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Polar Capes... Take 3

 In my last post, I mentioned that I wasn't too happy with my most recent attempt at remaking Agnetha and Frida's capes that they'd wear during the first performance of each 1979 Tour show, or as they're now dubbed per ABBA the Museum, the Polar Capes.   They were my second ever attempt at properly making the polar capes for my dolls, the first attempt in 2015, and then the second just a couple of months ago.  I don't think I properly expressed how disappointed I was in the way the capes turned out, but by that point I was just mentally exhausted from having to seam rip the ribbons again and again as they would sew on lumpy or slide around on the slippery satin base, and the end result was less than ideal.  Nevermind that I messed up the ordering of the top two stripes, and that was bugging me. Considering I had collected all the supplies to make those capes years ago, I had been hoping to get by making the capes without spending any additional money. Ultimately...

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