How to Make a Cape
Cut your fabric with u00bd-inch (1.27-centimeter) seam allowances. Unfold and fold your fabric semi-circles. Stack them together, right sides facing in. Unpin your cape at the top two corners to either side of the opening. Sew the cape with a u00bd-inch (1.27-centimeter) seam allowance.
How much fabric do I need to make a cape?
What You’ll Require
- 1-2 yards of fabric, any color of your choice (bolts of fabric have different widths, so the wider your bolt of fabric, the more flow the cape will have)
- Scissors.
- A sewing machine or sewing kit.
- Measuring tape.
- Sewing Chalk.
What is the best fabric to make a cape?
The following fabrics are recommended for the cape’s exterior: wool coating, wool melton, velveteen (i.e., cotton velvet), moleskin, and corduroy. These are my top recommendations, but they don’t have to be your only options.
How do you draft a Peter Pan collar?
Simply cut out your front and back bodice pieces from whatever pattern you’re using, lay them flat on the table, and place front and back shoulders together with neck points touching and shoulder points overlapping by 3/4u2032u2032 (2 cm).
How do you sew the top of jeans?
Sewing a Jeans Top u2013 Step-by-Step Instructions
- Step 1: Take your body measurements.
- Step 2: Cut the pattern pieces.
- Step 3: Sew the back opening.
- Step 4: Join the bodices.
- Step 5: Sew the ruffles to the sleeve.
- Join the sleeves to the bodice.
What can I make with 2 yards of fabric?
You can make a simple short-sleeved shirt or blouse, a short, straight or A-line skirt, or perhaps a pair of shorts with 2 yards of either 45″ or 60″ fabric; however, the size of the garment matters.
Are cloaks warmer than coats?
A thin layer of fabric cloak provides more warmth than a similar or slightly thicker layer of jacket/robe.