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How to make a superhero cape!

Step 2How to measure for the cape!

How to measure for the cape!
Grab yourself some handy dandy measuring tape.

First, decide how long the cape should be. Measure from the top of the shoulder to wherever you'd like the cape to fall. For JOSHMAN, this was around 50 inches. His cape will hit below the knees.

Next, decide how the cape will fall on the shoulders. Do you want it to go over the top of the shoulders, or simply hang down the back?

For going over the top off the shoulders, measure around the top of the back, and also the width from the chest to back around the shoulder area. Add the top of the back + to 2x the arm width. For JOSHMAN, this was roughly 40 inches.

If you want the cape to hang down the back, simply measure from shoulder to shoulder and round. :)
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