Where are traditional snowshoes headed in the future? A thousand year tradition is kept alive by several manufacturers, but for how much longer?

A friend gave me a vintage Hudson's Bay point blanket that is a bit moth eaten in sections, so I decided to cut it up and make a capote (hooded coat). Capotes were introduced to the First Nations people by the French Voyageurs, and became prized possessions among the tribes of Canada, and the northern plains and plateau regions of the US. They were most often made with the iconic Hudson's Bay Company blankets. Mine is based on an old Nez Perce pattern. I'll post more photos as it progresses.

Capote, Crow. Wool cloth, thread. Montana. Collected by magazine illustrator William de la Montagne Cary (1840-1922), who travelled in the West in 1861 and 1874; purchased by George Heye from William de la Montagne Cary in 1907. NMAI

This sash is from the 17 th. century

Ben Brown Fine Arts is proud to present EMOTIONAL OBJECTS - the Cuban artist Yoan Capote's inaugural solo exhibition in London. A leading figure of the burgeoning Cuban art scene, Capote creates psychologically resonant sculptural works in a myriad of media that address a multiplicity of themes - ranging from...

"Murder by Death," Truman Capote 1976 Columbia

With the cold weather among us, its time to bust out our wool coats to bundle us up.   If you were  Métis , a Mountain man, or a fur tra...

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Our blankets are designed in Cornwall, and made sustainably in the British Isles, each one carrying the essence of the Atlantic in its soft fibres. Wrapped, rolled, lovingly draped over your sofa, or thrown onto the sand. An antidote to interrupting tech, a signal to slow down, to breathe and live simply.

Wool blankets from which blanket capotes were sewn became one of the most sought after trade items as the typical winter clothing for both native & European trappers and traders alike.

To go with my fur-trimmed wrap I needed a hat to wear outside. Unlike all of my other bonnets, however (which are made of straw), this one needed to be winter-appropriate, so I took out my extra velvet fabric and got started. I picked up a basic cloth-covered sun-hat at Goodwill (brand new, tags still…

1862 sewing pattern from peterson's magazine

Woman's Capote Bonnet, Unknown, United States, circa 1857, Costumes, Silk taffeta.