To turn my Elizabeth I dress into something a bit more royal, I decided to make an ermine cape.
I originally wanted to make a coronation robe like the one my inspiration painting (below), but since I only got scraps left from the dress fabric, I opted for a simpler (and more theatrical/fake) style.
I used my old cape pattern, and a soft white fake fur I bought a few years back to made a short cape.
Then I cut small pieces of a black fur trim I had in my stash and placed them on the cape to get the ermine look.
Testing the spaces of the black “tails”.
Once I decided their placement I stitched them on by hand.
An hour later the cape was finished.
The finished cape:
The facts:
What: A fake Ermine cape
Pattern: I drafted my own.
Fabric & Notions: 0,5 m white fake fur, 30 cm black fur trim, thread, hook and eye.
Time & Cost: 2 hours (1 hours to attach the black fur pieces), about 100 Sek (10 Usd)
Final Thoughts: Not one of my finest works, but it will do for its theatrical purpose.
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