I really like the length and how it fits. I love it, it looks exactly how I wanted it too! Very tribe of Haleth, or friend of Luthien. Here's what it looked like all completed:Īnd then off the next day to test it! (Well kind of, we're still stuck in the hot and smoky weather.) I then hand sewed the remaining button holes shut. The second was the next button-hole down for more inclement weather. One went at the neck button slot to hold the cloak shut like a brooch or pin. With this done the next thing to do was to hand sew on two spare Canadian buttons I had laying around. This is a photo of the underside of the hood to see what I did: I didn't fold it back too much as I wanted to be able to wear the hood with a ponytail or braid, as I don't like wearing my hair down in wet weather. I then folded back the edges of the hood and hemmed it. I figured all the extra layers would give more rain protection and the extra weight would keep it in place in windy weather. I then removed every single one of those gross green-painted toggles and sewed the arm-hole shut as it always leaked anyways.įor the hood I did some folding meaning it ended up looking like a modern three piece hood. With the cotton strips that are used to make the shoulders, those I tightened to where I liked them and hand sewed them in place and removed all the excess material, this would form the shape of the cloak. Then, I cut out the two twine bits as much as possible, that were used to cinch down the hood. My Singer 28k had no trouble at all with any of the sewing in this project, even when going through 12 layers of canvas. Then it was onto sewing! I hemmed the now end of my cloak. Then I cut a semi-circle shape from just above each of the side grommets, removing the large triangle from the bottom of the fabric. I decided to use the plash and make a proper cloak out of it.įirst I cut of the top grommet and corner area above the hood. And with the wet weather hopefully coming to the PNW soon, I wanted a rain cloak for the rainy season. Wanting to look more like I'm in the Silmarillion, and less like an ill-equipped conscript. Too small really for any decent use, and converting back and forth from shelter to "cloak" was never really an easy process. It felt like wearing a canvas bag, not cloak-y at all. It was incredibly awkward, bulky and there were three sets of strings tied at my neck line. A couple field season hitches later in the mountains and I really like how it shed water, but really couldn't stand how it felt. A friend gave me one of their spare ones a few years ago, because they knew I hate synthetic materials, and I was really intrigued in having a waterproof canvas cloak that could double as a shelter. I like the idea of these better than a rustley poncho that blows around all over the place in the wind, and is at least semi-breathable compared to the poncho material.For those who are unaware, a plash palatka is an eastbloc multipurpose rain cloak/tarp, similar to a poncho. Intended use is going to be when I'm at my campsites to wear whilst sat around and inactive as a windproof outer layer of insulation and being waterproof would be a bonus. Nikwax/gangers route:- how durable is the treatment and how long does it realistically last? If waxing does the fabric feel waxy/greasy to the tough and get a residue on skin clothing afterwards whenever you tough it? does it make the fabric hard and inflexible? I have never waterproofed anything cotton before so I am unsure what is the best route to take. do I go for something like Nikwax/Grangers cotton proof type wash in treatments or do I go down the melting wax into the fabric route. I am wanting to reproof it but am unsure of the best way to go with something like this. I understand originally they were treated with some form of waterproofing agent now being as old as it is and being sat in a warehouse for decades I doubt it would stand up to much more than a light shower. In immaculate condition considering its 30 odd years old. I got myself one of these Russian canvas rain capes dirt cheap on ebay.
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