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So you’ve got your cowl all done, but it doesn’t fit quite right. Honestly, this is the EASIEST part! Even stuffing the ear pieces is more difficult

 Ever make a dart before? Yes? No? Well it’s what we’ll do here. Turn your cowl inside out and put it on again. By each temple, pinch the fabric and pin it together so it creates a triangle whose base is the side by your face. Do this again around the jawline. Adjust the amount of fabric and length of each dart until the cowl fits properly. This is something that’s easily done with a friend, but totally possible to do alone.  Sew each dart, making sure you use a straight stitch (even though this is stretchy fabric!) and that the end of your stitches is right alongside the fold of the fabric. A pretty good introduction to darts can be found here (will open in a new window.)

 That’s it! Try your cowl on again and make sure the darts are right. If something bunches or bags somewhere, adjust your darts or the fabric with your fingers before pinning it back and re-sewing the dart. It’s worth the time because then it won’t slide around on your face when you’re wearing it.

You can see the darts in my the cowl nicely here on the black one. I used red thread, and then colored over it with Sharpie to give it a redblack look ;)  I ended up darting even further back on the black under the jaw, and up by the earbit on the red.

 Any questions? Post ‘em!

 Happy stitching!

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