Cashmere Cape Design with AI

Cloth to ask your mill for

Double-face cashmere

Typical weight

500 to 800 g/m²

Drape

Soft

Stretch

Slight

Breathability

High

Warmth

Warm

Care

Hand wash cold, dry flat

How common

A classic pairing

Typical cloth price

$50-200/yard

Typical trade ranges, not one mill's figures: confirm them with your mill.

Typical length

70 to 110 cm, from the high point of the shoulder

Defining details

Shoulder darts, arm slits, collar or hood, hook or tie closure

Cloth needed

about 2.0 to 3.2 m of 150 cm cloth, roughly $110 to $700 of cloth at typical prices

Typical figures for an adult size M. The pattern tier is set from the real piece count when you order.

In a cape it tailors well: the shoulder rolls naturally and the lapel presses into a soft line.

Cut long, a soft cloth falls in deep folds and moves slowly.

It wears warm, which places it in autumn and winter collections.

It wants a cold hand wash and drying flat, so say so on the care label.

It pills where it rubs, especially at first, and it is washed gently and folded rather than hung.

Cashmere is the fine undercoat combed from cashmere goats. It is warmer than sheep's wool for its weight and very soft, and the finest fibres are long and white.

Most cashmere fibre comes from Mongolia and northern China, and much of it is spun and knitted in Scotland, Italy and China.

Knitted pieces are not lined; woven cashmere coats are lined in silk or cupro.

Knitted to shape or cut from double-face cloth; handle it lightly, because pressing flattens the fibre.

It dyes well in soft, natural shades; very dark colors can make the hand feel harsher.

Its surface is matte, so it photographs evenly under flat light.

A cape in double-face cashmere, 500 to 800 g/m², with a soft drape and a matte surface, for autumn and winter.