Hello. So omg.
I really wanted to make this bear hat and gloves for a while now and finally
have gotten around to it. I think it is so much fun to see the mascots at
sporting events and even to see the cartoon characters at amusement parks I
find neat! I have a bunch of sewing machines though they all do not want to
work anymore and are in need of some part to have them functional again. Also I
would have used sewing pins to keep the patterns together more efficiently
though I seem to have lost mine. Hmm. So what I did was…
Materials: Fuzzy material, canvas (organic hemp I happened
to have) material, thread, needles, scissors, cutting mat.
- Gotten a piece of canvas and traced out a semi circle that have convexes that allow the hat to fit on ones head. I analyzed another hat that I had that has a similar shape of that I wanted. I used that layout. Basically two of these will be sewn together to make the top piece.
- Once
that piece is made. I use that as the template layout for the fuzzy bear
material. I use this template to cut out two sides of the top of the hat.
Keep in mind that fashion pertains a function of inverses, i.e. if two sides of a piece of material are facing upward
and they are cut the same shape, unless the piece is asymmetrical, when
they are placed ready to be sewn, the bottom piece will be the opposite of
the pattern on top. So when the second piece is cut make sure it will end
up the proper way. Use your imagination to figure this out. I had used
mine. It can be tricky at first. I am still getting the hang of it. - It may
be a good idea to prepare all of the material before one starts to sew,
though I could not wait and like to take it one step at a time. I will
then start to sew the two top pieces together.
I then make sure it fit
snug on my head. It does, so I move on to the next part. The ears. I cut
out a piece of canvas the shape and size I think is good for the ears. I
will use the canvas, this time for the inner part of the ear, and the
fuzzy part for the outside. Start to sew the ears with the pieces both
faced inward so that once they are sewn together and flipped inside out
the “ear” will be with the fuzzy part outward and the canvas is the same
on both sides, though in theory, outward as well. I will only sew the
circular top portion and not the bottom length. When the pair of ears are
sewn, then I apply them to the hat in an appropriately selected position.
I also added side flaps to cover my ears (a string added will help the hat
more snug by tying them together). Note: I used non-toxic glue to border the end of the fabric to keep it from fraying in both the hat and gloves.
4. Now the gloves are a kind of a
different story. They are the same in the sense that a pattern should be traced
and cut out in accordance with the inverse law, that is to say that when both
pieces are reversed, after being sewn, the right side will be facing outward. 
I
found out that it is better, in making these gloves especially, about an inch
and a half, or so, more then the actual traced line. The two pieces are then
cut and sewn. I make sure the glove fits. If the glove does fit, then I move to
the other hand. The beginning entrance of the glove should also be a bit wider
then the actual wrist so the biggest part of the hand fits in.
I
found out that it is better, in making these gloves especially, about an inch
and a half, or so, more then the actual traced line. The two pieces are then
cut and sewn. I make sure the glove fits. If the glove does fit, then I move to
the other hand. The beginning entrance of the glove should also be a bit wider
then the actual wrist so the biggest part of the hand fits in. 
5. Viola! Now one has a Bear hat
to and gloves to have fun in! Enjoy! Eric M. Rangel
