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Blue Jedi Build

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Awhile ago I decided to make a not-so-generic Jedi, and to try to meet the challenges in the Rebel Legion Jedi costume standards .  Once I decided on the tabard fabric, I experimented with drawing out the outfit. Minimum Requirements 1. Outer tunic To make the outer tunic, I bought a Simplicity 5840 from eBay. First item I'd bought from eBay, definitely found out that a "complete" set means that it was missing half of the patterns. Still, it had the outer tunic pattern. So I bought some silky gauze fabric in cream, a rayon fabric from Joann Fabrics. Easy enough to work with, though it doesn't breathe very well and it crinkles like heck. It's also really big with odd stitching. But it was first project from a pattern, so I'm inordinately proud of it. I would probably use an osnaburg fabric to make another one, and use the medium size for a second one though. 2. Tabards For my first set of tabards, I went with a blue endless-knot patter