A friend in the muzzleloading gun club I belong to wanted a capote "style" coat made from a candy striped HB blanket he picked up.
He saw the late 18th century style I wear at reenactments and really liked it.
I had to make a minor adjustment to the pattern to fit him (much more barrel chested than I am).
Here is the result after a few nights of hand sewing.
I still need to add ties to hold it closed.
After trying it on, my wife did not want to take it off. I guess I will be making another in the near future.



The last picture shows the dark blue wool welt in the arm and shoulder sleeves. This is before the hood went on.

Looks great.

Looks fantastic, WTG!

You do some nice work I've collected 3 different wool blankets that would work very well for coats like that but haven't done anything with them yet.

I can get the main body and sleeves out of a 3 point size blanket. Ill add a hood from other material to those.

If you want a hood out of the same blanket, you definitely need a 4 point.

I am not a big guy either, but the front does overlap a good 8 or 9 inches, so there is room for "expansion."

Wow thats a beauty! Always wanted one of those

Hardest part is always making the first cuts into the blanket.

My ex made me one back in the 80's. It's from a solid green blanket we picked up at the great trails rendezvous. She did a great job on it and there's nothing warmer. I really like your hood, very nice.

It would have to be darn cold out to wear it while doing any sort of manual labor. Even snowshoeing in it would be hot unless it was well below freezing.

They are great for sitting around a fire on a crisp night sipping some pie out of a jar.

Looks Awesome! I made one similar out of a Witney Point back in '87'

Great Job

Very nice... Iam still looking for a blanket that won’t break the bank....for my pin...lol

What's your budget Ness? Thrift stores here some times have older blankets.

Like most things, you get what you pay for in blankets. I know my good point blankets weren't cheap, but they've kept me warm for 20 years and have a lot of life left in them.

very very nice

They say yah need 100% virgin wool...and a 3 point for a match coat...Iam 6’2” 260. Like to stay around 100.00

Virgin wool is definitely nice. 3 point is very nice for a match coat. 4 point would be best for a guy your size if you want to wrap up in it at night to sleep.

3 point was the most common trade size, but most people were a lot smaller back then.

You'll have to keep your eyes open for a used blanket at that price.

http://www.artnet.com/artists/charles-marion-russell/the-trading-post-kDWdOJui2g0NV6tudiANcg2

http://www.charlesmarionrussell.org/Joe-Kipps-Trading-Post.html

A couple Charlie Russel's you might like.

I see a blanket like that once in a while here locally at auction. Must be no one in the immediate family wanted to keep.