What can you do from the old mink hat with your own hands?

Mink hat is one of the obligatory attributes that are present in the women's wardrobe and are used every winter every day. However, as with any product, the end of life is coming. So, a mink hat may lose its original appearance. What then to do with her? Today we will talk about what you can do from the old mink hat with your own hands. How to alter and remake into a fashionable thing at home, and what products from it can turn out. We will also consider how to independently sew a product on a female head from fur, which will be inexpensive, but will have an unusual and beautiful appearance.

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Fashion for mink hats

Before deciding what you can sew from an old mink hat with your own hands, let's talk in more detail about this accessory from a women's wardrobe. During the Soviet Union, there was only one model of this headgear.

It was intended for middle-aged women, had one shade. To date, the situation has changed dramatically.

Now you can find products of different colors and they are intended for all ages. So, you can find a mink hat on a little girl and on a middle-aged woman.

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We make a mink hat on our own

The cost of fur products per head is always above average. However, not every woman knows that a new one can be sewn from the old mink hat with her own hands. At the same time, having spent a minimum of effort, you just need to have some skills. We will tell you about how to make a new hat, with a minimum of effort.

We sew a hat on our own:

1. For work, we need pieces of mink fur. They can be taken from the old hat, bought in the market, in a fur store. An excellent solution would be to use pieces of fur of different colors.
2. The base for the hat can be a knitted product or an old sweater. About how to make a knitted base, we will tell below.
3. Pieces of fur must be sewn together. This action must be done very carefully so that stitches, seams and other imperfections are not visible.
4. After you have sewed all the pieces together, you need to divide the fur into lines, up to seven centimeters thick. To do this, it is necessary to make appropriate cuts along the intended lines from the wrong side with the help of a sharp clerical knife.
5. We take our base. You choose what it can be. Some people use an old knit sweater with large loops for this.
6. On the front side of the workpiece we carefully sew fur “tracks”. At this stage, you can alternate colors, create volume and choose the order of shreds when sewing.

Important! It is worth noting that at first the lower strip of fur is sewn, then the upper one and only after that proceed to the middle part of the future hat.

7. At this stage, we connect the extra loops with a hook.
8. We proceed to the very top of the cap. It is necessary to carefully knit it, and then hide it. However, this method is not suitable for everyone, since not every woman knows how to knit. You can take a flap of skin of any color and close the top of the headgear.
9. After that, we look through the entire product, correct all the shortcomings and advantages, and enjoy our own hand made mink hat.

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Other ways to remake fur

If you have already thought about what you can do from the old mink hat with your own hands, do not throw the product away or give it to someone. We will tell you about knitting from fur “threads”. You did not know that you can knit not only with yarn? Yes, you can imagine!

Important! Canadian fashion designer Paula Lishman made a splash in the world of fashion and beauty. She began to knit from thin fur flaps, creating a new revolution on the catwalk.

So, let’s and we will learn how to do it.

We make yarn from fur:

1. At the initial stage, you need to prepare and create fur yarn. To do this, take an old hat, fur coat or sheepskin coat and with a clerical knife from the wrong side cut the fur product into strips with a thickness of not more than 5 mm.

Important! When cutting fur fabric into “threads” it is best to do this in a spiral. In this case, the strip will be longer and knit in the future will be more convenient. However, you can do as you like, or as the product allows.

2. Before you cut fur threads from the fabric, it is necessary to outline how you will cut from the wrong side with an ordinary gel pen. It will be better and smoother.

Important! It is worthwhile to separate the fur carefully, without using scissors in any case, the canvas should be pulled a little and lifted up.

3. If your pieces of thread are very short, you can glue or stitch them together. For this, you may need an ordinary thread or monofilament, as well as special glue.
4. It is worth starting the manufacture of a fur thread. To do this, you need to lower the workpiece into water, secure the base with an ordinary bracket. After that, twist the fur ribbon in a circle. In appearance, this should resemble the wrapping of a woolen thread on an ordinary spindle.

Important! Many people use a screwdriver, drill or other improvised method to speed up the process.

5. You need to wind in such a way that you have five turns per centimeter of thread. In this case, it is necessary to constantly wet the ribbon itself. After you rolled it up, you need to dry it with an ordinary hairdryer. After doing this, you will see how at one moment the fur became fluffy.
6. Now you need to leave the tape to dry completely.
7. After the thread has become completely dry, it is twisted into an ordinary glomerulus, and you can begin to knit.

Important! For the manufacture of a fur thread, mink fur is perfect, but you can use other material.

Knit with fur yarn

Knitting fur yarn in the last few years is gaining popularity. This is one of the most common ways that you can do it yourself with a mink hat. To make a cloth from fur threads, you do not need to have special skills, because the whole procedure is done in the same way as from ordinary yarn.

When knitting use thick knitting needles. Quite often often, a fur thread is supplemented with an ordinary woolen thread in tone of fur. A mink stock is best suited for this action.

Important! Of fur thin stripes knit mainly with knitting needles. Of course, you can do this with a crochet, but you should take into account the high consumption of yarn.

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We impose fur threads on a knitted base

Many housewives are wondering how to sew a mink hat from an old hat on a knitted base. This is very easy to do, especially if you have a mesh base. It can be crocheted or knitted independently. Also available at a craft store.

If you decide to decorate your hat and make it on a mesh basis, then you need to use a hook and take a knitted blank in the same color scheme as the fur.

Important! The essence of this knitting is that you thread the fur ribbon into each hole. Hats that are connected in such a way are striking in their beauty and look no worse than those sold in expensive stores.

A great addition to the hat will be a fur brooch or flower made of beads or leather.

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In any case, when deciding what can be done from the old mink hat with your own hands, it is worth considering various options, and only then think about throwing it away. Although we strongly advise you not to do this. Give new life to this headdress! Make a scarf, or a hat with fur trim from the collar of a fox (photos and patterns are on the Internet) - such an alteration will not be difficult. Create, experiment and you will succeed!