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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
👍👌👏 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 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.
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
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.
The original cloaks were literally just blankets. You can make a cloak pin ot brooch out of just about anything. A green twig wrapped around itself in a circle with a sharpened stick for a pin works great in a pinch and can add a bit of ranger or fey aesthetic to a costume.
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.
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.
I've been doing this with blankets ever since i was a kid. I would sew a button on one side and a loop on the other, sometimes i would just do a slit instead.
This was obviously filmed at a Renaissance Festival, could tell by the booth and how you two were dressed. Which one? Liked the make shift cloak tutorial. Couldn't see the shop name. Huzzah!!!🏰👑⚔️🛡️
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 did this as teenager when I was on a scouts camp, I got some funny looks though as my blanket was bright pink!😂, it kept me warm though whilst everyone else was walking round with their teeth chattering!😂👍
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 have some answers for you. Both from Keith in the video Answer 1 Boiled wool has a good, woven basis so will take a pin without compromising the structure. The thickness of the cloth, pin and the stress on it may result in a visible hole however it will close up with wear and brushing. Unless the cloak is shared, the pin will be in more or less the same place. It is practical to keep it fastened and lift it on and off the head. And then we have this on man made fibres Man made fibres or mixed fibres may show the pin hole more - the pin moves the bundles of plastic fibres aside whereas it pushes through them on wool. Hope these help
![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)
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
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.
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…
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.
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
Best, simplest cloak design I've found yet. Thanks.
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
Drawing weapons while larping is always important.
Lol😂👍
Drawing a pint while/after LARPing is more important.
Cloaks need to make a comeback
This video reminded me that LARPing is an actual hobby and also an art in of itself, not the thing angry Twitter people do.
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.
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.
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 ?
When he put the hood on I knew this was the correct guide
Hands down, the best "How to Make a Cloak" tutorial on TH-cam.
I love how the guy in green is dressed
Bro, i always love to hangout with old folks. They always give me unique ideas from the past.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Every super hero before designing their costume:
All this time I thought a cloak was a blanket with a hood. Thanks for explaining!
Most of them are
I have a large length of gold wool that I have wanted to make or use for my re-enactments - this is perfect!
I have a pretty plaid blanket I do this with, it turns into a beautiful shawl so quickly!
Bro has unlocked the SECRETS of blankie-mode 🤯
I love this, and I know nothing about larping. very inspiring! If I was standing there he would have sold me some cloth.
The most rewarding and informative video in the past month... awesome!! Thank you for sharing :)
Definitely trying this with my extra kilt pins. They've just been sitting sadly on my desk XD
Exactly (perfect) ... what I was looking for... thank you very much 🌹
You're welcome 😊
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 love this! I realize I have been trying to do it the wrong way, and your way is perfect! Thanks so much!
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
thank you Mr. this actually very very useful for this cold season
Finally I can be unknown and mysterious at all times
👍👌👏 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.
So glad that Worm Tongue found a skill/profession that adds entertainment rather than weaving lies!
I have the two metres or so woollen cloth and an annular pin bought at a Viking kaupang (market). Cheers.🎄🇧🇻
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.
Excellent!! So simple & yet so practical. I love it. Thank you very much.
You're very welcome!
He timed machine back in time to film this awesome opportunity
MY DREAAAAMMMSS
MY DREAMS BEING FULFILLED
My fantasies of being a Hobbit are now closer to coming true
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 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
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.
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 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.
This video brought a smile to my face, and I don't exactly know why ! Thank you !
My larp game bought to go crazy
Thank you! Easiest tutorial I’ve found. Excellent for quick Halloween clothing.
I do this with wool. If you open it up for both of your arms and belt it at the waist, it is a warm coat
Would come in handy to know if a power outage, or give to homeless shelter. Fascinating
The original cloaks were literally just blankets. You can make a cloak pin ot brooch out of just about anything. A green twig wrapped around itself in a circle with a sharpened stick for a pin works great in a pinch and can add a bit of ranger or fey aesthetic to a costume.
Wow, I didn't know I needed to know this, but I indeed, did need to know this. The more you know.
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!
Me: *(Goes out my room covered in my black bedsheets)*, My GF: "O_O...Please spare the cat."
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.
This helps so much for an upcoming cosplay i’m working on! thank you!
I was freezing my butt off! Thankyou, I am less cold now!
Uncle, simply extraordinary looks like a warrior, reminds me of my late father.Regards from Pakistan.
Cheer~~~an outdoor overgarment, typically sleeveless, that hangs loosely from the shoulders.😊
Thank you for this great informative video.
A similar principle could be used in the summertime with a sarong and cloak pin.
Great now i am walking round the house feeling like aaragon.
Perfect! it was getting cold and I had a small blanket lying around. Managed to get a very comfy cloak!
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.
My next winter outfit will have a blanket unapologetically.
Watching this was like watching a magic trick.
Got this recommended for no apparent reason but if you think im not going to try this IMMEDIATELY with all my shawls you are very wrong
I've been doing this with blankets ever since i was a kid. I would sew a button on one side and a loop on the other, sometimes i would just do a slit instead.
This was obviously filmed at a Renaissance Festival, could tell by the booth and how you two were dressed. Which one? Liked the make shift cloak tutorial. Couldn't see the shop name. Huzzah!!!🏰👑⚔️🛡️
It was filmed at Curious Pastime larp in the UK which has a great collection of traders. Here's a link to the shop www.history-explorer.co.uk/
So cloaks are meant to be worn a bit more like ponchos than movies would have us believe. Really interesting, and makes practical sense!
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 did this as teenager when I was on a scouts camp, I got some funny looks though as my blanket was bright pink!😂, it kept me warm though whilst everyone else was walking round with their teeth chattering!😂👍
I don't larp, but I do play Dnd.
This video was suggested to me and I'll def be subscribing! so cool!
Brilliant. This is the video I needed. Thank you.
That is simply brilliant, thanks for sharing 👍👍
i'll remember this when i get isekai'd
Cloaks and capes are the only reason I wish I lived in ancient times
It looks so simple yet I'm 100% confident I'd find a way to f$ck it up
Perfect for moving from the bed to the sofa.
This is amazing!!! We were looking for a way to have a cloak with minimal sewing and these exceeds by far!
That is absolutely incredible! I never knew you could do all that with a blanket, thanks you for showing me!
Holy he turned into a freakin jedi
This is awesome. Reminds me of Panchos.
Great one! Ill start wearing it casually.
This is incredible. Thank you so much!
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 so much for the useful demonstration, I appreciate it.
....why did i not know this earlier!?!? thank you for the advice
Maybe most important video in my life
This means I can just start wearing my blanky!
I am a simple larper, I see Keith, I click :)
Hello, can boiled/felted wool be used this way, or will a broach damage it too much over time?
Hey, that's a good question, I'm not sure personally but I will ask the questiohn
I have some answers for you. Both from Keith in the video
Answer 1
Boiled wool has a good, woven basis so will take a pin without compromising the structure. The thickness of the cloth, pin and the stress on it may result in a visible hole however it will close up with wear and brushing. Unless the cloak is shared, the pin will be in more or less the same place. It is practical to keep it fastened and lift it on and off the head.
And then we have this on man made fibres
Man made fibres or mixed fibres may show the pin hole more - the pin moves the bundles of plastic fibres aside whereas it pushes through them on wool.
Hope these help
This was just the sweetest video.