Making Some CLOAKS (frolicking included) 

Sounds DIVINE!

Sounds wonderful 👏

Wow! That sounds so beautiful!!!

Woooow!!! Lucky!

WHERE

This is such a cute story 💞💞💞 I’m gonna cry 😢

I feel between Rachel and Bernadette, cloaks are most definitely coming back!

My son is also autistic and wore a cloak (over a Spider-Man costume no less!) for about a year! He’s 20 now and I still have the little cloak he wore and it brings back fond memories every time I see it! Cloaks should definitely come back in fashion!

I ran into a woman with her grand-daughter (who must have been about 6-7) at our local grocery store - The lady stopped me and asked me if I like my cloak, and I told her it's my favorite thing to wear. She looked at her grand-daughter and said, "Honey, if you want to wear yours, wear it. Don't listen to anyone who says it's funny". I still haven't forgotten.

Hello, I am autistic and on days when I'm really struggling with coats having my cloak is a life saver! It's nice to see I'm not the only one who has struggled with coats. I hope you have a great day!

As a aspiring author/illustrator i also find it very helpful for inspiration (especially since i know almost nothing about fashion)

I want to read the baffle please!

As a reader I feel obligated to use some rather colorful language… As an inspiring author myself, heh… HAVE FUN!!!

@@jellyowl2644 *an. You won’t get anywhere with grammar like that! Jk, good luck and I don’t think it matters much… maybe.

This made me giggle thats great 😄

Check out Living Anachronism's video "BEST Cloak for a Medieval Adventurer" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZfaPo-zFZz8.html

Thank you, I really want to make one but I don't have access to any fabric stores

You're making me think of great-kilts now.

@@corgiw7281 kilts are like blankets but like 2 or 3 times as long if i’m not mistaken. You fold them up in a certain way to put them on (with a belt rather than a pin)

@@the-girl-that-does-stuff not sure where you're located but the cheap tool store Harbor Freight in the U.S. has some decent cotton canvas painters tarps. I have 2. One is used as a cover for our dog's kennel and the other I'm going to be turning into a waxed canvas cloak for farm chores in the rain. I'll probably make a button in removable liner from and old woven cotton blanket (waxed canvas doesn't feel all that nice against the skin).

THANK YOU.

This is the method I used to keep my toddler’s prince cape in place when we went to Disney World. Cape 2.0 (now that he has outgrown the first one) will have me rigging up something that works the same way but fastens in front so he can get in and out of it himself. I know how I’m going to do it, but describing it with any semblance of brevity w/o pictures is escaping me this morning. 😅

Oh my GOD why did I never think of this?? 🙌🏻

This is like the fastening on nurses cloaks

Bless u

Absolutely do

She sounds like a sweetheart! 🥺

Hay you have 1k likes thought you would like to know that

@@tarryapplebottom2032 Thank you!!!

@@jf2801 she was really lovely woman, I miss her 😢

Wear everywhere. The craze needs spread, and spread it will.

beautiful, let the public flounder in your glory. you deserve nothing less.

Yes. Same. Except my mom won't let me get one. I'm sad because I want one and I don't have any good blankets to use as substitutes. And I can't sew.

Love it. Im in the process of making a Jedi cloak for daywear

I'm really good at hand sewing plus it's extremely fun, I just need to find some good fabric to use that isn't from Walmart or like 10$ a foot

Everybody would laugh at themselves for only bringing a coat while their knees freeze off

That is *exactly* how my husband uses the cloak I made him! Although, sometimes he'll put it on, pull the hood around his face, and start saying stuff in a Sith voice about the Dark side of the Force... 🤣

That’s awesome I love blankets

@@kerriemckinstry-jett8625 He's a keeper.

i read that as basket

@@nightmime 😂🤚 SAME

THIS IS SO COOL

I wonder if you could have flaps that close the arm holes once you tuck in your arms? That seems like it would be the best of both worlds. Plus you'd have like pauldrens of sorts when your arms are out.

Thats so cool

That's exactly like Ranger's apprentice!

@@any14817Ranger’s apprentice for the win

@@any14817one of the reasons I came looking for this!

🎉Lovely 😊

I used to have an obsession with Lord of the Rings and i remember my big sister teasing my big brother because i had gotten further than him- though honestly i’m surprised by that, usually i have the attention span of 8 seconds and sometimes in those books it just goes on and on and on

that's such a cute story

I love Gandalf's original look better than his updated one too. Your brother sounds adorable and I love him!

My mom read lotr to me as a bedtime story too growing up! She started from when I started speaking, which was pretty early on, so I don't actually remember it. She says I was obsessed with Legolas, which makes sense because I still am

@@TPNsBiggestFan I was labelled dyslexic in elementary school but I was reading Lord of the Rings at the age of 8. 🤪Gotta love public education. But I do remember a lot about descriptions of trees going on and on and on for pages. . . . I read every word. 😁

I now am dedicated to bringing them back

If we all start wearing them, see how fast everyone will want to be in them!!❤️👍🏻😊

Yes, I agree! Cloaks are so comfortable, warm, and stylish.

I would love to have one 😍

I have 3 that I rotate through in winter. I ran a an errand at Walmart and as I was walking out of the store I over heard the employee at the door tell their colleague “now that’s someone who knows how to stay stylishly warm” as I exited the store. I was like “yass” and now I wear them even more.

this reminds me of one year I was in NYC for Halloween, my costume included a nice flowing cloak and a sword hanging from my side. I went all over the city that night, and it wasn't until the wee hours of the morning until one of my friends noticed the sword. Nobody in authority did at all, which, honestly, was really good because though it was dull, I'm sure it was quite illegal too.

😮

How rude of them.

​@@dracoargentum9783 you gotta get one of those cosplay foam or wooden ones for next time lol

@@assortedfrogs5879 Actually now I just carry around my plastic practice sword.

Capitalism, despite all the resources we have our clothes are worse. We also heat (or cool) every building which is massively wasteful compared to appropriate clothes

@@spinecho609 that is so true, people would rather ruin the earth and gain money out of it then use the earth's resources sparingly and make a little less money.

But despite it you still can't feel that one toe.

Definitely some of that is the damned PLASTIC FABRICS that everything seems to be made of these days. Natural fabrics keep you cooler in summer and warmer in winter than anything polyester. They also last a whole lot longer and as far as I can see, are way way better for the environment. But then people wouldn't buy as many new cheap clothes. Ah capitalism. (Quick note to say that not all capitalism is bad but there are downsides, this being one of them)

@@thegracklepeck It is not ALL capitalism and plastics. There are synthetics that do just as well or better than natural fibers in durability, and arguably in thermal properties too... at just about twice the price haha. The problem is the bargain hunter who does not know their fabrics, you see two coats that look equally good and one is THREE times the price of the other, and you're shopping on your weekend and just want to get OUT and get HOME and you're not paid enough to spend $100 on a coat you can't tell is better anyway. These are all reasonable decisions if you're acting without knowledge. Additionally, cloaks have some downsides, like slow drying of you wear them in the rain compared to plastic fibers that can be waterproof and dry as fast as water evaporates. Additionally, there's regional variation. In cold climates high quality coats are still available and widely bought, though seen as a prestige item. In chicago for example you still see big, high quality wool greatcoats on occasion. I think the more important question though is "why, now that many consumers want coats, are they not available?" And the answer there is clearly fast fashion. Durable high quality garments cannot be produced at the turnarounds and prices demanded by the kind of person who buys off wish, or a discount store, who currently dominate the global view of what is fashionable. They do not allow for the kind of variation that allows a cheaply made product to be distinct.

Agree!!!!! That moment when the black bars came in I was like ohhh so excited

LOL

This makes me want a whole Whiskey Family now. "Whiskey young man" "Whiskey Son" "Whiskey Sister" (this last one being a pretty good name for a rock band.)

this is flawless

I'm crackin up over here.....

@@peekaboohidenseeken5722 you don't know how much I want you to be from New York.

I'm afraid I would be a bridge troll or even less significant a character....I am not going to wish for fairytale character status.

SAME

Do it.

@@roxiepoe9586 bridge trolls are kinda cool, but I would want be an elf or something.

I liked this comment partly because of the pfp

so true

Don't forget hiding from the neighbors

What about drinking from those covered cups (I have know idea what they are called)

And Frodo being an adorable nuisance

you forgot Rachael hiding from her neighbors in her own house

haha yeah 😀

Woah wait. Mindblowing 😂😂😂

"Editing 'Editting Rachel' Rachel" 😁👍

*DO IT!!* I double-dog dare you! & enjoy it! ;-) Then come back here and tell us all how wonderful it was!

Omg that sounds so fucking cool!!!

Now I want to wear a cloak on my wedding Ps. I’m not getting married anywhere in the near future

That’s a actually super cool! I feel like you would have to be very talented to make clothes : D

It has become a family heirloom. Awesome.

Every RIGHT thinking person secretly dreams of themselves wearing a cloak with one arm and shoulder exposed so they can readily brandish their sword!

100% I will run with you

Zippers and buttons made certain clothes less popular

Considering the amount of needlework and intricacy in pre-sewing-machine garments I don't think they were afraid of needlework or time spent on making clothes. Also, wouldn't it be harder to make a cloak with the narrower fabric width used before machine-woven fabrics since you'd have more seams to make? Unless they made them of leather, but again... seams. And buttons have been a thing for a loooong time, that's how the form-fitted medieval garments usually opened.

I think it's the other way around, after the industrialization of weaving, the cost of fabric came down, and detailed tailoring was the new way to show wealth instead of extra fabric with maximum poof and fullness.

@@LadySnowfaerie generally: the poorer the person, the simpler the garments. of course rich people had the funds for many more hours of work than needed for a simple skirt/shirt/etc. also, even if the fabric was narrower, aren't straight seams less time-consuming bc they're more repetitive and you get into a flow?

AIUI there were a lot of incremental improvements all through the process from carding to spinning to weaving (and knitting, which is a surprisingly modern invention) to sewing throghout history. But one of the big ones was the spinning wheel, which reached Europe in the 13th century and worked roughly 10 times faster than the drop spindle. Shortly afterwards, we see increasingly fitted clothing.

And to that I say long live the traveling blanket!

Also, if you've ever ridden a horse mobility is key, a cloak provides warmth without restricting your arms

Yes I love the editing Rachel carrots or whatever the heck they’re called she (/you if you see this HIIII) is so funny and cute

Also filming Rachel, that girl did a ton too

Nothing has never made more sense to me.

I have a friend who wear an Islamic abaya, and that's basically her too. Am I wearing something under this? Proper clothes? My pjs because I'm lazy? My superhero suit? Who knows?

Cloaks in America: Am I naked underneath? Who knows. Am I carrying an AR-15 that kills those who disagree with me? Maybe. But the world may never know, for I am wearing a cloak.

Maybe I’m just a little dumb, but I had no idea that kids could get arthritis. 😟 I am so so sorry you have to deal with that, that’s gotta be hard! 🤍🤍🤍💛💛💛 But I’m glad you found a way to make a joke about it; and it ended up being more than a joke! That must be a nice feeling to have! Plus you get to look like a badass worrier Princess/Prince/ Royal at all times and that is 👩🏽‍🍳😚

@@Drama4Dolls I don't know if kids can get the normal "wear and tear" kind of arthritis, but they can get Rheumatoid Arthritis and that's caused by the immune system. I got the luck of the draw at 10/11 years old and have been living with it for over 20 years now. People see my cloak and say it looks cozy. Plus, if I'm cold at my desk at work, I'm already walking around with an attachable blanket so I just give it a little swirl and get comfy. I've been thinking of making my own for a while just because I want to be able to pick out the fabric, so this video has given me ideas (and fabric yardage 😅).

This is such a great idea! I was diagnosed at age 5. I tend to wear tank tops under my coats because sleeves, but that can be chilly. I'm totally asking my husband for a cloak this year

@@maggiemccarthy8766 It's so nice being able to just put a cloak on and take it off without needing a wide radius to contort and wiggle my arms. I've been stuck in packed places with my jacket on before just sweltering because I can't get enough space to get the jacket sleeves off. I did have to figure out how I would work with the wind blowing the cape open (I just grab the edges and hold it shut as I walk) and I still need to put some interior pockets on the cloak to store gloves, but yeah, I say give it a try and see if it works for you.

@@LinguisticFanatic aww thank you for letting me know! And I’m sorry you you’ve had it for so long. Even if it’s not the exact same as older generations, still sad and must be hard. But heyyy, the cool thing is you have an attitude worthy blanket that you can smack peoples with if you feel the need to. 😂

I think Bernadette Banner made a Wheel of Time dress, that you might be interested in. I haven't watched the show, read the books, or watched her sewing videos about it but I keep seeing it in the sidebar and thought I'd pass it along. :)

Lmao😂😂😂😂 Nobody I know what's neighbors up their a$$.. I know I don't

Keep that attitude all your life, I am older than the average viewer, so I know, if you aren't living what the so-called gurus deem authentic, drop by drop YOUR LIFE LEAVES YOU, trust me, I am not a vampire either- oh that worked out well (the cape) See Quentin Crisp, Freda Cohelo, Vivienne Westwood...isn't Frodo adorable? I love Rachel's household ...Namaste, Z. Whatever you do keep some fantasy, I don't follow super heroes Rachel often points too BUT, no matter!

this suggests that their neighbour isnt a people

Just live your life the way you want 🥰

@@MSYNGWIE12 here, here 🥰

Was it a short cloak made of pink velvet? 'Cause there's a chance that it was me, I certainly wore my cloak more days than not in high school.

I totally did that but I don't think I was every considered "cool" lol. And that was 20 years ago. I just gave it to my 11 year old daughter!

@@Duskkit no it was a beautiful 3/4 length forest green, but yours sounds great too!

Me and one other girl at high school had a constant, friendly, cosplay competition of sorts. She'd usually wear something pretty or sexy, while I'd wear something nerdy. Tho we did once decide that it was wing day so she wore butterfly wings and I wore dragon wings 😅

Lol it is cool. Problem is that society has this stupid thing that the loud mouths decide what is socially acceptable or not. I didn’t and don’t wear cloaks simply because I never had access to them. I was the kind of person who could hang out with anyone in school, minus the loudmouths since I intimidated them as nothing they said mattered to me. And they knew I was the kind of person to draw blood with words if they attempted it and if they also knew that I can hit hard. Never hit anyone in high school (/secondary. just a couple of bullies in primary). Im not the kind that likes violence and not very good at standing up for myself but you threaten my friends and classmates in any way, you have to deal with a very angry mother bear). Just wear what you like as long as there’s no indecent exposure. (There’s laws you gotta follow). I dunno, is it just that I’m Aussie so that whole concept of having to dress a certain way never even made it into the house (so can’t throw it out the window 😅 sorry, couldn’t resist).

🤣

This is my favourite comment! I have taken a screenshot for posterity!

Yes!!

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Oh it is awesome grocery shopping in a cloak. Come join us on the adventure.

Why doesn't Disney do that version of a princess? She runs away from society and becomes an awesome Witch of the Forest!

@@bugeyedmonster2 i’d watch the fuck out of that-

Merchandising, probably.

@@RobinTheBot also i can see it kinda going against the whole “power of friendship” or whatever thing, with the princess being alone and all that. but in all honesty, i’d definitely watch it.

Why did the music sound like she was the one singing tho

Thank you! I was wondering!

Thank you! Also, it's not just Europeans, it's only really the USA that uses Fahrenheit 🤣

@@beanamean880 Here in Canada, we call them "Freedom Units" for our American friends. XD

@@Seiaeka bless you ill be giggling at the F notation from now on

The other day I had the toasty temperatures of 3°f (-16°c) with a wind chill to -10°f (-23.3) in the summer it gets HOT too. That's Kentucky for y'all

The lucky winner has the material to clone their own Frodo!

Haha, unless that person is allergic to dog hair, then it’s his way of killing them😅

My oldest cat always specifically does this to black or very dark fabric because he is a black cat but for some reason the roots of his fur are white or lighter at least and you still see all these small little white dots.

How is that a con? It effectively gets rid of non-cloak people, leaving only the greatest of peers.

@@mirnafairy A very valid point

Personally I feel magically epic walking around in my cloak 😊

OH MY GOSH!!!!! I have a new plan for prom now lmao

I made a Star Wars cloak in a day, you can do it!

I felt that on a personal level because Same 😬

the hardest part is getting started. once you have the pieces cut out it's not as hard to finish it

Why are we all like this? 😅

My five year old says that all the time to the point she argued with me saying she was infact the real little mermaid so now I just decided to tell her, yes, infact she is indeed the little mermaid but don't tell anyone they will want her to swim. So she always says to me now, " oh mom you watching little mermaid again? But you just watched her yesterday". I said don't you have a favorite princess. Haha

lmao for a sec i thought you were talking about Frodo the Hobbit guy haha

I think that is a law in dog land. I mean does anyone have a dog that doesn't do that?

@@ps1hagridoufofcharacter I was absolutely also talking about Frodo the Hobbit, everyone loves comfy fabric 🙏

@@JohnSmith-gn3jk truuuue, if more than like four inches of my blanket is hanging off of my bed on the floor, my dog rolls himself into it like a burrito immediately but he’s too cute for me to move him so I sleep a lil colder but it’s okay ☺️💕

i totally thought u were talking abt LOTR at first haha

Seriously! I would pay so much money to see her turn that into a short film!

the music 😍❤😭

Agreed!!

@@MartiasMuses I want that music. I want to hear the rest of it. ;w; I wish more youtubers would put the music they use in their descriptions, even if it's not necessary for legal reasons. Sometimes I just need to knooowww.

@@Seiaeka Exactly!!! :)

a cross body bag like a satchel or purse, or a belt bag will fit just fine under the average cloak cloak actually helps protect you from pickpocketing as well since it covers the Entire bag

@@changelingsys Or wear pouch bags that hang from a belt to carry your stuff in...make of fabric or leather, etc.

Well for a while we brought back the fanny pack pockets that attach to your thighs which was...well no backpack, but it was some carrying space below a cloak. I think people see that making it look more nerdy when it ends up just being how to practically use both items.

@@beckybaur7064 clothing ideas for the tribe of witches that live in the woods of the fantasy dystopian world I created are racing through my head!!

I like those Longchamp Le Pliage bags, and they have a line with a crossbody strap. It's literally the only bag I'm willing to carry anymore. If you're on a budget you can usually find them second hand or in places like Nordstrom Rack and TJ Maxx. One of the reasons I love it is obviously, it's a crossbody. BUT!!!! The strap detaches so if you really need to you can take it off without taking off your cloak if you're wearing it under it. Sometimes I'll have it on over it and that's fine, but if it's raining, I'm someplace sketchy, etc. it's so easy to put it back under my cape. Bonus is it also has handles so it doesn't just drop to the ground when you unclip it. Definitely hold the handle when you take it off, like, just trust me on that...

Make sure it's brown lol

Might catch frodo as well

LOL!

@@kitten88dm Or Earth-tone Green.🥰

Layers!

@@thastump Parfaits got layers...

@@leaarinwarkentine ONIONS HAVE LAYERS

My friend and I did that this past winter. The low was -7° and we went out to frolick in the evening wearing as many layers as possible. 10/10

@@PastelLePanda CAKE! EVERYBODY LOVES CAKE! CAKES HAVE LAYERS

This right here. This is where its at.

Switch and rotate every day?

@@iforgotmynameagain9512 not a bad idea!...too bad I'm poor 😭

Legit made me go from "cloaks are neat" to "I require a cloak this instant."

Amen!

Pocket! Can your mom be in charge of all clothes

I had a bridal cloak, too! Though no pockets, as it was veil material

Is there Pictures of this masterpiece?👀👀👀

Yes, bring back cloaks!

Omg. That sounds perfect for a winter wedding.😍

cue the Merry Wives of Windsor.... :)

Yes! And the way the aspect ratio slowly changed, just absolute *chef's kiss* 😍💜