Cap-hooligan, or, as it is also called, eight-kilo, is an old, but still popular attribute of the men's wardrobe. It helps to recreate the characteristic style of the early 20th century. Such a headdress was popular among the proletariat, factory workers and factories. In those days, did not know the modern sewing technologies, so the hooligan cap was often made of natural materials - woolen cloth, cotton, linen, leather. The model was distributed all over the world, eight of them were worn by New York dockers, Chicago gangsters, representatives of the working class of Paris, and the working people of Germany. However, she was popular in tsarist Russia at the beginning of the century. Wear caps of such a cut and now, moreover, this headpiece can be seen both in men and in girls, who tend to dress in the Patzan style.
How to choose an eight-kopeck cap
The universality of the model is undeniable. It is worn in summer, and in autumn, and in winter, only the material from which the cap is sewn is changed. For the cold season choose caps from natural wool or thick woolen cloth. Well, if inside there will be a cotton lining - it will not allow the main material to quickly wear out and get dirty, absorb sweat. A quality hooligan hat has well-processed stitches, pay attention to it before buying.
We sew the cap with our own hands
But it is not difficult to make such a fashionable headdress. You will need a thick fabric and a piece of material for the lining. Also, buy a plastic liner of the desired shape in the store to get a solid visor. Let's proceed to the pattern. Draw a vertical line 26 cm long, divide it in half and go down from the middle down to 2 cm. But the extent of the horizontal line depends on the volume of the cap, for our sample we will make it 6-centimeter. The size of the caps requires a measurement of the girth of the head. Have you removed your yardstick? Then divide the resulting figure by 8 - this is the number of wedges. The result of division is the lower horizontal, the length of the "bottom" of each wedge. As a result, we get a pattern that looks a bit like the shape of the sole of the iron. It remains to attach it to the fabric, circle, leaving 0.5 cm on the seam, and cut out 8 identical parts. In the same way we cut out the lining. It is easy to make a visor - you just need to circle the liner (do not forget about the seam allowances!).
And now we cut cakes for our cap - so they call tailors a strip of fabric on the inside of the hat or beret, which covers the seams. To do this, postpone a line equal in length to the circumference of the head, plus 2 cm at the seam. This will be long, and for the width of the kaspen 6 cm is enough. To keep your cap-hooligan in shape, glue all parts with non-woven fleece. This method is much more convenient and practical than starching. Also made and caps are rapper. Using a sewing machine, connect all the details - and your unique cap-hooligan is ready! This model - just a godsend for creative natures, it can be worn in at least three versions: in the classical, on the head, on the head. You can dream up and come up with your own unique image.