Price: About $9.

• Pattern for a basic mid-calf-length, unlined cloak.
• Pattern for hood.
• Optional arm slits.
• Multisized 6-18.

• Plain, simple pattern.
• Useful not just for Regency but for many periods.
• Make in plain red wool for everyday Regency wear, or dress it up with finer fabrics and trim (frog fastenings in front would be nice).
• Good price.

• I myself would never make an unlined cloak. (But if you have reasonable sewing skills, it's easy to make up the cloak once in outer fabric and once in lining fabric, stitching together at the edges.)
• You could probably find a pattern from Simplicity or McCall's that would be slightly cheaper and easier to get hold of.

There aren't any patterns that I know of, but you don't need one; they're very easy to make. You can either put a small rolled hem around the edge of a length of fabric, or sew two pieces of fabric together on three sides, turn right sides out, and sew up the remaining seam. For variety, add a gathered ruffle all the way around, or topstitch ribbon or braid about an inch or so in from the edge.

Price: About $50 for the whole package.

• Spencer pattern with smooth front, attached belt, and closed neck.
• 2 sleeve patterns.
• 2 collars.
• Optional tail in back.

• Attractive, flattering style.
• Options allow for variety.
• If you're buying the La Mode pattern anyway, it's essentially free.

• The round collar is more period-appropriate than the pointed one.
• This is better for mid- to late-Regency, when garments were more structured.

Price: About $12.

• Spencer pattern with smooth front, fairly high neck, and ultralong sleeves.
• 2 collar patterns.
• Optional decorative belt.
• Optional tail in back.

• Attractive style.
• Options allow for variety.
• Easy to vary the pattern. (I substituted a standup collar from a commercial pattern, piped the edges of the garment, and used a "kilt buckle" instead of hooks and eyes or frogs to fasten.)
• Reasonable price for what you get.
• Good for both early Regency, when styles were less structured, and later, when belts and fancy collars came into style.

• Regency sleeves were extremely long--over the knuckle of the hand--but these are ridiculous. (Easy to cut down, though.)
• I found that the pattern called for at least three-quarters of a yard more 60" fabric than I needed...try it in muslin first.
• limited sizes in one package.

Price: About $10.

• Pattern for a spencer with waistband and puff-top, extra-long sleeves with bands separating puff and cuff sections.
• High, standing collar.
• Choose S-M-L or XL-Q.

• Slightly different styling than either of the above patterns.
• Good price.

• I don't know of anyone who's made this pattern. I've heard slightly mixed reviews of this brand of pattern.
• Puffed sleeves, banded down at upper arm, limit the type of dress sleeves you can wear under this.

There are no pelisse patterns per se, but by attaching a gored-skirt pattern to the waist of a spencer pattern, you create a pelisse. You can use either spencer pattern mentioned above, but La Mode Bagatelle's, with its built-in waistband on the spencer and gored-skirt pattern included, would be much easier to use.

Price: About $15.

• Pattern for a redingote with shoulder cape and standing collar.
• Frog or tab fastening.
• Back can be fitted or full.
• Choose S-M-L or XL-Q.

• If you are going to be going out in inclement weather, this is a very practical garment.
• Styling seems accurate--from what I can tell.
• Could work as a pelisse pattern if you skip the cape.
• Good price.

• I don't know of anyone who's made this pattern. I've heard slightly mixed reviews of this brand of pattern.

Price: About $15.

• Pattern for a tailored, high-waisted, side-buttoned jacket.
• Pattern for a jumper (skirt with simple attached bodice meant to be covered by jacket at all times).
• Choose S, M, L, or XL.

• Two-piece construction is a period-appropriate method (although not all were made that way).
• Attractive, practical styling.

• I don't know of anyone who's made this pattern, but I've heard slightly mixed reviews of this brand.
• Unlike a pelisse or redingote, which you put on like a coat over your other clothes, this you must change in and out of.