How to Sew My Own Bulk Kippot
Practitioners of the Jewish faith wear kippot on their heads as a sign of their devotion to God. "Kippot" is the plural form of "kippah." In Hebrew, kippah literally means "dome," referring to the head. The Yiddish word for the headpiece, "yarmulke," comes from the Aramaic phrase "yira malka," which means "awe of the King." You can sew your own sturdy bulk kippot to display your religious faith by using suede material and basic sewing stitches.
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Use the ruler and pencil to measure and draw a 6-inch line on the back of the suede material. Draw another 6-inch line to intersect the first line. Draw evenly curved lines to connect the intersected lines. You should now have a circle drawn on the suede material.
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Cut the circle out of the suede material with scissors. Then cut along the vertical and horizontal lines. You will now have four separate pieces of suede material.
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Hold two of the pieces together with the right sides facing each other. Use the sewing machine to sew along one of the pieces' long edges, about 1/4-inch inward from the edge. Use the machine's plain stitch. Do this with the other two pieces.
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Hold the two sewn sections together with the right sides facing. Run the unsewn edges through the sewing machine, with a 1/4-inch seam. Use the plain stitch. Your kippot is now be a solid piece.
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Turn the kippot over, so the the right sides face outward. Sew over each seam using the sewing machine's zigzag stitch. This will help the seams lie flat and give the kippot its characteristic curve.
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