mowseler
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Hi guys! This is my first post, and I just wanted to say THANK YOU so much to everyone who has contributed to this thread. I have been lurking it for the last couple of months, and without all the hard work you guys have put into researching the costume, I would have never finished up before the premiere.
I haven't made the headwrap/goggles and staff yet, because it wouldn't have been allowed into the theater, but I plan on finishing up the full scavenger look for London's Celebration next year. I just wanted to share with you my progress so far:
Mats:
Tunic: Hemp/cotton jersey from Dharma; dyed with ECRU fiber reactive dye (although if I remake it, I will choose a more grey color - I spent WEEKS agonizing over what color her costume was). I used cotton gauze for the sleeves (I originally got this for the arm wraps, but changed my mind. Luckily, I had dyed both together so they were the same color) and went over the whole thing with sandpaper and dry brushed brown paint (hard to see in this picture)
Pants: Raw Silk from Dharma; dyed with SAND DUNE acid dye (I ordered a different kind of silk to try as this one feels too nubby, but looks decent in pictures and is pretty comfortable otherwise)
Legwraps: Leftover Raw Silk - I hit the edges with fray glue which gave them a rugged appearance, but also made them insanely uncomfortable. After seeing the movie now, it doesn't even look like she used them!
Boots: From Pozu
Arm Wraps: Medical gauze; soaked for several hours in coffee/grinds, dry brushed with brown paint and the edges were seared with a soldering iron
Tabard Wrap: Viscose Silk/Rayon Blend from Dharma; dyed with SAND DUNE acid dye - twisted it into knots and left to air dry to create the wrinkles - I will probably iron out the bottoms a little so they aren't so tightly wrinkled later
Belts: Raw leather blanks from Tandy; dyed with OLD LEATHER shoe dye from shoecaresupplies.com (MY FAVORITE WEBSITE EVER BTW), touched up the edges with BLACK shoe dye, then went over the whole thing with the preparer to give it a worn look. Stretched and bent it several times to cause creases. Used the buckles from my Signal Satchel bag (not featured). Used twine for the details on the side. They were two separate pieces, so I used contact cement on the edges, then a piece of faux leather as backing to keep them together where they meet
Gloves: Pretzl gloves; removed the Pretzl wrap and dyed them with LEATHER, OLD LEATHER, and dry brushed BLACK shoe dye. Used preparer generously to create weather looked
Bracer: Used Division's blueprint (thank youuuuu) and two pieces of faux leather with black craft foam sandwiched inside (gave it a very nice seamed look). Contact cemented the leather sides to the craft foam and trimmed the edges. Cut the slots in and it was basically done. Painted the backside with LEATHER shoe dye to give the accent color
Her hairstyle is actually really easy to imitate, although for longer hair, you're going to need a lot of hairspray lol. My hair was wet in this picture, so it's pretty terrible looking, but the general gist:
I took my bangs and used a tiny hair tie to pull them back and hair sprayed the top of my hair to keep everything in place. Each 'bun' is that section of hair pulled into a half ponytail with the 'tail' wrapped around to create the bun. I used only one bobby pin for each to keep everything in place with hair spray. My hair is around the middle of my back. I imagine this would be easier for shorter hair.
I haven't made the headwrap/goggles and staff yet, because it wouldn't have been allowed into the theater, but I plan on finishing up the full scavenger look for London's Celebration next year. I just wanted to share with you my progress so far:
Mats:
Tunic: Hemp/cotton jersey from Dharma; dyed with ECRU fiber reactive dye (although if I remake it, I will choose a more grey color - I spent WEEKS agonizing over what color her costume was). I used cotton gauze for the sleeves (I originally got this for the arm wraps, but changed my mind. Luckily, I had dyed both together so they were the same color) and went over the whole thing with sandpaper and dry brushed brown paint (hard to see in this picture)
Pants: Raw Silk from Dharma; dyed with SAND DUNE acid dye (I ordered a different kind of silk to try as this one feels too nubby, but looks decent in pictures and is pretty comfortable otherwise)
Legwraps: Leftover Raw Silk - I hit the edges with fray glue which gave them a rugged appearance, but also made them insanely uncomfortable. After seeing the movie now, it doesn't even look like she used them!
Boots: From Pozu
Arm Wraps: Medical gauze; soaked for several hours in coffee/grinds, dry brushed with brown paint and the edges were seared with a soldering iron
Tabard Wrap: Viscose Silk/Rayon Blend from Dharma; dyed with SAND DUNE acid dye - twisted it into knots and left to air dry to create the wrinkles - I will probably iron out the bottoms a little so they aren't so tightly wrinkled later
Belts: Raw leather blanks from Tandy; dyed with OLD LEATHER shoe dye from shoecaresupplies.com (MY FAVORITE WEBSITE EVER BTW), touched up the edges with BLACK shoe dye, then went over the whole thing with the preparer to give it a worn look. Stretched and bent it several times to cause creases. Used the buckles from my Signal Satchel bag (not featured). Used twine for the details on the side. They were two separate pieces, so I used contact cement on the edges, then a piece of faux leather as backing to keep them together where they meet
Gloves: Pretzl gloves; removed the Pretzl wrap and dyed them with LEATHER, OLD LEATHER, and dry brushed BLACK shoe dye. Used preparer generously to create weather looked
Bracer: Used Division's blueprint (thank youuuuu) and two pieces of faux leather with black craft foam sandwiched inside (gave it a very nice seamed look). Contact cemented the leather sides to the craft foam and trimmed the edges. Cut the slots in and it was basically done. Painted the backside with LEATHER shoe dye to give the accent color
Her hairstyle is actually really easy to imitate, although for longer hair, you're going to need a lot of hairspray lol. My hair was wet in this picture, so it's pretty terrible looking, but the general gist:
I took my bangs and used a tiny hair tie to pull them back and hair sprayed the top of my hair to keep everything in place. Each 'bun' is that section of hair pulled into a half ponytail with the 'tail' wrapped around to create the bun. I used only one bobby pin for each to keep everything in place with hair spray. My hair is around the middle of my back. I imagine this would be easier for shorter hair.
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It COMPLETELY blew my mind to take a picture i the store, but I did dig up a photo on my cell phone of the same fabrics before I dyed them (the crinkle texture I used for the dress is the pile on the right). I couldn't find the cotton hemp blend I used when I remade the original under tunic, but I seem to remember that you said you already had that one? I did see several acceptable substitutes if you haven't. 
