Finishing Samantha's Winter Cloak and Hat // American Girl Cosplay

This week, I'm finishing Samantha's winter ensemble by adding the collar, capelet, and closures, and I'm making a faux fur hat to match. This is a tam-style hat, which I'm drafting from scratch, which was a fun challenge.
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[@CandycaneLane999]

Perfection!!! I am 100% sure the staff at Joanne's would LOVE to see you come in and shop with your cloak on

[@fawntheresa5338]

This is precious, I love it! I'm glad it's cold enough there to wear it 💜

[@karengoldie6801]

This turned out adorable! The wool gaiters made the outfit. So cute,

[@firecracker3911]

Samantha is my favorite!!

[@MizzMaree7]

I love that you used the kitchen wares to find the right circle. Hilarious!

[@EnjoyingLifeMelanie]

Love the cape. Beautiful. Spats and hat and puff are wonderful extras.

[@elizabethlee3429]

I love the way the whole outfit came together. Congrats on twinning with Samantha. :) The tam looked good and you successfully wore it. I can do the cloche style, but not much else. *sigh*

[@brbz369]

The cape and hat both turned out perfectly! Congrats on another job well done! And I was happy to see Lion scamper across the bottom of the screen when you showed off your outfit! He looks like he's healing well!

[@denisebennett3144]

You look as adorable as your lovely doll. Congratulations on a beautiful cloak.

[@nataliestanchevski4628]

I've literally never seen anyone look good in a tam lol. That being said, I am currently knitting my second tam. I guess I'm a masochist. Great job on the cosplay!

[@victoriawu6551]

It turned out so amazing! You really brought it to life.

[@michellecornum5856]

This is so marvelous. BRAVO!!!!! Brake a leg!

[@kirstinmarchand3687]

How lovely! It looks cozy and warm!

[@kirabowie]

It's came out sooo PRETTY! I LOVE it!! :D And you & Samantha look sooo cute together! :D

[@marynimocks6791]

I have some of those plates from the 30s! Small world! Very cute project. 🌺

[@AngelavengerL]

I just love at the end when you show off the outfit while holding Samantha in hers. So cool and satisfying! Really that is a gorgeous cloak that i hope you get lots of practical use out of it too during the winter time.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you!

[@marytaddei4957]

Looks great you did a wonderful job as usual!!! Can’t wait for the next one

[@roxiepoe9586]

I think that the pom-pom does for the hat what earrings do for a look. It is okay without it. But with it, so cute! You look charming in the set.

[@lesleyharris525]

So cute,love the variety of clothes you make.💖

[@FantasticalFolliesCostuming]

Yes! So much fun! My parents bought me Kirsten's summer dress when I was a kid...pretty sure that's what started the historical sickness 🤣 look forward to seeing the other looks you do!

[@CM-xn6xc]

You are very cute in your cape and tam; it turned out very well.

[@Elemiriel]

OK STOOOOOOP you are too adorable!!

[@robintheparttimesewer6798]

Everything turned out beautifully!! Such a lovely project!!

[@andreawortley8760]

Love your channel. Thank you.

[@jacquelinebates5650]

Love this project!!!

[@teddy-3765]

Well that was fun.

[@ladyjusticesusan]

Adorable!!!!

[@trudicole3520]

Great job it all looks terrific

[@lizzajoy]

I love this SO much! I have Samantha also, and recently renewed my love for her when I got my niece an American Girl doll for her 10th birthday. Even as a child, I would never have fit into the human-size clothes they offered when I got my doll, so seeing you as an adult with her fashion really warms my heart ❤️. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

I have another American Girl project coming in a couple weeks! ☺️

[@lizzajoy]

@@LadyRebeccaFashions 😍🤩😍🤩😍🤩😍🤩

[@rachelway8913]

Fantastic job! 👍🏼

[@kuroneko5390]

If you want an other style of circular hat you can try out a balloon hat or a typical barrette thats made out of two circles. I don't really sew much but i make hat's for my dolls and I mostly crochet hat's but the basic shapes are more or less the same.

[@KenZchameleon]

This is fantastic!

[@brendaholmes72]

love it... so cute!

[@hattyburrow716]

Excellent

[@sutarikun]

This came out so gorgeous! It's such a beautiful match to Samantha's!

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you! ♥️

[@kray3883]

Take the top clasp off and put it at the bottom, just use the ribbon at the top and you can make it as tight or loose as you want...the clasp is behind the ribbon anyway.

[@saraa3418]

You are living my 10 year old self's dream! BTW, my kids say your check dress is "the Samantha" dress. You just need the sash, lol.

[@costumingelle]

"This is called 'How to Train your Dragon' bowl size." Laughed so hard. Cause I do that too. Oh this looks the right size *grabs plate*

[@joletapetty6706]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels weird in a beret hat! I think it would have looked less weird if the band was a circle, I think the weird poofing you don't like comes from too much fabric being gathered by the elastic, if that makes sense? But if the band were a circle with the inner circle big enough to fit loosely on your head before sewing, once that's sewn it would be big enough to just cinch in a little with the elastic and poof the perfect amount.

[@historicallyfashioned]

Aaaaahhhh! Turned out so good! I adore the tam on you. Very cute!

[@catherinealekseyenko9317]

came across very similar fabric and could not resist buying it and making a similar cloak. still working on it, and it will have a hood, but definitely inspired by your videos and having an easier time figuring it out after you explained everything

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Good luck on your project! I'm glad these videos were helpful!

[@annbrookens945]

It came out so cute!!! And I LOVE the gaiters. Why are they not a thing? I had a muff when I was 5 and loved using it although I haven't thought of it in years. It was a truly great accessory!

[@Siansonea]

I think this is a pretty 'wearable' garment. Anyone who doesn't know anything about American Girl wouldn't think it was anything but a nice wool cloak with a sort of classic styling. I do think you should add one more clasp to the bottom, like you talked about.

[@annbrookens945]

I agree! There should be a clasp at the waist.

[@bhavens9149]

looks absolutely perfect!

[@mirimiriela480]

Aaaahhhh the montage at the end is EVERYTHING!!! This is so cool!!! Omg yes do Felicity!!! I had Felicity and Samantha as a kid, in case you couldn't tell XD

[@nurmaybooba]

lovely. My mother made my baby doll and me matching nighgowns all the time....this outfit looks so nice on you.

[@mrs.knecro7044]

Useful and pretty! I also am bad at wearing hats. Baseball cap is about it for me partly because my hair is almost always in a ponytail

[@greymouseher]

My grandmother taught me to make beret/tam hats by making two identical circles of the size I want the hat to be, then cut a circle from the center of the one I want to be the bottom so it my head size plus enough to gather up. Then just sew the perimeter (same for the lining) and make a channel for the elastic. This avoids the whole squidging around of a straight band to a circle.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

I think that's the difference between a beret (what you're describing) and a tam, though, right?

[@greymouseher]

No, i believe a tam is a regional type of beret and the only difference is a tam has a pompom on top and then way they are positioned on the head is slightly different. Construction is the same otherwise

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

@@greymouseher oh interesting - I thought the band bottom vs circle bottom meant it was two different types of hats.

[@TealCheetah]

What about moving the top clasp down to the waist, and just doing the top with the ribbon? And that way you can have it looser around your neck.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

I bought another clasp. 😉

[@kaitlinlewis2450]

The words Should be are jinx for those who crafts and sew. My Next Crochet Project is a Padme Amidala inspired Shawl the one she wears in Attack of the Clones.

[@gabrielalcala9961]

Here for more American Girl content

[@susangreene8765]

The Bias makes sense, because the collar is a curve.

[@HockityPock]

I suspect the collar on the doll is on the bias for ease of construction at doll scale- its a pretty small tight curve!

[@lenabreijer1311]

This is a very nice and functional garment. You could wear it over a winter coat on the really cold days for walking the dog. The capelet will help with keeping your shoulders dryish on rainy days. Note.. don't try and drive with it on. Which is why I stopped wearing capes. As soon as you buckle up, your arms are trapped.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

I never even thought of a seatbelt issue! Good to know!

[@MysteryMommy1]

😍

[@argusfleibeit1165]

I could never figure out tams/berets, until I realized that my large head needed a larger hat. I crochet mine 12 inches across, and with a 3 1/2 inch underside/band. I usually cover at least one ear, and then tug it different ways to the side for the most flattering shape. It needs to look asymmetrical, at least on me.

[@KathrynsRavens]

If I was going to do the hat I'd start with a sewn beret pattern to get the look while not necessarily following what they did for the doll. I think it still looks cute though!

[@anessaharris9947]

🇨🇦😃

[@PurringDopamine]

Hey Rebecca do you know where I could find measurements? I’d love to make this for Christmas!

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

You mean your own measurements, or from the doll? I basically just scaled up the doll cloak to my size.

[@TheDeerhunter316]

Would it be possible to skip the clasp at the neck? And put it at the waist instead since you have the tie and also it might not agitate you at the neck as much?

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

I think there would be too much strain on the ribbon ties. And I bought another clasp for the bottom. 😉

[@TheDeerhunter316]

Well then I agree with scooching it down. I feel you on the neck thing it was 24 years before I could wear a turtleneck