Warrior Cloak Sew Along: Day 3

Alright, to start, make sure you have your cloak with sleeves attached and sides sewn up. This is where we left off yesterday. Today, we are adding the last steps!

Step 1: Assemble hood. You'll sew along the back, then hem the front (around the face)

Step 2: Attach the hood. See photos below for in-depth explanation.

a) Lay the cloak down in front of you. Right side facing up.

b) Then, lay the hood down. Leave about 1" space on the left and right. Match at center, then gather and pin so it will evenly spaced while you stitch it down.

c) Here is where your bias strip will come in handy. If you don't have any extra fabric (I used a 20" and had some hanging off the ends as you can see), you can use a strip of bias tape. If you use a bias strip, fold it in half like I did. If you use bias tape, open it up so the folds are facing the hood. You'll want it to look like the folds are valleys, not sticking up like mountains. Pin and stitch.

d) Next, flip the cloak over. See how my hand is pushing the hood up and pulling the cloak down at the same time? You'll need to do this when you pin your bias strip down so you don't end up catching the hood or cloak, or bunching it from left to right.

e) Here's an upside down picture of how it looks pinned. When you stitch, go slowly to make sure there is no gathering or bunching. Make sure you are stitching near the bottom so all of the ugly raw edges are caught inside your stitch line.

 This is how it looks when you are done. Man, that is CLEAN!

 Step 3: Fold your sides over, then fold over again and pin. You'll do this on the left and right, then stitch.

Step 4: Repeat step 3 with bottom hem and sleeves.

Then you're done, and you've got an awesome looking cloak!