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)
Before the Final Movie...
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Make a Harry Potter Robe
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, unfortunately, a discontinued costume cloak. You can still see some detail of this cloak here if you wish to try and copy it. You can view or purchase an updated version here.
Get your own Harry Potter stuff
- Gryffindor Robes from Costume Craze
- Hooded satin-lined velvet cloak in Gryffindor colours with embroidered emblem. Official licenced merchandise.
- Slytherin Robes from Costume Craze
- Hooded cloak in black and green Slytherin colours with embroidered emblem. Official licenced merchandise.
- Gryffindor Quidditch Robes from Costume Craze
- Hooded crimson Quidditch robes with Gryffindor emblem. Officially licensed product.
Make more Harry Potter accessories
...and other cool stuff...
- 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!
Cloaks or jeans in the next movie?
Harry Potter on auction
Collect the Harry Potter books!
The Tales of Beadle the Bard
JK Rowling
The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Collector's Edition (Offered Exclusively by Amazon)
Amazon Price: $250.00 (as of 05/30/2012)
The Standard Edition features all five fairy tales from the original The Tales of Beedle the Bard , a new introduction by J.K. Rowling, illustrations reproduced from the original handcrafted book, and commentary on each of the tales by Professor Albus Dumbledore.
The Collector's Edition is exclusive to Amazon. The cover design resembles the handcrafted original, bought by Amazon at auction. The book is contained in a special box that looks like a Hogwart's wizarding textbook. The Collector's Edition includes a reproduction of J.K. Rowling's handwritten introduction, as well as 10 additional illustrations not found in the Standard Edition. Your copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard is contained in the book box, inside a velvet bag embroidered with J.K. Rowling's signature. The book is designed with a metal skull, metal corners and clasp, replica gemstones, and emerald ribbon.
Get More Harry Potter!
- PotterMore
- J.K. Rowling presents Pottermore: a unique and free-to-use website which builds an exciting online experience around the reading of the Harry Potter books
Tell us about the Harry Potter accessories you've made!
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HarryPotters Aug 1, 2010 @ 10:54 am | delete
- Wow! what a great lens, very helpful and informative. I like it and favorited.
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EelKat Mar 29, 2008 @ 9:47 pm | delete
- 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
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Tiddledeewinks
Feb 3, 2008 @ 3:25 pm | delete
- I like the cape! Nice job.
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Music-Resource
Jan 21, 2008 @ 9:26 pm | delete
- 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~
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- 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
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