Tip 1: Use some old cloth to try and take measurements, not your fancy wool or linen cloth. Tip 2: Safety pins are much faster than sewing, use them when you're trying out size of the hood. And thanks for the video!
I can't emphasize enough the importance of sewing a trial run with expendable material. I have had multiple experiences where I tried something for the first time with the materials intended for the finished product, and made plenty mistakes I wish I had known to look out for.
@@gormauslander There’s a saying. “Build your first house for your enemy. Build your second house for your friend. Build your third house for yourself.” Pretty sure this applies here as well. :D
I actually made one of these last week. Funnily enough out of leftover Fabric from my Ruana. The Final scraps are processed into a bag-hat and armwraps as i am writing this. For anyone trying to make this, you should cut your pieces a bit bigger that you want them to be, so you have a bit of a seam allowance. And you should also hem the edges of the final hood.
If it’s 100% wool it may not need to be hemmed. Although it costs more if you buy it by the yard, the finished look may be worth it. For a more cost effective option, look in the coat section of the thrift store. You can make a ton of things out of an oversized wool trench coat.
Very nicely done! I really like that style of hood, so seeing how to make it is very helpful. You're a great creator, and I look forward to seeing your channel grow more!
I watched this on my break at work. I was completely lost. Lol. Had to go back and watch it again after work. Now that I understand how the pieces are arranged while wearing the hood, I understand how it’s constructed. For those who may be struggling to get this straight in your head: When the finished piece is laid out at the end, you are looking at it in profile from the sternum to the spine. You are seeing the right shoulder, right front, right back and the right side of the head. The face pointing to the right of the screen. The rectangle runs up one shoulder, over the head and down the other shoulder. The squares/diamonds are attached to the rectangle from the bicep to the sternum and back down to the other biceps. One in the front and one in the back. Hope this helped. Now go watch the video again and make one. Grab your ketchup and crunch away my friend.
I saw this video a millennia ago, but I finally had the chance to follow this tutorial today! Super easy to understand, and the resulting hood looks fantastic. Thank you!
Just discovered your channel today, it's been a HUGE inspiration for me. Always thought medieval costumes/outfits would cost me a fortune, but seeing your videos made me realize that these aren't things I have to sell a leg for, I can actually do it myself (which is far cheaper and much more fun!!) It's been a massive motivator :) Love the stuff you do, I'll be sticking around and keeping up with your videos! Thank you so much for your content!
Hi Kramer, I absolutely love your costume videos and had to give you feedback on this one. For a few years now I've been working as a camp leader in RPG and LARP themed summer camps for teenagers. As my specialty there is to teach them how to sew and make LARP costumes, I'm always looking for new beginner-friendly patterns that make for epic-looking costumes. It blew my mind when I first saw this video a year ago and, after testing it out myself, I got to teach it to the teens during the two camps I worked at last summer. Everyone loved it so much that it actually kinda created an army of hooded teenage nerds, and even some of my fellow camp leaders requested I teach them how to make one for themselves. Using a contrasting color or texture for the front square looks great too ! We also gave ruana cloaks a go and they were fantastic as well, those two styles have joined my personal favorites and we'll definitely be making more of them this summer ! Keep up your awesome work ! Greetings from France
Now you just need a teddy bear 🧸 or something to put that tiny hood onto. :P And give it a sword shaped letter opener to add to the look, it's not a mere toy any more.
Thanks for another inspiring video. Can’t wait to get some fabric and go hang out with my mom and her sewing machines for a day while we make several of these. Maybe a nice felted or coat wool for the final piece. Grab your ketchup and crunch away my friend.
I loved this! In fact, I think I'm going to play around with the design a bit, after I finish some crochet projects I've got going right now. I've got a couple of large patterned pashmina scarves that I can see reworking into what would amount to a "modern" Viking hood. Something I would wear over one of my tunics in everyday life, since I love bringing what bits of fantasy and magic I can into the mundane. Thank you for a great explanation! ♥
That's awesome that you wear your tunics and hoods in a modern context. I have worn this viking hood too work (when I lived in the city) and, crude though it is, received many compliments on it. So prepare for that, if you aren't getting kind remarks already ;)
Perfectly timed for me. Been working on a viking cosplay for an upcoming convention. Now once I get done making the chainmail (only 9000 rings to go) i can make a better hood.
@@LivingAnachronism Sort of, based on one online, scaled up, needs tweaking, making from single layer soft cotton, will be used as a sort of nightcap, got my eye on some wool on ebay to turn in to hood from this video or at least bedrool
I made a pale lemon wool with light green cotton lining version a few years ago. I made the wool part first and then the lining, i sewed the lining inside out to the face hole then the mantle edge leaving a hole to turn it right way out. I promptly discovered that doesnt permit it turning right way out and had to split it up one of the front square's seams to make the hood into a tube that would turn right way out. Anyways, if you are lining your hood, try not to make my mistake. But anyways a brief rambling story about costume stuff. As i wandered over to the shop to get milk, without a hat i might add, i realised i have some dark blueish grey wool fabric. I could (at some point when i have some spare time) make a stealthier hood for my (very) loose interpretation of the basic northern ranger kit, which already has a lot of faux field expedient repairs and replacements for hypothetical damaged/lost kit. I havent tested any of it in the field yet, besides making sure it all fits. When the weather gets a bit less cold I'll have to try it all out
Made 3 about a year ago, the first had to small opening for me, for my second I did some thinking and folded a corner on the front as well as making the front square smaller, the opening became HUGE (don't do that), the third was with a folded corner and it's just great and smother against the throat.
I’m going to try this tonight but I’m going to leave the front square off and where it usually meets under the face/at the neck, I’m going to put ties. This way it has an open chest. Hopefully it turns out well enough :)
Love the tutorial. I've been really wanting one since seeing yours, especially since getting my first cloak. Also, have you considered starting a discord or some other community? I really love the idea of having a pace to talk to and share pictures with other people wanting to live anachronistically.
I made one of these a few months back in less than a day on a spontaneous whim, and after I finished, I realised I should've made it double-layered because my fabric was so thin... 😭😂
Make a toile first. Get some dirt cheap non-woven lining material and use that. Make it with large tacking stitches so you can take it apart and make alterations.
i made this hood, and i will be using ideas from this show for my grade four class. any ideas on how to die a karate gi for a base layer? brown is good. i would like to use natural methods from things found in the woods to die the gi
I cut out some pieces of old shirts and stapled them together in this pattern to practice before making my real one. This practice hood doesn't gather at the bottom of my neck and just sort of stretches across my neck and shoulders, giving a very unappealing look. What's the way to alleviate this?
How is this hood suitable for wearing as chaperon folded on the head? I am considering making this, but, if it is not good as a folded chaperon, I would rather choose a more late medieval design.
@Living Anachronism when you talk about the formula is the circumference of the head the circumference measurement around the forehead, or the circumference of the face? I'm trying to adjust the measures for a 4-year-old kid :D
So the gambeson in your Witcher costume vid. Did you make it? Or have it made? And for either answer would you make a vid on how you did it/a link to wherever you had it made?👀 looks damn good 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
I found the size he used in the video to be too small. I looked up a company that makes them, and their S, M, and L are made from 14", 15", and 16" squares, respectively.
How about making sets of medieval/fantasy kit for GIJoe ( Action Man in UK) the size and articluation would work, a bit like the mini manniquins court tailors used to show off styles. When I was younger local womens institute used to make ACtion Man norwegian style knitted jumpers that were like a scale replica, similar concept.
I do and I have! It's been recommended to me to wear the hood over the cloak to better repel water. It pairs great with the ruana, because it is very easy to put on or take off the Ruana without having to take off the hood too. Cloak can go on if needed, and then be removed, to leave the hood for some light protection or warmth, or allow easier movement indoors.
Sewing is a handy skill to have in your pocket. (Also you can sew the pocket to put it in.) Even knowing a basic whip stitch and one other can be very handy and help you produce many different types of projects.
I have...no idea what I just watched. That was really fast-paced and I don't understand how this works.... (Not meant to be rude) Also, when instructing to cut like that (folded over), please instruct people to pin or weight. It folded at the top and a total newb to cutting fabric might not know how badly that can warp the cut. I works for you, but might not for all of your viewers.
Trust the process and just sew. When I first made mine, I'd watched a ton of videos and looked at pictures, but actually having the physical pieces in front of me really helped.
Yep. The diagram is what was messing with me. It took me a couple of watches to realize you're basically just draping a piece of cloth over your head and then filling in the gaps.
2 times What equals 10? If you can find the answer to that question, you have done Algebra. That's Literally all that algebra is. Someone at some point made you think its harder than that, but I promise, that's All it is.
Tip 1: Use some old cloth to try and take measurements, not your fancy wool or linen cloth.
Tip 2: Safety pins are much faster than sewing, use them when you're trying out size of the hood.
And thanks for the video!
I can't emphasize enough the importance of sewing a trial run with expendable material. I have had multiple experiences where I tried something for the first time with the materials intended for the finished product, and made plenty mistakes I wish I had known to look out for.
@@gormauslander There’s a saying.
“Build your first house for your enemy. Build your second house for your friend. Build your third house for yourself.”
Pretty sure this applies here as well. :D
Whoa, my first pinned comment! Nice!
And remember bias cut!! mark the direction on the pattern to keep stretch minimised.....commercial patterns have an arrow...
@@neoaliphant I'm not sure I follow
It was a good idea to do a mini one, didn't take away from the value of the lesson. Great work. Can you do leg wraps next?
this is the first tutorial where i actually understood how these hoods are made; smaller size really helps to explain things
I actually made one of these last week. Funnily enough out of leftover Fabric from my Ruana. The Final scraps are processed into a bag-hat and armwraps as i am writing this.
For anyone trying to make this, you should cut your pieces a bit bigger that you want them to be, so you have a bit of a seam allowance. And you should also hem the edges of the final hood.
If it’s 100% wool it may not need to be hemmed. Although it costs more if you buy it by the yard, the finished look may be worth it. For a more cost effective option, look in the coat section of the thrift store. You can make a ton of things out of an oversized wool trench coat.
Im making one with my extra fabric also! it’s going under my ruana I’m making because it’s easier than a detachable hood!
Very nicely done! I really like that style of hood, so seeing how to make it is very helpful. You're a great creator, and I look forward to seeing your channel grow more!
Thank you, Brother Bingus! (Love your name)
I watched this on my break at work. I was completely lost. Lol. Had to go back and watch it again after work.
Now that I understand how the pieces are arranged while wearing the hood, I understand how it’s constructed.
For those who may be struggling to get this straight in your head:
When the finished piece is laid out at the end, you are looking at it in profile from the sternum to the spine. You are seeing the right shoulder, right front, right back and the right side of the head. The face pointing to the right of the screen. The rectangle runs up one shoulder, over the head and down the other shoulder. The squares/diamonds are attached to the rectangle from the bicep to the sternum and back down to the other biceps. One in the front and one in the back.
Hope this helped. Now go watch the video again and make one.
Grab your ketchup and crunch away my friend.
I saw this video a millennia ago, but I finally had the chance to follow this tutorial today! Super easy to understand, and the resulting hood looks fantastic. Thank you!
Awesome to hear! Glad it was easy to follow!
This was very helpful. I made a tiny one for a 12" doll. Thanks
I had been wondering about the cut of your hood, I like how it falls across the shoulders. Thank you for the tutorial!
Thanks Seb! Your ranger kit looks awesome btw
Just discovered your channel today, it's been a HUGE inspiration for me. Always thought medieval costumes/outfits would cost me a fortune, but seeing your videos made me realize that these aren't things I have to sell a leg for, I can actually do it myself (which is far cheaper and much more fun!!) It's been a massive motivator :) Love the stuff you do, I'll be sticking around and keeping up with your videos! Thank you so much for your content!
Thank you, Hero! Feels great to know I was able to help you out!
Fantastic! I've been feeling very crafty lately myself! Maybe you could do a hose and tunic tutorial as well?
Hi Kramer,
I absolutely love your costume videos and had to give you feedback on this one.
For a few years now I've been working as a camp leader in RPG and LARP themed summer camps for teenagers. As my specialty there is to teach them how to sew and make LARP costumes, I'm always looking for new beginner-friendly patterns that make for epic-looking costumes. It blew my mind when I first saw this video a year ago and, after testing it out myself, I got to teach it to the teens during the two camps I worked at last summer. Everyone loved it so much that it actually kinda created an army of hooded teenage nerds, and even some of my fellow camp leaders requested I teach them how to make one for themselves.
Using a contrasting color or texture for the front square looks great too !
We also gave ruana cloaks a go and they were fantastic as well, those two styles have joined my personal favorites and we'll definitely be making more of them this summer !
Keep up your awesome work !
Greetings from France
This is great. More of this please, much more.
Now you just need a teddy bear 🧸 or something to put that tiny hood onto. :P
And give it a sword shaped letter opener to add to the look, it's not a mere toy any more.
Thanks for another inspiring video.
Can’t wait to get some fabric and go hang out with my mom and her sewing machines for a day while we make several of these. Maybe a nice felted or coat wool for the final piece.
Grab your ketchup and crunch away my friend.
I loved this! In fact, I think I'm going to play around with the design a bit, after I finish some crochet projects I've got going right now. I've got a couple of large patterned pashmina scarves that I can see reworking into what would amount to a "modern" Viking hood. Something I would wear over one of my tunics in everyday life, since I love bringing what bits of fantasy and magic I can into the mundane. Thank you for a great explanation! ♥
That's awesome that you wear your tunics and hoods in a modern context. I have worn this viking hood too work (when I lived in the city) and, crude though it is, received many compliments on it. So prepare for that, if you aren't getting kind remarks already ;)
Thanks for the tutorial. I watched the video, and quickly realized I should just stick to paying a craftsman for one.
Thank you! Thank you! Excellent tutorial. The small size really helps to see the “picture.” Very excellent.
I used this tutorial to make a hood for myself! I'm not entirely done yet, but I'm pretty close and it's coming out well, thank you!!
Ok. This is definitely going to have to be something I do now. Thanks for the tutorial.
Do it!
That was very well explained, good job :) My hood's are both made in almost exactly the same way, in my opinion it's the best pattern for a hood
It's so simple! These are great hoods
@@LivingAnachronism yep :)
a very simple and easy pattern. thanks for sharing this info.
You are one of my top 3 favorite RUclipsrs
Thank you very much!
This came at the right time for me! Thanks for the run-through 😊
Simple but it looks fantastic good job again brother Kramer we take your wisdom with thanks.🖖
Just finished sewing mine! Thank you for the tutorial
This tutorial is AMAZING, so simple and so well explained!
Quick and straight to the point! Thank you sir!
Just a comment for the algorithm
Thank you Robert
Perfectly timed for me. Been working on a viking cosplay for an upcoming convention. Now once I get done making the chainmail (only 9000 rings to go) i can make a better hood.
I love making these! I've made some for myself, but I make a bunch for action figures lol
great video, as always.....just finishing off a medieval arming cap myself.....
Nice! Did You make your own pattern?
@@LivingAnachronism Sort of, based on one online, scaled up, needs tweaking, making from single layer soft cotton, will be used as a sort of nightcap, got my eye on some wool on ebay to turn in to hood from this video or at least bedrool
Nice, I'm not much of a sewing expert but this at least looks simple enough for me to try.
Great job explaining! If you can do this, you can definitely do a shirt!
Old, worn out sheets are great for a mock up!
Best tutorial ever. Thank you.
Very nicely explained!
Glad you think so. While I was filming it, even I got confused haha
Just sewed my first ever costume piece!
(first that I've sewn myself, anyway; I've worn many costumes before lol)
I made a pale lemon wool with light green cotton lining version a few years ago. I made the wool part first and then the lining, i sewed the lining inside out to the face hole then the mantle edge leaving a hole to turn it right way out. I promptly discovered that doesnt permit it turning right way out and had to split it up one of the front square's seams to make the hood into a tube that would turn right way out. Anyways, if you are lining your hood, try not to make my mistake.
But anyways a brief rambling story about costume stuff. As i wandered over to the shop to get milk, without a hat i might add, i realised i have some dark blueish grey wool fabric. I could (at some point when i have some spare time) make a stealthier hood for my (very) loose interpretation of the basic northern ranger kit, which already has a lot of faux field expedient repairs and replacements for hypothetical damaged/lost kit. I havent tested any of it in the field yet, besides making sure it all fits. When the weather gets a bit less cold I'll have to try it all out
Made 3 about a year ago, the first had to small opening for me, for my second I did some thinking and folded a corner on the front as well as making the front square smaller, the opening became HUGE (don't do that), the third was with a folded corner and it's just great and smother against the throat.
i love making these done several of them
Awesome tutorial, thanks man!
I’m going to try this tonight but I’m going to leave the front square off and where it usually meets under the face/at the neck, I’m going to put ties. This way it has an open chest. Hopefully it turns out well enough :)
I would be interested in hearing what you think about wearing this type of clothing.
Pros and cons, how is it when it is warm, cold, raining, etc.
Love the tutorial. I've been really wanting one since seeing yours, especially since getting my first cloak.
Also, have you considered starting a discord or some other community?
I really love the idea of having a pace to talk to and share pictures with other people wanting to live anachronistically.
I am looking into what it would require of me technologically and time wise to set one up and run it, but it is something I am considering.
Loving this channel.
Just made one of these:) its really nice i also included a tail or a point to the back of it
I made one of these a few months back in less than a day on a spontaneous whim, and after I finished, I realised I should've made it double-layered because my fabric was so thin... 😭😂
Nope. I changed my class to a Barbarian and will keep that handle animal ability, thank you very much! Good day. 🤣🤣🤣 Seriously, its a great tutorial.
This is great thank you
Very nice; I'll be using this. Have you ever tried making a gambeson-style hood/gorget? I think it would make a good tutorial video.
This is awesome! can't wait to try it myself \m/
Very cool
Make a toile first. Get some dirt cheap non-woven lining material and use that. Make it with large tacking stitches so you can take it apart and make alterations.
Awesome, love to see it
That actually seems so simple, thank you.
Have you considered making a Discord server?
Considering it, never run one before so I have a lot of research to do!
@@LivingAnachronism I run a few now, let me know if you'd like help.
Next time use a cutting mat. Rular. And rotary cutter to get straight edge squares. Looks great, though. It would just be less fuss.
i made this hood, and i will be using ideas from this show for my grade four class. any ideas on how to die a karate gi for a base layer? brown is good. i would like to use natural methods from things found in the woods to die the gi
I was lucky. My first one was perfect.
The only reason I made more was to have some to sell at my stall.
I cut out some pieces of old shirts and stapled them together in this pattern to practice before making my real one.
This practice hood doesn't gather at the bottom of my neck and just sort of stretches across my neck and shoulders, giving a very unappealing look. What's the way to alleviate this?
Skjoldehamn is my favorite...but im abit bias.
How is this hood suitable for wearing as chaperon folded on the head? I am considering making this, but, if it is not good as a folded chaperon, I would rather choose a more late medieval design.
Thx, works with fursuits too :P
any way to add a liripipe or that long tail thing coming from the back of the hood?
@Living Anachronism when you talk about the formula is the circumference of the head the circumference measurement around the forehead, or the circumference of the face? I'm trying to adjust the measures for a 4-year-old kid :D
Love you!
Absolutnie genialne
What a palaver
what kind of fabric did you use wool is expensive atleast where i live
So the gambeson in your Witcher costume vid. Did you make it? Or have it made? And for either answer would you make a vid on how you did it/a link to wherever you had it made?👀 looks damn good 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
It was made by a family member, I can't do a tutorial on it. I'm working on some solutions for people that are looking for a similar Gambeson 🙂
FYI Skill Tree is promoting your video 😀
Awesome! Haven't seen the promo, but I really like their stuff
Making a Viking 'era' Sami hood
I found the size he used in the video to be too small. I looked up a company that makes them, and their S, M, and L are made from 14", 15", and 16" squares, respectively.
How about making sets of medieval/fantasy kit for GIJoe ( Action Man in UK) the size and articluation would work, a bit like the mini manniquins court tailors used to show off styles. When I was younger local womens institute used to make ACtion Man norwegian style knitted jumpers that were like a scale replica, similar concept.
I have enough projects on my hand for myself haha! Also hand sewing that small is very tedious, I've found. I'd much rather sew a big hood any day ;)
I wonder if that little mini version you made would fit my BJD (ball jointed doll). XD
I made it for a little bear I have
Lol i went to follow this guide thinking this guy was a average height but eight inches on the front square.... yeah he a small lad
Do you wear this hood with your ruatha cloak? Would it be appropriate?
I do and I have! It's been recommended to me to wear the hood over the cloak to better repel water. It pairs great with the ruana, because it is very easy to put on or take off the Ruana without having to take off the hood too. Cloak can go on if needed, and then be removed, to leave the hood for some light protection or warmth, or allow easier movement indoors.
❤
Okay, thats pretty neat. Just need some fabric... and learn how to sew.
Sewing is a handy skill to have in your pocket. (Also you can sew the pocket to put it in.) Even knowing a basic whip stitch and one other can be very handy and help you produce many different types of projects.
What sort of fabric do you recommend?
Wool. Army surplus blankets are a good source.
@@LivingAnachronism 👌
I have...no idea what I just watched. That was really fast-paced and I don't understand how this works....
(Not meant to be rude)
Also, when instructing to cut like that (folded over), please instruct people to pin or weight. It folded at the top and a total newb to cutting fabric might not know how badly that can warp the cut. I works for you, but might not for all of your viewers.
Lol. Had to watch it twice myself. But, once I got the orientation of the hood right in my head, it was much easier to follow.
Noted (and no offense taken, thank you for being honest)
Why did you cut your hair?
I didn't it's just up so I could see while sewing
Tried this, and my hood made me look like a Catholic nun. What am I doing wrong?
i watched this and was like what i made you out of leather....
What you made me? You made me something?
I understood nothing 😄 but I shall try to make a tiny one for my dog
Trust the process and just sew. When I first made mine, I'd watched a ton of videos and looked at pictures, but actually having the physical pieces in front of me really helped.
Lol says "easy to make", then leads with algebra.... I appreciate your craftsmanship, but I'm an artist...lol numbers don't agree with me 😂😂
Yep. The diagram is what was messing with me. It took me a couple of watches to realize you're basically just draping a piece of cloth over your head and then filling in the gaps.
What kind of artist then? I am an Artist and I use numbers and math all the time
2 times What equals 10?
If you can find the answer to that question, you have done Algebra. That's Literally all that algebra is.
Someone at some point made you think its harder than that, but I promise, that's All it is.
Cloth napkins and placemats... Hear me out...
I saw your IG post, it looks great! Really clever idea
@@LivingAnachronism Little bit more in the /r/bicolline subreddit.