I keep calling this "the fing" on facebook. It's a cloak as detailed as Sewing 2 in this post . It's technically done now. I have some cosmetic things I want to do to it (to hide a seam I botched up) and it needs a third button. I'm also going to make a hood to go with it, but my bobbin has emptied (halfway through sewing a buttonhole) and I need to reload it with a different colour so I can get on with Sewing 3 (the red version of this) and quite frankly it's annoying me. I've been having tension issues with the sewing machine as well. Anyway, a couple of pics... On a hanger so I could get a vaguely decent shot. I sewed the right hand triangle on the wrong way, so the seam is on the outside, but I'm going to cover it with some more cloth to make it look like it's a rip that's been repaired. It could kind of do with some decent edging, but it's supposed to be a scruffy cloak and I'm lazy. The buttons are silver, but t...
Confessions of an ex bakery slave