tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073676522728191934.post6816775098259709063..comments2023-12-12T00:39:09.145-08:00Comments on Confessions of a Seamstress: Ruby/Red's Cloak from Once Upon a TimeElizabeth Amy Hajekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01190748325255565418noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073676522728191934.post-41676939172271200442019-05-22T10:14:55.663-07:002019-05-22T10:14:55.663-07:00It's very close to a half circle, but not quit...It's very close to a half circle, but not quite. The shoulders are rounded out to provide a smooth drape. Refer to the 4th picture for example. :)Elizabeth Amy Hajekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01190748325255565418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073676522728191934.post-57295009906256884432019-04-25T13:21:11.218-07:002019-04-25T13:21:11.218-07:00Elizabeth can you confirm that the construction is...Elizabeth can you confirm that the construction is basically the same as a circle skirt only using the neckline for the waist instead? It looks like a multi paneled circle. Skuttle06https://www.blogger.com/profile/01312897744829054825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073676522728191934.post-67903815024236895432018-09-16T18:23:39.894-07:002018-09-16T18:23:39.894-07:00Oh, and thank you for your kind words and understa...Oh, and thank you for your kind words and understanding, Ellen! They are much appreciated. :)Elizabeth Amy Hajekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01190748325255565418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073676522728191934.post-22419266948483148692018-09-16T18:22:30.541-07:002018-09-16T18:22:30.541-07:00Ellen, the problem is that there isn't a patte...Ellen, the problem is that there isn't a pattern. I tried writing up the steps when I was outsourcing some of the work and no matter how clear I tried to make my diagrams and notes, people were still not getting the steps clearly. I'm worried that if I put those (very rough) notes online, I'll just get questions in perpetuity which I don't really have the time to answer. I've Elizabeth Amy Hajekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01190748325255565418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073676522728191934.post-63041728624780178752018-09-15T09:35:45.964-07:002018-09-15T09:35:45.964-07:00I’m so sorry, some people just don’t understand pa...I’m so sorry, some people just don’t understand pain!<br />Would you be willing to share the pattern? I could make my own and maybe others could too. <br />Praying for you and your new bundle of joy!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019167525999425811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073676522728191934.post-74878610115038658672018-09-12T13:55:31.741-07:002018-09-12T13:55:31.741-07:00Hannah, I'm sorry but I honestly cannot. On to...Hannah, I'm sorry but I honestly cannot. On top of the chronic pain, I'm currently in the first trimester of a pregnancy with debilitating morning sickness. However there are MANY seamstresses out there who do custom commissions, and you can send them the link to this post to get inspiration and direction. Elizabeth Amy Hajekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01190748325255565418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073676522728191934.post-4375005956431994202018-09-01T18:45:57.279-07:002018-09-01T18:45:57.279-07:00So are you really not willing to make another one?...So are you really not willing to make another one? I’ve been searching for this cloak for years. Pleeeease tell me you would make a replica if I commissioned one. I’m willing and able to do so. I’m fighting liver failure and wanted to do something special this Halloween since I never get out. Please oh please tell me you can do this.Hannah Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656209905154923326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073676522728191934.post-31736459805118007692018-06-14T22:41:13.078-07:002018-06-14T22:41:13.078-07:00Hello Elizabeth! Praying this finds you pain free...Hello Elizabeth! Praying this finds you pain free. I as well have fibromyalgia. I am trying to become a quilter, but, the progress is slow. I would love to be able to copy your red cloak, the problem, I can’t find the right pattern. If you ever get enough energy, could you please pass along any suggestions. <br />I will be praying for you. Thanks for passing along your information!<br />MrswaveAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019167525999425811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073676522728191934.post-77704429536552901682017-11-12T03:50:41.034-08:002017-11-12T03:50:41.034-08:00Hi! I was wondering if you’d be willing to share y...Hi! I was wondering if you’d be willing to share your pattern? My mother is a wonderful seamstress and I has agreed to make this for me for Christmas (I’m such a HUGE OUaT fan!!) I’d really appreciate it! I hope you’re able to find something to ease your fibromyalgia pain. <br />Mkrucker80@gmail.commkrucker80https://www.blogger.com/profile/01138341535927961061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073676522728191934.post-14779749516935161462017-08-04T19:56:07.621-07:002017-08-04T19:56:07.621-07:00Hi there, I was hoping you might be willing to sha...Hi there, I was hoping you might be willing to share your patten so I might have a reputable seamstress do the commission for me. I'm very sorry about your ailments preventing you from creating. Very devastating that someone with so much talent can't do what they're capable of. I have been dying for this cloak and when I originally found the post I was 18 and broke beyond belief. I Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05309626227204300051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073676522728191934.post-55863628872436201392017-06-15T10:34:35.421-07:002017-06-15T10:34:35.421-07:00Hello. I was wonder if you could email me the patt...Hello. I was wonder if you could email me the patter for the cloak? thebibliophile2003@gmail.com I love Once Upon A Time, and have been searching for sometime for Ruby's cloak. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15768467699848557004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073676522728191934.post-36447011340785123782017-06-12T23:01:40.410-07:002017-06-12T23:01:40.410-07:00Hi, I absolutely am in love with this cloak, ruby ...Hi, I absolutely am in love with this cloak, ruby has always been my favorite on the show, and I've always have wanted to be her for Halloween however I am a boy so I can't really wear her dress and everything but I have been looking for the perfect cloak, and your ruffled cloak is by far the best I have ever seen, now I know you don't do commissions any more and I'm not asking Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10430371243332684039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073676522728191934.post-6586736605740171122017-01-02T20:36:34.155-08:002017-01-02T20:36:34.155-08:00Hi Elizabeth, That is so beautiful cloak. Would yo...Hi Elizabeth, That is so beautiful cloak. Would you share the pattern with me, please? Or even tell how many pieces did you make it from? I'm trying to make wool cloak to my self for the cold winter and saw your amazing cloak that I fell love with. I would be so grateful to you if you could share your pattern.<br />Here is my email magia(at)rock.comMy Natural Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06156035010762073427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073676522728191934.post-20652727006440521472016-08-10T09:13:26.138-07:002016-08-10T09:13:26.138-07:00hello , thise is the most beautyfull cloak i have ...hello , thise is the most beautyfull cloak i have ever seen , i am not asking you to make one but my problem is i llive in the netherlands and this fabric site i think is only shipping to u.s , so my question is do they sell to the netherlands and if not do you know a site whith this fabric that ships worldwide ? thanks p.s can you share your pattern whith me becouse your cloak rock ! many redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740045977710821516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073676522728191934.post-40959313578184460242016-08-02T19:42:02.239-07:002016-08-02T19:42:02.239-07:00my email is k.g.mondore@clasnet.sunyocc.edumy email is k.g.mondore@clasnet.sunyocc.eduAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780908902845585865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073676522728191934.post-1133202986074021772016-08-02T19:40:45.360-07:002016-08-02T19:40:45.360-07:00I am so sorry to hear this. You are so talented, a...I am so sorry to hear this. You are so talented, and nobody deserves to go through that. I have been looking for someone to make me this exact cloak, for a wile now. I have the fabric, thanks to your link!=) However I am absolutely terrified that they will not be able to make it as well as you have done in the past. I want the un-repaired version. And I would need it by October 6th. Iwas hoping Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780908902845585865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073676522728191934.post-20349386651199981202016-07-17T06:31:30.068-07:002016-07-17T06:31:30.068-07:00Would you care to let me know where you got the pa...Would you care to let me know where you got the pattern for the cloak (with hood) at? My grandmother is really good at sewing and I'm going to try and get her to make this for me. Also what kind of fabric did you line this with and will it be good and warm to wear around outside in the middle of winter? Thank you!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01794220193508940076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073676522728191934.post-59609469546361959712016-04-09T20:17:33.133-07:002016-04-09T20:17:33.133-07:00William,
No, not only will I likely never make on...William,<br /><br />No, not only will I likely never make one again, but my fibromyalgia has kept me from doing hardly any sewing for 8 months now. I'm hoping to publish some sewing guides at some point to help people who want to make their own, but I will not be recreating them myself.Elizabeth Amy Hajekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01190748325255565418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073676522728191934.post-52796395236421198862016-04-08T22:44:59.885-07:002016-04-08T22:44:59.885-07:00I saw your post saying that you no longer make the...I saw your post saying that you no longer make them, Idk how long ago that was so I thought maybe I would push my luck and see if you could maybe :3 I want to get one for my love, wlawther18@gmail.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13760771989351532673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073676522728191934.post-11622420331981822172015-04-09T14:43:46.413-07:002015-04-09T14:43:46.413-07:00Im sure you have many requests i just would like t...Im sure you have many requests i just would like to know how i could put an order for this red cloak in for myself? I understand it will be pricy and take a whike so i just really want to get my order in as soon as possible. I dont know how i found this so im leaving my email and i hope to hear from you <br /><br />Tristatammik@yahoo.com thank you for your timeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073676522728191934.post-91909755992534781532014-09-10T08:04:58.737-07:002014-09-10T08:04:58.737-07:00Sarah, you need to submit a cost query. Thanks. :)...Sarah, you need to submit a cost query. Thanks. :)Elizabeth Amy Hajekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01190748325255565418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073676522728191934.post-42454954596269348522014-09-09T19:46:38.042-07:002014-09-09T19:46:38.042-07:00Hey, I am wondering how much one of these would co...Hey, I am wondering how much one of these would cost if you make it for someone 5'7? I am really looking for this exact cloak for my ruby red cloak- halloween costume. I put off being ruby red for halloween last year as I could not find a cloak. I ended up being Rosie the Riveter instead *still fun* but I am wondering the cost of this? and how fast you could ship it to BC, Canada. MY email isSarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073676522728191934.post-75492675167146535622014-08-11T15:43:05.625-07:002014-08-11T15:43:05.625-07:00I love this cloak. If you were to sell that exact ...I love this cloak. If you were to sell that exact one how much would it cost?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073676522728191934.post-46424328224051720532014-08-07T05:11:27.355-07:002014-08-07T05:11:27.355-07:00Bonjour,je voulais savoir si vous vendez vos creat...Bonjour,je voulais savoir si vous vendez vos creations parce que je voudrais bien acheter votre robe ou une autre de once upon je recherchais un identique et c'est la seul que j'ai trouvé. J'adore once upon a time et votre création aussi alors s'il vous plait aidez moi a en confectionner une. Merci beaucoup pour cette photo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073676522728191934.post-49387910419594581422014-04-30T11:55:34.101-07:002014-04-30T11:55:34.101-07:00I will create a replica for you if you commission ...I will create a replica for you if you commission one. check out this page to see how it all works: http://seamstressconfessions.blogspot.com/p/commission-costume.htmlElizabeth Amy Hajekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01190748325255565418noreply@blogger.com