You might be able to use a short piece of cord much like a shoelace or one found in the hood of a jumper and then use "sheetbend" hitches on both sides of the cloth.
what's so interesting and cool about old-fashioned clothing (and a lot of clothing from cultures outside europe, too!) is just HOW many designs can be made from just rectangular bits of cloth!
@@kip4393 aw man unfortunately I don't really have anything, I just remember a few bits and pieces. Like one of the traditional indian clothes being a massive sheet that's ornately and specifically folded, a kilt someone made that's just a plaited rectangle, a lot of the possibly early roman? designs if I remember correctly, and some ren fest clothes I was trying to mimic and found they were just basically pinned scarves
I will do this with a wool blanket this winter while walking my dog. Thank you. And I've saved this to my list to watch in the winter. My wife is not going to be amused.
Perfect for dressing children in a Christmas skit. Just vary the colors and textures of the fabric and use appropriate props and you've pretty much taken care of the whole cast.
In a pinch, one can secure cloak with use of small, rounded stone from a river and a leather strap or string. Stone goes inside the first fold, over the right shoulder. Than, stick a hand inside the fold of other side of a cloak, witch was wrapped around the body, and grab the stone, wrapping it with material. So, the stone will be wrapped with only two layers of cloth. To secure it, just tie a string below the stone wrapped with cloth, making it unable to slip off of the stone.
Thank you! This is basically like learning how to free yourself from a Chinese finger trap, but anyway you've managed to double the lesson I got from the video.
My boys wore blankets around the house as cloaks as long as I could remember. They set it up more or less like that but just throw the long part over their shoulder where it just holds with friction.
@overratedprogrammer put a blanket or large towel across your back horizontally. Take one side and wrap it around your front and put it over the opposite shoulder, then bring the other side over that shoulder and it will hold in place if you don't do any wild movements.
And puncture a hole in the waxed/oil cloth every time you want to wear it? That would compromise the cloth's ability to repel water. Water will penetrate though the holes you make. Just buy a oil cloth poncho, you can wear it and use it as a tarp for a shelter without having to put holes through it.
The thing with a cloak this size is that you can make a hammock, a ground sheet, a draught excluder, hang it over a doorway, wrap around your kidneys for warmth, make a skirt and cover yourself for camouflage in certain situations. If push came to shove you can use some threads for starting a fire and even use the fabric to sieve water. Invaluable.
I remember when I first learned how to make a proper towel skirt by rolling the top over itself. You don't think about it much but these can be surprisingly useful things to know. I think aside from the towel skirt technique, garbage bag ponchos are the weird trick I use most often. It's less dignified but still useful in a pinch.
I keep three garbage bags under every drivers seat of every car i own ... You never know when you will want to wade in a river, have to reach into sewer water, or like you said, have a poncho on hand for rain. The only thing i dont use garbage bags for is garbage, i incinerate all i can and recycle/compost the rest, throwing a useful garbage bag away ... Thats a waste to me ...
@@crabbyalthegrump641 I'm of the same mind, I stockpile my plastic bag. I mean, they're just so useful in a pinch. If they're gonna be around for hundreds of years, we might as well get as much use as humanly possible out of them in the meantime, yeah? At a certain point, if the pile gets too big, I'll find one of those bins put out specifically for that plastic bag recycling program, so they have the best chance of not just being landfilled. It's the best I can do for now.
Huge thanks to all our commentors. A common quesition is the length of the cloak or the size needed for a child. Here's a comment from our star cloak maker in response to child sizes "A span wide should do it - standing with arms outstretched to the sides holding the cloth or measure hand to hand for width. If possible use the full width for the length, folding to adjust for height. It may be useful to switch the width (often 54") and cut for the height + a foldover hood). If the cloth is cut along it's length it may need a hem." For the length try measuring from the top of your shoulders down to the length you want, but then increase this to accomodate the size of hood you need.
Thanks! I'm glad I accidentally stumbled on this because cold weather has already hit hard and I get cold extremely easily. I'll probably need to use something shorter because I'm a short fellow.
Yes! Who didn't go try this right away and immediately wonder how they never learned it before? "Snuggie" can immediately go away. I'm in the market for a big safety pin now though a small pair of vice grips could be handy in other uses.
I use a similar method for my shawls. They're shorter. More like1.9 meters by 0.6 meters, but the draping is almost identical. I do it without the extra overlap to use as a hood, and the "neck hole" is larger so I can bring up the neck edge onto my head. It looks nice, it's warm, and lets both arms be used.
👍👌👏 Oh WOW, simply fantastic! Children in kindergarden/schools should definitely learn this effective method. Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and especially health to all involved people.
I have no idea how the algorithm would know I'd love this but I did and I just successfully (ish) tried it with my couch blanket and a giant bulldog clip. Awesome trick!
I do not know when I will need this, but I saved it to my "Important" watch list to for just an occasion. Also I now know how all those people put those things on, thank you.
I don't know if a travelling cloak would be anyone's first choice for a blanket, considering how dirty it would get just from being out and about. But certainly a good piece of kit in a pinch.
Also embroider the edge in gold or silver Arabesque/Greek/Celtic scrollwork. Accessorize with a silver or gold brooch/cloak fastener with the sigil of your House on it.
I wish this was around 5 years ago. I decided to crochet a ripple blanket to turn into a cloak. I can't read patterns and just freehanded it. I simply sewed 2 edges together to leave a slot for my head then added a hood. It hugs annoyingly and the gap between to hood clasp and cloak constantly bugs me. But, it does its job. I only wear it when it's under 40 F because it gets too warm 😅 I'll try this method if I ever make another!!! Thank you
Love it! Now you feel like a traveler in a video game adventure 😂 our ancestors most be rolling in their graves at all the basic survival skills we lost :")
idk why I clicked on this this when my country is tropical so we don't get winters and never gets too cold to need a cloak I think it's just really cool to learn this.
Funny how in the winter months when relaxing at home I will often wrap a blanket over and around my shoulders or over my head in such a way that it resembles a cloak. I never realized that so many cloak variants are literally just pinned blankets.
![How to MAKE (and wear) a Rectangle Cloak [so easy you can make it in a forest]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/hlK7PEncwD4/mqdefault.jpg)
note to self. get cloak pin.
I was just thinking that very thing.
@@stephanieyee9784❤ same
Reminder to get your cloak pin if you haven't yet
Lol, saw the title and thought “hmm this is for sure for me”
You might be able to use a short piece of cord much like a shoelace or one found in the hood of a jumper and then use "sheetbend" hitches on both sides of the cloth.
what's so interesting and cool about old-fashioned clothing (and a lot of clothing from cultures outside europe, too!) is just HOW many designs can be made from just rectangular bits of cloth!
Do tell!
Not trolling, I really want to know. You got links?
@@kip4393same!!! I need this knowledge in my life 🤩
@@kip4393 aw man unfortunately I don't really have anything, I just remember a few bits and pieces. Like one of the traditional indian clothes being a massive sheet that's ornately and specifically folded, a kilt someone made that's just a plaited rectangle, a lot of the possibly early roman? designs if I remember correctly, and some ren fest clothes I was trying to mimic and found they were just basically pinned scarves
Origami kind of shit
Aye@@kip4393
I will do this with a wool blanket this winter while walking my dog. Thank you.
And I've saved this to my list to watch in the winter.
My wife is not going to be amused.
I'm saving this in my list to show to my boyfriend, hoping he'll do this when walking the dog in winter!
@@gildahobbs8829 Five bucks says he's not amused.
Your comment has opened my eyes. I thought this video looked fun but didn't intend to try it. I have a wool blanket. I have a dog. Thank you.
Do you have a 7-foot blanket?
@@jogiff seven and a half by five and a half.
Brilliant. Someone from long ago is wondering how we would ever lose the knack of something so simple. Many thanks for the demonstration!
Like girding up the loins while wearing a tunic
We invented better. But if you're going to dress period, then this'll do.
@@AlacritousBetter how?
We have jackets yeah. But that can’t double as a blanket and stuff.
@@comradecameron3726 ever seen a long coat?
A person from back then could never imagine the comfortable lives we live today and the lack of need for such skills
Perfect for dressing children in a Christmas skit. Just vary the colors and textures of the fabric and use appropriate props and you've pretty much taken care of the whole cast.
No no you misunderstand this technique is for men, warriors, disciples of the blade.
@@gabriellahsdancingheart8808 depends on the size of the child I guess!😂
@@gabriellahsdancingheart8808I fit them all in one big one and weighed it down before throwing the package into the Thames.
@@phantomsdeadinside5391no, it's for everyone who's bloody cold
@@phantomsdeadinside5391bro larping in the comments too
In a pinch, one can secure cloak with use of small, rounded stone from a river and a leather strap or string. Stone goes inside the first fold, over the right shoulder. Than, stick a hand inside the fold of other side of a cloak, witch was wrapped around the body, and grab the stone, wrapping it with material. So, the stone will be wrapped with only two layers of cloth. To secure it, just tie a string below the stone wrapped with cloth, making it unable to slip off of the stone.
Thank you!
This is basically like learning how to free yourself from a Chinese finger trap, but anyway you've managed to double the lesson I got from the video.
@@SolDizZo as a bonus, the wrapped stone tied with the string do not make holes in the cloak like the needle of the brooch.
You can also use this technique to tie down a tarp
My boys wore blankets around the house as cloaks as long as I could remember. They set it up more or less like that but just throw the long part over their shoulder where it just holds with friction.
Yep, I was going to say just throw over shoulder, no pin holes. That's how I do it too!
I don't understand tbh haha
@overratedprogrammer put a blanket or large towel across your back horizontally. Take one side and wrap it around your front and put it over the opposite shoulder, then bring the other side over that shoulder and it will hold in place if you don't do any wild movements.
are you indian?
@@user6122 First: To whom is your comment directed? Next: Please define Indian…
Thank you Socrates for this knowledge in fashion.
Do that with a waxed cloth and you'll stay dry and would even be able to make a tent at night in the rain .
And puncture a hole in the waxed/oil cloth every time you want to wear it? That would compromise the cloth's ability to repel water. Water will penetrate though the holes you make.
Just buy a oil cloth poncho, you can wear it and use it as a tarp for a shelter without having to put holes through it.
@@mightywookiee6633 a hole near the edges . So this is why your childless ?! You throw the baby out with the bath water ?!!!!
You don't really need to worry - unless it is torrential rain, you'll be fine under the cloth as body heat will slowly dry it.
@@mightywookiee6633I just snorted milk out my nose reading this, that's so funny
@@mightywookiee6633you can also Just wrap a Stone and twist it inside the cloth then tie instead of using a pin
This is FABulous! I always wondered how people thought cloak pins were useful. I guess I've just never seen one used correctly.
Remember diaper pins? That would work too
Cloaks need to make a comeback
Drawing weapons while larping is always important.
Lol😂👍
Drawing a pint while/after LARPing is more important.
The thing with a cloak this size is that you can make a hammock, a ground sheet, a draught excluder, hang it over a doorway, wrap around your kidneys for warmth, make a skirt and cover yourself for camouflage in certain situations. If push came to shove you can use some threads for starting a fire and even use the fabric to sieve water. Invaluable.
Best, simplest cloak design I've found yet. Thanks.
Hands down, the best "How to Make a Cloak" tutorial on TH-cam.
I remember when I first learned how to make a proper towel skirt by rolling the top over itself. You don't think about it much but these can be surprisingly useful things to know. I think aside from the towel skirt technique, garbage bag ponchos are the weird trick I use most often. It's less dignified but still useful in a pinch.
And they come in a variety of lengths and colours 😀
I keep three garbage bags under every drivers seat of every car i own ... You never know when you will want to wade in a river, have to reach into sewer water, or like you said, have a poncho on hand for rain.
The only thing i dont use garbage bags for is garbage, i incinerate all i can and recycle/compost the rest, throwing a useful garbage bag away ... Thats a waste to me ...
@@crabbyalthegrump641 I'm of the same mind, I stockpile my plastic bag. I mean, they're just so useful in a pinch. If they're gonna be around for hundreds of years, we might as well get as much use as humanly possible out of them in the meantime, yeah?
At a certain point, if the pile gets too big, I'll find one of those bins put out specifically for that plastic bag recycling program, so they have the best chance of not just being landfilled. It's the best I can do for now.
I love how the guy in green is dressed
This video reminded me that LARPing is an actual hobby and also an art in of itself, not the thing angry Twitter people do.
When he put the hood on I knew this was the correct guide
Bro, i always love to hangout with old folks. They always give me unique ideas from the past.
Huge thanks to all our commentors. A common quesition is the length of the cloak or the size needed for a child. Here's a comment from our star cloak maker in response to child sizes
"A span wide should do it - standing with arms outstretched to the sides holding the cloth or measure hand to hand for width. If possible use the full width for the length, folding to adjust for height. It may be useful to switch the width (often 54") and cut for the height + a foldover hood). If the cloth is cut along it's length it may need a hem."
For the length try measuring from the top of your shoulders down to the length you want, but then increase this to accomodate the size of hood you need.
so I don't larp and have no intention of doing so but this looks cozy as heck.
I think I might have to just do this casually in every day life.
My larp game bought to go crazy
Thanks! I'm glad I accidentally stumbled on this because cold weather has already hit hard and I get cold extremely easily. I'll probably need to use something shorter because I'm a short fellow.
Now I’m walking around my apartment feeling badass and extremely comfy. Thanks!! ✨👍
Perfect!
Yes! Who didn't go try this right away and immediately wonder how they never learned it before? "Snuggie" can immediately go away. I'm in the market for a big safety pin now though a small pair of vice grips could be handy in other uses.
Instructions unclear- I am now going on a quest to save the world with fantastical creatures as sidekicks
Good luck in your quest. Any way that we can improve this ?
I use a similar method for my shawls. They're shorter. More like1.9 meters by 0.6 meters, but the draping is almost identical. I do it without the extra overlap to use as a hood, and the "neck hole" is larger so I can bring up the neck edge onto my head. It looks nice, it's warm, and lets both arms be used.
I didn't notice the width dimension mentioned. Nor can I make out the ratio from the video. He never holds the entire cloth within frame.
All this time I thought a cloak was a blanket with a hood. Thanks for explaining!
Most of them are
Exactly (perfect) ... what I was looking for... thank you very much 🌹
You're welcome 😊
Bro has unlocked the SECRETS of blankie-mode 🤯
I have a pretty plaid blanket I do this with, it turns into a beautiful shawl so quickly!
I love this, and I know nothing about larping. very inspiring! If I was standing there he would have sold me some cloth.
MY DREAAAAMMMSS
MY DREAMS BEING FULFILLED
👍👌👏 Oh WOW, simply fantastic! Children in kindergarden/schools should definitely learn this effective method. Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and especially health to all involved people.
Every super hero before designing their costume:
Definitely trying this with my extra kilt pins. They've just been sitting sadly on my desk XD
So glad that Worm Tongue found a skill/profession that adds entertainment rather than weaving lies!
I have a large length of gold wool that I have wanted to make or use for my re-enactments - this is perfect!
He timed machine back in time to film this awesome opportunity
This is why wearing a blanket seems so safe and natural, it's what our ancestors did. 😄👍🏻
We've been evolutionarily selected to seek comfy blankeys
We've been evolutionarily selected to seek comfy blankeys
It looks so simple yet I'm 100% confident I'd find a way to f$ck it up
Watching this was like watching a magic trick.
I was freezing my butt off! Thankyou, I am less cold now!
The most rewarding and informative video in the past month... awesome!! Thank you for sharing :)
Finally I can be unknown and mysterious at all times
I love this! I realize I have been trying to do it the wrong way, and your way is perfect! Thanks so much!
I have no idea how the algorithm would know I'd love this but I did and I just successfully (ish) tried it with my couch blanket and a giant bulldog clip. Awesome trick!
Excellent!! So simple & yet so practical. I love it. Thank you very much.
You're very welcome!
Wow, I didn't know I needed to know this, but I indeed, did need to know this. The more you know.
This helps so much for an upcoming cosplay i’m working on! thank you!
Thank you for sharing this with us I have been searching all over for a simple blanket cloak with a hood now have found the answer much appreciated
I do not know when I will need this, but I saved it to my "Important" watch list to for just an occasion. Also I now know how all those people put those things on, thank you.
That is simply brilliant, thanks for sharing 👍👍
Thank you! Easiest tutorial I’ve found. Excellent for quick Halloween clothing.
This video came in very handy as it is a bit cold inside now. I tried following your instructions and it did work out really well.
This video brought a smile to my face, and I don't exactly know why ! Thank you !
My next winter outfit will have a blanket unapologetically.
My fantasies of being a Hobbit are now closer to coming true
I don't know if a travelling cloak would be anyone's first choice for a blanket, considering how dirty it would get just from being out and about. But certainly a good piece of kit in a pinch.
Holy he turned into a freakin jedi
i'll remember this when i get isekai'd
This means I can just start wearing my blanky!
I have the two metres or so woollen cloth and an annular pin bought at a Viking kaupang (market). Cheers.🎄🇧🇻
This is amazing! Now I can crochet a simple blanket and don't have to worry about the proportions or if it will fit me. Thank you so much!
Perfect for moving from the bed to the sofa.
This is incredible. Thank you so much!
Great one! Ill start wearing it casually.
So cloaks are meant to be worn a bit more like ponchos than movies would have us believe. Really interesting, and makes practical sense!
Pin it over a martial arts dummy and cut off the extra. And you’ve started a fashion company
Also embroider the edge in gold or silver Arabesque/Greek/Celtic scrollwork.
Accessorize with a silver or gold brooch/cloak fastener with the sigil of your House on it.
@@gerardjagroohohoho! Now we’re cooking.
Thank you for this great informative video.
A similar principle could be used in the summertime with a sarong and cloak pin.
I wish this was around 5 years ago. I decided to crochet a ripple blanket to turn into a cloak. I can't read patterns and just freehanded it. I simply sewed 2 edges together to leave a slot for my head then added a hood. It hugs annoyingly and the gap between to hood clasp and cloak constantly bugs me.
But, it does its job. I only wear it when it's under 40 F because it gets too warm 😅
I'll try this method if I ever make another!!! Thank you
Thank you so much for the useful demonstration, I appreciate it.
This is awesome. Reminds me of Panchos.
Brilliant! Thank you so much for sharing!
Love it! Now you feel like a traveler in a video game adventure 😂 our ancestors most be rolling in their graves at all the basic survival skills we lost :")
I don't larp, but I do play Dnd.
This video was suggested to me and I'll def be subscribing! so cool!
Good show!
Great now i am walking round the house feeling like aaragon.
Amazing and original!
I used this to make a cloak out of a 50" x 60" blanket my mom got for my birthday! A bit small but worked great for me.
Perfect! it was getting cold and I had a small blanket lying around. Managed to get a very comfy cloak!
Uncle, simply extraordinary looks like a warrior, reminds me of my late father.Regards from Pakistan.
Very useful information.
That was SUPER COOL!!!
idk why I clicked on this this when my country is tropical so we don't get winters and never gets too cold to need a cloak
I think it's just really cool to learn this.
Cloaks and capes are the only reason I wish I lived in ancient times
Lovely ❤️ thanks!
Great tutorial! Love it
Would come in handy to know if a power outage, or give to homeless shelter. Fascinating
Best one I have seen yet!!!❤
....why did i not know this earlier!?!? thank you for the advice
Maybe most important video in my life
The video I didn't know that I needed, thank you.
Aah ... that was so informative ☺Thanks for this video 👍
Always wanted to know about this. Thank you.
This was just the sweetest video.
Me: *(Goes out my room covered in my black bedsheets)*, My GF: "O_O...Please spare the cat."
This is amazing!!! We were looking for a way to have a cloak with minimal sewing and these exceeds by far!
Funny how in the winter months when relaxing at home I will often wrap a blanket over and around my shoulders or over my head in such a way that it resembles a cloak. I never realized that so many cloak variants are literally just pinned blankets.
Found my new errands outfit