How to Make a Fur-Lined Hood

A fur-lined hood will keep you toasty warm in winter.

A fur-lined hood will keep you toasty warm on the coldest days and nights. Purchasing an old fur coat at a thrift shop is a great way to find fur for the hood. Faux fur can be purchased at fabric supply stores, where it is sold by the yard. This cozy hood can be made for women, men and children by the same method, and is reversible. Outdoors enthusiasts and those who love taking walks in the winter will enjoy wearing the fur-lined hood.

Things You'll Need

• Tape measure
• 1/4 yard fur or faux fur
• 1/4 yard water-resistant fabric
• Scissors
• Straight pins
• Sewing machine with heavy-duty needle
• Needle and thread
• 1 yard 1/2-inch-wide woven cording
• Large straight pin

Instructions

1. Measure from the top of the hood-wearer’s head to the collarbone. Measure from the center of the back of the head to the tip of the nose and double it. Use these measurements to cut out a piece of fur and water-resistant fabric.

2. Fold the fur fabric in half lengthwise, right sides of the fabric facing each other. Pin and sew one short folded edge together with a straight seam 1/2 inch from the fabric edge. Repeat with the water-resistant fabric.

3. Pin the fabric and the fur together at the edges, right sides of the fabric facing each other. Sew around the bottom edge with a straight seam 1/2 inch from the fabric edges, leaving a 1-inch section open at each corner.

4. Sew around the front edge of the hood, leaving a 6-inch section open. Turn the hood to the right side and hand sew the opening closed with a needle and thread.

5. Sew a 1-inch-wide channel for the cording along the front of the hood with the sewing machine.

6. Turn the hood to the right side. Insert the safety pin in the end of the piece of woven cording. Thread the cording through the channel. Hand sew the edges of the channel opening under 1/4 inch with the needle and thread.

References

• “Cheap Frills”; Jennifer Knapp; 2001
• “Rip It!”; Elissa Meyrich; 2006