Blanket Coat (Capote)

[Eric_Methven]

I've had a six point Whitney blanket for a few years, always with the intention of making a Capote from it. It took me all this time to pluck up the courage to take a pair of shears to it but I've done it at last. Here's some photos.

I also made a second one from an Italian army blanket that I got off Ebay.

I made belts for both from the same material, but I prefer this belt I made from a scrap of leather and an oval firesteel.

Both the coats are completely hand stitched with artificial sinew and are very warm. I'm quite pleased with the way they came out.

Eric

 

[John Fenna]

Great work!
I have to say I prefer the more, erm...discrete, coloured one.....
It would apear that the Italian blanket is the one I used for my Hoodie, but I did not use the stripy bits.....

 

[johannesburg]

Love them, did you follow a pattern at all?

 

[EdS]

they look good.

Think I'd dye the Whitney one to tone it down a bit - mind you they white will soon "age" once you get smoked.

With the Italian and the beard you might have to wander down town- very ecclesiastical

 

[g4ghb]

Love them Eric! - especially the 'flag hoods'

I agree the first is rather jolly - looks like a cosy dressing gown

 

[Spikey DaPikey]

I like them

 

[Sniper]

I like that 2nd one a lot Eric, I still have about 4 army blankets left from my first attempts at a shirt/jacket, so I think I'll have a go at a couple of these but I'm thinking of a cape around the shoulders and a slightly smaller version of the hood. But they both look terrific mate good work, well done

 

[topknot]

WOW! that looks tops Eric.

 

[redneck]

great job, they look excellent, I like the first one most but the green one is probably better for the woods

 

[Barn Owl]

Yep,very nice Eric.

 

[PJMCBear]

Yep, excellent. Made to a similar pattern as my blanket coat was originally, before I modified it to it's current form.

http://mountainmanuk.yuku.com/topic/382 It's at the bottom.

Thanks to advice from Wayland, I now know how to ware a spare blanket over the top as a cape.

 

[mjk123]

>>I'm quite pleased with the way they came out.

Well, if that's you looking quite pleased I wouldn't want to meet you on a bad mood day!

 

[Scout]

Very nice work mate

Nathan

 

[Eric_Methven]

>>I'm quite pleased with the way they came out.

Well, if that's you looking quite pleased I wouldn't want to meet you on a bad mood day!

That's not me looking pleased. I took these myself and had just a couple of seconds to get from the shutter button and into a pose before the camera timer went off. I wasn't sure when it was going to flash so rather than try and smile, I just played it like you see in the photos.

I'm even uglier when laughing or smiling due to the fact I don't have a single tooth in my head
Gummy roolz!! Yay!

 

[Eric_Methven]

they look good.

Think I'd dye the Whitney one to tone it down a bit - mind you they white will soon "age" once you get smoked.

With the Italian and the beard you might have to wander down town- very ecclesiastical

The Whitney is for Mountainman activities where bright colours and flamboyance were the norm. The Italian job is so I can hide from the Mafia in the woods.

Eric

 

[Paganwolf]

nice ive got one, may be you could get a happy handsome model next time eh lol

 

[jojo]

You look The Perfect Mountainman, Eric! Stern and properly dressed. Maybe the background is not quite what it should be, a bit modern perhaps. them coats are perfect :notworthy

 

[hiraeth]

Really nice job on both those eric, nice idea on the belt too.

 

[maddave]

Great work Eric

 

[Paganwolf]

You should flog those Eric they are fortunes from the states..