Sewing question

[doddiemoemoe]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Saitaina" <saitaina at ...> 
wrote:
>
> Does anyone here know how to make a circle cloak?  I have a pattern
> (http://gothfashion.info/circlecloak.php) but I'm confused as to 
where
> exactly I'm supposed to be sewing.
> 
> I'm hoping to get this finished in time for the release to 
complete my
> DE costume (It's the only costume that goes with my Dark Mark 
Tattoo
> without ruining the costume).
>

I cannot believe it but I have made a circle cloak before...(five 
kids and years of homemade halloween costumes I suppose)..
Now, the only cloak I made was out of some horribe fuzzy 
fabric..however I went to the site you referenced..and I hope my 
tips help...

I saw that they may a chalk line cirle.. I'm guessing you may have 
issues with the length? 

just lay the fabric out legnthwise(so as to accomodate your height 
and girth)...next to each other(sew the panels of fabric together
(then the directions on the site you referenced should read a little 
more clearer)--you'll probably want the width to be at least your 
height--your height will approximately equal your finger tip to 
finger tip measurement..so if you want the cloak to hide your hands 
add however many inches you need of fabric before making said 
line..time is short so you may or may not want to hem (esp. if you 
are a DE..if your want a your dark mark to show...then sew large 
loose stiches(over and under large spaces) along the line of your 
forearm but before you cut said thread pull on the thread to gather 
the folds of the fabric).

They do have measurements for an attached hood on said site...simply 
use that as a guideline for your own hood (for a little bigger add 
two inches...for more, place a basebball cap on your head and 
measure from the tip of your spine(that place where neck bone meets 
backbone) to the tip of the ball cap,  and use those measuement to 
measure it out on the fabric and cut accordingly. Do not worry that 
the hood won't be large enough..it will be huge with baseball cap 
standards.. and you can always fold back the extra.

I'm not a seamstress or fashion designer, these are just a couple of 
tips I've learned over the years at making last minute costumes. I 
hope my tips helped, if you're confused  post again and I will try 
to clarify.
(hope this helps)
DD