont have a clue as of what it is. I got it at $4.00 the yard and although it's not completly cotton it has some cotton in it.

The picture looks not so good because of the quality of the Digital camera/webcam but I am triying to have all the details of the jump suit as close as possible within the ability of the seamsstress but I think he has done a good job so far just with a couple of pictures from the ref cd and a couple more pictures of TK 409 and BobaFettish jumpsuit.

I expect it to be finished in two weeks (so far it has taken the guy an eternity to the point it is right now) But thats ok since I can go and bother him anytime I want and check on his progress (which I cant do if I would of order it from the PP).

I will post more pictures soon.

If you by any chance have a neckseal you could have it added to the jumpsuit so it would be movie accurate.

TK-Fett wrote:
If you by any chance have a neckseal you could have it added to the jumpsuit so it would be movie accurate.

I have one of TK 409 neckseals but I cant add it till I dye the jumpsuit first. I just hope it all comes together nicely.

Looking nice so far, all you need now is to add the pouches/pockets and you're good to go to then proceed with the dying process (just remember to use just a little bit of the RIT dye at a time) Awesome.

Robert

Thanks guys, my seamsstres is located at just a block from my house but in Puerto Rico .

I talked to the guy and he is willing to make more but I wont start an interest thread after mine is finished and dyed and after I have taken high definition pictures of it so that everyone has a good idea of the end product.

The guy has taken almost 2 month's to the point where the suit is right now so if I make an interest thread it will be a short one because I would not like to have people waiting for a long time.

But I think that if you have a good seamsstres near you she or he can probably make a good job with the Ref pictures you take them and you can check on their progress regulary. Anyway, is much better that way than to order something that you might not know how it will turn out.

Looks good so far, Juan.

What percentage cotton is the fabric? I hope it takes the dye OK. Polycotton doesn't take dye as well as 100% cotton, but the higher the percentage of cotton in the mix, the better it will be for you.

Si

Dont worry Jedi-Bob, I think yours will turn out great after you take the color off and dye it the right way.

Si, I have taken samples of the fabric and dye it. It takes the color great, I ll see if I post a picture of the test fabric after it was dyed later today.

Wow! That looks great Lynn!
We may end up having to make our jumpsuit and we're wondering some of the changes you did to the pattern?
Really great job! Keep up the great work.

Thanks guys/gals!!
I didn't make any changes to the pattern other then not using what wasn't needed, shirt pockets, cuffs, etc..
I cut out material to make both the long and short sleeves and sewed them together before I sewd them to the main shirt.

I bought 6 1/2 yards of 58" material to make a LG pattern, after all said and done with pouchs etc., I used over 6 yards, and that is without any screw ups and recutting of material! I didn't have too much left to spare. I still gotta sew the spats, I "should" have just enough.

Lynn

So you used this pattern here and didn't do anything to it but not add the shirt pockets or other details. I'm assuming you just sewed the the shirt and the pants together? Then added the various details needed for the jumpsuit like shin and thigh pouches etc.

Thanks and great job again.

BountyHunter185 wrote:
So you used this pattern here and didn't do anything to it but not add the shirt pockets or other details. I'm assuming you just sewed the the shirt and the pants together? Then added the various details needed for the jumpsuit like shin and thigh pouches etc.

Thanks and great job again.

Yep, thats the exact pattern I used. I sewed the pants and shirt together to form a jumpsuit. I also didn't obivusly add or make the front and back pockets/linings of the real pants.

Lyn

I just thought of a tip for next time, now that I see a picture of exactly what pattern you used. You had trouble knowing exactly how long to make the shirt part, right? You can find jumpsuit measurements here:

http://www.flightsuits.com/info_sizes.html

If you look up your size, it gives you a measurement from collar to waist. Remember that you need to add any extra length for stitching details that you'll need, plus I'd say add an extra inch to play with for attachment purposes. Also, remember to measure from where the collar will be after the jumpsuit is sewn together. (If you have someone helping you, they can also measure along your back from your collar to waist, then when you cut out the shirt pattern, add an inch extra to your collar to waist measurements along the bottom of the shirt.)

I was using this for vest-making purposes, since the vest needs to be a few inches above the natural waist. It would work for anyone cobbling together their own jumpsuit pattern, though.

LisaFett wrote:
I just thought of a tip for next time, now that I see a picture of exactly what pattern you used. You had trouble knowing exactly how long to make the shirt part, right? You can find jumpsuit measurements here:

THanks for the tips Lisa!! They'll help when I may try to make my TIE and ATAT jumpsuits...

Actually I didn't really have any trouble knowing how to make the shirt lenght. Since the suit is made specificly for the mannequin I took and pinned the shirt and pants together and got the placement of the middle then I sewed the waist band to the shirt then I sewed it to the pants. It may have been a crude way to do it, but it worked.

Lynn

Well Paid Killer wrote:
Lookin good man!!!

The vest isn't quite soooooo silvery and shiny any more huh? :p
A little weathering did the trick.


THanks guys!!
I did sme armor and helmet tests tonight and it is kick &$$....

I won't be posting many more pics if any until it is done hopefully next month.
I still have a lot to redo on this badboy.

Lynn

Lynn TXP 0369 wrote:


Actually I didn't really have any trouble knowing how to make the shirt lenght.

Lynn

Oops, it must have been another person. I know there was somebody recently who had trouble with that. I get so many emails about this stuff that I can't keep anything straight. Sorry.

You may want to think again about the material you've chosen.
I just bought a real U.S. Navy flight suit and it was only 55% polyester and it did not fade at all. Polyester is a synthetic material made up of mostly plastic. This plastic is pre-impregnated with a paticular color. Once this plastic has cured it is virtually inpenetrable. I use rit color remover and all it did was remove the color from the 35% cotton and left the suit just as blue. I then tried bleach diluted in water to no avail. Then as a last resort I tried just straight bleach. The result was it turned the jumpsuit a really ugly dark purple and detetiorated the cotton part of the suit until it was almost see though! You might want to go out and see if you can find a "Dickies" brand jumpsuit or a "Walls" they both still have polyester in them but not very much. I stripped a navy blue one out today and it turned out great. Now, my jumpsuit is a little darker because I costume as Jango. If you are going as Boba it would probably be better to try and find a white "Dickies" which are popular among painters and simply dye it with the color that suits your needs. You can usually find those at like a Sherwin Williams or any other specialty paint store.
-millba
-"any help here would be hot!"

RIT makes a product to fade jeans - its called "fade fast" or something. its with the dyes in the stores.
sean

Figured I'd post some pictures of my newly finished jumpsuit that I had sewn for me. We used the Green Pepper pattern and modified it.

I'm quite pleased with how it came out. I bought white duckcloth material which seemed to match the weight and dyed it using a mixture of gray and tan RIT dye.

What do ya think?





Just need to weather it somehow...

Green Pepper Patterns... I bought it at Jo Ann's Fabrics. Thing is, you'll need to make many modifications. Its just a pattern for a mechanic's jumpsuit. Also, the pattern seemed to run VERY small. We had to try several times to get the correct fit.

Looks pretty dang good Chief!!!but what the heck is duckcloth???

Duckcloth is a thick cotton material. Its a nice heavy weight material used in making boat sails. It works great!

"Duck" is 100% Cotton canvas, and is often labeled as "100% Cotton Duck" in material stores. As mentioned, it's the same stuff they used to make sails for ships out of. I make hip pouches and spats out of it.

ok....i am working on an esb fett....and everyone tells me to go with the steel blue from the jc penny workwear catalog, so i get them right, one long sleeve and one short sleeve ( at a cost of 112.00) and when they arrive they are WAAAYYYYYY to freakin blue.....meanwhile all the fett costumes i have seen at conventions , are wearing grey jumpsuits....and on my dvds and vhs copies the suit looks grey to me ......and i just crazy?.....can i lighten this color up to look more grey?....cause i aint happy with them at all....

** im trying to improve my boba fett, not look like jango fett.

I don't know man, I had the same problem as you. Those suits are pretty impervious to bleach, at least I couldnt lighten mine at all. the only thing that seemed to help was to leave it hang in the sun for a few weeks, but that didn't do much either I finally threw mine away & sewed my own out of a more "dye friendly" fabric. Wish I could help.

Hey Randall,
I am actually in the process of my ESB jumpsuit too. What I did was I got 2 pairs of white Red Kap brand coveralls. They are 65% polyester and 35% cotton. I first dyed them using a pack of powdered Evening blue RIT dye. When they were dry I mixed up 2 teaspoons of black powdered dye with 3-4 gallons hot water and soaked them for around 10 minutes or so. This added some grayish tint to it.After that dried I mixed up some black Ink, alcahol and water solution and misted the whole jumpsuit but not drenching it. I then made this solution darker with more ink and misted the lower legs and anywhere the weathering was darker.
I'll get some pics today and post them later. I'm pretty happy so far.
P.S. I got the coveralls on Ebay a while ago for around $4.00 each.
Go here
http://tdh.prop-planet.com/viewtopic...c=8015&forum=3

I'm ready to start working on my jumpsuit for my ESB fett. Has anyone found some fabric at any local fabrics stores?

I'll be dying my jumpsuit. i'm hoping to find a grey one.

thanks in advance.
Turo

I'd look for a white one and dye it to your specs. It is too much of a hassle to lighten a dark one, not to mention that excessive bleaching will break down the fabric.

Look for a cotton twill with a diagonal pattern. Han Hunter found some for me last year (called cotton "drill" in the UK), but bought the last eleven yards of it to make our suits.

Seeker--I found some awesome light gray twill fabric at Wal-Mart a year or so ago. If you'd like, I could send you a sample of it to see if you think it will work. That way, you could have something to hit the streets with. It's just a hair darker than the vest fabric we all got from Bobafettish. It has the correct diagonal pattern that was mentioned. LMK. I didn't even hesitate when I found this stuff. I saw it and thought "Holy Poopy Pants! This is exactly what I've been looking for to make my jumpsuit out of!" So I picked up the whole bolt, and bought it. It took me about 5 seconds or less to make that decision. It was almost one of those moments where there's a single light from heaven highlighting the object you've been searching most of your life for. I still have the bolt, if you'd like a scan of that. The fabric was $2 per yard.

Anyone have a picture of the "correct" diagonal pattern? and was it the same for ROTJ?

Loranar

yup, just think of the ROTJ suit as a washed out version of the ESB, considering that on certain parts of the ROTJ suit you can see blueish hues between folds.

Yep, cotton Twill.

I found a really light grey at Joann fabrics for my new ROTJ jumpsuit that is on my display for $8 a yard. It has the diagonal pattern to it.

Lynn

The diagonal pattern looks pretty much like denim jean material. Anyone disagree with that?

SEEKER wrote:
I'm ready to start working on my jumpsuit for my ESB fett. Has anyone found some fabric at any local fabrics stores?

I'll be dying my jumpsuit. i'm hoping to find a grey one.

thanks in advance.
Turo

PM'd you bud....

Lynn

Thanks man - got you back.

The material looks a little lighter than denim, when ever I see it I think of my old coveralls, it was a thicker than the stuff you see on flightsuits but lighter than denim.

Baddblood wrote:
The material looks a little lighter than denim, when ever I see it I think of my old coveralls, it was a thicker than the stuff you see on flightsuits but lighter than denim.

Agreed... Also the diagonal pattern isn't as pronouned as denum is and the material isn't as thick/heavy like denim either, sorta semi close, but not quite.

Lynn

Lynn TXP 0369 wrote:
Yep, cotton Twill.

I found a really light Grey at Joann fabrics for my new ROTJ jumpsuit that is on my display for $8 a yard. It has the diagonal pattern to it.

Lynn

I think we made our Jumpsuits out of the Same Material!!!! Of Course, I sold mine
pic at: http://photos.yahoo.com/roberteidemiller in the Emergency sale folder.
It's also been referred to as "Bull Denim" or Denim Bull.
They carry the same material at Hobby Lobby Also.
Light greyish tan. They call it Khaki, but it's really grey. Looks VERY accurate for the ROTJ.
I found a REALLY nice blueish Twill/denim at Hancock Fabrics here locally. It would make an awesome ESB, the only problem I see, from a Sewing standpoint, is it has a stretchiness to it. Like stretch denim. Not real bad but who knows if it would work.
Thanks,
Robert E.

reidemiller wrote:


I think we made our Jumpsuits out of the Same Material!!!! Of Course, I sold mine
pic at: http://photos.yahoo.com/roberteidemiller in the Emergency sale folder.
It's also been referred to as "Bull Denim" or Denim Bull.
Thanks,
Robert E.

Nope, after looking at the pic of your material close up, mines different then yours.
The lable on my bolt was labled cotton Twill, I have seen material labled Bull Denim and is a little different.

Lynn

Another tip, if you ever come across the material get it as soon as you see it! A few months ago I ran across some beautiful material that was perfect for it but I had no cash. Went back a few days later all of it had gone and to this day I cant find it. So don't hesitate... and get some for me.

OK, I know I'm resurecting an old thread here, but I'm confused...I'm doing ESB Fett. Should the jumpsuit be gray or blue? In this picture, IMO it looks like it is a faded postman blue (kinda).



But it seems like some peeps up this thread said to go gray...

I'm so confused...