The cook’s suit has an obligatory element that covers the head from the effects of hot air from the pots and hair entering the cooked food. Of course, we will talk about the chef's hat. The shape of this headgear is usually the same throughout the world. Sew it from dense cotton. This breathable natural fabric is well suited for indoor use with hot air. This article will discuss how to sew a cook cap on a pattern. This work is not complicated, so even a beginner can handle it. You only need to follow the step by step instructions and correctly perform the necessary head measurements.
Preparatory work
Before you sew a cook cap on a pattern, you need to prepare all the necessary materials and tools:
- cotton fabric - 1 m with a width of 80 cm;
- non-woven self-adhesive tape - 60 cm;
- Whatman paper for pattern details;
- a simple pencil;
- flexible centimeter;
- needle + thread;
- a ruler;
- starch + pan;
- sewing machine;
- iron;
- scissors.
Sewing Stages
First of all, you need to measure your head with a flexible centimeter. The circumference of the head is measured from the middle of the forehead, around the occipital area. The tape should be without tension. This measurement will correspond to the size of the head of the cook.
The even part of the cap is called tulja. Its size is taken at will, but at least 7 cm. Some chefs like tall cylinders on their heads.
Secondly, a cook cap pattern is drawn on a piece of paper. Further, according to the templates, the dimensions are transferred to the material lying on a flat table, and the details of the future product are cut with scissors.
The next step will be to first tuli, then the bottom and stitching the parts together on a sewing machine.
The last part of the work will be the process of starches and ironing of the finished headgear.
Step-by-step instruction
1. The tulle on a piece of paper looks like a rectangle with a length equal to the circumference of the head, and with a width corresponding to the future height of the cap. Do not forget to add 1 cm on each side to the hem for stitching. The tulle must be tight so that the cylinder is beautiful, and does not crumple on the first day at work. To achieve this effect, a double layer of material is taken and a non-woven tape is glued to the edge of the tulle, which covers the circumference of the head, with a hot iron. Then, all layers of fabric are sewn together on the wrong side, and the tulle is turned on the face. It remains only to smooth all the seams with an iron.
2. The second part of the work - tailoring the bottom. The pattern of the chef's hat shows that this part is a circle. Its diameter may also be different. Some chefs like their headgear to be a top-hat top hat. Others want an overhanging circle over the top in the shape of a beret, gathered around the circumference . The third option is a pleated top. This is the most time-consuming, but also the most aesthetic version of the cap.
The diameter for the beret is taken at will, the average size is 70 cm. The larger the diameter of the circle, the more magnificent it takes. For the assembled version of the cap, you need to take a needle with a long thread and sew a circumferential seam around the circumference . Then gently pull the thread to the size of the crown and tie a knot. The assembly of the fabric should be uniform. During attachment to the tulle with your hand, you need to correct them so that the fabric does not move.
If you have chosen the pattern for the cook cap with folds, then you need to carefully fold the edges of the bottom circumference and thread them with threads, bending evenly each fold. They must be all the same so that the product looks neat.
3. Further on the wrong side, two main parts are sewn together. Then you need to starch the product so that it has a beautiful regular cylinder shape. After drying, the fabric is well smoothed, it is especially difficult to iron a cylinder with a folded bottom, but such a cap looks very advantageous.
Chef's hat for a child in a pattern
If you need to sew a cook’s suit for a child to perform, for example, at a holiday in kindergarten, then the principle of drawing a drawing is the same as for an adult, only calculation should be based on the baby’s measurements. To make it convenient for the child to remove and wear such a hat, you can make an incision in the back and sew on Velcro fasteners.
After reading the step-by-step instructions, it is clear to everyone that it’s very easy to sew a cap of a cook on a pattern, you just need to.