Headdresses from fabric with own hands

Despite the fact that the hood has become almost mandatory attribute of the modern urban style, hats, caps and scarves are still not out of fashion. Coquettish hat complement elegant autumn coat, cap will feel confident on a sunny summer day, and the hat-hairpin can be spectacular decoration to the ballroom or wedding dresses. To make original headdresses from a fabric by own hands under force even to the beginning needlewoman. About how this is done, you will learn from our article.

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What is needed for this?

Making head-dresses with your own hands is an exciting activity, but you will need several things:

• sewing machine;
• set of needles for sewing machine;
• set of needles for manual sewing;
• tailor's scissors;
• centimeter tape;
• chalk or soap;
• wooden ruler;
• is a thick paper( the best is graph paper);
• pieces of fabric;
• suitable for color and quality of thread;
• nonwoven;
• cardboard;
• adhesive;
• materials for decoration.

Sewing machine

The sewing machine will suit any, even the grandmother's hand "Singer".The main thing is that you feel confident and easy to perform the simplest operations.

Important! The machine should be debugged and staffed - it is better to buy a set of needles of different thickness at once to change them depending on the fabric.

Fabric

All fabrics are suitable for making headdresses. The most important thing is to choose a model. For example, making a hat with fields of crepe de chine or gas is hardly advisable, but something soft in the oriental style - no problem.

Accordingly - at hand should be threads of different thickness and of different quality, to be able to crosslink and natural, and synthetic materials( nylon better stitching Capron same silk -.. Silk etc.)

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begin with simple

mostA simple option is a scarf in Arabic style. To make oriental headwear for women with their own hands, you need soft fabrics that can drape well. Suitable for you:

• thin silk;
• crepe de chine;
• thin knitwear;
• gauze;
• gas.

Important! If you make a hat for the first time, from the knitwear should be abandoned, except if you already have a ready-made knitted scarf with neaten edges. To work with this material, you need a special needle.

Scarf in oriental style is a long strip, closed in a ring. First you need to make the strip itself. It can be single or double, the manufacturing methods will be different.

Option 1 To make the single-eastern scarf, you will need to strip the width of 40-50 cm and a length of about 1 m 20 cm:

1. Treat sections overlocking or neaten manually loopy seam.
2. Shorter edges to make a ring.

Important! Make sure that the strip does not twist.

Option 2

If the fabric is very thin, it can be double-scarf:

1. carve out a strip of the same length, but the width of 1 m
2. Fold the cloth inside out, combining long sections..
3. Tear long sections.
4. Trim the allowance at a distance of 1 mm from the seam.
5. Remove the strip.
6. Gently press the seam if the fabric allows it.
7. Fold the workpiece in half, combining the short sections.
8. Stitch short stitch.
9. Recture the seam.
10. Sweep the allowances.

Important! A scarf is put on his head, then a long loop is thrown over his head, which covers his shoulders and chest.

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Chalma

Popular oriental headdress made from cloth - turban. Sew it directly on the head, so that for work, most likely, you will need an assistant. As a blank, a wide scarf or scarf made of fine fabric is used.

Fabrication of such a headdress made of fabric is done in this way:

1. Fold the scarf in half, aligning the long sides.
2. Attach it to the head so that the middle is on the forehead.
3. Pass both ends to the back of the head, slightly twisting them.
4. Make a single knot at the back of the head( you can fix it with a pair of stitching stitches).
5. Draw the ends to the forehead towards each other.
6. Thread the left end under the right edge so that the edge is not visible.
7. Fix the layers with a few stitches. Fill the right end under the top layer of fabric and also secure.
8. Remove the turban.
9. Where there was a design, build more reliable seams.
10. Decorate the turban.

Important! For decoration fit:

• brooch;
• feathers;
• rhinestones;
• sequins.

The brooch can be pinned to one of the knots. If you choose rhinestones or sequins, they better finish the place where the seams are laid.

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Bandana

Another simple headdress made of cloth by your own hands is bandana. It can be sewn from a dense fabric, best of all cotton. Suitable:

• cotton;
• satin;
• coarse calico;
• flax.

Pattern

First you need to make a pattern. Previously, you will need to take measurements:

• head circumference;
• distance from the middle of the forehead to the crown;
• distance between temples.

The pattern is best done on a graph paper, because there is a grid:

1. Draw a straight line, the length of which is equal to half the head circumference.
2. Mark the edges - for example, Z( neck) and L( forehead).
3. To both points, draw perpendiculars in the same direction, set aside the distance from the middle of the forehead to the top of the head.
4. Divide the distance between the temples in half.
5. From the point A, postpone the resulting measurement and also draw a perpendicular, indicating the resulting point, for example, with the letter M.
6. Connect points A and M with a smooth line.
7. Extend the line from point З to the same length, put a point, for example, 31.
8. Connect points M and З1 with a smooth line.

Pattern of the main part of the bandana is ready, you can go to the visor:

1. Draw a straight line on the graph paper.
2. Set aside a segment that is half the distance between the temples.
3. Mark the points B( temple) and A( forehead).
4. To the point A, draw a perpendicular.
5. Place on the perpendicular 5 cm and put a point, for example, L1.
6. Connect points L1 and B with a straight line.

Cut

Fabric folded face up inside and proceed as follows:

1. Place the pattern of the main part so that the fabric fold coincides with the fold line of the pattern.
2. Circle the chalk with chalk or soap without allowance.
3. Cut out the workpiece.

Visor

The same as the main part, only in all sections it is necessary to make allowances of 0.5 cm. To visor turned out to be more rigid, it can be strengthened with non-woven fabric or lined with a denser fabric.

Assembled:

1. Process the slices of the main part with an overlock or manually( the loop seam fits most, but the loops are even and lie close to each other).
2. Fix the visor components with adhesive fleece.
3. Fold them with faces.
4. Sweep and stitch on all slices, except for that which will be ground to the main part.
5. Cut the allowances so that no more than 2 mm is left to the seam.
6. Cut the corners at an angle of 45 °.
7. Remove the visor.
8. Press the seams.
9. Free allowances inward.
10. Align the middle of the peak of the visor with the middle of the body and grasp the tail pin.
11. Attach the visor.

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Hat with

Fields A more or less dense fabric is suitable for making this headgear - from chintz to velvet or brocade. In addition to it, you will need:

• hats;
• thin hard cardboard;
• compasses;
• scissors;
• universal adhesive;
• awl;
• centimeter tape.

Important! Cardboard can be replaced with paraplan or penofol.

Removing the measurements

To make a hat with fields, you need the following measurements:

• girth of the head;
• width of the fields;
• height of crown;
• diameter of the bottom.

The head circumference is removed in the usual way - putting a zero mark of centimeter tape to the middle of the forehead, we pass it along the most convex parts of the skull - just above the ear, above the back of the head, over the second ear and again to the middle of the forehead.

All other measures can be arbitrary. For example, the width of the fields can be 10 cm, the height of the crown - from 5 to 15 cm, the diameter of the bottom - 5-10 cm.

Important! The easiest way is to make a hat with vertical margins - the diameter of the bottom will be exactly the same as the diameter of the hole in the fields. We make allowances for the fields from the sides that will join the bottom and the fields.

Pattern

To make a pattern, you need to know the radius of the hole. For this purpose, the girth of the head is divided by 6.28.Next:

1. Draw a circle of the appropriate radius on the cardboard.
2. To the radius, add the width of the fields and draw the second circle from the same point.
3. Hole carefully cut out - this will be a template for the bottom.
4. Make a pattern of the fields - it is a rectangle, the length of which is equal to the head circumference, and the width is arbitrary( for example, 10 cm).
5. Pattern of the bottom - just a circle.

Making workpieces

You need to make one part and bottom of the bottom:

1. Put the fabric in one layer face down.
2. Circle the patterns.
3. Cut out the details.

Fields

The margins are tightened on both sides, therefore, you need two parts:

1. Fabric fold in half with the front side inward.
2. Circle the cardboard circle, leaving 1 cm allowance for the outer and inner circles.
3. Cut the parts according to the allowances.

Assembling

Assembling begins with the stitching of the fields:

1. Fold the details face-to-face with each other.
2. Trim the outer edge.
3. If the fabric is stiff, the allowance can be cut at a distance of 1 mm from the seam.
4. Attach the cardboard gasket.
5. Press the holes in the hole on one side.

Important! We tighten the margins, spreading glue on the allowances on the fabric and pressing them to the allowances on the cardboard. Take care that the fabric is not going to folds. The bottom allowance is pressed to the wrong side, greased with glue, we insert a cardboard template and press it tightly. We wait until all this is dry.

Finishing assembly

All work should be done with extreme care, trying not to get the glue on the front side of the fabric:

1. Glued overlock - the cut of fabric in this place should be perfectly smooth, it can be pre-treated with an overlock.
2. The upper allowance of the crown is bent to the wrong side at a 90 ° angle, greased with glue and attach the bottom.
3. The lower allowance of the crown is bent outwards at the same angle and lubricated with glue.
4. We embed the allowance of fields between the cardboard blank and the top layer of fabric.
5. Press firmly.
6. Close the place of connecting the crown and fields with a hat strap.
7. We decorate the hat.

Important! You can, on the same principle, make a miniature hanging-cap - the technology is the same, but the clasp from the old hair clip is still attached to the bottom part.

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Ornaments for hats with their own hands

Since ancient times, headgear was tried to decorate effectively - flowers, precious stones, exquisite overlays of precious metals. A modern woman can also make her hat elegant and unique.

Traditional elements:

• bows;
• flowers;
• feathers;
• fantasy compositions from different elements.

Bows

The bow can be made from the same hats tape that you closed the seam. It is made very simply - you do not even need to edge the edges, because the tape has an edge:

1. Cut a piece of tape 15-20 cm long.
2. Fold it in half with the front side outward, but do not iron anything.
3. Loose edges bend to the middle.
4. Folds fold.
5. Sections sew.
6. Sweep the layers over the already made seam and slightly tighten.
7. Cut another piece, 5-8 cm long.
8. Close it with a note.
9. Loose edges on the side of the bow where the seam is.
10. Sew them.
11. Attach the bow to the hat.

Important! Instead of a bow on a hat tape it is possible to fasten and other elements - an effective buckle or a brooch.

Flowers

Perhaps, the most favorite female ornament for the headdress. They can be made from different materials:

• fabrics;
• skin;
• suede;
• artificial stones;
• beads.

Important! To produce flowers from the fabric, special tools are needed. It's not difficult to buy them, but it takes time to get used to them. But the vegetable elements of the skin can be made without special equipment.

You will need:

• pieces of leather in different colors;
• shoe knife;
• scissors;
• awl;
• cotton yarn;
• Adhesive for leather;
• ballpoint pen;
• drawing paper;
• material for the middle - beads, for example.
• frying pan.

Preparation:

1. The skin should be tidied up first - clean and tint if necessary.
2. Painting is best with special dyes for this material - you will surely find them in the nearest good shoe store.
3. The simplest flower consists of five separate circular petals. They are best cut out on the template to be the same. Pattern circle with a ballpoint pen on the wrong side. Cut the petals with shoe or any other short sharp knife.

Important! To make the petals convex, they can be "fried":

• Put the workpieces in the pan with the wrong side down.
• Slowly heat until the petals begin to curl inward.
• As soon as you like the shape - get the workpieces( it's best to use wooden tongs).

Assembling

The petals need to be assembled together. It is done this way:

1. Determine the connection location.
2. Make on each petal one puncture at a distance of 2-3 mm from the edge.
3. Sew the workpieces with a strong cotton thread.
4. Close the place of connection bead or leather circle.
5. You can insert additional decorations between the petals and the middle - colored feathers or fur.
6. To make the flower look more effective, it can be supplemented with leaves - from the skin of the same or different color, suede, feathers, etc.

Important! To fry in a frying pan it is possible only natural leather, leatherette from this melts.

Shawls

Popular headpiece - scarf. You do not need to sew it specially, you can always buy it in the store, but if there's nothing suitable, just cut out a square of cloth and sweep the edges. You can tie shawls in different ways.

Matryoshka

The most classic version:

1. Fold the handkerchief in half.
2. Put it on your head.
3. Bind the edges under the chin.

Komsomolka

It was fashionable to tie scarves or kerchiefs in this way in the first half of the last century. The kerchief is tied at the back of the head, the angle remains on top or is retracted under the knot.

Kazachka

To tie a kerchief this way, it should be quite large. Bring the edges back, make a single knot, then slide them over the forehead and tie them with a double knot to make the "ears".

Important! These are the most popular ways. But you can make a pirate scarf, bandana, and flower. In addition, any woman can also think of how it is unusual to tie this square or triangular piece of fabric, and it is possible that it will become the legislator of a new fashion.

From this article you learned a lot of ideas, how to make headgear from the fabric with your own hands and decorate them. We hope you have seen how simple and interesting it is, and now you will practice from time to time, so that you can easily and originally give your image refinement and special beauty.