05-12-2009, 04:58 PM
I apparently accidently opened another thread... I could not figure out what happened to my post so I reposted it here.
However on that thread I later got much help. The gist of the answer, thanks to peter raftos and others, is that this picture is wrong. The cloak is like a semi hexagon (instead of semi circle) so the front edge and tabalions are on the long side. I Tried it and it works great!
Thanks to all.
-Rick
However on that thread I later got much help. The gist of the answer, thanks to peter raftos and others, is that this picture is wrong. The cloak is like a semi hexagon (instead of semi circle) so the front edge and tabalions are on the long side. I Tried it and it works great!
Thanks to all.
-Rick
Quote:http://www.gryph. com/byzantine/ cloaks.htm
shows a trapeziod cloak - anyone have experience with this design?
I am having some trouble executing this. An obvious requirement is that it be large enough at the shoulder/upper chest to entirely wrap around the body with a few inches spare... lets say 58 inches to accomidate a 43 chest plus the arms. with the trapazoid closing in at a uniform angle, that unfortunatly means that at the neck I have perhaps 45 inches...so there is a huge excess of cloth around the neck. The period pictures show a rather loose arangement with the fibula on the right shoulder - seems to me I can achieve that loose look and still have an extra 12 inches I don't know what to do with. I tried to fold it in and pin it well inside, but this came out bulky and messy... the folded in parts would unfold and flap out.
-Rick
Rick Orli
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