Apply one snap at the top of the cape and as many as you need to close the cape up in front, spacing the snaps about 4 inches (10 cm) apart.
Match the back of your folded hood to the back top of your cape and the opening of the hood toward the left, or the front of your cape.
This will be the top of your cape.
Sew the bottom of the hood to the top of your cape.
Position the fabric so that the newly folded edge is on your left and the intended top of the cape is at the top.
Use your tape measure to locate the center top of your cape, along the width or arm span of your fabric.
Draw a small mark with a fabric pencil about 1/3 of the way down from the top of the cape along the curved bottom.
Make a straight stitch from your two arm marks about 2 inches (5 cm) in length, running parallel to the top of your cape.
"The top of Cape Melville is a lost world.
She does give some of her time to the sea, walking along the shore — especially, it seems along Herring Cove, just northwest of Provincetown below the curled top of Cape Cod.
The best way to get the lay of the land is to drive to the top of Cape Byron, which resembles the horny tail of a recumbent green dragon lazing at the ocean's edge, and climb the steps of the century-old whitewashed lighthouse for a 360-degree view.
