bigkidbiggertoys
Sr Member
I want a couple of inexpensive Jawas for my Halloween display this year. I started with these cheap IKEA blankets (recommended on the Krayt Clan forum) and drafted my own pattern based on what is universally accepted as a Jawa robe.
I used small clothes pins to keep it together for sewing as the material is a very loose weave and won’t hold pins.
I used a long straight stitch followed by a loose zig zag stitch over top to keep the edges from unravelling, flipped it inside out and had a finished robe.
This was my first attempt at a hood and I had to figure out how to assemble it with the liner. It ended up being a little short so I am not using it. I made it from the offcuts from the blanket so there isn’t any waste.
I then dyed the robe with Rit brown dye. It didn’t take as well as I was hoping (I think I needed to stir the dye bath more) but I’ll dress any imperfections with weathering.
I used small clothes pins to keep it together for sewing as the material is a very loose weave and won’t hold pins.
I used a long straight stitch followed by a loose zig zag stitch over top to keep the edges from unravelling, flipped it inside out and had a finished robe.
This was my first attempt at a hood and I had to figure out how to assemble it with the liner. It ended up being a little short so I am not using it. I made it from the offcuts from the blanket so there isn’t any waste.
I then dyed the robe with Rit brown dye. It didn’t take as well as I was hoping (I think I needed to stir the dye bath more) but I’ll dress any imperfections with weathering.