Goller - The Plan and a good start

What is a Goller?  It is the German version of a capelet, usually fur-lined, worn for warmth.  It is very suitable to the working women that wants to stay warm but can not be bundled up in a full sized cloak.

There are many examples of gollers in period artwork.  Some fur-lined, some not; some with guarding and some without and some with collars and others without.  Below are a few of the examples that I am baseing my goller on:

Paumgartner Altar (detail of right wing) by Albrecht Durer, 1503.

Nuremberg Woman by Albrecht Durer, ?.

Portrait of a Young Woman by Hans Baldung Grien, 1st half 16th Century

So, tonight I got the goller cut out from a light brown wool.  I followed the pattern from Reconstructing History #505 Early 16th Century German Accessories.  I then cut guards an inch and a half wide from a lightly felted black wool and pinned them onto the front of the goller two inches from the edge.  That was all for tonight.  Next the guards will be hand whip stitched in place and the whole goller lined with fur.