When the Kinsale cloak FolkWear pattern was bran-new I made one for my sister, who was a professional musician at the time and traveled in various weathers when her symphony orchestra did "run-outs" into the state's hinterlands. I used black cotton velveteen and lined it with a shiny silver polyester that was backed with flannel, clearly intended as a coat lining. Black frogs for closure, plus of course a big black tassel at the point of the hood (because who can resist tassels?). Yes, gathering all that fabric (body and hood) at the neck was hard--I had to sew all the neck seams by hand. But my sister wore it many, many times (both on run-outs and to the orchestra's home theater) and said it was warm, comfortable, and of course very elegant. On run-outs, the copious fabric gave her the equivalent of a big blanket to curl up inside of in the orchestra's bus. --Ruth Anne Baumgartner scholar gypsy and amateur costumer
->It is my impression that the Kinsale cloak in its present form started to be >seen sometime in the 18th century. Never having researched the subject, I'm >not certain of that, but based on what I know about 18th c clothing, it seems >likely to me. > >I have one. I made up the Folkwear pattern (without the hood, because I was >having a hard enough time gathering the cloak enough to sew the collar on) in >a lightweight wool/silk twill blend. I wore it occasionally in fall weather >while I was in college. It was a wonderfully fun garment, but I can >understand that many people might not want to be burdened with so much >material. > > > >-- >Cathy Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool >than to open it and remove all doubt."-- Mark Twain >_______________________________________________ >h-costume mailing list >[email protected] >http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
