Let me see your Capotes!!!

[Clanman92]

I know, I joined this forum recently and the only thing I have to talk about is capotes haha. Some of you have even posted a few pics of your own on my other posts and WOW! They look Nice!! Whil;e I'm waiting for my blanket and patter from NW Traders to arrive I was wondering if everyone who could could post pictures of your capotes? I'm talkin all historic periods and patterns, hanmade or store bought, LETS SEE E'M!!!

 

[Jaeger]

I used 2 blankets for this coat.

 

[Clanman92]

I used 2 blankets for this coat.

Awesome!! That’s a nice one! What pattern did you use?

 

[Jaeger]

Awesome!! That’s a nice one! What pattern did you use?

I can't think of the name because it's in French, but it's a package of patterns including one for a Justacorps. It's French Canadian. If you want 1700's and eastern North America, don't use a pattern for a straight-sided. long capot. Those are more western and western fur trade-related and from the early 1800's. Mine has flared sides at the bottom. My pattern also had military style cuffs with buttons, but I didn't use that feature.

 

[RanchRoper]

Northwest Traders.

 

[Tradbow]

Wouldn’t need a capote down here in middle Georgia much but I sure could have used one today. 39* with light rain and ten mph wind will make your old bones ache.

 

[tenngun]

I’m in the blue

 

[Tradbow]

Two fine looking gentlemen

 

[Phil Coffins]

The wife in a bought that day capote. To hot out for me to wear mine.
IMG_0279 (2) by Oliver Sudden, on Flickr

 

[Phil Coffins]

Or skip the capote and make yourself a buffalo coat! Step one, shoot a buffalo.
all 486 by Oliver Sudden, on Flickr

 

[Clanman92]

Well fellas I finally finished my capote!! will try and get better photos tomorrow

 

[waksupi]

People ask this question quite often, then go on and ignore historical examples. First off, fur trade capotes did not have the wool fringe on the shoulders. You very seldom see this at western rendezvous anymore, at least in this area. If they had any type of fringing, it was quilled slats, or embroidery work. The wool fringe didn't show up until around 1890's, on reservation period capotes. We know better now, so do it right, not because ol' John always did it that way.
Notice on the first example the pattern of the cut. This was the most common pattern used on the originals. Note the short embroidered epaulets on the shoulders.
The third example is from a period painting, showing a common Great Lakes type capote.
This video is from one of our club shoots. All the capotes here are correct.

 

[andy52]

I made this one about 30 years ago. I don't like hoods so I went with a large cape/collar can't say if it's historically correct or not but it was warm. Sold it here on the site a while back because I had outgrown it.

 

[Phil Coffins]

Getting taller is unusual as we age, lucky you!

 

[Sean E Bug]

my first attempt at one

 

[Clanman92]

my first attempt at one

nice job!

 

[victor#0]

Bought it from Northwest traders about 25 or so years ago.

 

[Nemo Vir]

I would love to have one, I even bought a pattern, but living in the Arizona desert doesn’t call for one.

 

[jaholder]

Just picked up from my seamstress last week.

 

[JackP]

People ask this question quite often, then go on and ignore historical examples. First off, fur trade capotes did not have the wool fringe on the shoulders. You very seldom see this at western rendezvous anymore, at least in this area. If they had any type of fringing, it was quilled slats, or embroidery work. The wool fringe didn't show up until around 1890's, on reservation period capotes. We know better now, so do it right, not because ol' John always did it that way.
Notice on the first example the pattern of the cut. This was the most common pattern used on the originals. Note the short embroidered epaulets on the shoulders.
The third example is from a period painting, showing a common Great Lakes type capote.
This video is from one of our club shoots. All the capotes here are correct.

I would like to have a neck pouch like the one the man in videso is wearing

Jack