Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Josh B on April 15, 2016, 10:16:01 pm
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Last weekend I was stuck out on the road and it rained more or less continuously all weekend. Since I didn't feel like standing out in the rain to work on my priority projects I had to find something to occupy my time. While inside the truckstop I noticed that they had some 50"x60" cheap fleece blankets. Now I must admit that I've always wanted a medieval styled wool hooded cloak. These blankets weren't quite big enough to make one my size, but they were big enough to make one for my youngest daughter and give my an idea what I need to do to make one for me out of wool blankets. So I went to cutting and stitching. No pattern, no measurements and only a rough plan. Here's how it turned out. The pics look like its uneven, but that is just because she doesn't have it on straight. 2 blankets, 2 abalone buttons, a couple scraps of buckskin , a needle and some thread and a couple hours produced this. It's a bit crude, but she loves it and hasn't taken it off since I gave it to her. So here it is. Thanks for lookin'! Josh
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Very cool! I like it.
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Looks good.
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Very nice!
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Give her a bow and she is ready to battle for inner earth
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Her smile says it all. Nice work there, dad. :)
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Fine job dad and way to get a smile out of her.
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Way cool Driver ! Bob
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Nice work Josh, fits her perfectly.
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Eleven princesses? I only see the one ;)
Nice work, the smile says it all.
Del
(Can I have mine in green please? O:) )
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Awesome Josh. I try to keep it a secret that I can sew.
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Came out good, Josh!
I don't cook worth a lick. The Wife was surprised to learn that can sew, a bit.
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That's a fine looking cloak. Nice job there Dad.
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Looks goot man!
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Looks good my friend and you're a good Dad, your Daughter is lucky.
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Smiles on kids' faces can make a fellow turn the world upside down. Way to go. You both got a lifetime memory out of that.
WA
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Josh, nice design looks great , Wanna help me on my next war shirt? Princess smile tells all.
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I would have gone nuts as a kid to get such an awesome cloak! Then I would have scoured the nearby woods for the perfect wizard wand or staff, or maybe a "bow". ;)
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Thank you very much for the nice comments! We hosed it down with scotchguard yesterday and she's been out playing in the rain today to test its water resistance. It did pretty good for awhile. She even wore it to church this morning (with some mild protestations from her mom and sisters). She got quite a few nice compliments from the older ladies. I hope my stitches are sound, because it's looking like it's gonna see a lot of use this spring. Thanks again! Josh
Del- I'm blaming spell check! Lol!
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Very nice job Josh, fits her very nicely. :)
Pappy
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I do medieval/renaissance reenactment and there's nothing quite like a good cloak. I'm honestly baffled as to why they ever went out of fashion, they are such a useful garment. One day I'll get the materials together and make my dream winter cloak, heavy wool on the outside, fur on the inside and a layer of felt in the middle.
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That looks great!
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Nice job Josh. Good memories right there
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That's awesome! I love that she wore it to church too.
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We're doing a stall at a Middle Earth festival in the autumn - I'm definitely going to have to sort us out with some of those!
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She looks very cute, like an elfin princess.
Kevin
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Thank you kindly fellas!
Thanks Kevin. I wasn't sure how one would spell that. Lol! Josh
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Elfin, Elvin, and Elven are correct, just like Dwarves and Dwarfs. Depends on if you're going off of Tolkien or common usage. ;)
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Josh,
I was'nt sure how to spell it myself, I just copied you, it seemed correct.
Kevin
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Sweet! That's good stuff!! dp