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Make a Wizard's Cloak - Harry Potter Accessories

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Hogwarts Uniform - Black Cloak and Robes

 

Harry buys his first-year uniform from Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions. As a first-year, Harry has to have three sets of plain black work robes and a black winter cloak with silver fastenings. He also needs a black pointed hat and protective gloves.

For Christmas, Harry receives a special gift when Professor Dumbledore passes on Harry's father's Invisibility Cloak.

Here's an excuse to put your creative craft skills to use. Make a cool Harry Potter cloak...

(Photograph credit: Loretta Humble)

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Make a Harry Potter cloak 

Use a piece of black sheeting and an equal sized sheet of the house-colour you wish to make the cloak for - red for Gryffindor; gold/yellow for Hufflepuff; blue for Ravenclaw; green for Slytherin.

Sew three sides together inside out.

To make it quicker and easier to sew the final side, turn the right way out and sew the final side and glue or sew a black or matching coloured ribbon folded over the raw edge to hide it. This is the bottom edge.

Optional hood:

Sew two smaller squares of black and coloured fabric together.

Fold in half with the colour outside, and sew across the top.

Glue matching ribbon over the seam to hide it as this will show when the hood is down.

Glue or sew black ribbon around the outer raw edge of the hood to neaten it.

Attach the hood to the cloak and arrange so that the cloak has some slack at the shoulders.

Finishing off:

Sew four or five buttons down the front of the chest area and sew a corresponding loop of ribbon on the other side.

Glue or sew the appropriate house badge on the left side of the chest.

See the instructions here for all the Harry Potter accessories.

The image seen here is the fibre-optic cloak from Costume Craze.

Have you got your copy of Deathly Hallows? 

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)

How does the story end?!

Amazon have guaranteed their price for Deathly Hallows - if the price goes down after you order, you get the cheaper price. If it goes up, you still get the cheaper price.

Amazon Price: $20.99 (as of 07/25/2008)

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Harry Potter and Me - Part 5 (ends) 

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Get your own Harry Potter stuff 

Gryffindor Cloak from Costume Craze
Hooded satin-lined velvet cloak in Gryffindor colours with embroidered emblem. Official licenced merchandise.
Slytherin Cloak from Costume Craze
Hooded cloak in black and green Slytherin colours with embroidered emblem. Official licenced merchandise.
Hogwarts cloak from Costume Craze
Hooded cloak with battery-operated fibre-optic effects. Official licenced merchandise.
Gryffindor Quidditch robes from Costume Craze
Hooded crimson Quidditch robes with Gryffindor emblem. Officially licensed product.
Harry Potter hats from The Village Hat Shop
Get your very own Sorting Hat! Or how about Professor McGonagall's or Professor Dumbledore's hat?

Make more Harry Potter accessories 

...and other cool stuff...

If you sew, you can easily make cloaks and tunics, knitters can make scarves or knitted tunics, embroiderers can have great fun with the Hogwarts house badges, and if you enjoy crafts you can make hats, wands, broomsticks, and even a "mad eye".
Harry Potter accessories
Instructions for making all the Harry Potter accessories. Or go through the lenses one by one below.
Part 1: Make a wizard's wand
Part 1 of this lens on making Harry Potter accessories.
Part 2: Make a flying broomstick
Part 2 of this lens on making Harry Potter accessories.
Part 3: Make Mad-Eye Moody's mad eye
Part 3 of this lens on making Harry Potter accessories.
Part 4: Make Hogwarts house badges
Part 4 of this lens on making Harry Potter accessories.
Part 5: Make a wizard's cloak
You're on Part 5.
Part 6: Make Hogwarts house tunics
Part 6 of this lens on making Harry Potter accessories.
Part 7: Make Hogwarts house scarves
Part 7 of this lens on making Harry Potter accessories.
Make witches' and wizards' hats
Instructions for making witches' and wizards' hats to wear or miniature ones to use as candy holders.
Make a Zathura-inspired boardgame
Make a Zathura-inspired boardgame of your own - cooler than the movie!

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Catch up on the Harry Potter movies 

Rent Harry Potter at Intelliflix
Rent the first four Harry Potter movies at Intelliflix - shipment is free, plus you can rent as many movies as you like and keep them as long as you want!
Harry Potter Years 1-4 DVD
Or buy the Harry Potter Years 1-4 DVD from Amazon.
Includes Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire.

Collect the Harry Potter books! 

Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-6)

Amazon Price: $35.87 (as of 07/25/2008)

Harry Potter Hardcover Box Set (Books 1-6)

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Tell us about the Harry Potter accessories you've made! 

EelKat

I just made a new group, for CosPlay-Anime-Manga type lenses. Sending along an invitation to come join it! http://www.squidoo.com/groups/CosPlay

Posted March 29, 2008

Tiddledeewinks

I like the cape! Nice job.

Posted February 03, 2008

Music-Resource

Hi Daoine, Wonderful HP Cloak lens. I used to love to design my own varied Halloween costumes. This lens brings back the memories. Thanx :) ~Music Resource~

Posted January 21, 2008

EelKat

Great lens. 5*s. I make capes and robes of pana velvet. Glad to see others doing this too! I've got a HP group you can join if you like:
http://www.squidoo.com/groups/S-Snape-Lovers-A-Nonny-Mouse

Posted August 18, 2007

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