Doll clothes as a girl, a tote bag as a teen, finally as a teenager my first dress. Love to sew. Love your videos!

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a good progression! Sewing is the best, I have to agree! And thank you very much!

I love to watch you constructing the cloak. In a way it looks like you are a carpenter measuring off materials. Your approach has a sense of 'let's get this done' atmosphere around it which I realy like, No nonsense and good workmanship. It is very comforting to watch! Hope you are not insulted by what I am saying. English is not my first language and I have a hard time getting the words right. But your approach is realy reassuring to me in a way that says 'anyone can do this.'

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Haha, thank you! Remember I do edit, though, so a lot of sitting and staring has been cut out. And you managed to articulate yourself wonderfully, there's no need to apologise! But as a English speaker in a non-English speaking country I 100% understand the fear of trying to find the right words.

I can't remember the very first, but one of the early projects was a few hacky-sacks. Take the pattern of baseballs and tennis balls, and make it a little smaller, I printed out my pattern. Then I filled it with popcorn, and I think I still have one of them lying around somewhere. As long as you keep it dry, the popcorn will probably last forever.

I have wished for years that cloaks would come back into fashion. This video has really inspired me to make one. I think I need a cloak in my life and a swishy one sounds perfect. Thank you.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

I think everyone wishes they would! We just need to all start wearing them, and see what happens!

So glad I discovered your channel vie Secret Santa! My oldest sewing project that I still own is maybe 8 years old? Can't quite remember, but it's a tatterpunk patchwork skirt made from old horror b-movie t-shirts I wore back in the 1990s and scraps of lace all sewn onto a base of thicker material that I reclaimed from track pants. It's full of memories and to me it's a work of art, so I'll keep it forever. I'll alter, repair or completely rework it, if necessary.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you're enjoying my videos! That sounds like an amazing bundle of memories to have around, and such a great way of keeping things going! Do you still wear it too?

@discodiscordia

4 жыл бұрын

@@Dolthalion Unfortunately it longer fits well as I've put on weight, but it's on my rather long to-do list for altering.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

@@discodiscordia I have a couple of costumes that have the same problem. Good luck with it, I'm sure when you get to it it'll be great to wear it again!

@discodiscordia

4 жыл бұрын

​@@Dolthalion It should be easy as it used to be a low hip skirt and now it sits higher on my waist, which means it just became too short. Basically I just need to add a ruffle or flounce at the hem instead of reconstructing the whole thing. It would be super interesting to see a historical costume alteration, so far I haven't seen any. (hint hint!) :D

Doll clothes (sewn and knitted) and pillows.

Well. You sold me on Ratatouille for family movie night! Wedding capes are the best. I made mine from polar fleece and lined it with stretch "velvet" the same color as my dress train/bridesmaid dresses. My bridesmaids got black capelets.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

An excellent choice! I hope you all had fun with it! Oh, that cape sounds so cozy! I bet it was lovely to wear. Did you make the caplets too?

@elizabethanne9692

4 жыл бұрын

@@Dolthalion Yes. They were much simpler: a circle made from one layer of polar fleece with a frog closure.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

@@elizabethanne9692 That's still a lot of work to take on, and I bet they looked fabulous!

@elizabethanne9692

4 жыл бұрын

@@Dolthalion that was the least of the work I did. I also ended up doing all the (artificial) florals... bouquets, lapels, and corsages.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

@@elizabethanne9692 Weddings are so much work! Well done for pulling it all off!

The first project I made that I still have in my possession is I think my first make from a Truly Victorian pattern from around 2003. I was in a production of Jekyll & Hyde with a community theater and was nerd enough to be like "I don't want to be subjected to some quasi-Victorian clothing that may or may not fit properly, so I'ma make my own. It's a hot mess, and I plan to repurpose all of the material from it that I can, but hoo boy was it a great learning experience.

Shorts and a tank top when i was 8....about 48 years ago! I am new to period clothing however and learning so much. That cloak is so stylish!

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! And I'm sure once you have your feet under the table you'll be making amazing things! A lot of techniques never changed at all, after all, and you'll be able to track the changes that did make through to what you already know so well!

I love snippy snippy time! The project I've been working on the longest is a 1950s style pattern by Gertie that I bought ages ago. I got the fabric over a year and a half ago, bought all the notions (including some gorgeous handmade ceramic buttons), and still haven't started because I'm too scared to cut out the fabric. I'm moving soon, so can't start it for a while yet, but my first order of business is to make a mock up so I don't ruin the lovely fabric.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

The fear of cutting into fabric is real, that's why I say snippy snippy time, to reduce the anxiety! But yes, mock ups are the way to go! Those buttons sound lovely though, I love ceramic buttons. Good luck with the move, and when you get a chance to start on it!

This one has more of a cape feel to it, definitely more modern, as you said. Like the other it turned out very nice! That thing that's still hanging around - for me it's a dark blue gathered skirt. I'm actually thinking of picking it apart to make something new, because it wasn't very well done... but it was a project of many firsts for me: first thing that left my (mother's) sewing machine complete, first garment, first zipper, first selfmade thing I actually wore :D

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It's lovely to have a piece around that holds so many firsts in it, and I understand why you'd want to keep it as it is! It's always a hard decision between preserving the past and making something useable out of it.

Sieht super schön aus😊

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Vielen Dank!

I have my first pice of clothing that I made alone still in my wardrobe. A beautiful swishing circle skirt! Thank you for the lovely video! I see a lot of cloaks in my future now...

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Circle skirts are so much fun to wear, I can see that being something that sticks around for a long time! And hopefully with some swishing cloaks to match!

Such a wearable project! I still have some very bad doll dresses I made as a child...and a cross stitch sampler I started at 7 years old that remains unfinished.... going on almost 30 years on that one, I think I'll finish it someday! 🙃 Thanks for sharing this great cloak technique!

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you liked it! Good luck with finishing that sampler! It'll feel so amazing when you do!

Ok, you’ll like this, I’ve actually had a quilt (large double) entirely hand sewn on the go for 34 years, now so old the colours and patterns have gone out of fashion and come back in again. I made the whole thing happily only to discover I hate hand quilting - possibly because I was under the impression my stitches had to be perfectly neat when in fact an approximation of neat seems to be ok. I’ll finish it one of these days - honest 😉☺️✌🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

That's such a cool thing to still be working on! When you get to finish it, it's going to feel amazing! I hadn't even thought about hand quilting being a thing, that sounds so much more up my alley than machine quilting. And I bet your stitches are a lot neater than you think they are - we're always our own worst critic!

@scarletpimpernelagain9124

4 жыл бұрын

Gilbert Dolthalion Thank you ,you are always so encouraging! Anybody you get behind is going to do really well. I love the off centre cloak as well, I can see them already! I’m currently trying to wrangle a decent 2nd hand form off EBay then I can see cloaks, frilly knickers building up to a corset and a full Edwardian walking suit. Nanny Ogg will be squeezed in there somewhere. I’m yearning for a proper shabby chic tall pointy hat. It’s going to be so much fun! In the meantime hand quilting, size 10 sharps -tiny little needles very narrow masking tape to guide straight lines, a large deep quilting hoop, cotton thread and a waxing block. Then you just need lots and lots of patience while you endlessly sew small neat stitches on this old fashioned hexagonal pattern quilt. Big contrasting stitches are the current thing I discovered recently, it’s borrowed from Japanese Sashiko were a large but even stitch is used as a contrast to a ground colour. It looks really great and seems a lot quicker than our methods. There are so many things I’d like to try.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

@@scarletpimpernelagain9124 Don't try and squeeze Nanny Ogg into a corset, she'd have far too much fun! XD. Sounds like a pretty good plan though. There's always new things to try, and they all look so much fun, but finding the time is always the problem.

@scarletpimpernelagain9124

4 жыл бұрын

Gilbert Dolthalion 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 ❤️Nanny Ogg = bananananananan dakries

Thank you this was the exact cloak I was looking for! I know this is an old video but you're amazing!

Very nice! I'm thinking to adapt it so I can wear it in the office. Shorter in the back to not sit on it, exchange the hood for a collar. Maybe make two: Spring/Fall and Winter weights. As for unfinished objects, let me count the ways...

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Oooh summer and winter weights is a fantastic idea. Good luck if you go for it, I hope they come out well!

My first clothing project (not counting school stuff) was the Akatsuki coat for my Naruto cosplay ~9 years ago. Before that I mostly did embroidery, especially crosstitching

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

High five for starting off properly with cosplay! And embroidery is such a great hobby in itself, but it also teaches you hand sewing like nothing else!

Yes. My first sewing Barbie clothes. I think I did a baby doll blanket too. I was about 6 or 8. Then advanced to making the barbie clothes on the sewing machine. Then grown up clothes and small quilts. I don't think I have anything from that time period still around. I have a lot of other things I have made. I made all of the clothing for my Renaissance wedding. Almost every piece was altered patterns for the look I wanted. I also made a ton of the clothing worn by family and friends that were helping for the wedding or guests. This is a great video. I'm going to have to see if I have Any wool (not very cheap here) in my stash. Thanks again.

@jenniferpearce1052

4 жыл бұрын

Wow! Crazy wedding planning if there was more than just your dress!

@deannastevens1217

4 жыл бұрын

@@jenniferpearce1052 About 6 months of sewing. I had a list at one time of all I finished. Mine and my daughters(4 year old) were dresses with velvet over dresses, There were three 'adult' males including my husband (our two teen boys and he) and I made their tunics and over tunics. My youngest boy was 3. My maid of honor had a dress and over dress. My Mother in law's chemise and Fiona. My Father in law's shirt. And several other pieces for people. Thank Goodness my friend made all of her family's and the dress for our friend too. A lot of my Ren clothes and the family's Ren clothes were loaned out too. :D I have to admit I was tired.

@jenniferpearce1052

4 жыл бұрын

@@deannastevens1217 I'm in awe. Well done!

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, that's an impressive amount of work for the wedding! Are the pieces for it still around? I know if I'd done that they'd be in a very safe place for prosperity! If you wanted to go for a more modern look you could use something other than wool. I know a lot of Victorian cloaks used velvet or silk (not necessarily cheaper I know, but I find it depends on area what's cheaper), and I've considered making a modern 'history bounding' type one with some upholstery cotton jacquard that I found for cheap. This one also has the advantage over the other one in that you might be able to get an offcut to make it (the piece I used was an offcut that I'd brought for cheap and then stashed). Good luck finding something, either way!

@deannastevens1217

4 жыл бұрын

@@jenniferpearce1052 Don't be. It was necessary and I had to adjust everything I wanted of commercial patterns. I Loved the results. I got fabulous deals on the fabric at ends of sales and knowing the workers. Everything I made as far as Ornaments was 2nd hand... The 'belt/Girdles' of my daughter and I were metal belts refashioned into the length and pattern I wanted with jewels glued on. The Metal Buttons on the Men's clothes were from 2nd hand shops and cost me more than expected but not as much as buying new. they were turned into sets... so that each male had his own set of metal buttons ( the groom had larger metal buttons with Lions on them. sigh... my favorite. ) The money I really spent was on the embellishments for the men..... The Groom was very ornate.. the first born a little less, and the next born a little less..... It was in the fabric and the embellishment. It was very Interesting. Long story short is that you should always check 2nd hand/thrift/yard sales.... because that Resource Is Golden. Commercial patterns are like the Pirate's Code!.. Well They're really just Guide lines... hahhahahaah... I Wish You All Fabulous Results for Future endeavors.

Coming from the future and the first thing I sew was the needlebook that you teacheded on Cocovid. Love the capes, definitely is going to be my new adventure.

A long time ago I made a cotton warp skirt, and then about 5 years ago I used the skirt fabric to make a dress. Apart from things I've repaired but not made in the first place. That dress is the oldest thing in my wardrobe.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

I'm always impressed when people have repaired things still around. It means you did a good job on the reparations! And reusing the fabric is really good too!

Hmm I think a draw string bag I made is what I've had the longest. Most of my sewing for a long time was mending and I have older mended things but they are a bit less exciting and less memorable.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Draw string bags seem to be another popular starting project and I can see why! And yeah, mending is one of those things that tends to be pushed to one side, but I'm really hoping that with this push for sustainability and durability people start to appreciate it more. It's great that you've been mending things yourself, and even better that some of them are still around, so that mending worked long term!

I can't believe after waiting over a day I managed to miss the premier by an hour!

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Oh no, I'm sorry! Would another time have worked better? I'm playing around with times trying to figure out what works best, because I know a lot of viewers are American, but I want to be around and sensible to keep an eye on things when it goes up (not that such lovely people need moderation, but I want to be there just in case some idiot decides to pop in)

@RebeccaKatsuya

4 жыл бұрын

@@DolthalionThis was entirely on me, so please don't worry! I'm in the UK, just my sleep pattern has been erratic, so I'm the anomaly here; I should have been up but I had managed to doze off & oversleep by an hour. I just found it a bit funny as I'd put a reminder on for the premiere the day before & I still managed to miss it. I did like getting plenty of notice for the premiere though, & hopefully I'll catch the next one! 😊

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

@@RebeccaKatsuya Ah, sleep is more important, though! I hope you managed to catch up on a bit. I always try and upload at least 24hrs in advance so I can get subtitles sorted, so there should always at least be a bit of warning! Hopefully next time timings will work out!

I still have the quilt I made for my bed. Idk if that counts, it's not clothes but it was a lot of sewing!

I learned to sew by hand when I was 2-4 ish from my grandmother, I made pillows for my dolls and my grandmother straigh up QUILTED my dolls whole damn quilts, like proper quilts.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Grandmas are wonderful teachers! And yours sounds amazing! Were the quilts to scale?

@EmsIsFab

4 жыл бұрын

Gilbert Dolthalion she was 🥰 they were done with 2 inch squares about... 1 foot long by half a foot?

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

@@EmsIsFab That sounds incredible! I'm always impressed by the skill that goes into scale work, it's so fiddly!

@EmsIsFab

4 жыл бұрын

@@Dolthalion She was a very patient woman :D

I like those fasteners. They really help the look, even from far.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

They're really cute! I wish I could remember where I got them from, but I took them off an old costume that I got rid of when we moved, so I've had them around for around 8 years at this point.

So, I don't have any sewing projects that have been set aside and forgotten but in the process of organizing my yarn I've rediscovered many crochet projects left unfinished. Some from over five years ago! I'm slowly getting to them. Btw, loved the Ratatouille reference. 🐀 Maybe I'll cheat and go even easier and start off making a cloak for my daughter!

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Finishing off old projects is one of the best feelings! And well done for organising your yarn! I bet that was also incredibly satisfying, even if it did turn up all the old projects. XD. Good luck if you do decide to make a cloak, I'm sure it'll turn out great and your daughter will love it! And you can never have too much Ratatouille!

The first garment I ever sewed for myself was a cloak. I had done other sewing projects before then (some embroidery, a pillow, etc.) but the cloak was the first thing I could wear.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

High five for starting with cloaks! Making something you can wear feels like such a big step somehow, even though pillows are useful too!

You are so encouraging. Thank you.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad you think so!

Yes! Anyone can sew! I think the earliest project I still have is a cross stitch snail ornament that I started on 3rd grade and finished in 6th. It's about 2" in diameter! Tiny!

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

That sounds really cute though! And you stuck to it and got it finished in the end!

@jenniferpearce1052

4 жыл бұрын

@@Dolthalion And now I'm a cross stitch junkie! I've done a few 16x22 inch things... (400x550 mm across the pond and everywhere but here) And much faster! Just had to age into the patience.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

@@jenniferpearce1052 That's massive! Do you keep them and display them or gift or sell them?

@jenniferpearce1052

4 жыл бұрын

@@Dolthalion I've kept most. Not too many people like that kind of stuff, and you don't want to give that much work to someone who won't enjoy it! They're a bit kitschy. I particularly like Christmas patterns, because kitsch is ok at Christmas! Mom has a couple of things too, but she has her own work to display!

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

@@jenniferpearce1052 That's fair enough! I guess the next goal is to entirely cover the walls with them like a tapestry then. XD

Thanks for another informative video ☺️

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Not a problem, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Does this cloak tend to slide backward on your shoulders? It looks like it’s backward heavy, but a wool cloak presumably doesn’t slide like my satin-lined cloak does. Oldest sewing project I have still around? Hmm. I made an American 1940’s era hoop skirt + jacket, and the accompanying bib and sleeves. The hoops are made from curtain wire, so they collapse pretty easily, but that just makes fitting through doors easier

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

That's actually quite a good reason not to make it too much longer. The one I made was balanced pretty nicely: it wasn't too heavy in the back at all, but it could be an issue with a longer one. But also, yes, I think not being lined makes a big difference. That outfit sounds pretty cute! And being able to fit through doors is always useful. XD

I am not entirely sure what the first thing I sowed was. I remember doing a little sowing course for kids during a vacation when I was still very young (like still in elementary school and technically younger than I should have been for the course, but my mom knew the teacher and I always had above average patience). At that one I did pants while pretty much everyone else did skirts. Also, pockets! (Because, pockets. And while being good at patience there also always was a certain hint of over-ambition :D ) But I'm pretty sure there must have been some minor stuff before that, or else my mom would not have gotten the idea that I might enjoy that course. There is a vague memory of piecing something together from an old pair of jeans... I can say for certain that my first knitting was a scarf though, a very uneven one where my mom had to help every couple of rows because I knitted so tightly that at some point I lacked the strength to continue and she had to do some rows of her much looser knitting

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

That sounds like an awesome course! There must have been some really good teachers to get you going with trousers - and to know that the most important thing is pockets! But also hooray for helpful mums! They always find a way, somehow.

@lenascholz

4 жыл бұрын

@@Dolthalion Thank you for the reply! Yes that course was a really cool thing to do. I entirely independently insisted on having pockets though, some important things even very young me apparently already understood :D And yes, also yay mom for getting me started on these kind of things when I was really young

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

@@lenascholz It's good to know what the right priorities are from a young age!

First project was a stuffed dolphin, made in Jr high home econ class. It went the way of all things. But I'm in my late 50s and have moved a number of times. You just can't keep it all. Still have my teddy bear though.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Sadly not! But the important things stay with us. I know I shipped a lot of cuddly toys over when we moved. XD

What a great project! I see some cloaks in my future now

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! And good luck, I'm sure they'll come out wonderfully!

The first one I made that I currently have with me (as I'm at uni) is a pair of trousers for a show I did a year or so ago so not too terribly fancy but the oldest one is a skirt I made for a panto five years ago that I adapted this summer for another show into a pair of baggy drop crotch style pants. Plan for this summer's Pratchett show is to make something vaguely Victorian/Edwardian ish and then pair it with an older cloak to bring it out of Roundworld and onto the ambiguous timing of the Disc.

@jenniferpearce1052

4 жыл бұрын

Pratchett show? Please tell more!

@blisles7626

4 жыл бұрын

@@jenniferpearce1052 This one will be Fifth Elephant and the last one was Men at Arms. We've been doing them for about three years just about bit we formed the company from the members of a Pratchett only company that folded when our director became s parent and started a PhD simultaneously.

@jenniferpearce1052

4 жыл бұрын

@@blisles7626 So fun! I've got a ton of vacation to use this year or I'll lose it. I'm thinking a Prachett pilgrimage might be fun!

@blisles7626

4 жыл бұрын

@@jenniferpearce1052 Well The Discworld Emporium is a must if you can come to the UK.

@jenniferpearce1052

4 жыл бұрын

@@blisles7626 Oh my, _yes_. Looks like I need to learn to drive on the "wrong" side of the road. 😉

I like this design. It really has a lot of options for historybounding. I had never seen clasps put on in opposite directions, but that is a genius idea for keeping them closed. Did you figure that out yourself? Is it a historical method? Is this from a trove of other tips I should be looking at? 😀

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

I think I picked it up from the general hive mind of costuming somewhere along the way! I couldn't tell you where exactly, but I know I had the same reaction when I discovered it!

Period accurate or not, those clasps are real cute. My first real project when I got into sewing last year was a short paneled skirt. Its cute but I made a mess of it in the back by trying to put in a zipper.I keep wanting to go back and fix it, but looking at the mess I made trying to get it to work just makes me put it back in my closet every time.I’ll do it some day...maybe

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

If it's cute, it's worth sitting down with it and fixing it! Sometimes I find it easier with something like that to take it out first, and then put it away again, so I can come back to it without the problem being there (or at least the worst of the problem).

@brannonsmith5475

4 жыл бұрын

Very sound advice. I’ll try and work on it here soon since I have no other projects going on. Just gotta rip it off like a bandaid and hope for the best 😂

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

@@brannonsmith5475 Good luck!

Inspirational!!! ⭐🌟

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

The cloak is so amazing! PS I think your videos are quieter than another people's videos. Would you mind to make them louder, please?

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! And thank you for the feed back, I'll keep an eye on it going forward!

I’m more likely to use a tent seam, I don’t know why other than they also create the perfect channel for a drawstring and they are incredibly strong! I like gathering parts that don’t necessarily need to gather, after all my favorite cloak is a Kinsale Cloak!

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

That's a really good choice too! Gathered cloaks are really fun, I love how they sit, and Kindle cloaks are lovely.

@agypsycircle

4 жыл бұрын

Gilbert Dolthalion LoL, autocorrect strikes again!

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

@@agypsycircle XD. That's what I get for replying late at night I guess

@agypsycircle

4 жыл бұрын

It’s lovely to get a reply! Thank you!

Thats brilliant! Really! How much material would you say you used? 1.5 yd??

Love the tutorial! I started sewing in school and , like so many things, it wasn't the best experience... The first project from that time was an apron, which my nan probably still has neatly folded away somewhere. I only very recently got back in to sewing, and my first project is going to be (you guessed it) an apron 🤣

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Picking things up in school for the first time can either go extremely well or extremely badly. I got kicked out of German and textiles in school... XD. I'm glad you came back around though! Good luck with your apron, I'm sure it's going to come out lovely!

@CottageTales

4 жыл бұрын

@@Dolthalion German and textiles! Wow - wish I could have dropped maths 😅 Yea, it's weird how some things come back to us... Thank you, I might post something to document the progress 😅 Btw: love the channel and can't wait to see more 😃

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

@@CottageTales At the time I wasn't too salty about German, but I'm sure these days I speak better German than anyone else in my class. XD And thank you! If you do decide to post the progress, be sure to let me know! I'd love to see what you get up to.

@CottageTales

4 жыл бұрын

@@Dolthalionyes, there usually are certain subjects that school manages to sour for us and then later in life we pick them up again because we find we actually do like them. Did I catch that correctly from one of your videos that you now live in Germany? Fabulous, I will for sure 😊

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

@@CottageTales Exactly! I guess a lot of it depends on the teachers and the school system though, so there's not a lot that can be done about it. And yes I do! Married a German woman, so I escaped with her to the continent. XD

For the past couple months I've been trying to figure out who you remind me of. You look just like someone I went to school with named Merlin.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Well, Merlin is a pretty good name! I guess everyone has a double out there somewhere. XD

I sadly have none of my beginning seeing projects

Hi, hello, im very sorry, but I've seen this amazing tutorial again and again and still cannot figure out for the life of me how you take the measurements to make the actual cape.... If anyone understood, or can explain with a numerical example to me, could you please help me?? I've bee wanting to do a design like this since forever, and i almost cried in relief when i found this video!! Thank you so much for your help, and the amazing content you so kindly share with us

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

What is it that you're having difficulty measuring? www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/135600638751185230/ this is a similar base pattern if that helps, just not off set. On this, 1 would be measured neck-where you want the end of back of the cloak to lie, 2 would be neck - where you want the front of cloak to lie, 3 neck - where you want the cloak to fall on your arms (probably limited by the width of your fabric) and 5 is your neck measurement

@garcia0505

4 жыл бұрын

@@Dolthalion first of all, geeking out so much because you answered and i simply admire the heck out of you and your work Ahem Second, THANK YOU SO MUCH!! This is exactly what I had trouble understanding, the visual example helped A LOT!!!!! Terrifically glad I'm finally going to be able to make a mockup and, as soon as i can, buy some nice fabric to make MY OWN CAPE

More commentary, less piano banging please.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the critique! I will keep it in mind next time.