1890s Ladies Columbia Cape - INSTANT DOWNLOAD - 1894 Belle Epoque Reproduction Sewing Pattern #E7009 - 36 Inch Bust - PDF - Print At Home

Once purchased, your download will include the following files: 1) A 'read me first' page with downloading help and hints 2) 7 pages of color directions 3) US Pattern prints on 18 pages 4) A4 Pattern prints on 18 pages 5) A0 large format/print shop pattern

This PDF features a reproduction sewing pattern sized to fit a 36 inch bust - but due to the nature of capes, it can accommodate smaller or larger. Ladies Columbia Cape is an eight gored short cape with high neckline. Can be left plain or trimmed with soutache, lace or embroidery, and finished with or without lining. Very full - like a circle skirt for the shoulders. Most likely named in honor of the World's Columbian Exposition (Chicago World's Fair 1893-1894), the exposition was an influential social and cultural event and had a profound effect on the arts, and sewing!

Suggested Fabric: Spotted Moire, Light Woolens, Silk Plaids, Linen, Silk Taffeta, Lined Lace, Brocade. Optional Notions: Lining Fabric, Gimp for trim, Insertion for trim, hood & eye or frog type closure. The red cape shown in photo #2 is a work in progress. Yardage for size given: 22 Inch Wide Material - 4-3/4 Yards 44 Inch Wide Material - 2-3/8 Yards 54 Inch Wide Material - 2-1/4 Yards

This pattern was originally created by Dec. 30, 1899 and has been re-digitized into it's current format. All content falls under the copyright www.BeespokeVintagePatterns.com 2020, and as such, no portion of this pattern may be photocopied or reproduced by any means without written consent.

The source material from which these early patterns are replicated contain much less information than the more modern patterns from the 1920's and 1930's. Patterns and fashion journals published during these eras presumed that the home seamstress possessed sufficient skills to construct a garment without detailed directions. As a result, SOLID UNDERSTANDING OF VINTAGE GARMENT CONSTRUCTION IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. It is very important when sewing these items to make a fitting mock-up of the pattern out of muslin or other waste fabric, and make all of the adjustments for your individual figure on the mock-up.

Our patterns include seam allowances, grain lines and updated text for ease of construction. Patterns are reproduced directly from the original source material, with no changes in order to retain the historical accuracy of the pattern. Prior sewing experience and knowledge of working with vintage patterns is recommended. , then and under your receipt, . 877239566