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Nihilus Questions


kracker98

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Hello everyone!  I'm going to start making a Darth Nihilus costume pretty soon and I have a couple questions.

 

1.  What kind of fabric should I use?

 

2.  How much fabric am I going to need?

 

Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.

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Hello Kracker!

Raw silk is commonly used as it flows really well and has a good texture to it. There's a certain supplier that a lot of people use around here, I can't remember the name and my internet connection seems to be rather slow at the moment so I can't seem to find it, maybe someone else can direct you towards that.
Myself and Nefthys have used a piano/mozart weave linen as an alternative since it has a very similar weave and flow to it.

The amount will depend on your size and fit. the amount seems to generally go somewhere between 15-20 meters. I'm 5'9", slim build, and used somewhere around 17 meters for my costume. I used more than enough for my build as I wanted it to be as flowy and majestic as possible.

I hope that helps!

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Thanks for the info!

 

From what I've read it sounds like that amount is pretty common.  Thank you also for the height and build information too because I am 6'3" and have a fairly average build, so it's good to have a reference to go off of.  I also would like to have enough for a flowing look.

 

What type of material did you use for the sleeves?

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Hello,

 

As Paradoxdj said, we used piano weave linen, similar to what the jedi use on their robes. The company that a lot of Nihilus costumers order from is Dharma Trading for the raw silk. 

 

Raw Silk also known as Silk Noil fabric.
http://www.dharmatrading.com/fabric/silk/black-raw-silk-35mm-45-inch.html

 

For the sleeves I just used a regular black cotton fabric with a light quilting baton in the middle for the padded look. 

 

Hope that helps! 

Cheers,

Nef

 

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