Summer is drawing to a close, and panama caps are a thing of the past. They are being replaced by warm hats made of fur and knitwear. Not every woman will have the money for an expensive mink hat, so there is an alternative way to purchase things with minimal cost. One has only to reconsider old clothes and find a fur coat that is not suitable for wearing. It is suitable for patterns conceived hats.
Where to start tailoring?
First of all, you need to choose a fur for a hat pattern. Skins can be ordered on the website or bought on the market, but if this is not possible, the right option is to look for an old fur product in the wardrobe. The most important item with which the pattern will be created is a clerical knife or a sharp razor blade. It is worth considering that the size and shape of the head of each person is different, so you need to immediately measure the volume of your own head with a centimeter, in order to further use measurements to build patterns. Here is a rough list of items that are needed to create a fur hat pattern:
- fur (fox, arctic fox, mink, ermine, etc.);
- graph paper;
- stationery knife;
- pins
- centimeter;
- ruler;
- tailor's chalk.
When constructing a pattern, be sure to take into account seam allowances, and on the fur - the direction of the pile. It is important to know that the fur is laid down so that its structure is not damaged during cutting, the cut is made carefully on the skin. If the material is deposited in the wardrobe, it is worth sprinkling it with water, comb and let dry. The same method works when stretching the skins, only water is applied to the skin.
Types of patterns of fur hats
There are many patterns of women's hats made of fur, which are easy to make with your own hands. The only question is which material to choose. The base of the cap can be leather or knitwear, and twill is often used as a lining. The range of stylistics is unusually diverse: from classics to animal figures (cat ears, wolf). The most wearable are:
1. Hats with earflaps made of fur, the patterns of which have 12 parts: 2 ears, 2 wedges, 4 middle wedges and 2 parts of the visor. A wedge is a kind of “petal” tailored from fur, and a visor is a part that is sewn on the front of the product.
2. Hats - “seven-season”, tied under the chin, often worn by children. Patterns of children's hats made of fur are made according to the same principle as for adults, only they differ in size.
3. The boyar hat is the most simple to execute, because it has only 4 parts that need to be sewn together.
Pattern starts with paper.
You need to use a centimeter to measure the circumference of the head, the distance from the ears, forehead and neck to the middle. Put all taken measurements on the pattern paper . The fur hat is simple to execute because it consists of only four parts:
• top of the product;
• peak;
• bottom;
• lining walls.
The top of the cap also consists of four separate parts that are similar to pointed petals. If you pick up a cap or any leather hat and examine it carefully, you will notice seams on the sides. These are stitched wedges. The head circumference should be divided by 4, and the resulting number should be taken as the width of the petal and draw a line on paper. The end mark of the wedge should be set perpendicular to the line of width, taking into account the distance, for example, from the ear to the middle of the head. Connect the ends of the wedge to this mark. Then you need to step back from the part 1.5-2 cm and lay the dotted allowances for the seams. The first wedge is ready. Three more will need to be done. The width of the visor is chosen arbitrarily, and the length, taking into account the size of the head and allowances. The bottom and walls are built on the same principle as the visor. When the paper pattern is ready, it must be transferred to the fur with the help of a tailor's chalk and cut out with a clerical knife.
How to create a pattern with fur caps with earflaps?
The length of a person’s head is 55-58 cm. These parameters must be taken into account when constructing patterns for cutting hats from fur. For convenience, the paper folds in half during construction. From the middle, 23 cm is laid down from top to bottom, and the width is taken 12 cm, this will be the side part.
The ears consist of two parts - a rectangle and a square. The first part is 11 cm wide and the width of the landscape sheet, the sides of the second are 9.5 cm. Finished patterns are cut out, pinned to the wrong side of the fur and encircled with chalk.
Pattern children's hats - is it difficult to do?
First you need to select the appropriate model. Details of a children's headgear may resemble parts of a pattern of a women's hat made of fur, but may differ in structure, for example, with ears, jewelry, and pom-pom ties. If you tune in to work and make patterns based on instructions, then there is nothing complicated in the work. To facilitate the process, you can use faux fur, which does not require preliminary preparation (stretching, styling). Such material is easy to maintain, easier to clean, easier to work with while sewing.
How to improve the quality of patterns?
It is imperative to remember that at the patterns of fur hats, allowances for seams of 1.5-2 cm should be taken into account. After completion of work, the finished product must be sprinkled with water, combed and dried. It is worth seeing if there are any irregularities, whether the fur is processed normally and whether the materials are damaged when cutting or sewing. The quality of work corresponds to the level of experience of the master. Creating your own model, you can not neglect the basics and set standards of tailoring, otherwise the patterns will turn out to be of poor quality, the work will have to be redone. All possible flaws are easier to fix in the process. If the cap is one size smaller, you should add a couple of wedges or recalculate the measurements and alter.