Capt. Sterling

Anyone have a link for 100% finely ribbed silk?

Hector

What would you call the hooded overcoat that A and B are wearing in this pic (circa 1700btw) and will you be doing a pattern for one?

Those look to be "capotes", made of Whitney blankets and were worn during the winters during the F&I Wars, the Revolution, and even earlier. Panther Primitives sells them, and unless I am terribly mistaken, so does Crazy Crow Trading Post.

I think you may have something there. They do resemble the capote very much. What say you Kass? The Rev. War version was a very easy garment to assemble. Cut from a large blanket, there were only simple shoulder seams. The hood was just a large rectangle folded in half, seamed down one end and attached at the neck and one piece sleeves. There was no real fit to the item, just thrown over your suit and belted or tied...Shame there is no profile.

Hector

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