From Men's Shirt to Sweet Retro Capelet

[Alli_Lucy]

Hi, all!  I've been wanting to make a shoulder cape for ages, but didn't get around to it until my brother gave me this old work shirt.  I loved the plaid, and thought it had the potential to be a great little cape.  It took some trial and error to bring the shirt to it's full potential, but I love how it turned out.





If you'd like to make your own, I've posted a tutorial on my blog: http://onepearlbutton.blogspot.com/2008/09/from-mens-shirt-to-sweet-and-pretty.html (I would post it here, but it's ridiculously image heavy!).

Thanks for looking!

[BadWolf]

I love it! Big shirts are great resources. 

[becgordo]

What a great idea!!  Nice job--very retro.

[arrhythmia]

THis is adorable !! I love the victorian feel of capelets! Great job on the revamp.

[Yikesitsmindy]

This is so frickin' cute!! I love capes!

[spicecarrie]

It's beautiful! I love the plaid! Great recycling!

[sarahmakes]

Fantastic!!!

[Alli_Lucy]

Thank you, everyone!  I loved this project, so it feels great to get positive feedback on it. 

[cocorific]

Beautiful, love the harmony of manly and dainty, together.
I actually just found a similar vintage pattern on ebay and your version is nicer!!

[Alli_Lucy]

Thanks, cocorific!

[kurtthesnail]

You saved that shirt from the ugly-ness that it was! Great work!