its cold outside so.....

[M. A. C. Newsome]

This is what I wear.

[auld argonian]

I'm heading to The Nutcracker later in the month and you-betcha I am going kilted (wife is now convinced that I am nuts but my daughter is all for it). I will wear the nice big black wool overcoat that I picked up a couple of years ago. I am surprised at just how warm and rainproof this sucker is. I'm a big proponent of the down coat but getting into kilts has reminded me of the incredible power of wool.

Best

AA

[sblanck]

This is what I wear.

You have a pattern for that?
My wife can sew and made my PC and Argyle jackets.

Currently I have a black full cirlce cape I wore when I worked ren faires. I wasn't a kilted character though.

S

[OftKilted]

You have a pattern for that?
My wife can sew and made my PC and Argyle jackets.

Currently I have a black full cirlce cape I wore when I worked ren faires. I wasn't a kilted character though.

S

There is a pattern available from Harietts for a 19th C. version of the coat here: http://www.harriets.com/victmens.htm

Pumpkiny has a blog post referencing a cutter's guide for making an Inverness cape: http://thirddoctorcostume.blogspot.c...ing-block.html

He's using a bespoke cutting guide PDF which is hosted here: http://files.me.com/stevericks/j69siv

An alternate bespoke version is available here in GoogleBooks:
"Coats: How to Cut and Try them On" by T.H. Holding
http://books.google.com/books?id=yfc...20cape&f=false

The plate is on page 20 and 21.

[edit] I found an interesting version referencing young men, youth and juvenile garments that talks about the cutting information as well. http://www.costumes.org/history/100p...ersguide1c.htm (Making your own patterns can be challenging if you haven't done it before.)

Some of the references actually appeared in another article on making an Inverness Cape from a Greatcoat here on X Marks previously: http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...eatcoat-23926/ [/edit]

Hope that helps!

[Deil the Yin]

This is what I wear.

SHOWOFF!!!

Lookin' guid as usual, Mr Newsome.