Among the heroes of the famous movie star George Lucas "Star Wars" a special place is occupied by members of the Jedi Order. They protect the world in the galaxy and value the life of any creature. That is why the peace knights immediately won the love of the audience and became the idols of thousands of boys. If your son is one of them, then you can please him and make a Jedi costume for him with your own hands.
The foundation
If you don’t have enough time to sew an outfit from scratch, then try to combine a suit from the clothes that you have at home and complement it with suitable accessories.
For example, a do-it-yourself Jedi Christmas costume is easy to make using kimono for karate or warm pajamas in light shades without a pattern that needs to be worn over a white T-shirt.
A wide scarf or cloth of gray or brown color is also required. Two pieces are cut from it, approximately 20 cm wide and twice as long as the kimono. They are sewn along, not reaching the middle by 20 cm, and worn over the jacket. So that these parts do not slip, they can be fixed on the shoulders with Velcro.
Another piece of the same cloth wraps around the waist. In this case, the free end should be tucked under the belt and fixed with a safety pin.
Trousers
Regardless of which version of the costume you are going to dress your knight in, the Jedi, the costume of which we are learning to make, should be in white, coffee, cream or light brown trousers. You can even use trousers in which young athletes go on the tatami.
Knight shoes
A Jedi costume (child) would not be complete without boots. They should be knee-length, black or brown.
If it is problematic to get such shoes, then you can sew leggings from leatherette and put on boots with the same color over trousers.
Accessories and weapons
In order for your son to look like a real Jedi, you need to decorate the costume with a belt to which a lightsaber will be attached. It is better to get it in the store. In this case, you need to choose simpler options, without unnecessary decorations. Only a large metal buckle is acceptable.
To fasten the sword on the belt you need a hook. To make it, you need a thin metal hanger. It is cut to the desired length and wrapped around the belt. If you are afraid that the child will be injured, you can sew or make rings using a furniture stapler from a piece of another belt, on which not only weapons are hung, but also pouches for binoculars and food capsules in the form of cylinders. By the way, the latter can be made from metal beer cans by spray-painted them or sew cases for them.
Lightsaber
An important part of the image of the Jedi is his weapon. Such swords are sold in many toy stores. They can also be made on their own, using shiny colored paper without the right shade. She should wrap a piece of cylindrical foam rubber of the required length with a diameter of 5 cm. A lightsaber can also be made using LEDs that will work from a battery hidden in the handle.
Jedi Cloak
This element of the costume will have to be sewn independently. As you know, peacekeeping knights wore two types of such outerwear: classic cloaks and robes. For the second option, you can use a bathrobe with a hood in dark brown. If you decide to make a robe yourself, it is important to make rather wide sleeves, and cut the main part so that it has a conical shape.
As for the usual cloak, for its tailoring they take a fabric with a length equal to the distance from the ankle to the child’s shoulder, and 2 times wider than his shoulders. A semicircle is cut from another piece. Its radius should be equal to the width of the cloak panel, divided by 3. Process all sections. Connect the arc of the semicircle and the upper edge of the cloth with a seam. Make a drawstring and thread the braid, leaving long ends to be used as ties.
Simple option
Boys at all times loved to play war. You can arrange for him and his friends a space battle in the country. In order for children to remember this entertainment for a long time, each participant can be dressed up as a knight. The Jedi, whose costume is easy to sew on your own, is the idol of every boy! Therefore, no one will refuse such a dress.
You can do only the manufacture of wraps. Some brown cloth will be required for this item of the Star Warrior’s wardrobe. It should have a width slightly greater than the child’s shoulders (10-12 cm) and a length equal to twice the distance from the shoulder line to the boy’s knee.
Manufacturing procedure
To sew a sleeveless kimono, you should:
- from the wrong side, draw a transverse line on the fabric with a tailor's chalk;
- mark the middle on it;
- draw a perpendicular through this point, reaching the end of the panel on one side and 15-20 cm long on the other;
- make a cut along this line;
- fold the fabric in half;
- Sew the cloth on the sides, leaving holes for the hands;
- process all edges with a zigzag;
- sew on the front of the kimono sleeveless tie or stitch the belt (you can just gird with a rope).
Jedi Knight: Costume for a Girl
This outfit is not particularly different from the option for a boy. But there are differences. For example, a girl can wear leggings instead of trousers or just thick white pantyhose (in the latter case, the kimono should be more authentic). It will also be interesting to look at the option with a long narrow skirt of a light shade with two cuts in the front, which is worn together with high boots, preferably resembling boots. In addition, you can be tied up with a golden belt, and put on a massive jewelry of the same color with a “cosmic” design around your neck. If the daughter has long hair, then they should be combed smoothly back and tied in a high ponytail.
The suit can be supplemented with a cloak with a hood, which is made in the same way as described above. You can simply tie it around the neck or fasten it on the shoulders so that the hood hangs freely on the back.
Now you know how to make a New Year’s Jedi costume yourself, and you can please your son or daughter who sincerely admire the peace knights.