Fleece hat. How to sew?

2024 Author: Sierra Becker | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-26 03:47

Fleece is a popular fabric that is used for tailoring tracksuits, light jackets, children's clothing. Now the production of soft toys from this material has come into fashion.

Fleece

However, fleece fabric is a fairly new invention. It was created in 1979 in the United States of America. This material is an artificial likeness of sheep's wool. The fabric is quite light and soft. It passes air well and eliminates the greenhouse effect.

The material is quite practical - it is able to withstand prolonged stretching, does not deform when washed or ironed. Fleece is made from the finest nylon. It is first woven in a special way on the machines. And then small loops are pulled out with needles to give softness to the fabric.

What do you need?

A novice seamstress can easily sew a beautiful fashionable hat for spring days out of fleece. To do this, you need to purchase a piece of fabric no larger than 30 centimeters, preferably in two colors.

Then prepare a sewing machine, scissors, a sheet of paper, a marker for fabric and thread, in the color of the product. How to sew a fleece hat with your own hands? We'll tell you now.

First step: pattern making

To do this, you need to measure the circumference of the head and, dividing the number by 2, get the size of the cap at the bottom of the product. Then a measurement is taken from the bridge of the nose to the base of the skull. This value is also divided by two. Get the height of the cap. Next, proceed as follows:

1. On paper, set aside the first value, then divide this segment by two.
2. After from the point, we set aside a perpendicular line according to the size of the second value.
3. The resulting triangle is connected by arcuate lines.

The pattern for the hat is ready. Now transfer it to the fabric.

The pattern should be done in two fabric pieces or four if you want to make a double-sided hat.

Sewing products

You must first put two identical parts of the product wrong side out and sew them along the side cuts. Then double-tuck the bottom of the hat. Then flash it. Fleece hat made by hand! It can be worn on cool spring days.

Fleece cap with lapels and double layer

The main pattern is done similarly to the first hat described above. Only the number of parts should be equal to four. A separate detail of the lapel is also additionally made.

To do this, a rectangle 6 centimeters wide is cut out of fleece from two types of prepared fabric. All parts of the top layer are sewn together. Then do the same with the bottom layer. The lapel is made by connecting two colored pieces of fabric along the length. And then, turningthe top layer by 0.5 cm, sew the lapel to the main details of the cap. Carefully close the back seam. Everything, the product is ready.

Sewing a fleece hat from a pattern in the shape of a circle

This model is made like this:

1. On the fabric measure a circle with a diameter equal to the diameter of the head plus 2 cm for shrinkage.
2. Then two diametrical lines are drawn, perpendicular to each other.
3. Two more segments are drawn along each of them. They form equilateral triangles with a base of two centimeters. There should be four.
4. Sew the triangles on the sides from the wrong side. After these steps, a dome should form. This is the base of the hat.
5. Make a turn on the bottom of the product by 2 cm, sew.

The circle-based fleece hat is ready.

For a double layer, you need to make two round parts. And then:

1. Sew all triangles.
2. The next step is to sew both pieces together.
3. Fold with the outside facing each other. After sewing along the edge of the product, leaving an unsewn area - 2-3 centimeters.
4. Turn the hat right side out, carefully sew up the gap.

Everything, the thing is ready. This fleece hat is also interesting in that it can be worn on any side. It is best to use contrasting fabric colors when sewing such a fleece hat. For example, black and red or blue and yellow.

Decorate items

Fleece hats (a photo of some is presented in the article) can be eitherfemale and male models, and can be unisex.

When sewing for a girl, it is necessary to supplement the product with rhinestones, beads, embroidery or fabric flowers. Labels and inscriptions are allowed on a men's fleece hat. Children's hats can be decorated with funny horns, ears or drawings. Mittens and socks can be sewn together with a fleece hat.

Conclusion

This handmade fleece hat is sure to become your favorite hat. After all, she sits comfortably on her head, does not press, does not slip. Protects from wind and cold air. At the same time, the material is quite light and pleasant to the touch.

In addition to the hat, you can sew a light suit for a baby or a blanket for a chair or sofa from fleece. Such material comes in different densities. Therefore, working with it, you can combine its different types for tailoring original things. Fleece is easy to work with. It lends itself to any sewing method - be it hand or machine.