How Much Material Do You Need To Make An Inverness Cape?

[pinstripe]

I am a tall 6.3" man who would like an Inverness cape that goes down to my ankles. Can someone give me a rough idea how much material I would need to supply for one to be made that size please?

[1ozzy]

https://www.wikihow-fun.com/Construct-an-Inverness-Cape/Cloak

[1ozzy]

http://www.ehow.com/how_5429199_construct-inverness-capecloak.html

Just in case the first link was too tricky.

[barry1010]

It won't be an Inverness cape if it reaches your ankles, it should be 18" from the ground.
The amount of material very much depends on your build, too, a portly gent will need a bigger cape than a slim one.

It won't be cheap, have you considered buying a top quality vintage one on the likes of eBay? If looked after they should last a lifetime

[rowanwitch]

Check with whoever is making it, all the patterns I can find only go to midcalf and need 6 metres of 60 inches wide fabric, considering your height you should be able to cut it corrupt length from 8 metres, but a large pattern tweed you may need as much as 9½ for pattern matching., You will also need the same in lining fabric plus about 2 metres of interfacing.

[Redhelen72]

There is a seller on Etsy have a look there.

[rowanwitch]

Corrupt!! Full length. You will be paying around £200 for fabric and maybe double that for making it. Is it for wearing and working. Or Goth costume, if it's a goth thing cheaper to buy from a specialist store.