A winter knitted hat requires a lining. Otherwise, the loose fabric is blown by the wind. The easiest material to use is fleece. It is inexpensive, you can choose any color, the edges do not crumble, and do not require processing. You can insulate the accessory in half an hour. Comfortable? Not that word! We'll tell you how to do it yourself.
Materials and tools for work
Fleece is a synthetic material, but it does not prevent the skin from breathing. It can have different densities and thicknesses.
REFERENCE! For home clothing and as insulation, medium-density (200 g/m) or dense (300 g/m) material is usually used. If the hat is made of high-quality merino or alpaca wool, which is warm in itself, then to protect your ears from blowing, you can also take thin fleece (100 g/m).
The pile can be on one or both sides, it doesn’t matter. Before sewing, the material must be washed, checked for shrinkage and paint reliability.
To work you will also need the following:
- threads;
- scissors;
- needle;
- pencil/soap/chalk;
- tape measure.
As for the threads, it is better to choose them to match the hat so that nothing shows through from the outside. Since fleece is fleecy, the seam will “sink” in it from the inside. It will be even neater and more convenient if the accessory and insulation are the same color.
ADVICE! If the fleece is light in color, then it is not recommended to use bright pencils or felt-tip pens for the pattern; they may not wash off. It makes more sense to take a regular chalk in a contrasting color.
How to Prepare a Fleece Lining
The lining should follow the shape of the head. The hat should initially be knitted a little more, usually leave a margin of one centimeter.
The pattern is constructed from four or six triangular wedges.
Simple pattern
The easiest way is to trace the folded hat with chalk directly on the fleece, make a 10 cm cut in the top center. Two such parts are sewn together, with two intersecting seams on top.
Classic pattern
The classic lining is made in a different way.
- Measure a piece of fleece equal to the circumference of the head plus 1 cm for the seam and 2 cm for the fit. The height is equal to the depth of the hat, 1 cm will be removed when sewing.
- Divide and mark the resulting flap into 4 or 6 parts with chalk, draw vertical lines.
- Mark points at 2/3 of the height, draw triangular wedges in chalk that will be the top of the head.
- Cut out the part, make a connecting seam, close the part into a ring.
- Sew all triangular wedges together.
The result should be a simple dome-shaped hat.. You should immediately try it on your head and check the size.
ADVICE! If you plan to attach a pompom with ribbons to a knitted hat, then you should immediately take care of the holes in the lining. Simply leave two holes in the seams on different sides at a distance of 2-3 cm from the crown.
How to properly sew a lining to a knitted hat
Although fleece does not require edge finishing, it is important to sew the lining to the hat correctly. Otherwise, it will curl and puff up. Nothing should be visible. Regardless of the pattern, the lining is sewn with a slight indentation of 3–5 millimeters.
Step by step process
- Insert the lining. Make sure its seam is at the back. This is where the sewing will begin. For reliability, you can pin the fleece to the knitted fabric with sewing pins in several places.
- Thread a needle and make a knot. Insert the needle into the lining so that the knot remains inside between the knitted fabric and the fleece.
- Sew with small and frequent stitches across the edge.
Optional lining can be sewn to the top of the hat with fixing stitches or leave it like that. If the pompom is attached with ribbons, it will completely hold the two tops of the heads, nothing will bristle and fall out.
How to sew fleece to a knitted baby hat
Sometimes a strip of material 10–15 centimeters wide is simply sewn into an adult knitted hat. It protects the ears and the main part of the head, so you can do it. If the hat is for a child, then it is important to play it safe, cut out a closed lining and even make ears.
Step-by-step production of lining
- Fold the baby hat in half, place it on two layers of fleece, and draw a chalk line around the perimeter, including the ears.
- Cut out the details. Make a cut in the middle of each. Sew the inner cap with a needle.
- Insert the lining, check the size fits.
- Hem the fleece lining to the knitted baby hat using small stitches over the edge.
You can cut out the most ordinary lining and make ears separately (not necessarily from fleece, cotton or knitwear will do). In this case, they are the first to be sewn on.It is important that nothing is visible from the outside. Then the inner cap is inserted, it will hide the edges of the ears.
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