#GNOME TREE SKIRT HOW TO#

Make a gnome with a sweater sleeve for a hat (quick, easy, and no-sewing involved).

Tie the end (or glue the inside to a point), turn right-sides out, and slip the sweater sleeve hat onto your gnome.

I like to make a double hem just so the tighter-woven sweaters do not come undone.

Turn the sleeve wrong-sides out and fold over a hem where you cut the sweater.Determine the height (or length, if making a fold-over gnome hat) and cut the sleeve.If it is is too loose, tug it down in the back. If it is snug, you can cut a corseted section from the sweater’s ribbed sleeve or just let it be a little tight. Slip the sweater’s sleeve around the completed body.Make the gnome body, applying a beard, nose, and arms (if using).Sweater hats can fit around Styrofoam cones, sock gnomes, felt gnome bodies, wooden gnomes, and well, any pattern I’ve thought up so far.īelow are my tips for making this style but you can see me make a sweater sleeve gnome hat here in this gnome with a sweater hat video tutorial. Making a gnome hat from a sweater sleeve is honestly one of the easiest ways to add character and style to a handmade gnome. You can make a gnome hat for a cone, sock gnome, or wood gnome from any fabric! Sweater Sleeve Gnome Hat Turn right-sides out and slip the fabric gnome hat onto the body and secure. Place right-sides of the fabric together and hot glue or sew to secure.Fold the square in half vertically and cut from the farthest point on the brim (OPEN SIDE, not folded side) to the top edge of the folded portion of the fabric.The easiest way is to CUT A SQUARE shape using the notches you made.Determine how high (or long) you want the fabric hat to be and make a note or notch in the fabric.Add about 1 inch (~2.5 cm) to the width of the fabric and make a note or notch in the fabric.If your fabric is stretchy, be sure to have the stretch side of the fabric on the bottom or brim edge. Wrap the straight edge of the fabric around the gnome body where you want it to sit.

It is best to have everything on the body before moving forward, so add the beard or braids, nose, and arms (if using). To make a fabric gnome hat without a pattern, first construct the gnome body.

#GNOME TREE SKIRT HOW TO#

Below are the easy steps but if you’re a visual learner, check out this video tutorial on how to make a gnome hat with any fabric. The most versatile gnome hat, fabrics like cotton, flannel, velvet, and fleece can really bring out the personality or help you fit a theme. RELATED READING: DIY 3-Minute Sock Gnome(They’re SO Cute) Gnome Hat Made with Fabric Learn how to make a gnome hat from a sock without the heel showing.

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