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Rubies
Cat
Hood / Faux Fur wig
Sewing machine or needle and thread
Sewing Scissors
Comb
Pins
Polyester
stuffing (optional)
Coloring materials (paint, dye, etc) |
click to see
full-sized, printable
version
I highly recommend you print
out the color
key before reading this tutorial; it will be a great help in front of
you!
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| Step 1: Take your wig out
of its package. It is a wise idea to do this outside, because
fur will fly everywhere and settle on everything. |
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| You
will notice
noticing that your Rubies Cat Hood looks nothing like a CATS wig
at this
point. Altering it can be scary for a beginner, but as it begins
to take shape the project will become very exciting! |
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| Step 2:
Before you can make any alterations, you’ll need to get rid
of
all excess fur that seems to be coming out of the wig by the
handfuls. Don't panic; the
fur is actually woven into
the fabric, so when a machine cuts a ragged edge, the fur has nothing
to weave
into. Thus 99% of the loose fur is coming from the edges of the
wig. |
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Step 3: To remove excess fur, take your
wig outside and gently pull the loose tufts of hair from around the
border of the wig. When you have finished, use a fine-tooth
comb to gently comb through the entire wig. Give the wig a gentle
shake. Now nearly all of the excess fur should be removed.
Note: Every time you make a cut into
the
hood you will need to repeat this step so that the fur around
the newly cut edges is removed. Each time you will end up with a
fairly large pile of white tufts. This is nothing to worry
about. |
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| Step 4:
Lay the hood out flat,
fabric-side facing upwards. |
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| Step 5:
Locate the fabric seam on the fabric-side of
the hood and cut carefully above it, making sure the fur on the
reverse side is as out of the way as possible. |
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Your altered hood will now look like
this:
Note: Always save extra pieces. |
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| Step 6:
Put the wig on your head. It will still be too long and drape down your
neck. |
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| Step 7:
Bring
these two long areas
(marked “x” in above photo) around back to the nape of
your
neck. Pull one “x” over the
other so that the wig is snug against your head. Once it is
comfortable, pin the two flaps together and take the wig off your head. |
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8: Turn the wig inside
out.
The pins that you placed in the wig during the previous step will
now be inside the wig (on the
fur-side). The hole that was at the top of the wig will now be at
the bottom, and the forehead dip will now be facing up.
Using your fingers, feel through Flap B and find where Flap A ends
underneath (see dotted pink line). Mark this line with a pen. |
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| Step 9:
Place pins along the pen line and remove previously placed pins (on
the fur-side of wig). |
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| Step
10: Sew along pin line and
remove pins. |
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Step
11: Cut off Flab B
excess.
Note: Always save extra
pieces. |
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