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Here are the three pieces you will need to make this kap:
The Crown Piece, The Brim, The NeckBinding
| The Crown Pattern |
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| is a little larger than a dinner plate |
| Make the Pattern Larger on All Sides |
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| Here I am enlarging it by 1 inch |
You will have to enlarge or reduce the crown piece to fit your size head and hair. Because our hair is very long
and thick it makes a big bun, so we have to enlarge the crown piece about an inch on all sizes to accommodate. You may
need to reduce if you have shorter, finer hair or a small head. Just make one out of inexpensive fabric, muslin works
well, and that will help you determine what you will need to do.
| The Pieces Are Enlarged |
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| 1 inch around the crown and at the ends of the neck binding |
Here are the pattern pieces enlarged. You will see the Crown is enlarged 1 inch all the way around. Also,
the neck binding has been enlarged 1 inch on both sides. The brim hasn't been enlarged as it is adequate size.
Here is the enlargement lines around the Crown.
| Measure for the brim piece |
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Measure the brim from just below the ear on one side to just below the ear on the other.
The neck binding piece needs to be long enough to fit the neck edge of the crown and brim. This one shows 7 inches
- you will make yours according to whether you enlarged or reduced the crown. (You can also use double-fold bias tape
in the color you are using for your kap.)
| Mark Lines WIth Fabric Pencil |
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Be sure to add the pleat lines to the fabric once you cut your piece out.
We cut a small triangular piece of paper - 1 1/2 inch across by 3 inches deep - and use this to draw our pleat lines.
It makes it much easier. We use a different size on the neck edge depending on how we need it to fit.
Here is the completed Crown Piece. All the Pleat Lines have been marked with a fabric pencil. Now I just
match the sides of the triangles and pin them together.
Here is the Crown once the pleats have been pinned. It is ready to have the pleats sewn down.
| Once you fold and Pin the Pleats |
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| Sew The Edges Down |
Sew the edges down on the crown so that the pleats will be in place to add the brim.
On the shorter of the two long sides of the brim piece, you need to fold down a 1/4 inch and press. The fold another
1/4 inch and press to form the hem. Then sew the hem down.
| Erin Sewing |
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| Sewing the Hem of the Brim |
Pin the unsewn edge of the brim to the Crown. Make sure that it fits all the way from the squared off edge of the
crown around to the other side. The neck edge of the Crown isn't included.
| Brim Is Pinned To The Crown |
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| Right Sides Together |
Once you have pinned the right side of the brim to the right side of the crown sew the edges together.
Here it is with the Brim attached to the Crown. You are almost done. Just one more piece left!!
| Sew Neck Binding On |
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| Bottom Of The Crown |
You need to fold both edges of the neck binding 1/4 inch. Press these folds down. You are going to sew one
edge right sides together on one side. And then you will fold over and sew the other side down.
| Final Folding of Neck Binding |
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| Fitting Haley's New Kap |
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| Erin is trying it on Haley |
Here I am trying the covering on Haley. I am so thankful that I could make this for her. She works at the
Nursing Home all day and does not have as much time to sew as I do - she really needed some extra kaps and I loved making
it for her!! And it is a perfect fit!!
| All Done |
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| A Gift From One Sister to Another |
The last part is to add ties if you want them. We just add 1/4 inch ribbon for the ties - I am not showing those
on here but I did add them later.
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