Burda Style For people who sew

Hi!!!!

I would really love and be grateful if someone can do a tutorial on how to draft a pattern for a hoodie (really just the hood part). I’m not capable of drafting such patterns on my own and was wondering if someone who had the skill to do so would be able to give instructions as to how to do so.

Thanks!!!

Sep 24, 2009, 03.58 AM by jessikissica

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  Sep 29, 2009, 10.30 PMby oscarthegrouch108

  why not take the pattern from an already made hoodie hood. most hoods have a center seam, to allow for some shaping.

  take the hood that you want to copy, and fold it so that you get a profile (side shot) of the hood. carefully trace around it on some paper (copy paper taped together, butcher’s paper, or even a paper bag cut open), then gently lift the sweater out of the way to get the bottom. smooth out the lines, then add seam allowances (5/8th of an inch is the norm, but you can add as much as you want). one thing that you will want to check is what the bottom of the hood measures. the bottom of the hood should measure at least the neck opening of where you want to put it (you can have a small overlap if you want).

  definitely do a test out of some cheap fabric first to make sure it turns out the way that you want before you cut into good fabric.

  hope this helps!
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  Nov 8, 2009, 05.15 AMby mlssfshn

  If you’ll google hood pattern there are several sites that have them drawn. I did this for my stepson’s Halloween costume.
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  Dec 30, 2009, 02.49 PMby victors

  How about this? I know its in Russian but its still a hoody pattern http://www.burdafashion.com/ru/index/1333669-1413206-1719491.html

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    Nov 14, 2011, 06.51 AMby Shelley Martin

    wow, that one took a LOT of work for this poor english speaker to get my hands on that pattern and then figure heads/tails of it, but now I have a lovely hoodie for my efforts! lol