Monday, December 3, 2012

Cloak blurb

Just finished cutting out my new wool cloak - did I mention how much I lurve the deep red color?  It's so fitting for a Christmas Revel debut!  Anyhoo, I've got it draped over a bundle of hangers to stretch out a bit before I finish the bottom hem.  I'd recommend to anyone working with a heavyweight fabric (as is fitting and proper for a good winter cloak) to look for a bunch of curved hangers OR the bulky hangers used to store men's suit jackets.  You know the ones - basically disembodied plastic shoulders with a hook in place of a neck.  This will minimize the risk of creating a fabric bubble where a typical hanger's design diverges from the actual shape of a human's shoulders.