Phin he/him Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 As a last minute thing, I decided to make a Mistcloak for a Comic-con type event. I had two days to make it, and probably set a record for making mistakes on it. So a few tips: 1. Give yourself more than two days. I am sure that quality was effected by the rush. Also I don't know how to sew, and due to the time crunch I couldn't find someone to sew the hood on it, so I'm wearing more of a Mistcape than a Mistcloak. 2. Sharp scissors. Mine weren't that sharp. I had some rough edges. "The better to hide you in the mists," and "Its an outer dominance cut" will probably be used several times. 3. After cutting out your basic cloak shape practice on that scrap to get the hang of straight cuts. the last few cuts I made definitely look better than the first few. 4. When you purchase your material, talk to the people where your going to get it, and this is very important. Do not go to Wal-Mart for the cloth. I actually got this one right, they helped me pick out a very nice cloth that was not hard to cut. 5. Have a large area that you won't have to move it when you take a break. I lost a tassel to this mistake. 6. Lay out your cuts before you start cutting. I used a half circle cloak pattern. (pattern below) I folded it in half so that I was basically making two cuts at once. I started drawing one line, cut, one line cut. I realized that by the end I was going to have a huge gap. I began laying out V's the arms of the V was the tassel, and the center part was loss. the arms of the V would bump against the one next to it. 7. Work toward your strong hand. If you are a lefty, work left to right, wrong-handed folks work from right to left. I discovered that on my first cut. It would have costed a lot of time if I had not. 8. Keep track of what you are cutting "Tassel, Tassel, loss" became my mantra for about 3 hours. I almost lost a couple of tassels to this mistake. I realized it and stopped the scissors, that tassel is just thin at the top. 9. When cutting out the hood remember that it needs to be quite a bit larger than your head. I almost messed up to the point I wouldn't have the cloth for the hood. Overall I am pleased with the result, just if I had this advice before I started it would have looked better. I will post pics once it is in one piece. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mckeedee123 he/him Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Have any pictures of the final product? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phin he/him Posted March 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 I still have to find someone to sew the hood on, once complete, I plan on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oudeis he/him Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 As someone wearing a mistcloak next weekend at a local convention, how did it go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistrunner Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 'Wrong-handed'... are you a lefty too? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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