Hood + Loop gives Hoodloop
Some of you will know what I'm talking about: Wrapped in a thick scarf and standing on a drafty platform, the neck is fine, only the head is missing something ... As it should be, I discovered a so-called hood on the Internet. loop. Immediately it was clear: So I had to sew!
A hooded loop is simply a loop in which an additional hood is attached. Like any other hood, it can either be flipped up or worn loosely over the actual loop, which looks smart on its own. In any case, the hood falls over the two twisted parts of the actual loops when you lay back and keeps the neck and neck warm per se!
For such hoodloops there are already some patterns and instructions, but:
My research resulted in different forms of the hood: Very often one sees one with a middle seam running in the middle of the head. As a result, the hood does not always "justice" the head shape and can often bump at the back of the head, especially when it is doubled (inner and outer fabric). The other is very common in high-quality anoraks. Here, at the back of the head, a so-called "wedge" is used, which imitates the broadening of the head towards the top, so that the hood covers the head like tailor-made.
For most hoodloops, the hood under the chin can seemingly "close" only by tying the loop tighter and / or tighter. But I did not want to leave the hood under the chin so easily without any closure options, but tailor them so that - as with many hoodies - the hood ends crossed slightly under the chin and pulled right and left Hoodiebänder in a tunnel! Thus, despite the fact that the hood is actually only "attached", the light pull of the bands from the front would give the impression of a real hood, which can even resist the wind when it is pulled tight. This idea of combining a normal hood with ribbons with a loop, I would like to introduce a little closer.
The basis for the sewing pattern was an anorak beanie, which I luckily removed with a zipper from the anorak and thereby measured the size of the pattern for the desired head size.
The measurement of the middle "wedge" was the first to show that it was wider from the forehead to the middle of the head and narrower towards the nape of the neck, resulting in a nice fit. The height (approach seam shoulder to middle of the head) I could take as a guideline. The only question left was the (front) bevel towards the middle of the chin = up to the imaginary point directly under the chin, where the hood ends are like a hoodie crossing should.
Generally, a hooded loop is sewn just like a normal one? Loop, only the hood is either cut with or the extra stitched hood is sewn in one of the two longitudinal seams when sewing the loop!
In order to give me an idea of how such a hooded loop must look sewn in the hand, I quickly cut a hood from a rest of bed sheet fabric, sewn, then sewed to a strip of cloth (loop) and hoped that's it. Phew, yes, just as I had imagined just because of the images on the net, that was just right - only that my hood loo just should also have cool Hoodibänder. The eyelets for the (chosen by the owner rope) I have on the back with Vlieseline and on the front with SnapPap underlaid, which I have quilted before. Accordingly I edged the rope ends with SnapPap.
The? Dressing? the hood loops then required quite a few attempts:
First, take hold of the part of the loops with the hood on, pull it over the head so that the hood sits on the neck, then turn the big rest of the loop as always at the front and loop it backwards over the head. Then pull the actual hood in the neck under the loop and put it over the scarf! To make the outfit even better, (if necessary practice in front of a mirror - even men are allowed to do that?) Last pull out the hoodie straps and let them hang casually over the hoodloop - done!
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Have a nice sunday with a lot of sewing - maybe make small Easter things and move the hoodloop to the next autumn :-)
