Firstly take the two body sections and sew them together to form a semi-circle. If you are using a plain material it doesn't matter as you can just turn the pieces over to obtain the mirror images. If you are using a fabric which has a right and wrong side such as velvet cut half the pieces so that they are mirror images of the other half. If you want to line the hood with a different material simply cut two sections for the hood from the main material and two from the lining material you wish to use. The instructions here assume that the hood will be lined with the same material that the cloak is made from so that it will appear the same from both sides. This pattern produces a walking cloak with a lined hood. (Make sure you don't get stretchy string though!) To mark out the body sections use a length of string and a pin to act as a giant compass. It is possible to get all the pieces out of 4 Yds of fabric and have a small strip left at the end. Take the fabric and cut out the pieces of the walking cloak as shown. You can sew this pattern by hand if you don't have a sewing machine but it will take a long time. You can use pretty much any material but really cheap fabrics tend not to hang very well. Other than that I would recommend either cotton or poly-cotton. My favorite for this one is crushed velvet. I have used it to make three cloaks so far and will probably make more in the future. This pattern is a little more complex that the basic rectangular pattern but it does produce a very nice cloak without too much effort. It uses simple measurements to create an amazingly authentic cloak. Hurst Dancing & Other Scenes from Regency Life 1812-23 This cloak pattern comes from Mike Horrill, at Aldebaran. They remained the cold weather "coat" of choice- much warmer than the Spencer or Pelisse, which sought to take their place in fashionable society.* The Bennet sister’s cloaks in P&P2 were based on Diana Sperling’s entertaining illustrations of life in the country. They were made of wool and often had large hoods. Well-established garb by the onset of the Regency, they lasted well into the 1830s, although they were somewhat out of style by then. Beautiful, bright red walking cloaks were common countryside wear for several decades during extended Georgian era.
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