Every child deserves a superhero cape at some point in their life. Admit it, you want one for yourself if you are honest. Because we all like to feel like hero’s now and then. This superhero cape is the fastest, softest, cutest little cape you could ever make. Make it fancy with embroidery, make it simple with nothing at all. Use a cool t shirt with a great emblem or add your own with heat transfer material. They sky is the limit. Or not. Because you never know, that cape might just make you fly!
Things you’ll need:
1 XL men’s t-shirt
Scissors
Ribbon or Velcro
Hot Glue Gun
Things to do:
1. Lay the Shirt out on a flat surface and begin by cutting off both sleeves.
2. If the shirt is seamed up the sides, turn it inside out and cut out the seams along both sides. Otherwise simply cut open the sides from the bottom hem to the armpit.
3. Open the shirt up and fold it in half, lengthwise.
4. Starting at the bottom hem, cut at an angle toward the neck, making sure you don’t go narrower than the neckband. When you reach the neck, cut all the way around it so that only the ribbing remains.
5. Trim a section out of the neck (you can leave it as is but it will probably be too big around your child’s little neck) and add either Velcro or ribbon with the glue gun to create a new closure.
6. Embellish in any way you like. Here we used heat transfer to add a unicorn to the back of the cape. Try freezer paper stencils, patches or fabric markers!
