How to MAKE (and wear) a Rectangle Cloak [so easy you can make it in a forest] 

I'm really glad that helped you :) I did it because there are so many tutorials out there where measurements are just given in cm or inches and I'm left trying to guess the clothing size/height of the RU-vidr in question so I can adjust it for myself

linen cloaks are sensible in hot weather, I think I need to make one for summer use OK I'll make the video when I next get chance ;)

​@@neoaliphant Ha Ha, yeah - people still wear wool at ren fare etc... in summer? OK I am wearing a wool surcoat in summer in this video, but it was in the shade in a forest and only while making the video, at events in summer I only wear the short sleeved linen tunic but wool everything (sometimes even trousers) in winter is a must

Thanks for your comment :) folding over the top edge is a good way to wear a rectangle cloak but you need a bigger piece of fabric than the one I used in this video, the only reason I said that the fabric should be tightly woven is it helps keep rain out, if your weather is below freezing you won't need to worry about that, and the bigger air pockets between the weave of the fabric will make it warmer

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Glad it was helpful, thx for your comment :)

You're welcome :)

Glad it was helpful!

Glad you enjoyed it

Thanks for the tip, although I often find that a proper hem is more secure, the ruana cloak does look good and I'll be trying it at some time too :)

Or, even better, use a blanket stitch, which is, after all, used to keep BLANKETS from fraying at the edges Which, I suppose, is why they CALL it a "blanket stitch".

Glad I could help

Thank you for your comment :) I saw his video, and it is on my projects list to make or get a Ruana cloak to try out

I look forward to seeing that. I found you this morning. Keep up the great work your content is fantastic.

@@jones1171 thanks so much :)

Thank you, and thanks for your comment, I'm glad the video was helpful :)

Thanks!

Your welcome, and thank you for the comment :)

glad you like it :)

I'm glad you found this helpful, thank you for your comment :) and remember that if your fabric happens to be bigger and you don't want to cut it, you can fold it over at the top (how I have it at 5:34) so the part over your shoulders is doubled up, then you pin it in which ever way you want

Thank you for your comment :) I actually have a belted plaid, and there might be a video about that coming one day ;)

Sorry about that, I didn't remember to mention it even tho it was on my video notes to do so, so because you asked: boiled wool is wool fabric that has been put in hot water and agitated to partially felt it (basically it has been washed how you shouldn't wash wool clothing, the wool equivalent of pre-shrunk) this makes the fabric smaller, denser and heavier (meaning it is warmer/more water resistant), and because the fibers are partially felted into each-other it shouldn't fray. If you look at a old thick woolen coat, they're usually made from boiled wool and yep, if you are making a more complicated cloak than a rectangle one, making a fabric mock-up is a must, especially if the fabric you will be using is expensive, in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UHJDsh7aq2M.html at 2.44 I show a picture of the fabric mock-up I made to design the pattern, that is made from curtain backing fabric because I find that is the right combination of weight and stretch to give a good idea of what something will be like, while being a good color to easily draw on with an ordinary pen (and it's cheap - usually no more than £2.50 a meter) sorry for the lengthy reply :o

@@IodoDwarvenRanger The process is called fulling. And thanks for taking the time to give a lengthy reply, most wouldn't bother. :)

@@kevinroche3334 cool, thanks, I didn't know it had a proper name, and no problem :)

I already did ;) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UHJDsh7aq2M.html

Thank you for your comment :) and yep, rectangle cloaks work well for LARP because they can be used in so many different ways

Awesome thank you!

yep, the cloak works well, I should use it more often but since I discovered the ruana (that works with a backpack) I haven't worn it much LOL, yeah, I didn't shrug it off really but that looked funnier on camera. I had stopped filming for for a little while (you can just about see the cut) to go up the valley and check it wasn't a forest fire, it was a hot dry summer and it wouldn't be the first in that area, I didn't fancy being caught unawares because I was filming fortunately it was just three guys sat round a little fire pit they had built on the stones right by the river, they were being sensible about it so I wasn't worried :)

​@@IodoDwarvenRanger Oh nice :) And three guys around a fire? Were they massive, grey, chaps by the names of Tom, Bert, and William by any chance? :P

@@TexasJack1886 LOL, I didn't ask they're names, they were drinking beer, do trolls drink beer?

@@IodoDwarvenRanger the ones in the book were sharing a barrel of "good drink" so, possibly? Lol

@@TexasJack1886 Ha Ha! but in all honesty they were not trolls, even if they share some habits ;)

You're welcome :)

Any time!

Awesome, thank you!

Glad you enjoyed it!

sound's like you mean a ruana cloak, I've never made one with a hood though

Thanks for the tip :)

Thanks for you're comment :)

Thanks :)

You are welcome!

Thanks for the tip :)

Thank you :)

Thanks for the ideas :)

thank you for your comment :)

Yep, thank you :)

I found a ton at my grandma's house :)

I get wool from a whole range of places, in my opinion tweed is the best but it can be hard to get, if you are looking for a cheap alternative to make a dense wool cloak you can also use military blankets, they come in nice ranger greens but the recycled wool is often a poorer quality

Thanks for the comment, a lot of folks actually asked for music but I understand you totally, I am relatively new to video making and my equipment is very cheap, as a result sound quality in my older video's is awful and the sound balances have been very bad at times. However now I have a better microphone and have started to make the background music much quieter

LOL :)

no worries LOL

sounds good, but only if there's treasure involved ;)