| I have some interest in this, too, so I also did some research. I found a number of companies that sell capes and clothing that they manufacture, but no patterns for purchase. Sorry this is so long; perhaps this will help you find the info you need. Free Patterns! Unfortunately, no cape patterns. http://www.independentliving.org/fashionfreaks/pattern.html I was astonished and pleased to find the above site. Follow the links and you’ll find complete patterns (in multiple PDFs that you can download) and assembly instructions for clothing for men and women: Jackets, Pants, Skirts. -------------- Discussions on how to adapt clothing: http://www.uchsc.edu/atp/library/fastfacts/dressing.htm From the above website, about capes:
"...Look for warm, waterproof designs that can bridge seasons, with the same design features – deep armholes or raglan sleeves, roominess – as indoor clothing. A hooded poncho or cape is particularly suitable for protecting a wheelchair user from rain and cold, and can be purchased at camping supply stores. If you design your own, cut it just below waist level at the back to allow enough front length to drape over the knees. Taper the sides, so they won’t bunch and catch in the wheels. A zip-in insulated lining can make a rain cape into a cold-weather garment." ---------------- Following links: Web sites that sell capes; these sites show pictures of the type of cape you want to make: http://www.abledata.com/abledata.cfm?pageid=19327&top=12050&deep=2&trail=22,11860,12047 The following site in particular has some good pictures of various capes. Click a cape type, then click "View Examples". Lots of good pictures. http://adaptationsbyadrian.american-data.net/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=ABA&Category_Code=C ---------------------- Three are books about altering clothing for pysically handicapped persons. Simplicity put one out in 1990, called "Simplicity's Design Without Limits: Designing and Sewing for Special Needs" by M. Dolores Quinn and Renee Weiss Chase; ISBN 0925323004. You can pick up a used copy online at various online resellers for about $10 (just put the ISBN number in a Google search to find copies for sale). There's also a 2002 edition which, for reasons I can't fathom, sells for $50! I haven't used this book, so cannot tell you whether it would be helpful or not. HTH,
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