Sami poncho on Bruce Parry's Arctic

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bilmo-p5

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Any patterns out there?
I fancy a nice felted wool one would be a cracking bit of kit!

Going by the picture in Fjallraven's site;

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the pattern posted by Toddy for Cloak no.1

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in this thread

might come close.
 

forestwalker

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Thats about 265 Euro. Are they sick? Or maybe it will be the next big thing for the fashion conscious outdoor lemming.

They are Fjällräven. They don't have to have sane prices.

My Forester trousers were my last attempt at their kit, and I'm not happy. Probably won't buy any more of their kit. Shoddy, expensive and over-enginered. Used to be good stuff, though.
 
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Here is a picture of a traditional version...
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This shot was taken from the Norwegian movie 'Kautokeino-opprøret' (The Kautokeino Rebellion) which is worth a look if you have even a passing interest in Sámi craft and culture.

It is probably a very practical garment for people who live and work in the snow and who need ready access to the gear and equipment that hangs from their belts.

:)
 
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John Fenna

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Here is a picture of a traditional version...
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This shot was taken from the Norwegian movie 'Kautokeino-opprøret' (The Kautokeino Rebellion) which is worth a look if you have even a passing interest in Sámi craft and culture.

It is probably a very practical garment for people who live and work in the snow and who need ready access to the gear and equipment that hangs from their belts.

:)

You would not have a shot of the back of the garment would you?
I think I could figure out a pattern if I could see that....:)
 

Ogri the trog

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Now its starting to make a lot more sense. I can see the practicality of a short, snow & rain shedding cape to be worn over your normal outer layers. However the offering form Fjellraven looks to be a fitted poncho that would entirely "not" work!

Thanks

Ogri the trog
 

Wayland

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Now its starting to make a lot more sense. I can see the practicality of a short, snow & rain shedding cape to be worn over your normal outer layers. However the offering form Fjellraven looks to be a fitted poncho that would entirely "not" work!

Thanks

Ogri the trog

Yes, I was thinking of using a waxed cotton shell over a wool base to give it a bit of weight.

With most wool or canvas kit, if you can stop it soaking in over the shoulders, the material resists water well enough otherwise.
 

forestwalker

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Yes, I was thinking of using a waxed cotton shell over a wool base to give it a bit of weight.

With most wool or canvas kit, if you can stop it soaking in over the shoulders, the material resists water well enough otherwise.

I wonder if a "yoke" in waxed cotton would work? The upper parts of the hood-side pieces, and a plain good vadmal for the rest (not full weight blanket material, that would be too heavy). Or a tweed?
 
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'fraid I cant get these to work for me....

Ah! the direct link has also stopped working for me but the video still loads and plays on this page (the video may take a while to load up)...

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Maybe you do not have the appropriate plugin or something. Still you probably have enough material to work from now. :)
 

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Shewie

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Received mine from 'The Sporting Lodge' last week quite impressed with it so far, just need to light the camp fire now.
No association with the sporting lodge, just a happy customer.

Cheers for the heads up, I've been waiting for these

A bit pricier than I was expecting but I'm still interested

Any chance of a review or some close up piccies at some point?
 

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