Our Lady of Leisure Caribou Cape

Our Lady of Leisure

£9.00 – £16.00

Buy the Caribou Cape sewing pattern from Our Lady of Leisure. The Caribou is a chic cape designed as a transitional garment. It has a striking silhouette and closes with a toggle or frog clasp at the collar. This is a basic, minimal pattern with no lining, so it’s perfect for beginners – a great introduction to sewing outerwear.

This sewing pattern is available to buy in the following formats:

– PDF (available to download immediately after purchase). What is a PDF?

– PDF pattern + Printed A0 copy shop (We print out the A0 pattern sheets, but you’ll need to download the digital instructions, as we don’t print these. The PDF files will be emailed immediately after purchase, and the A0 pattern sheets will be dispatched next working day). What is Copy Shop?

Suggested fabrics: Wool coating fabrics, especially boiled wool, felted wool, tweed and flannel. “Bonded” boucles will also work well. Not recommended for very loosely woven fabrics or stretch knits, unless fully interlined.

Fabric requirements: 144 cm (55″) wide fabric: 1.8 m (2 yd) // 112 cm (44″) wide fabric: 2.5 m (2.7 yd).

Sizing: A – G (approx. UK 6 – 18, based on our standardised size chart). Please also check the designer’s size chart and finished garment measurements.

Notions: 45 cm (18″) of high quality woven fusible interfacing; one duffle coat closure, for example a toggle clasp, frog clasp or even a cloak chain if you’re feeling fancy.

PDF pattern includes: Instructions; A4/US letter print-at-home pattern (25 pages); A0 copy shop pattern (2 sheets) // Layers: No // Projector file: No.

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