How to make a superhero cape!

Because you need one, even if you don't know it yet.

I would just like to warn everyone that this instructable includes lots of bad photography. I started working on this cape at about... hmm... 12 AM. Therefore, no natural lighting, and no good lighting in the apartment.

I really must remedy this.

Fighting crime during the night is really hard right now.

But anyway - this cape was made because my friend Josh and I decided he needed one. Josh will henceforth be known as JOSHMAN. The only thing I asked was that he pose for stupid pictures in the cape if I made it.

I think we accomplished that quite well. Jeff and Seth even got in on the action.

Step 1 Supplies needed to fight crime in style.

You will need:

• a sewing machine complete with thread
• ribbon
• 2 colors of heavyweight fabric (felt) - step three will explain how much you need.
• nice, sharp scissors
• a yard stick
• something to mark the fabric with (a ballpoint pen will work)
• an iron

And, if you'd like to personalize the cape by putting your name on the back, you will need:

• contrasting fabric
• some sort of double sided fusible webbing suitable for applique - Steam-A-Seam is a popular brand name.

Comments

[albumgeek]

Great tutorial! One question though; Did that guy get dumpster juice on is head when he was picking up that trash can?

[jessyratfink]

Thankfully, no, as it was full of old irrelevant media and not nacho cheese :D

[shawntherobot]

i swear to protect the people of instructables (even though is sotempting to destroy)with my new super powers and i will do it in fashionwith my new cape da da da daaaaa

[porcupinemamma]

Ahhhh! Now that's what I call a cool super hero!!!

[Madrias357]

Give me a few days and Joshman might be facing Max Falcon... *laughs evilly* (In other words, it's inspired me to create one myself)

[Goodhart]

She dawns her cape and immediately becomes Joshman ! ( _{probably not, but it was worth a shot} )

[DrWeird117]

Ahem. Don.

[Goodhart]

J/K :-)

[ferrari484]

are you not a little bit to old for that <(*-*)> lol

[jessyratfink]

You're never too old to have fun! Or look really stupid. :D

[thefunkychief]

my god man you are ammazzinnnggg especialy the guy with the beard!!

[niceday8888]

My son will say AWESOME.

[Cheeno]

thanks for the wonderful instructions, everyone needs to know how to build a cape. I can think of a few situations in my life where i wish i had a cape, LOL.

[Kiteman]

Does this mean we have to start doing Joshman superhero projects?

_{^{I could do a Josharang...}}

[jessyratfink]

Just make a boomerang with a beard!

[Kiteman]

Hmmm...

Ithink I have some plywood left...

[GorillazMiko]

Is that your boyfriend? :o

[jessyratfink]

None of the above are my boyfriend. You can see his feet in step 8, though.

[Kiteman]

I never had you down as a white-socks-guy kind of girl.

_{Or is he a lot older than you?}

[Lithium Rain]

Nicely done.

_{^{Do you work at walmart?}}

[jessyratfink]

Nope. At a used bookstore. :)

[Lithium Rain]

Huh, it sure looked like a walmart from the picture...

[jessyratfink]

Hahaha, what picture? Now I'm confused.

[Lithium Rain]

The one where Josh is behind the building. Those bricks look precisely like a walmart...

[jessyratfink]

Nope, if you look behind him it says "Half Price Books" on the door. We're built into a strip center very close to that big jerk, though.

[=SMART=]

......o-0 you are VERY observant :P, do you work at walmart?

[Lithium Rain]

Who, me? No, I don't work at walmart. I guess I just notice stuff. I shocked the librarian the other day by telling her how nice her new glasses were...

[Keith-Kid]

Do you mean the store sells used-books, or that its a used-bookstore.

[jessyratfink]

We sell used books and other media.

[DrWeird117]

I LOVE Half-Price books.

[Duckhead]

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's JOSHMAN!!!!!!!!!!!

[zachninme]

Awesome :D (If I say any more, JOSHMAN may come and defeat me)

[jessyratfink]

He'd probably just push you down and then giggle, actually. :D

[Lithium Rain]

Push you down and giggle, LOL.

[zachninme]

What? Is it a sexual innuendo or something?

[Lithium Rain]

NO. it just tickled my funny bone, is all.

[caitlinsdad]

I dunno but the 14th pic looks like the Joshman is having too much fun putting out the campfire...

[lickapop]

MMMmm mmmmmmmmmm the superhero with the glasses is absolutely gorgeous.

[Lftndbt]

Awesome!! Truley AWESOME!!!

Where has this I'ble been all my life??!!

All my life I have lacked a certain something, never could work it out.
I would have fun jumping off things as much as the next bloke..
It gave me a thrill and sometimes even a buzz. I wanted more though, much more.

A lil' flair, something special, something unique.

Something red and something blue. Something "Oh..! I want to look, as fab as you!!".

• LftnDbt runs into the other room with a leap and a bound.
  

Oh yeah!! I'm sooo making me a cape!!

Nice work Jessy!

[animes25]

nacho libre!