>>2124618Good news: cloaks are relatively easy to DIY (in the greater scheme of making garments)
Bad news: They're annoyingly expensive because of both the cost and amount of fabric
For example, here's a commercially-available cloak pattern:
https://www.simplicity.com/simplicity-storefront-catalog/patterns/costumes/simplicity-pattern-5794-misses-capes/The bare minimum amount of fabric you can get away with using here (for the smallest size, an XS) is 5.5 yards of fabric (and that's with 60" wide fabric). After some quick googling (because wool is really not my area of expertise) it looks like you should expect to spend at least $20-$30 USD/yd for decent fabric.
So, you're looking at $110-$165 just in fabric costs...if you're a small girl. Personally, I'd be making a size L from that pattern, so I could be looking at over $200, depending on the exact fabric I went with. Oh, and that's just the outer fabric. Wool isn't exactly comfortable, so you're also gonna need an equal amount of lining fabric. Cha-ching. And then when you factor in the value of your time........
tldr: find someone who sells stuff to renn faire nerds, make sure they're willing to use decent quality materials if you're willing to pay for them, and then throw a bunch of money at them. this post has raised my blood pressure too much.
