Aw I'm glad!! Have fun with the aesthetic dramatic games at your table ;)

I'm so glad to hear this! Glad this tutorial was helpful

@@AnnieChieDesigns So excited to bust it out tomorrow!

Gosh thanks! And to alter to a child's size, just make the measurements smaller. Neck hole could be about the same, but the lenght/circle radius just needs to be smaller, and same with hood

I have a (not homemade) cloak that was probably meant to be full length for an eight year old, and is instead waist length on me; I absolutely love it. I suggest that those who are making cloaks for children intentionally make the hood with enough room for an adult head to fit (since you'll likely want it to flare dramatically on the child's head anyway, there's room to work with here), attach it to a full size neckline, and add a band of fabric to create a drawstring channel. Thread a ribbon through, sew it to one end of the channel, pull the other end until the neckline is gathered to an appropriate size for the child, sew in place on that side too. You can leave excess ribbon on each end for ties, or cut off the ribbon and add a different closure method. Then, the neckline can be re-expanded later and the cloak winds up not being outgrown but instead simply becoming a shorter cloak with less dramatic hood. (Another option if you're using ribbon ties: instead of sewing the ribbon directly to the ends of the drawstring channel, sew a button just inside each end of the channel, and put buttonholes at various places along the ribbon. That way there's no need to rip out thread later. Of course, only do this if the child can be trusted to not undo the buttons willy-nilly and cause the ribbon to be drawn into the channel or even slide out entirely. Rethreading the ribbon would be just as annoying as ripping out the thread...)

I measure from the top of their head to the floor. Add an extra 2 feet if you want sleeves.

Based kids neck on his tshirt add couple inches

Wow thank you for such a compliment. I struggle with tutorials sometimes too so I am glad my efforts to make this easy to understand paid off! You are very welcome!

Oh wonderful! Glad my video was of help 😊

Glad you liked it! French seams are just such a nice finish and no fancy machinery or tools are needed!

You are very welcome. Very glad to hear it will be helpful!

Oh I am so glad to hear this 💖 thank you so much for finding the video again and letting me know!

This sounds awesome! Sounds like you will be so cozy

Ah no my fabric starts off at about 90" square- so I'll watch your tutorial for guidance and think creatively.. Tomorrow. I'm also 6ft tall so this will be an interesting challenge.. Any ideas/tips welcome!

It's just how my camera films 😂 I sometimes flip everything but there were a LOT of clips for this video so it would have been quite the task to mirror them back

I have seen several people follow this tutorial without the use of a sewing machine! Definitely possible, so have fun!

I have not but I believe it would still work quite well scaled down! Let me know how that goes 🥺

Most fabric stores carry fabric that is 60" wide. 54"-60" is typically the average. Just keep in mind most fabric stores fold fabric in half when they put it on bolts.

Your welcome! I use french seams because they are a simple finish to the seam. If seams are left raw and flat without a finish of any kind they fray. Lots of people will finish seams by serging the edges, or use pinking shears, ect so they can do one normal flat seam. But I wanted this tutorial to be doable without fraying for anyone, including those without the tools for the serging or pinking. If you want to try other seam finishes, a felled seam is also a very good idea. And if fraying doesn't bother you then a normal flat seam without any finishes is an option!

For lining the whole thing, you can skip the french seams and make regular flat seams instead. And the lining should be the same exact shapes. Sew both together as normal, skip the hems. Instead put good sides of fabric together and sew all around, leaving a hole. Pull inside out, and close the hole, press. And it's a lined cloak

I wish I could help more but I can't really tell what the issue is from your description. Collecting in the middle - did you line the garment or was it caught on something? Or was it the way the fabric itself was behaving?

@@AnnieChieDesigns I have not lined it yet and I believe it’s how the fabric is behaving, the fabric is solid white rib knit if that helps, and instead of the fabric touching all the way to the floor, it almost folds in on itself and gets stuck near my lower back. I’m not sure if I didn’t something wrong but the fabric curls instead of going straight down 😥 I have a feeling that it has to be something with the material itself and if that’s the case I might have to line it with something that is more stiff or cut the cape and sow it back in a way that it keeps it’s shape better- hope this helps a little better!

I do not think it would be too difficult. Would just take some creativity and maybe some research.

It absolutely can! Totally possible!

Wrong side refers to the side you want on the inside of the garment yes! On my fabric I wanted the suede look on the outside, making it the "right side" in this case

This could work for outdoor wear. It's just a matter of the fabrics you use.

@@AnnieChieDesigns thanks for the reply! And good to know, ill figure it out still testing things for them haha but we're havin fun

It would definitely be possible but unfortunately not something I can explain in a comment or without any diagrams and such.

The fabric I used is called sudeine- a fake seude. And to figure that out you would need to measure from the nape of your neck to the floor. I can't do the math off the top of my head as even a 5'4" person can have this measurement vary

Annie Chie okay thanks so much! I’m not into D&D but I just really wanted to make myself a cloak

Nothing says it has to be a DnD cloak ;)

Yes this is very doable by hand! Just more time consuming but still very achievable

So this fabric did in fact come in this size. Most fabric comes in 45", 54" and 60" it kay just depend on the kind of fabric you are looking for

You can just leave it as is! It would be a tad longer on you (I am 5'7") but it would reach farther down your calves, this is not a floor lenght pattern.

@@AnnieChieDesigns Sweet, that means it will be like a perfect height for what I want. Making a modified red riding hood costume and I prefer longer cloaks. (I'm 5'4")

You could do that or it could be a great opportunity to use some trims to make it longer. Or see if you can find fabric that is extra wide.

The finished cloak is just one layer of fabric. The pattern instructions show how to make a half circle, which is why the fabric is folded when it's cut, since it's cut as a quarter circle

So my clasp is actually made by using two buttons and a loop of elastic so it's not super tight

Any type of fabric can work from satin to wool. Just depends on what you are comfortable sewing and what your end goal for the cloak is. And I used the soft side because its considered the "proper" side of the fabric while shiny is the underside. The fabric I used is a fake suede and I wanted that suede look on the outside