The Marie Mantle hugely inspired by extant mantles, but for the Charlotte Mantle we looked at another primary 18th c resource: the two mantle diagrams illustrated in…

The testing group for the mantle patterns was just wonderful.    They were so fun and supportive.  They had so many fantastic ideas, and showed off their sewing progress as they worked on their mantles.

So the Marie has two shapes.  It’s unlined, and can be made in wool, silk, gauze, or lace, and trimmed with hemmed or pinked ruffles, or lace.  And all of that takes 26 pages of detailed instructions…