I made cape View A, which has a hood with a deep ruffle. I was really pleased with the result, but this takes a vast amount of fabric (in my case, 6 yards each of wool and crepe-backed satin — a ton of fabric to have piled in your lap when you’re sewing). The instructions say to line the hood with the cape fabric. I used the same lining as the body of the cape. As my cape is wool, I think the hood would have gotten too bulky to attach to the cape if it had been two layers of wool. I also used a frog closure instead of a ribbon at the neck. The only problem I had was after almost 2 weeks of constant wear in the damp air of Venice in winter, it seemed to have stretched a bit at the shoulders. It should have had some sort of stay-stitching to counter the weight of the fabric. I have very authentic mud on my hem. That said, it’s a very dramatic and beautiful cape.
Frannie –
I made cape View A, which has a hood with a deep ruffle. I was really pleased with the result, but this takes a vast amount of fabric (in my case, 6 yards each of wool and crepe-backed satin — a ton of fabric to have piled in your lap when you’re sewing). The instructions say to line the hood with the cape fabric. I used the same lining as the body of the cape. As my cape is wool, I think the hood would have gotten too bulky to attach to the cape if it had been two layers of wool. I also used a frog closure instead of a ribbon at the neck. The only problem I had was after almost 2 weeks of constant wear in the damp air of Venice in winter, it seemed to have stretched a bit at the shoulders. It should have had some sort of stay-stitching to counter the weight of the fabric. I have very authentic mud on my hem. That said, it’s a very dramatic and beautiful cape.