French Trapper's Capote (Whitney Blanket Wool Coat)
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- Опубликовано: 21 сен 2024
- This capote, a traditional French trapper's coat made from a wool Whitney blanket, goes well with Jim's Coonskin hat, which we covered in a previous video. These capotes were worn by French trappers in what was then the northwest, now the great lakes region of the United States and Canada.
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Thanks for watching. If you see Jim downtown, say hello. See Jim's Coonskin hat here: ruclips.net/video/XauEss7NAxM/видео.html
That Capote is one of the most beautiful I've ever seen.
Thank you!
Bless you... I love the way you keep the old ways alive.. KANSAS
I've always loved these coats.
Crazy crow trading post is a great source for patterns and other stuff. I didn’t use a pattern, but they can be helpful 🙂
I made my first capote last year and I can confirm they're super warm! I managed to find 2 more original 1950s HBC blankets and I'm curious to try some different patterns.
Hello Otter, thanks for watching our channel! In the May- June 2021 issue of Muzzleloader magazine there’s an article on Ft. Ticonderoga- page 49- beautiful cross over between blanket coat and French military capote. Keep in touch 👍🏼
@@StockmanOriginal Thanks so much for the info, I'll definitely have to check out that article!
Gotta say awesome capote, I hope to make one myself. I have tons of American Frontiersman magazines to hold onto incase I ever want to do a DIY project.
Hey Timothy, thank you so much. I hope you will show us what you create, should you build your capote. Check out the one l made for myself.
Great video. You are very talented.
Thank you so much.
Always a pleasure Brian, the coats look great👍 the hat max made is very cool as well🙂 have a great day
Thanks Janson, you have a great day also.
You really are a multi talented man 👍 your ability to master so many skill sets is remarkable 🤯👌👍✌️♥️
Hello Dave, how are things down yonder? Thanks for your kind words, this is what happens when you have A.D.D.🤪🤭🤣
You make really great looking coats!
Best Wishes from Montana M.H
Thank you Mike 😀
Very nice!
Thank you,Loagun.
it is an inherent quality of wool that when wet the fibers expand causing the tiny gaps in the fabric to shrink. This makes the insulating properties of the fabric slighty better when damp. There aare many records of scotish highlanders dipping there wool great kilts in frost to make them warmer in winter.
Hey Jesse, I never heard that about the Scots , very interesting. Can you imagine it coming to that? Berrrrr. I am aware that wool is one of the few materials that keeps you warm even when wet, great stuff. Thanks for the message, it’s good to hear from you, stay warm.
The Hudson’s Bay Company contracted with the company Early’s of Witney who made the blankets for HBC. Early’s of Witney made the point blankets also known as the “Trapper” blankets as well, and Early’s of Witney was in business exclusively making blankets in England from 1669-2001.
Hey L.V.I.Bushcraft and Survival, thanks for sharing,I love history. I bought my first Witney in 1980 and still have it. I didn’t know that a Hudson’s Bay blanket was a Witney though. Very interesting, thank you!!
I was wondering what was the difference from a Whitney and HBC blanket.
Now I know. Thank you.
Excellent. New sub
Welcome to the tribe!!
I was about to try to make my own wool Anorak but now I want to make this capote. This is awesome.. Do you sell the pattern??
Hey Primal Freak, Brian here. I didn’t use a pattern for that blanket coat, its pretty straight forward and not overly tailored, but I’be been sewing since I was a kid. A good source for patterns is Crazy Crow Tradingpost. I would love to see how it works out. Happy sewing and keep in touch. 😁
@@StockmanOriginal I appreciate the response and information. I am definitely going to look them up. I'm ordering the blankets today. When I'm done I'll send you photos
That’s awesome, if done right it only takes one-four point blanket. The four points refer to the size of the blanket.
I believe the split in the back was for when in the saddle.
Hey rafterL78, I think you’re right. After I made that blanket coat I made a capot and that has openings on the sides as well (to access one’s sword).
Did you sew this coat up by machine or hand stitch it. just curious.
Hi Lori, thanks so much for checking us out. I’m pretty sure I hand stitched that one. That blanket was so wonderfully thick I couldn’t throw away even the smallest scrap.
I would agree with not throwing away the scraps. I have made quite a few capotes over the years and I still have scraps from some of them. I also hand stitch them. I think I used a machine on 1 of them and felt that it wasn't right and never did it again. Thanks so much for posting the video. Great to see some of the alterative options on this one. Love the pleats in back with the conchos. Beautiful work, beautiful blanket.
very nice coat very nice video love to get a coat like that i could never make one wonder where you could buy one ?
Thank you Bob, you might try James Townsend and Son.
Hi, do you have a link to resources I could use to make my one? It's absolutely beautiful!
Hello. Maxine, Thank you for watching ! The blanket coat was a pretty simple operation, not much tailoring. You can check out www.crazy row.com for patterns and they have a lot of blankets as well. They don’t have Whitney blankets though , which is what I used . Hudson Bay blankets were also popular in the day , you will have to search for them . I hope this helps, and thank you for your comment.
Maxime
, That was crazycrow.com the stupid phone keeps correcting me incorrectly!
@@StockmanOriginal Thx you very much! Yes if I can I plan to use an Hudson Bay blanket, but I'll use any good quality wool blanket if it is too expensive :)
Do you have a pattern available for this capote?
Hello Melanie, thanks for checking us out. No, l don’t have a pattern l just used measurements. It’s a fairly simple design.
What stitching is that around the front edge ?
Hey Jeff, thanks for checking us out! The stitch is called “blanket stitch “and is used to bind the raw edges. After you go through the fabric and before you cinch up the stitch you would pass the needle through the loop of the thread then cinch it up.
Very nice!
Thank you!