A Loden cape is coat of Tyrolean

Tyrolean

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 origin, made of a thick, water resistant woollen material with a short pile, first produced by peasants from Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

. The fabric is derived from the coarse, oily wool of mountain sheep and has a traditional bluish-green colour.

To produce Loden fabric, strong yarns are woven loosely into cloth which then undergoes a lengthy process of shrinking

Shrinkage (fabric)

Shrinkage is when a fabric becomes smaller than its original size, usually through the process of laundry. Novice users of modern laundry machines sometimes experience accidental shrinkage of garments, especially when applying heat. Others may intentionally try to shrink a garment in their size...

, eventually acquiring the texture of felt and becoming quite dense. It is then brushed with a fuller's teasel

Dipsacus

Dipsacus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Dipsacaceae. The members of this genus are known as teasel or teazel or teazle. The genus includes about 15 species of tall herbaceous biennial plants growing to tall...

and the nap is clipped, a process which is repeated a number of times until the fabric is lightweight, supple, windproof and extremely durable.