Gloves Information

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Ego

Guest

• May 21, 2003

• #81

Well . . . that does help. I now know that half a bag is way too much! hahaha

Actually, the gloves I got are just a hair too tight on me so . . I'm thinking I'm just going to use them for practice anyway.

So, I'll maybe start with a quarter of a bag and see where it goes from there.

Thanks for the tip.

Jer

 

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DARTH WOLFE

Active Hunter

• Jun 12, 2003

• #82

Here is a pic of my finished gloves. lmk what you think. I used rit black on them which was too much so i then dunked them in bleach for a little while and came out with this color. http://community.webshots.com/photo/69847622/76759916gBEGyP

 

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Mr Fett

Well-Known Hunter

• Jun 12, 2003

• #83

Nice work on making them yourself, but try and get more grey into 'em.

 

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Omega Man

Active Hunter

• Jun 12, 2003

• #84

Those look awesome...Slave1 move over...

 

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Jedi Bob

Well-Known Hunter

• Jun 13, 2003

• #85

D. Wolfe - excellent work! I tip my helmet to you!

What did you use for the base glove? Parade gloves?

 

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DarthVader1

Well-Known Hunter

• Jun 13, 2003

• #86

Quite amazing the way you made your gloves,...IMPRESSIVE! Even though, I wished some people read my thread about my Slave1 gloves and what I did to them...EXACTLY THE SAME. They turned out like a TAN color instead of Grey. This is the link of the thread,

http://tdh.prop-planet.com/viewtopic.php?topic=3655&forum=3

My recommendation from now on will be...DO NOT USE BLEACH when dealing with gloves. When using RIT dye, use a gray color instead of black (for future reference).

Now my question remains...what kind of gloves did you use? They look kind of different from the ones I've seen so far.

Robert

 

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DARTH WOLFE

Active Hunter

• Jun 13, 2003

• #87

They are parade gloves. They only cost like $3.95 so i wasn't out much if i screwed them up. Vader, i did read that but i decided to try my own way. Live and learn i guess. I am still happy with the way they turned out especially since i couldn't afford the ones slave makes. I also second your choice of not using black anymore. I can't remember where i ordered them from but there was a link somewhere on one of the gloves post that i found them on.

 

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Jedi Bob

Well-Known Hunter

• Jun 16, 2003

• #88

D. Wolfe,

Do you still have the name of the place you got those parade gloves?

Thanks

 

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DARTH WOLFE

Active Hunter

• Jun 25, 2003

• #89

No, i looked around and i threw away the brochure. I just searched on the web for parade gloves also. You can probably find them that way too. There are alot of places that sell them.

 

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TK3130

Active Hunter

• Jun 25, 2003

• #90

This is where I got mine http://www.paradestore.com/main_frame.asp?g=GLOVES

 

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DARTH WOLFE

Active Hunter

• Jun 25, 2003

• #91

Thats the place!

 

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Jedi Bob

Well-Known Hunter

• Jun 26, 2003

• #92

I just got mine from there. I ordered 2 pair. One 12 inch and one standard. They shipped great and look good. I will try and post pics soon.

 

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TK3130

Active Hunter

• Jun 26, 2003

• #93

I ordered the regular ones. I'm thinking about getting the 12" ones.

 

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batninja

Well-Known Hunter

• Jul 10, 2003

• #94

Did we ever get a consensus on whether the glove pads were made from the found TDH material? Or the jumpsuit material?

I'm starting the 'sewing-the-pads-to-the-gloves' project this weekend, but wanted to verify what material was used. I already have my parade gloves dyed, dried and ready to go.

Slave1, what do you recommend?

 

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Jedi Bob

Well-Known Hunter

• Jul 10, 2003

• #95

Ninja, I have my parade gloves but haven't dyed them yet. What did you use and what process? Any pics of them at thgis stage?

 

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batninja

Well-Known Hunter

• Jul 10, 2003

• #96

Trial and error, my friend. Trial and error.

Initially, I bought three pairs of parade gloves. I got the ones that go a little further up the arm, over the jumpsuit, so as to keep the jumpsuit sleeve from bunching under the gauntlet around the wrist. It's not movie accurate, but it looks a helluva lot better.

I set up a pot of boiling water, and added almost a whole bag of dye (Rit Pearl Grey, powder), a little salt, and some laundry detergent (to soften the water). I dipped the first pair for about a minute and pulled them out. WAY too dark.

So I dumped half the pot, refilled with water only and tried again. WAY too light.

So finally, I added the rest of the dye, and got them just right. Now for a bowl of porridge and some bear meat...

You'll want them just a hair darker than what you'd normally wear. Once they dry they will appear a little lighter and if you wash them (recommended after the dye bath), they'll lose some of the dye there as well.

I know that's not the 'precise' answer you were looking for, but I hope it helps.

The best way is to start with very little dye in the pot and work your way up to the point they look good to you.

Of course, you didn't answer MY question!

 

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Jedi Bob

Well-Known Hunter

• Jul 10, 2003

• #97

My bad...

From what I remember, I thought the pads for the gloves were white cotton. This helps with the contrast of the glove.

BTW - I bought 2 pair of gloves. One wrist lenght and the 12 inch as well.

1 more thing... Do you have to soak the gloves in acetone prior to dyeing, like the girth???

 

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batninja

Well-Known Hunter

• Jul 10, 2003

• #98

Nope, no acetone soaking. As a matter of fact, I'd think that the glove material is so delicate, I'd hate to see what acetone does to it.

::edited for spelling::

 

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Tyler Durden

Well-Known Hunter

• Jul 10, 2003

• #99

Yes, it is very likely that the material on the gloves is the same as on the vest-- possibly the reverse side of the material.

 

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Jedi Bob

Well-Known Hunter

• Jul 14, 2003

• #100

I am planning to dye my gloves from Paradestore tonight. I have a box of Pearl Gray RIT and a 12 qt pot. Does anyone have any advice as to how much dye, how much water, how long, etc...

I am new at this whole dyeing thing.

Also, are the ROTJ spats the same color as the gloves? I figure if they are supposed to be darker, I can always leave them in longer.

Thanks

 

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