So I heard on the radio today that there are 300 registered superheros in the United States. What?!? Really??? I wonder what the qualifications are for that, and how did they form a registry anyways?
But it got me thinking about my own little superhero, and how to make him a cape. So I came up with this really easy, no sew cape that you can use for dress-ups or costumes, birthday parties - whatever!
Step one: Get a shirt in the color you want your cape to be. Lay it out on a table/flat surface face up. If the shirt doesn't already have fold lines, you may want to iron it so it does. It makes cutting easier later.
Step two: With chalk or wash out marker, trace out the following pattern on the front of the shirt:
Up the sides across the corners, and around the collar.
Step three: Turn the shirt over so the back is facing up, and mark it like so -
run the line from the top of where it ended on the front up to the side of the collar on both sides.
Now you have your cut lines!
Step four: Cut the sleeves and the front of the shirt off, following your cut lines, keeping the back and the collar intact.
You should end up with a triangle shape topped by the collar of the shirt.
Lastly, clean up your cut lines to ensure that there aren't any funky cut marks and everything is in line. I also took some fabric paint and added a letter "J" to the back, using tape to help make it straight:
It took about 2 hours for the fabric paint to dry. I pulled off the tape and walla! One happy superhero :)
Jay loves this thing, and one of the best parts is that he can put it on and take it off himself. No need to worry about tying, or it coming undone while he's flying around fighting crime. And if it gets dirty, we can throw it in the wash easily. If you don't want to add a painted logo you can skip it, use an iron on transfer, custom make an iron on transfer with a special kit from the craft store, or just leave it off entirely.
*Update, found this site sugartotdesigns.blogspot.com that has easy superhero logo tutorials - brilliant! Use these if you like to add an insignia to your cape using felt.
Bea has already claimed the scraps to make into a shrug, so I will be posting that tutorial later.
Happy crafting!
But it got me thinking about my own little superhero, and how to make him a cape. So I came up with this really easy, no sew cape that you can use for dress-ups or costumes, birthday parties - whatever!
Step one: Get a shirt in the color you want your cape to be. Lay it out on a table/flat surface face up. If the shirt doesn't already have fold lines, you may want to iron it so it does. It makes cutting easier later.
Step two: With chalk or wash out marker, trace out the following pattern on the front of the shirt:
Up the sides across the corners, and around the collar.
Step three: Turn the shirt over so the back is facing up, and mark it like so -
Now you have your cut lines!
Step four: Cut the sleeves and the front of the shirt off, following your cut lines, keeping the back and the collar intact.
You should end up with a triangle shape topped by the collar of the shirt.
So Bea was watching me do this part, and she said "Oh are you adding an ego?"
"A what?" I asked.
"An ego, you know," she said.
"You mean a logo?" I questioned.
"Yeah, ego, logo, evo, pickle - what ever," Bea replied.
Man I love that girl, she's always good for a laugh.
*Update, found this site sugartotdesigns.blogspot.com that has easy superhero logo tutorials - brilliant! Use these if you like to add an insignia to your cape using felt.
Bea has already claimed the scraps to make into a shrug, so I will be posting that tutorial later.
Happy crafting!
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