Sewing Room - How to sew a cozy Velvet Cloak with Satin Lining

Sewing Room - How to sew a cozy Velvet Cloak with Satin Lining - Princess Tessy - Sewing
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Sewing Cozy Cloaks

This page has a little about creating the Cozy Cloaks we like in the Happy World.

Fabric & Things: For one cloak is needed 5 meters of fabric + 5 meters of lining fabric, that makes quite a bunch of fabrics. This is also the main reason a cloak can cost quite a lot even when sewing at home. How expensive ofcourse depends on used fabrics. Also to think of, is if one wants a light cloak for warmer weather, a warm cloak for winter days, or a cloak wich has durability for adventuring in woods (live roleplaying and such). I'm a Princess so i mostly wear light cloaks, they get made from velvet fabrics and silky lining. For winter i will get warmer cloaks, maybe also a fur cloak so i never freeze.

This cloak will be natural white crushed velvet for outside, so i begin cutting out the pieces. Because velvet has an upside and downside, each piece should be cut from single layer fabric, at least i do that. If i would be lazy and cut this fabric the wrong ways, one half of cloak will have different colour than the other because of how light makes fabric appear. No reason to be lazy is there?

The pattern i have is basicly two big pieces, and one smaller piece for the hood.

After cutting pieces for the outside, cut same pieces for cloak lining i had light pink silky lining in this cloak. It isnt needed to have lining inside a cloak, but it makes them a little warmer, a little nicer looking, and also hides the seams wich would be visible on inside if there is no lining. Satin isnt same as velvets, so i cut lining quicker from double layers.

So how to put these pieces together... That is quite easy, just pin the big pieces right sides together like this and sew them together. It's four big pieces so there are 3 seams. Same thing for both inside and outside, just create one part then the other.

Then it is time to create the cozy hood. This is two pieces for outside and two for lining. They should also just be sewn together at center back. After creating the hood outside and inside, they are sewn together and hood is turned so outside comes to outside. After that it looks like in picture to left. When the hood is finished, it is sewn onto the cloak outside fabric.

Now it is time to do the same with bigger pieces. So just put the cloak outside and lining right sides together and sew all the way around. Be careful around the neck so hood isnt caught in seam except where it should be. This is a looooong seam...

One should begin seam some way from the lower edge center, and end seam some way from lower edge center. So, leave a hole at lower edge center. This is ofcourse for turning cloak inside out, so outside comes to outside where it should be.

When cloak has been turned so outside comes to outside, ofcourse close the hole at lower edge seam. Cloaks need something to hold them together around neck, so time to hand sew a cloak clasp into place. These are not always easy to find in shops, but there are many different designs available. I like these wich can be in gold or silver, they are pretty and also with three places to sew them onto cloak they are strong enough for medium weight cloaks. I decided for a gold closure on this cloak because it is white. I think silver closures are nicest on darker colours.

And here is my SUPER CUTE cloak model. *hug* *hug* *hug*

Mr Bear thought this white cloak was a bit too girly for him, but he agreed to wear it anyway so i could make photos for our Happy World Shop.

Mr Bear preferred to model my blue cloak, he thought that was very nice and cozy. Me and Mr Bear sometimes wear the cloaks indoor too, if it feels cold inside they are great to get warm. I like to hide under a cloak in our cozy sofa when watching tv or reading books, it's very nice especially if Mr Bear is close too so we have *hugs* close.

Sewing Room - How to sew a cozy Velvet Cloak with Satin Lining - Princess Tessy - Sewing