For Penny S: Question about outdoor wear

Jan 21, 2004 1 Replies
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I am making a "hat" of sorts for my BIL. It's from a baseball cap pattern, with earwarmers at the sides. It's to wear underneath a hardhat outside in the rain and snow. The outside is water repellent fabric, with a layer of polar fleece and a layer of flannelon the inside. Would you think this is warm enough?



Second, how should I finish the seams so the air won't get through? I am using a microtec needle, one that's used on water repellent fabric, but I would think there's something else.



Also, any tips I should know?



Thank you.



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To finish the seams so that water doesn't get through, you will seam seal the shell befoore you sew it to the lining. You can do this two ways 1. with a seam seal tape (method shown at

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or easier, get a tube of seam grip from an outdoors store like REI, or Outdoors Wilderness Fabrics and use that according to directions. You won't be able to seam seal the seams where you join the lining to the shell.

Question.. why the flannel? It's an odd thing to combine with polarfleeece and a sheel. Remember that cottons absorb moisture, holds it damply and then robs heat from the body. Cotton does not insulate very well. I'd skip the flannel. What kind of fleece... if you are using at least a 200 wt Polartec if should be nice and toasty, if you are in a region with bitter cold I'd go for a 300 wt. instead.

Otherwise, sounds nice and toasty!

hth

Penny

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