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diff --git a/source/contemporary_unisex/headwear/hood_scarf/index.rst b/source/contemporary_unisex/headwear/hood_scarf/index.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5ab5b07 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/contemporary_unisex/headwear/hood_scarf/index.rst @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +Hood Scarf +========== + +.. figure:: hood_scarf.jpg + :align: center + +.. only:: html + + .. contents:: + +For all of your post-apocalyptic needs, a pattern for a very simple +hood-scarf. + +This is a zero-waste pattern, resulting in a square hood. + +It is a quick and easy project, suitable for handsewing even with the +limited kit you've been able to grab just before the Fall of +Civilization (finding the materials is left as an exercise to the +reader), but can also be mostly machine sewn. + +Materials +--------- + +Fabric +^^^^^^ + +* 70 - 80 cm of a light to mid weight fabric; wool or linen are good + choices. + +Two scarves of the same size, at least 30 cm wide and 120 cm long can +also be used: in this case there won't be a need to hem the long edges. + +Notions +^^^^^^^ + +* Sewing thread to match the fabric. + +Pattern +------- + +Measure around your head, at the height of the forehead, and around the +face from the top of the head to the chin; take the biggest measurement +and divide it by two: this is the *minimum* width of the scarf, if you +want a deeper hood add maybe a cm or two. This will probably be +somewhere between 30 and 35 cm. + +Cut two rectangles of fabric as high as the measurement above plus 2-4 +cm for hemming allowance and using the full width of the fabric, +keeping the selvedges. + +Instructions +------------ + +Put the two pieces right sides together and sew one short edge with a +running backstitch (by hand) or by machine. Press open. + +.. tip:: + + Optionally you may want to curve down the seam a little towards the + back. + +Hem the long sides: fold them down twice towards the wrong sides, sew +with a hemstitch by hand or topstitch by machine. + +Fold the scarf in half, right sides together; starting from the top +measure the width of the scarf and whipstitch the back seam for that +length. + +.. tip:: + + This last seam is easier to do by hand; if you want to use a machine + you may want to lay the two halves side by side and topstitch with a + zig-zag stitch, but the area near the top seam will be quite fussy. + +See Also +-------- |