See note above. Sew the seam using a 1.5 cm seam allowance. Pin the fur circular crown piece to the hat band, making sure the fur is tucked in and checking the direction of the fur is correct.Finger-press the seam open and hold in place with a couple of tacking stitches top and bottom of seam.TIP: When sewing fur fabric, Increase your stitch length a little so prevent thread tangling. Pin the short ends together, making sure the fur is tucked inside, and stitch using a 1.5 cm seam allowance following the direction of the fur. Take your fur band piece and fold in half, right sides together.It doesn’t matter for the circular lining piece but make sure the band is cut on a straight grain to avoid stretching. Pin the pattern to your fur pieces and cut out, paying heed to the tip above.You will achieve a much better finish on the seams.
TIP: When cutting your fur pieces, cut on the reverse and just snip carefully through the backing fabric so as not to cut through to the actual fur on the right side. Incidentally, the centre back of the hat is where the band is seamed. On this particular hat I made, the pile strokes downwards on the band, from the top of the crown, down towards my eyebrows! On the top circular piece, it strokes from front to back. NOTE: Before you pin the pattern to your fur fabric, think about what direction you prefer the fur to lie.
Complete the hat band and crown sections as full pieces as instructed on the pattern then cut out. Cut out and paste the sheets together to match the layout on page 1 of the pdf.
Just download and print out the FREE_fur_hat_pattern and follow these few simple instructions.
It’s a timeless, vintage-style fur hat that will keep you warm and toasty in the most stylish way possible! And it’s a real quick project to sew up for that quick sewing fix when time isn’t on your side! I’m so delighted to share this pattern with you as my first post of 2015.