Mark Hamill Ep. 4 Poncho Trim/ Harrison Ford Medal Ribbon 1.875" Wide Khaki
We've searched for years to find this and we're ecstatic to be able to offer it to our customers!
This 1.875" Wide Khaki Ribbon is made from 100% Wool just like the screen used original. This material was used as the trim detail at the edges and neckline of the Poncho worn by Mark Hamill in the original film as well as the Medal ribbon for both Hamill and Harrison Ford worn at the end of the 1977 classic.
This is shown with our Sand Wool Coating fabric to give you an idea of how your finished Poncho can look if you use both these materials.
While our current inventory is limited, if this becomes as popular as we think it will, we may have the opportunity to have more custom woven for us.
The last photo is a poncho made with this screen accurate trim.
Sold by the Yard.
1 Yard will suffice for a medal ribbon, though it never hurts to have 2 yards to have spare/ extra!
PLEASE NOTE: In 2019 we sourced British Military Ties which were the closest we could find that emulated this trim, but they were NOT the original source used for the film. The reason we know this is because those ties are only 36" long and in order to be used as the border for Mark Hamill's pancho, they would have to be tacked end to end to be long enough.
If you look at the screen used garment (which was auctioned off a few years ago into a private collection) you can see there are long unbroken sections of the trim with the only seams being on the corners where the edges meet, and a few sections on the sides where they overlap. Sections far longer than 36."
The original source is more likely to be as we have found, to be sold in long rolls which can then be cut to length. But fear not! We've done the hard work for you by searching relentlessly to be able to offer it to you in our shop!
BUYING GUIDE:
If you're using this as the trim detailing for your Mark Hamill style Desert Pancho from the fourth movie here's a tip that will help calculate how much you will need. Take your full height in inches. Multiply that number by 5 and then divide by 36. The result should give you the amount of yards you'll need. Remember, it's best to overestimate than underestimate!