I made a cape for Aunt March over the weekend. I did not have the color of lace I wanted so I took two mint green laces I had and dyed them the color you see in the pictures. I forgot to take pictures of the lace before I dyed it wish I had so you could see the color change.
One of the laces is 100% cotton the other a cotton/poly blend so yes you guessed it they did not dye exactly the same color. But I expected that. I used them on alternating rows on the bottom hem. To give a little contrast to the cape. I also used soutache braid on the cape hem on three rows of the lace the braid I used was about 100 years old. The lace one is antique and one is vintage I bought both spools of lace at the same time at an antique store about 2 years ago. They where the last of a supplies of new old store stock the antique store had. Both where made by the same manufacturer but because one was older than the other the labels where a little different ie. 100% cotton as opposed to poly cotton and the age and design of the labels also showed a difference in age too.
The cape is fully lined and has a hook and eye closure at the neck. The cape is actually the same length on both sleeves but my daughter was having fun spinning circle right before I took the photo which made the cape hang funny on her. I am supposed to make 2 capes for aunt march this one is light in weight so it is supposed to be the fall spring cape .
The other will be a quilted fabric so more of a winter cape. The fabric on this cape actually is the same fabric I used on Aunt Marches hat. So it has a pattern of little squares on the fabric which is hard to see in the photos as the cape is so far away from the camera.
Look at this picture to see what the black fabric looks like up close. Right now this is Aunt March's came but I may switch it to Mrs. March's have not decided fully yet.
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