Who doesn't want a swishy cloak to be able to swish around in! its awesome and so much fun!

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly! It's an essential part of every wardrobe!

@ladystitch-a-lot

4 жыл бұрын

@@Dolthalion I agree!

@JankoWalski-hz3lu

2 жыл бұрын

I'm thinking about making one for myself but I'd rather go for full circle cloak, to make it actually functional, not just fun item. I like how you care about making it nice and neat on the inside. I have some sensory problems, so I'll consider using a french seam for this and my potential future projects.

“I just grabbed a box of potatoes from the kitchen” it’s like you’re the Jamie Oliver of sowing, no faffing just get on with it! In other words you’re making something that is very precise look easy. This is on my list to sew, along with Aziraphale’s shirt - now I just need a decent table and a 28 lb weight loss so I don’t look like a spud - I’m aiming for elegance Lol 😂. Thanks for another fab and inspiring video ! Ok first thing I sewed - and knitted were dolls clothes - very girly girl!

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Screw what you think you'll look like, do what makes you happy! I could do with a 28lb loss myself, but if I waited for that I'd miss out on the hobby I love. Besides, the joy of sewing things yourself is that you can fit things so that you look like your best self, so take the elegance you want and run with it! And thank you! Sewing always involves a bit of Macgyvering, but potatoes are the easy solution when your sewing space is right next to the kitchen!

@scarletpimpernelagain9124

4 жыл бұрын

Gilbert Dolthalion cheers for the encouragement, really appreciate that and will give it a go regardless (and a pair of six inch platforms 😆) ✌🏻🌹🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

@@scarletpimpernelagain9124 No worries, and good luck! I'm sure whatever you do will turn out fabulous, with or without the platforms. XD

@liessas

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely agree with just getting on with it and looking great at whatever size! Wanted to add that a cloak of all things is a really risk-free project, even if your shape changes in the future it'll still fit just fine :)

I have a really bad habit of not finishing my projects so I would count my first sewing thing to be... a stuffed doll donkey that I made as a gift. I refuse to count anything I did in school as those projects were never really mine. I also remember having a lime green rabbit made of wool but I have a sneaking suspicion my grandmother was the one who actually sewed that.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Grandmothers are exporters of well loved wool objects all over the world, and even if she did do most of the sewing, if you worked together I'm sure you picked up a few lessons along the way!

in third grade all our art classes were about some kind of thread work, knitting, weaving, embroidery (I ROCKED at embroidery!) my first sewing project was a stuffed duck. It had a button for an eye too. I can't believe they taught that stuff to 8-year-olds back then.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

I wish they still did teach it to 8 year olds, it's such an important thing to learn. And using a button for an eye is genius, because it means you can go forth and sew buttons on actual clothes if you need to replace one.

My first “proper” sewing project (mitred corners, all raw edges enclosed) was a potholder I made at school when I was ten. We were learning how to use a sewing machine in arts&crafts, and that was the “graduation project”.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

That's really cool! I wish more schools taught sewing properly, it's such an important life skill. Do you still have it?

@ragnkja

4 жыл бұрын

@@Dolthalion I gave it to my oldest sister for Christmas that year.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

@@ragnkja That's also a pretty good end for it!

My first was Action Man about 60 years ago. My last was my badges on my uniform about 45 years ago. 4 years ago I wished I had a sewing kit as I ripped the arse out of my trousers in Spain. It was a flying visit so I didn't take spare. Lesson learned.

Clothes for my barbies around the age of 6. Then my mom and I learned about sock dolls. We have a dozen or so now. She is currently quilting up a storm and I am making clothes for my honeymoon. I have enjoyed watching all your videos and look forward to the next ones. Seeing your methods and patience is very calming.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

It's so great that you got to sew with your mum! Do you still sew together sometimes? Good luck with that wardrobe, and with the honeymoon! I'm sure you'll have a wonderful time! And thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed them!

@jessicawatts6038

4 жыл бұрын

We do sew together, in fact she made all the garment bags and makeup bags for my wedding party while I was working on the dresses and vests.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

@@jessicawatts6038 That's so awesome! I'm glad you get to work together like that!

Thank you. I have been using a needle and thread since I was five, more than 55 years ago. I want to compliment you on your clear and informative explanations. A talent that is becoming quite rare.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! From someone with your count of experience that means a lot! I do try my best - I want everyone to be able to try for themselves.

I have been dreaming of a cloak. I think that I need one. :) I can't remember my first sewing project. Mama let me use her scraps to make things for my dolls and the cat - the dolls did not object. The cat did. My first real, finished project was a simple shift dress. Mama gave me a simplicity pattern, a length of pretty print, and left to go see her sister for the afternoon! The dress was always a bit of a disaster (the wear from multiple trys showed at the sleeve top) , but I got the zipper and sleeves set in correctly. I was 10 years old.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Everyone needs at least one cloak! I'm sure the cat looked just as charming as the dolls, even if they didn't approve! And well done on getting that dress done at 10! Not everyone at that age could stick through all the problems, so you must have had some real determination going!

Love your videos! So happy the Costube Secret Santa brought me so many inspiring & interesting stitchers to watch... I was taught to sew (and knit & embroider, but not crochet for some reason!) by my mum best part of 60 years ago; the first thing I remember sewing was a skirt for my Sindy doll, one seam, no hem, a *gigantic* button & unfinished buttonhole. I was soooo proud of it! I've been concentrating on knitting of late - so much more portable - but recently started organising my textile stash, sorting out the vintage from the modern, setting aside the natural fibre & getting rid of the man-made, separating the long lengths from the scraps... I was looking for a quick(ish) project to get me actually sewing again, and I think this cloak may be it - can't have too much swish in your life! Thank you!

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you came over and enjoyed the videos! So many people learnt with doll clothes and their mother or grandmother, and I'm so glad that so many people got taught in the home! It's such a great thing to learn, and I can't wait to break the chain and be the father that teaches their kid! I feel you on the transportation, that's why I love embroidery! Good luck with the organisation, I hope it helps to make things more efficient, and good luck with the cloak if you go for it!

I don't remember the first thing I sewed (I did more knitting and crocheting from a young age) but I know I dabbled in doll clothes. My aunt was an excellent sempstres so there was really no need really for me to make anything for my dolls. But in middle school (at 13 or so) I created a purse from scratch from an old pair of jeans and an old cotton shirt. It was two rectangles of denim with a continuous strip that ran between them and up to make a strap - think fabric box with an open end and a strap. I fitted the corners perfectly and lined it with the cotton shirt fabric so no raw seams were visible. I used that thing through six more years of school, until it literally fell apart and I graduated. It was a thing of beauty, at least to me. Then I took to copying clothes I had and making more of the same, then skits and simple dresses for work. All hand sewn, since there was no machine in our house. (Ms. Banner might be proud of that). I no longer sew but I do have one last project in mind - I would like to make my own cremation shroud.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

That purse sounds fantastic! It must have been pretty well made to last so long through school as well. It sounds like you made some really fantastic things, and to hand sew them all is really impressive! Making your own shroud is a really interesting idea too, I like the idea of going out in something you made yourself! Good luck if you do!

Excellent vid, thank you! "Snippy snip" is destined to be the Gilbert catchphrase! Love it!

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I guess it is a bit of one. XD. Anything to cope with cutting anxiety!

This is awesome and now I want one! My first project wold have been nearly 50 years ago so I don't really remember, but i Do remember being about 10 and seeing the touring exhibition of the costumes from the BBC production on The Six wives of Henry the 8th, and made my favourite doll a gown inspired by it. Same doll also got a reproduction of Princess Di's dress a couple of weeks after the wedding. I've been sewing forever. It's the best thing I've ever learned!

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I hope you use your skills and the information to make something awesome! It sounds like you had a very well dressed doll! I bet a lot of people were jealous of it. XD. And I agree, sewing is such an important thing to know!

I did a bunch of sewing at school (small cushion of some sort, experimental dress with a shoulder-tie, a fairly simple shirt), but I count my first real sewing project as the petticoat I made in the autumn of 2018. It was really badly made, just me whipstitching bits of an old sheet into a skirt shape, but after going over it with a sewing machine (once I got one) it actually worked! And still works! I wear it under long dresses when it’s cold out and it works wonders.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

A petticoat is also a great place to start out for yourself, because the beauty of it is that only you will see it, so you can get the feel of things! And if it works, and is still working, then you did an excellent job on it!

Thanks for the vid. After watching this I had to write 'fix cloak' to my 'Things-to-do-2020" list. That list is growing and growing each time I see new CosTube video x)

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Good luck with that list! People have been putting out such great content lately that my own keeps growing as well. XD. It's such a good problem to have!

Awesome cloak. I want to make one now so I can swish around in it. Circle skirts are good for swishing as well :D The first thing I sewed was a little pillow for my grandma, when I was 8. She bought me a little blue sewing machine for my birthday, so I made her a pillow and put a glittery S on it for her name. I actully think she still has it 20 years later haha.

@ragnkja

4 жыл бұрын

Kbhiles Circle skirts are very good for swishing indeed. I am wearing one of my two circle skirts right now, and they both only have one deficit: the pockets are too shallow.

@BellaEmi1995

4 жыл бұрын

One can never have to many circle skirts!!! Kids love to see you swish in longer ones ;)

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Circle skirts are fantastic for swishing, and I would wear them for that reason alone if I didn't want to keep my legs warm. XD That's so sweet, it's no wonder she still has it!

the first time i sewed with the sewing mashine was at 8 years old. My family just started to do historical reenactment(northern germany around 1250) and i wanted a dress for my doll to match mine. Mom told me she was busy sewing our clothes and i shall make it myself... but i had to practice with a paper pattern how to arange it on the fabric, before i was aloud to use actual fabric...

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

What a great way of teaching such an important skill! Doll clothes are a great way to build up to full size ones too, it's like doing a mock up for the technique without wasting material.

This cloak is lovely! I have made a lot of non-things with needle and thread in my life, particularly when I first started when all I had were clothes I didn't want, a small amount of babysitting money, and a few old notions I had been gifted. Most of it is gone now but the first thing that I made from and actual length of fabric that I was proud of was a chemise or shift.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Modifying clothes is such a great way to learn, and it led up to you making that chemise, so none of those were non-things, but a lesson! Do you still have the chemise?

@trulytart3534

4 жыл бұрын

@@Dolthalion I believe it is somewhere in the attic of my childhood home along with the rest of the Italian Renaissance ensemble that I made to go with it. I'm grateful for all of those lessons, even if my mother was not so thrilled at the time. ^.^

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

@@trulytart3534 Ahh, attics, the home of all lost childhood memories and projects. XD

I don't remember my first sewing project, but it was most likely doll clothes. I know I started sewing on a machine when I was six and I had been sewing by hand for a while before that. I'm really enjoying your videos. Thanks!

@bisma1352

4 жыл бұрын

Lol your comment helped me remember mine were doll clothes too! Oh and also the stuffed doll itself

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

You certainly wouldn't be the only one if you did start with doll clothes! And thank you very much, I'm glad you're enjoying them!

The first thing I ever sewed was a small pillow (abouy 4in×4in size). I made it with quilt top cabbage stuffed it with quilt batting scraps. (I spent a lot of time with my mom at the quilting group at church, I was the official runner between the machine tables and the ironing station)

@roxiepoe9586

4 жыл бұрын

Some of my earliest memories are of playing under the quilt frame as my Mother and her sisters quilted. When I could sew finely enough, I was allowed to quilt with them. I believe that is were I learned how the family was knit together as I sewed with my Mother, aunts, and cousins.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

That's a really cool place to learn! I bet they loved having you around, and what a good use of cabbage too!

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

@@roxiepoe9586 Sewing as a family sounds amazing!

My first sewing project was a dolls skirt at 7 years old in 1968. Seven was the age where I was first allowed to touch a needle. My mum taught me running and back stich.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Good on your mum! It's such an important thing to learn!

I really enjoyed your video. I loved that you used a box of potatoes to weigh down the fabric. It's something I've done myself. And swishing! I think it's in the rule book!. Keep up the good work. Can't wait to see your next video.

@rachelgreen2255

4 жыл бұрын

I forgot to add that the first clothing item I sewed was a nightgown in home economics when I was 13. The second was a stuffed fun fur monster.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Boxes of potatoes are an excellent multipurpose tool! Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it! Starting with a nightgown is pretty impressive, there's a lot of complicated techniques involved! Did you get a lot of use out of it?

@rachelgreen2255

4 жыл бұрын

I did. I wore it until I couldn't any more. I still remember going to the fabric store to pick out the material. It was white with pale lavender flowers. I was so proud of it. The 13 year old girl in me just squealed in delight over the memory. Haha!

@rachelgreen2255

4 жыл бұрын

I think that was also the year my Grandma taught me to Cross Stitch.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

@@rachelgreen2255 That's really sweet, I'm glad it stuck with you so well!

Really nice work. All that hand stitching! My hands ache just watching you. I started making my own clothes at 6 yrs old on my great grandmother's pedal Singer sewing machine.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! The. hand stitching actually wasn't too bad on this, the fabric is lovely to hand stitch on because the weave is so loose! Wow, I can't imagine starting on a machine so young! I'm sure you learnt a lot!

I love cloaks! My mom made me one to wear to prom once upon a time ago! I think it may be time to bring one back into my wardrobe! And this was like science meets sewing, talking about using compasses and dividing by pi! I love it. I've always wanted to sew something by hand, but it certainly does take an incredible amount of time and dedication! It's no wonder women used to stay at home and tend the home and the family! And the swishing is most crucial! In fourth grade we had a colonial day with different stations. One was quilting where they gave us four quilt squares and taught us to make a quilt! It was very small but it was fun and very possibly the first thing I ever sewed! It's between that and the blankets I made for my stuffed horses. My first real project was a canvas pirate's top which I made with my mother! Thank you so much for this! I look forward to make one of my own swishy cloaks one day!

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Cloak is the perfect addition to a prom dress! You should definitely bring one back into your wardrobe! Of all the things I learnt at school, I think circle maths is one of the things that I thought at the time is useless, but I've actually used the most! And sewing by hand has one massive advantage - you can take it with you! You can pick it up for just twenty minutes a day and you don't have to get all the equipment out and then put it away again, and then all of those twenty minutes add up into something great. Learning to quilt at school is so cool! And so is sewing with your mother, I'm glad you got to do that!

I learned to see after joining 4H when I was 10 years old. (I'm 61 years old and sewing is still my passion.) The first project was hemming linen tea towels using a variety of hand stitches. The towels were white and the thread I used was a red embroidery floss. Crazy what we remember. Thanks for encouraging my trip down memory lane.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely not a problem, I hope you enjoyed the trip! I hope one day I'll be looking back with as much as experience as you have! That sounds like a pretty interesting first job, and apparently it stuck with you? What's 4H though?

@rgrgeorge

4 жыл бұрын

@@Dolthalion Oh dear. Sorry, I thought 4H was an international thing. It's a youth organization similar to Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, but no badges are earned. Youth can focus on learning many different things from fine arts, working with livestock, gardening, to learning about cars and engines. All projects are judged before a panel of people who are very knowledgeable in that particular area. There are showman events for the livestock (small and large). Their motto is "To make the best better" and the pledge is: I pledge ... My Head to clearer thinking, My Heart to greater loyalty, My Hands to larger service and My Health to better living for my club, my community, my country, and my world." I guess the organization is geared more for rural communities. Good memories of my childhood.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

@@rgrgeorge No worries, it's so tough to know what's international and what isn't (and in any case it could have just gone over my head!). Sounds like a pretty useful thing to have been a part of! I always wish I'd had the chance to do something like that as a kid.

I was a fool, my first sewing project with a machine was a patchwork 25-yard skirt out of bedsheets. Thanks for the tutorial! Can't wait to swish around on early morning walks.

The first thing I sewed was a purse. It's ugly as hell. I did not measure the seam allowance, did not mark where to sew. But I still have it. I learned a lot since then and the second purse I made was so good I actually gifted it to a friend who still uses it... Thank you for the lovely video and the many snippy- snippys ;)

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

The lesson is more valuable than the end product in some cases, which in return makes the end product more valuable again. It's definitely worth keeping something like that, and well done on improving it! And thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

First thing I ever sewed was an Assassin's Creed styled hood for the rennaisance festival.

thank you, this was incredibly helpful . My ADHD decided that i wanted to make a cloak at 10pm, seeing as I already had fabric that i was supposed to use on another project, and this explained everything Perfectly, so thanks again.

My first sewing project has been a riding skirt (a simple off-centered round skirt) a year ago, at the ripe age of 30!XD You're so right: who doesn't want a cape or a cloak? Love your videos!

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

It's never to late to start! As an adult you are in control of the finances so you can pick what you want to do. How did it turn out? And thank you!

@cristinaciocca3540

4 жыл бұрын

@@Dolthalion It turned out meh, because it didn't stretch evenly on bias and I didn't get around to fix it yet. But It's not too noticeable and I was still quite proud of me:) Thank you for your answer! (instagram.com/p/B6ykErmIcec/?igshid=q6tp7oigc525 the result, in case of curiosityXD)

First thing I ever sewed was a little cat stuffed toy made out of black t-shirt fabric and hand stitched with red embroidery thread. it was pretty hideous but I was only 6 at the time. My mom kept it for the longest time. I prefer 3/4 circle cloaks to 1/2 circles, it takes more fabric and more seams but it makes it much more comfortable in the shoulders and ever more swishy. In an entirely different style, Folkwear has a pattern for a kinsale cloak that I've always wanted to make, it looks so regal. Was totally not right for the SCA when I was playing but it would be great for everyday history-bounding now. *ponders available floor space*

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

That sounds really cute, and pretty accomplished for a 6 year old! I can see why your mum kept it. One of my dreams is to make a full circle cloak one day (and then I'll probably never take it off again. XD) I can't imagine how heavy it would be though! Good luck with the Kinsale cloak, I'm sure you'll find a way to fit the fabric in!

Fantastic cloak. There is something very satisfying about making something by hand. I do a lot of hand sewing and find it so relaxing and therapeutic it’s a calming activity. Thanks for sharing this video

'the eternal hemming', I feel that. thanks for showing the french seam again!

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

XD. Some hems are more eternal than others, but this really was one of the worst! I'm glad the fabric was so easy to work with or I would probably still be working on it. And no worries on the French hem, I hope it was a little clearer this time!

@theresadutcher4750

4 жыл бұрын

@@Dolthalion totally made sense, thanks

My grandmother taught me to sew when I was very young. I think the first thing I sewed was doll clothes. I enjoy your videos very much! You’ve inspired me to put the hood on my 10th century coat. Thank you!

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, and congratulations on getting the hood done! I hope it all went smoothly! There's a lot of people who started with doll clothes and/or with a grand/mother, and I think it's wonderful that so many people were able to learn that way! It's such an important skill to have.

That cloak looks gorgeous! My first sewing project was an elastic waisted skirt - essentially, a rectangle with ends sewed together and elastic in one of the hems. I have a few cloaks at home, but the first cloak I made hand no shoulders and no proper neck (just a hood attached to a large square of fabric). My more recent cloaks are much improved through trial and error Also hand stitching makes me want to cry, so I’m deeply impressed by your dedication to your craft that you’d spend that long hemming a single piece (albeit very large).

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! The hand stitching wasn't too bad, especially on this fabric, because of the loose weave it's ridiculously easy to whip stitch. Honestly, that skirt sounds like an excellent place to start as well, and dealing with elastic is an important thing to deal with too. And who doesn't sew by trial and error! Just some of us have more of it behind us than others, and some do more research before hand so they have less error. XD

Great idea for starting project. I started on quite complicated dress. You might be familiar with Burda magazine. My first project were dress from one number from the 80's. I was so proud of myself. It is now over 10 years in the past and I stil wear them!

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

What a great way to get going! I'm glad that you still wear them, and I'm sure you learnt really quickly that way too!

No kidding...(don't sew....baker) Found y'alls community and just fell in love ...so..now....looking at Machines for beginner and then tuned in to your channel!!! Cape it is for my first project!!! Thank you

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad that you've enjoyed the community, and good luck getting going with your sewing! I'm sure it'll come out great!

The first thing I sewed completely was a set of clothes for my Nana's doll which had previously only had knitted ones. They have since gone AWOL but the knitted ones remain. This was a perfect thing to watch after a not quite so good uni exam. Should come out ok but I'd hoped it would go better. One more to go then I can get some sewing done. Except I did find time to finally make up my tailors ham and sleeve ham as that didn't take too long.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

It's a shame they've disappeared, but maybe they'll resurface one day! Sorry about your exam - I hope you've done better than you think! Good luck with the next one, and your sewing afterwards!

@scarletpimpernelagain9124

4 жыл бұрын

Arghhh! That gave me flashbacks about my finals - more arghhh! But seriously I totally misjudged all my finals and emerged (I thought miraculously) with a really good degree. Worry not, there is always another day - all best wishes for the rest of you exams 🤞🤞🤞👍🏻💪🏻❤️🌹🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

I only ever practiced sewing but I plan on making an everyday cloak

This makes me miss my full circle cape. A new cloak/cape out of more functional fabric is on my 2020 wish list. (My old one was some random thin-ish fabric)

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

You can never go wrong with a good circle cape! Good luck with the new one, I'm sure it'll come out fantastic!

@elizabethanne9692

4 жыл бұрын

@@Dolthalion oops. How did 2.5 yards of sale faux suede end up in my sewing room? Oh well!

Thank you for another wonderful video, you made my day a little brighter

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

I’m making this cloak! My first sewing project! I don’t have a sewing machine so it’s a LOT of hand stitching, but I am enjoying the experience. I can’t wait to sweep about with the Empire Theme from Star Wars playing in my head. I feel it’s a suitable “cloak” piece of music. Thank you so much for this video, I am forever in your debt, sir, for inspiring me to try this.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Excellent! Best of luck with it, I'm sure it'll come out great and you'll be swishing around to all of the dramatic themes in no time! If you get stuck with anything, please feel free to come back and ask!

@Loki-and-Thor

4 жыл бұрын

Gilbert Dolthalion , thank you so much.

@Loki-and-Thor

4 жыл бұрын

Gilbert Dolthalion , thank you so much.

My first sewing project was making Barbie clothes from a retro pattern when I was around 10 or so, during which project I obtained a scar on my left index finger from a rotary cutter which I still have. Ah, memories.

I can't recall the first thing I ever sewed as I started very young and then stopped for years, but the first thing I did completely on my own with no help from a teacher or my mum, on my sewing machine was a drawstring bag to hold my machine pedal and cables in

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

What an excellent way to start, and to ease in a new machine! I never thought about making a bag for the cables but it's such a good one!

Loved the lesson

The very first time I sewed I made a pillow case. The cloak looks amazing. Good job, and thanks for sharing.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

That's an excellent first project! Do you still have it? And thank you!

I was just searching for this! Thank you so much for this video!

Magnifique ! J'adore ta cape. Merci pour les explications

That’s lovely cloak! Thank you for the tutorial. The first thing I sewed was a canvas tote bag when I was 12 in Home Economics class. I still have it.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Sounds like that bag turned out pretty well if you still have it! I bet it's been useful over the years!

thanks for the visual aid on French seams. makes more sense to me now

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Not a problem! I'm glad it helped!

A very useful video! I might just try and make my own cloack!

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, and good luck if you do!

Wow now I want a cloock. My first sewing I did was Barbie doll clothes by hand. Have fun, JoAnn

I love your videos! I don't even sew or have any knowledge of costumes or historical dress. Just really satisfying and fun and in a weird way calming to watch :)

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad that you enjoy them, and especially that you find them calming! I always think that mine are super hectic compared to some peoples because of the amount of speeding up I do.

@lizdafriz

4 жыл бұрын

@@Dolthalion huh! Maybe thats what adds to the calm? It matches the pace of my hectic mind haha

Cannot wait for part 2! I the first thing i ever sewed was a costume piece, some satyr legs out of old jeans and foam triangles.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Those legs sound really interesting, what a fun way to get going!

Snippy-snipp! I love that! And I always wanted to give my alter-evil-me an evil cape! Always thought it's so hard I didn't even force myself to google it. First and only thing I ever done (not mentionig sawing socks) was ugly rabbit in Sasuke Uchiha's costume made from my old clothes. Kinda miss the feeling of making something by myself.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Cloaks really are simple, so go for it! Bring back the feeling of making something for yourself!

I love the look of this cloak! And swishing around fabric is simply the best feeling in the world =) I think the first thing I might have sewn was a teddy bear I can never remember NOT having owned. But my first intentional project was making a bag. No instructions/pattern, just my very patient mother teaching me how to do a straight seam around three corners!

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Hurray for patient mothers! There's so many people who got taught by their family, and it's really sweet to see!

I suppose the first hand sewing costume outfit i made ad hoc was an prince alladin one it wasn't great but it was a rushed job for a primary school halloween party for nmy neice many moons ago, but the next one i did was a snow white costume in which my sisters gold satin baggy pants were sacrificed for the skirt, i had a black velvet shirt that made the ultimate sacrifice too and left over material i covered her shoes with for slippers, sometimes that wee mad sprite pops in to make you do stuff, and my sister is still pissed about the pants ( they were hideous and besides the 80s were out by then lol)

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

I had a prince Aladdin costume when I was a kid that my mum made me and I loved. I'm sure your niece loved it just as much as I did mine! That Snow White dress sounds like a real mash up of well loved items!

Love it!!!

You are my hero for making this video. Really, thank you soooooo much!! ❤️💕💖💕❤️💕💖💕❤️

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

This cloak came out really nice! And the fabric looks lovely. I'd like to make a victorian walking skirt with something similar.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! The fabric is lovely, but I would be a bit weary about using it for a walking skirt (especially unlined). It's hard to see because my camera/light set up is so dreadful, but it's a very scratchy wool with a very loose weave - you'd be better off looking for something with a closer weave. The pattern would work wonderfully if you can find it though!

A wonderful project. It will definitely help me make a cape for my Fairy Godmother cosplay. I hope all is going well on your end. Thanks.

Love the "do as I say..." 😀

Wonder clips are awesome for this

I love that you did French seams!

I've been meaning to watch this one for quite a while. I love love the end result, and what you did with the closure 🖤 Also, quite pleased to have validation for my theory that everyone loves to swish!! Just now I can't remember far enough back for the first thing I ever sewed, but the first project that I got emotionally attached to is basically jewelry, which I suddenly want to reproduce in adult size...

I love how you did with the hood! First thing I ever sewed was a little pillow...which my cousin’s dog destroyed almost as soon as it was finished...

I'm about to start my first major sewing project which is a cloak for myself and my children so we can be warm, toasty, and swishy XD , thanks for this tutorial it really helps!

You’ve inspired me to make a cloak and swish! Love your vids. First thing I ever made was a dressing gown for my toy monkey, I still have both at my now young age of 50!

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Go forth and enjoy the swishening! That's good to hear! We still have plushes around as well - and I say we but most of them are mine. XD

U r awesome ty for the simplicity of your directions lol 😆 4 me this breakdown I'd everything... I don't comment on KZread this is my 1st. I wish I had u as my friend down the street the ideas we could exchange and your expertise we'd have people ordering lol thank u thank u

Thank you for posting this, it looks amazing! I alway's wanted a cloak like this to wear to medieval markets in the winter, so it sure is going on my to do list. I just need to make clothes for underneath *g* but that is probably something I'll definitely start in the near future for summer events. First thing I ever completed was a long skirt for cosplay years ago. I did that without any pattern and it turned out ok. I stopped trying to sew because I was so intimidated by the stuff I still had to learn, but now I learned a lot in theory and put it to work in smaller projects to build up my confidence :D

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! That's exactly what this was made for, my brother in law does to medieval markets regularly and doesn't have anything for the winter! And good luck getting the outfit up and running! I'm sure you'll get something great made! Well done on getting back to things! Starting small and working up is a really great method, and I hope it works out for you!

Just keep sewing , just keep sewing , what do we do , we sew! That is a wonderful and comfortable looking cloak, well done ! Does your wife sew as well ?

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! She does, she's just as good as I am if not better! She's just not had the time to focus on it over the last couple of years between exams and starting her job.

@lucycannon6732

4 жыл бұрын

@@Dolthalion How lovely ! I hope we'll get to meet her eventually :) I very much enjoy your channel ! Best wishes for 2020!

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

@@lucycannon6732 Quite possibly, because I keep putting dresses on her. XD. She's pretty private though, and it's her choice, so we'll see!

I am not a sewer. I know how to knit and crochet but my goal for this year is to just master enough sewing to repair my kids clothes when they need patches and minor repairs.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

That's a fantastic goal! Good luck with it, I'm sure it'll help you a lot going forward!

Oh this is real cute. This wasn’t the first thing I sewed,but a cloak was one of my first projects. Its still one of my favorites just because it’s so fun to wear. It ended up being part of my Disney bounding outfit last October where I went as mother Gothel. I do however need a new pattern for making them in the future so this will be fun to try

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a fantastic outfit! I'm sure you had a lot of fun in it as well, Mother Gothel is such a great (/awful in the best way) character! Good luck if you have a go at this one, and thank you!

I think the first thing I ever sewed was a very, very basic skirt done at a 4H club meeting or something. Did a few more smaller projects since then, but I've been hampered by the fact that there's no reasonable crafting space at my house right now, so any future sewing endeavors will have to wait.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

It's a shame about the sewing space! I hope you manage to find a bit of space soon, or something that fits in the space that you do have! Have you looked to see if there's any crafting spaces in your community? I know a couple of years ago there were quite a few popping up.

@ApprenticeWriter

4 жыл бұрын

@@Dolthalion No community crafting spaces I can easily get to, sadly. Small town woes that I hope to alleviate once I manage to move out and get my own space!

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

@@ApprenticeWriter That's a shame! Good luck with moving out, I hope you can get something good sorted in good time!

very appropriate tshirt near the end i see

i love it and will try to do it the sonner i can

Lovely swishy cloak! The first time I ever sewed anything, I was in 6th grade home ec class (not sure what 6th grade equates to over in Germany) and we made pillows and locker caddies on a machine. After that I learned cross stitch and as an adult, the first thing I actually sewed, was a cloak from a pattern by McCalls I believe it was. Love your work! Keep it up!

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

It's so great to hear that some people got taught at school! Learning at home is important, but not everyone's parents know how to sew themselves, and it's such an important thing to at least know the basics of. And high five for cloaks as an early project!

That was a great tutorial! Loved it. I hope you can start posting 1080p with a slightly better lighting... Voice over and music is perfect!

thank you!

Today has been a day where nothing goes right including mending my coat pocket which I worked on while watching. I cant claim the video made everything magically better but it kept me company and kept me going as I worked. Thank you. Edit to answer: the first thing I sewed was an extremely basic and messy apron. But beforehand i practiced on this toy which was a plastic board with holes and a large blunt plastic needle made for yarn. You thread the needle and then you would stitch the yarn through the holes. I think i even had a few big plastic buttons to attach. I loved that thing. For the record i was like 3/4 when this happened. My grandmother was sewing and i wanted to too so she gave me a piece of fabric and three strips. I sewed on one to either side (no where near parallel to each other) for a waist tie then sewed on the neck strap. And then I think some buttons for decoration?

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I could at least keep you company! I hope things have gone better since! I remember those plastic board things! I don't think we had one at home, but they definitely were a thing in my surroundings. They're quite a neat idea really! But sewing with grandmother is an excellent way to start, and I'm sure she loved it too!

I just started mending my socks and my slip on adidas lol. Hole on my toe and I was mending them when I was serving in the media booth at church. 😂 I was certainly a strange sight that day. 🤣

The first real sewing I did was making clergy regalia, which is honestly easier than it sounds.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Even if it is, I bet that was a pretty big challenge to start! I've done a bit of clergy stuff myself and always found it a pain in the arse, so I'm very impressed!

The first thing I made was a little bag. After that, I made a cloak, but it isn't very good lol. I've been wanting to make another one with a better method than just completely winging it, so this is gonna be super helpful : )

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

That's okay, the green cloak I showed isn't very good either. Sometimes the lessons you learn along the way are more valuable than the end product! I'm sure that the next one you make will be fantastic, and good luck with it!

I am currently attempting to make this out of sheer fabric, I'll keep you updated

My first project was the white costume that Asuna wears when she is captured in SOA!

The first time I picked up a needle was to cross-stitch at age 6 or 7. My next project is drafting a pattern for my daughter's half slip and full slip.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Was the cross stitch with a kit? I used to love those as a kid! And good luck with the slips!

Thank you! This so so clear! My bf and I think you're very cool :)

The first full outfit that I made, was a simplicity gypsy/belly dancer outfit, and a Kinsale cloak with hood out of the same matching materials! I absolutely adored those outfits and would like to make them again!

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a really cool set! I hope you're able to remake them soon, and good luck when you do!

@agypsycircle

4 жыл бұрын

So sorry, just realized bloody autocorrect hit while I was using talk to text on my comment!

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

@@agypsycircle No worries, autocorrect is a git sometimes! I managed to figure it out!

Mmm first, not quite sure. I do remember handsewing small stuff like egg-warmers out of felt, and that my mum gave me rags and towels to machine-sew shapes onto so I could learn how to steer and control it. Her machine had two speed-settings. Keeping it on the low one helped a lot. We also made something between messenger & purse bags with lining(!!) out of cotton. They were soo floppy and shapeless. But having a self-made bag at 8yo or so was definitely great!

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like your mum did a really good job of getting you gong with things! And having a two speed machine must have really helped. I want to look into getting a hand turned machine, partly so that when we have kids I can get them going with something that's a bit less scary! I made a bag rather like that at one point as well (I'd completely forgotten about it XD) Do you still have yours?

@liessas

4 жыл бұрын

@@Dolthalion Ah that's lovely, keeping potential future novices in mind :) I purposefully opted for a speed-adjustable machine for similar reasons when I decided I needed my own sewing machine. This was way before stumbling into the realm of historical stuff so it's modern, but still! As for the bag(s), I'm not entirely sure what happened to them. Although I know my mum hangs on to even things like schoolwork from first grade primary school (not all, but more than I expected) so it's possible a few of these projects still exist somewhere :)

@liessas

4 жыл бұрын

Oh! this reminds me... I inherited a few collage books with all cards and drawings etc that I sent to my grandparents in my first 10 years of life. That includes a guinea pig outline embroidery card. I only pricked the tread trough the fabric at corners and had 10cm long stitches do all the heavy lifting. Oh and it has a few beads suspended from these megafloats. Not how I'd do it today but I can appreciate the idea (and efficiency, haha) of my former self ;)

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

@@liessas If your mum's anything like mine they'll be in a box somewhere that she's not sure about. XD I went home recently and she passed over a certificate that she'd found from primary school that I have absolutely no memory of receiving. I don't even know why she held onto it for so long.

Well done.....now I just need to convert to inches......Thanks so very much...new subscriber

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry! I need to be better with including imperial measurements as well, especially since I'm classic British and use a combination myself. XD A rough and ready method is to times the centimetres by 2.5 to get it in inches.

@KLeonardM

4 жыл бұрын

@@Dolthalion No, no darling...just my humor ( I can google...) love your work..you are brilliant........American here......

My first proper project (apart from mending by hand which I’ve been doing forever) is a nightie. It’s based on a medieval shift (as seen on Morgan Donner’s channel), only I didn’t include arms (because I live in sub tropical Australia and it’s hot here). Of course, I completely got the measurements wrong (don’t make your shoulder measurement the width of the rectangle if your bust is a lot larger than your shoulders), and I didn’t leave a Pugh if a seam allowance, so I was only able to do half the seams properly, the rest I have to measure and cut a kind of tape to sew over the seams. I haven’t finished it yet, because I’m disabled and I can only do a very small bit at a time, which is very frustrating! But I’m going to have to learn to take my time, because when I’m rushing due to pain, my cutting is ridiculously awful. I’ll probably have to figure out a more comfortable way to cut things, because I don’t have a big desk, I can’t do it on the floor, and leaning over the kitchen counter (which is thankfully quite large) is the only option at the moment. But seeing as I can’t stand for more than two minutes at a time, and bending at all is a no no.... I’ll have to figure something out. But it is almost finished. I find it a little strange, learning a new skill so late, but I don’t have the patience to hand sew everything (even if I do think sewing machines are the devil). So I have some very crooked sewing indeed. I figured I’d try a nightie for my first project because it doesn’t really matter if it’s messy. It won’t leave the house. But I am very much looking forward to an actual natural fibre nightie, because like I said- it gets hot. Of course, by the time I finish it, it won’t be so hot anymore. It’ll still be better than my other nighties though (and because I’m disabled, I do practically live in them). Think for next time I’ll try to use a more set type of pattern, rather than trying to figure something out mostly by myself. But seeing as I do live in them, I will be making myself some more nighties- I’ll try some other patterns, some other fabrics (still natural fibres though), some other colours and techniques. But next on my list is apparently a dress for my daughter- from a commercial pattern. And I think I’ve gone in over my head. I should try to do a mock-up first, but not sure I can afford to buy fabric to waste on a mock-up. Might see if we have any old bed linen that we don’t need anymore... It’s definitely a learning curve, but I’m picking up some more knowledge as I go. And I’m definitely adding a cloak on to my list of projects, though likely a half length one (long flowy clothes and wheelchairs don’t mix too well). I wouldn’t mind it lined, and with a faux fur trim- no idea what colour I’d choose though. Maybe a tan.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Well done for persevering! We all make mistakes first time round, and you've learnt a lot that will hold you in good stead for next time. Mock ups are definitely helpful, but obviously they double the work, so maybe trying for a wearable mock up might suit you better? Also, I realise that costs might be an issue, but look into a folding table. We have Norden by Ikea, and it's amazing, it folds down to basically nothing and opens up huge. It is heavy, though, so keep that in mind if you wanted to keep it up against a wall. Even one leaf is big though - it's the table I use to sew on, so you can get a rough idea of how big it is. Good luck with your next project in any case!

Thank u

The first thing I sewed seriously was a women's Scottish outfit for a friend,. Tartan skirt and vest, white blouse. I messed up the measurements of the elastic, and two people were able to fit in the skirt, but my friend was pleased nonetheless. My second project was a lined velvet cloak. It looked rough, but it was functional and warm. I wore it for years whilst LARPing. Am I weird because I love French seams? I mean, I don't actually enjoy sewing them, but I really love the finished look of them, so I continue to do them.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

If your friend was pleased with it, it must have turned out pretty well! Did you manage to take in the skirt eventually? And lined cloaks are the best for staying warm! You're not weird! I hate sewing them, but they're just so much better than anything else for visible seams!

I think the first thing I made by myself was also a cape... wow, more than 20 years ago now!

I have a girlfriend who made pretty much this same cloak in the early 80s. It was great because we were all in college and broke. She essentially made herself a winter coat for very little outlay.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

It's probably a bit more of an investment these days bearing in mind how much good wool costs. XD. What a great idea, though! And even these days still cheaper (well, probably) than buying something from a shop, and you get to avoid all the fast fashion!

thank you for the cloak tutorial! i just found your channel and i've always wanted to make a cloak but a lot of the written instructions don't make sense to me. once this whole global plague thing is over i'm going to get some fabric and make one of these bad boys for myself! i have an attempt at a cloak from years ago that was part of a friend's costume and a harry potter robe that i helped model for a friend but i want to make a cloak i can keep and wear.

Hey. New here! Enjoying your videos so far :) The first thing I sew, quite recently, was a long half circle skirt, did all the sewing by hand whilst binging on Bernadette Banner :D Before that I have done loads of crocheting (amispellingthisright??), my favorite were the over the shoulder bags made of tiny linen thread.

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, and welcome! I hope you enjoy your stay here! Binging on Bernadette Banner and hand sewing are excellent uses of time. I hope the skirt came out lovely! Yes, crocheting is the right spelling, and those bags sounds great, and I'm sure they're really useful too!

Hi! I've just seen the Santa Secret Gift you gave to Karolina Żebrowska and I'm shocked how beautiful it was

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad that you think so! Everyone's been so kind about it, but I just wanted to do the best I could by her!

:O the first thing i made completely from scratch clothing-wise was a semicircle cloak also!!!

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! How did it come out?

@emilyo.5224

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! Iput the hood seam on the front which is kind of :/ but otherwise I'm still pretty proud of it considering it was the first thing i made and i still wear it sometimes.

I'm just finishing my first project, which is a kimono style dressing gown :)

@Dolthalion

4 жыл бұрын

Congratulations! I'm sure it came out beautifully and I hope you get a lot of wear out of it!