Capes Are For More Than Superheros

So a woman contacted me and asked if I could do capes.  I had just completed 140 felt superhero capes for our church vacation bible school.  Their theme was Jesus is My Superhero and the director wanted all of the students to have a cape for the program.  Four bolts of pink and blue felt later, we had a program of over 100 kids in capes.

I thought maybe she saw my handiwork and was interested in getting something made.  I was intrigued by a grown adult wanting a superhero cape.  On further questioning, I find that she wants a cape for her evening gown.  Wow, that would be a bold statement!  But, not to judge, I was all for the creative challenge.

I work in an environment where most of the employees spend a great deal of time in graphic novels. As a result of that, many discussions contain superheroes.  There are often arguments over who is the true superhero, Batman or Ironman.  I was not too surprised at this request. I have made capes before.  I once attempted a superhero cape for a 12-foot tall inflatable man, but that is a story for another blog post. I know, it is not something most sewist have on their resume.  I was a little curious so I asked her to send me some pictures from the internet.  “Show me what you have in mind”, I told her.  (What did we ever do before the internet? Whatever you can dream up, there is an image out there somewhere for something almost identical.)

Three images, 4 yards of black organza and one fitting later, I have truly crafted her two capes to wear with her evening gown.

 

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3 responses to “Capes Are For More Than Superheros”

  1. A cape wouldn’t be such a bad thing to have on top of a wool coat in the winter … or like on top of a down vest. More coverage, some wind-breakability, but pretty daring currently 🙂 Cool someone went for it.

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  2. I would so love to see a picture of the finished capes. Sounds like a fun project.

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    1. Here is a short vid of the final program with them wearing the capes. https://www.facebook.com/NorthsideBaptistChurch/videos/10152977666936961/. There are some more similar photos at the church FB page but they aren’t very clear. What the video doesn’t show is all adults including the pastor had one on. LOL

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