Capes for Beginners

Hedley: the novice cape

This pattern is so simple that even with beginners dressmaking skills I was able to knock it up in a couple of days.

I had pictured something a little Jane Eyre (the melancholy cape)...

Jane Eyre

maybe a dash Red Riding Hood (the sultry cape)....

...I think I added too much Margaret Rutherford (the no-frills cape)....

...but if you look closely you can see a delightful little detail...

Clasp detail: from The Textile Garden

...which makes me smile with satisfaction.

Now I just have to make a sophisticated wardrobe of Downtown Abbey style clothes to match.