Child's Red Shaker Cape

I recently created this cape.  A similar short cape hangs in the children's retiring room in the Brick Dwelling at Hancock Shaker Village (photo below taken by a student lizzie at HSV on a field trip). I have been wanting to make a similar one and was keeping my eye out for a good piece of red wool.  This is a medium weight Italian twill I found from fashionfabrics.com. I washed it on the gentle setting with Woolite and warm water, then dried it on low heat until not quite dry. It fluffed up and gained a more handwoven look, but did not shrink at all. What a fabric! I made the pattern, sewed it up, and it is now for sale in the gift shop at Hancock Shaker Village.

photos by lizzie: note red cape 

   see her blog: http://wanderingwrites.com/tag/hancock-shaker-village/

close up

front view

back view

Shaker inspiration

My other Italian wool cloak for sale in the HSV Gift Shop

Crafts at Hancock Shaker Village

Projects at Hancock Shaker Village this October:

Needle Felted Christmas Tree Topper Angel Early Stages of Completion

Angel Complete 

Basket Woven by Kathy V. 

Weaving in Sisters' Shop

Shaker Costumes

Summer Work Clothes!

Extra Bonus: Shaker Music 

Shaker Music performed by me

"Chanel Meets the Shakers" Shawl

Shaker inspired knitted shawl of hand-spun Shetland wool
(wool from sheep at Wild Apple Farm, Ltd. Hudson, NY)

I will be working this season at Hancock Shaker Village. The job will involve costumes. I am slowly getting started. I made this one-piece "Sleeveless Sweater" out of left-over shetland wool from the red ruffled sweater (see by clicking on "Jewelry and Knitting" below). It is surprisingly warm and I really like how it hugs the body, stays put and doesn't flop open or loose, or interfere with whatever I am doing with my hands.