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Originally Posted by Reaper
doing a quick search, Ultra Suede is about $50 a yard, while the buter suede is $6 a yard.
I'd say for uniforms (the tans and the blues) The Butter suede might be the better choice, since the color matches decently.
Doing the entire uniform in Ultra Suede would make doing it at home more expensive then buying one of the available Costumes.
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Yeah, I think that would put us up at about $800 or so just in fabric. Not counting buckles, braid, lining, or patches. Throw boots in, belt, gun belt, and a blaster and you're well over grand.
I love the stuff and I think it would wear great. It would also be durable, but I know I can't afford it. The screen used items I got to examine a few years back at the auction were definitely not made of ultrasuede. I've heard "contour suede" was what they used as well.
Gary's Upholstery has some suede cloth that looks pretty decent color wise. Its not cheap either at around $35 a yard.
I'm actually thinking about custom dying some buttersuede. I've got some extra tan that is very light. Might cut a yard of it up into swatches and trying different dye mixes. Could turn out interesting!
