Making the Musketeersâ Capes
Hereâs a sketch of the pattern I used to make the light blue ceremonial cape! (See here for a more thorough description of the capes). The dark blue wool cloaks can be made using this pattern as well, though Iâd make the light blue ceremonial cloaks a bit more full for a nice swishiness.
What it says, roughly from top to bottom, left to right:
can be as wide as the fabric for nice full cloak (to draw a nice curve use a bit of chalk tied to a string - attach the other end to something heavy)
c. 110 cm (length from the edge to the centre of the neck hole - Iâm about 174 cm / 5âČ9âł tall)
30 cm (from the neck hole)
c. 90-100 cm (ideally the bottom edges all line up when the cape is constructed, but you wonât notice if it differs a bit)
c. 100 cm (front as long as back)
20 cm (10 per side) - (how much to fold to the sides)
dot = button, dash = buttonhole
x2 (lined with same material)
circumference neck hole - 20 cm (the length of the collar; it is shorter than the total circumference of the neck hole because of the edges folded back at the front of the cape)
face with c. 20 cm same material
+ three small loops made with the same material to attach the cord to the collar (donât make these too big or cape will slip and mess up how the collar lies)
In the series these capes are made of (so much) leather and the main part is divided into four sections, with a seam at the centre back and shoulder seams (plus extra buttons on the shoulders). If youâre making it of fakey leather or a thick sturdy wool or something like that, go for it!
If you end up with a thinner material, you could also keep the main part as one piece without the centre back and shoulder seams because that makes lining it a bit easier. Iâd recommend you bag line it - this will make the cape appear a bit thicker, itâll drape better and if you press the seams well you wonât need any top stitching. I also added some interfacing to the collar so that it was a bit more sturdy and wouldnât crumple as much.
The cord is about two metres long and needs to be tied quite tightly to keep the cape from shifting a lot.
@colepaldi-in-the-tardis Made a more detailed tutorial for the cloak here!