How to sew a Cossack kubanka with your own hands (pattern)

Kubanka is a type of papakha, but lower and lighter. Fur kubankas have been at the peak of fashion for several years now. They look stylish and go with many models of coats and fur coats, but they are certainly expensive. Can You can sew such a hat with your own hands in a couple of evenings, and it will look no worse than the factory one.

Reference! Traditionally, the bottom of such a hat was made of fabric (velvet or cloth), and was sewn together from four sectors, with piping placed between the seams.

Material selection

Fur kubankas suit women of any age. Knitted hats - this style should be chosen very carefully, they are not so universal.

Traditional materials, historically used for sewing kubankas:

• astrakhan;
• wolf, bear skins;
• lamb skins with long hair.

What are these hats made of now?

• mink;
• arctic fox;
• beaver;
• nutria;
• silver fox;
• astrakhan.

Often These types of fur are combined and complemented with leather and suede.

Models made from long-pile fur are often decorated with a whole tail. Hats are usually sewn on a lining, with a glued lining.

Required:

• Skin 1-2, depending on the size of the cap, as well as the skin itself.
• Beading, adhesive interlining, glued cotton fabric for lining.
• Lining fabric.
• Threads, preferably cotton No. 20 or silk.
• Razor or utility knife.
• Thick needle.
• A blank or two-liter jar.

Cutting a Cossack Kubanka

Let's figure it out How to make your own Kubanka hat pattern:

• We are making a paper pattern; to construct it we need two measurements - the circumference of the head and the depth of the hat.
• At this stage, you can cut the paper pattern and, subsequently, make some part of the hat from fabric or suede or leather.
• Place the skin fur side down. If you have several skins, then arrange them equally.
• We lay out the patterns, taking into account the direction of the fur (shown by the arrow on the pattern).
• Using a ballpoint pen, trace the pattern along the flesh.
• Using a sharp knife or razor, cut out the parts. We leave no seam allowances, or 0.5 cm.

Important! We don’t use scissors because it’s easy to cut the fur. When working with a knife, the pile remains intact.

• We make blanks from interlining and lining fabrics in the same way, but leave allowances of about 1 cm.

Important! The lining and lining pieces are cut out without seam allowance along the bottom edge.

If you want to get an authentic Cossack kubanka, then sew it from astrakhan fur and make a cloth bottom sewn from 4 wedges. Cover the seams with contrasting tape.

Sewing the product

The direction of the fur pile is taken into account when sewing any products, but when making a kubanka it can be either vertical (from bottom to top) or horizontal. This direction is indicated by an arrow on the pattern.

• We sew the parts obtained during cutting on our hands with an “over the edge” seam, which is why we did not make allowances for the seams.
• We do not allow fur fibers to remain in the seam - we straighten them out with a needle or hook.
• If necessary, smooth out the seams so that they do not puff up.
• The gasket can be glued or simply inserted.
• Sew together the gasket parts.
• We turn the fur blank inside out, put a blank of interlining fabric on top, and match the seams.
• We connect with a goat seam.
• We work with the lining parts using the same principle.
• We connect the fur to the lining with a goat seam, with the edge of the fur turned towards the wrong side of the hat.
• We turn our product inside out.
• Let's try it on.

Advice! It is possible that the resulting cap is a little narrow, but it is possible to slightly increase it. Lightly wet the lower part of the skin (the inner part) with a spray bottle or a soft sponge, gently knead it between your fingers, and gradually stretch it in both directions. We do this very slowly, evenly. Then we stretch the resulting product onto a special blank or two-liter jar and leave it to dry at room temperature.

Decorating a Kubanka hat

From the remains of fur, leather, suede, as well as various brooches, beads, beads, you can create an original decor for the finished hat:

• Embroidery with beads and bugles to match the fur, especially suits light-colored models.
• Pompoms and bells sewn from scraps will serve as voluminous hanging decorations.
• If you have a tail left from the skin of an arctic fox or a fox, then sew it into the seam of the hat.
• Complement your existing brooch with fur patches, beads in color, and beads.

What to wear with a kubanka?

A cuban of light fur looks more feminine than a dark one, but this is purely individual.

It is not recommended to combine a hat and a fur coat made of different furs - for example, an arctic fox coat with a mink coat. It is also better to repeat the colors in the top/bottom set.

Advice! Avoid wearing a hat made of expensive types of fur with down jackets, puffy jackets, or sports-style clothing.

But any shoes will suit the Kubanka; be guided only by your own taste.

Various scarves and shawls, thick scarves of any width go perfectly with such headdresses. Embroidered mittens perfectly complement the look.

The kubanka hat reliably protects from wind, frost and snow, while looking stylish and impressive.