I'm bored and very hot, and we're under a tornado watch. Fun, fun fun. Seriously. 
Anyway, here's a bit of randomness that should fit this thread: I made a full medieval outfit last week. That is, finished it last week. Ankle-length, full skirt, poet shirt, and bodice. My avatar is the drawing I did for it. (fyi, I'm trying to be a costume designer. I didn't make this outfit's pattern, but I did do a costume drawing beforehand and it turned out that the two looked very similar. ) Oh yes, I made a pair of bracers too, but those were for my brother Dieki Kondrael (username), not me.
Anyone else here like to sew/ wear medieval outfits on a regular basis?
Your story sounds interesting, Pip.
(I have to do something with the things I make for practice! 
Well, I do, in a manner of speaking. But it's not a real cloak, thin and impractical. (also needs to be shortened... dragging two inches on the floor, it is a tripping hazard) If you can wear your cloak, you're doing good! 
I wish I could dress in medieval clothes all the time but I don't sew so I make do by wearing normal clothes in a medieval style and topping them off with a cloak. (I have two.) 
Not to mention the impracticality of a cloak when it's 90 degrees... ::sigh:: Can't wait for winter.