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From: bridesmom
Date: 07-03-2005, 09:41 PM (1 of 13)
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Would a fat quarter be enough to make a skull cap for an adult male??
Laura
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From: Chrysantha
Date: 07-03-2005, 10:09 PM (2 of 13)
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I think so...for Jewish ceremony ??? I have some fq's that'r 17X22... fq's are usually 18X22... (cotton shrinks a bit) Chrys
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User: Chrysantha
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From: bridesmom
Date: 07-03-2005, 10:32 PM (3 of 13)
Chrys, No, for riding motorcycle  Should have made myself more clear I guess.
Laura
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From: bridesmom
Date: 07-03-2005, 10:39 PM (4 of 13)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v425/LauraBC/DWSC-flag-tn.jpg I don't have a clue if this pic will work or not, but here's a pic of a skull cap for riding. Laura
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From: paroper
Date: 07-03-2005, 11:28 PM (5 of 13)
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My kids call those do rags or doo rags...I dunno how you spell it. Anyway, I don't think that will be quite enough. I would expect you to need at least 5/8 or 3/4 of a yard...but that is just an educated guess.
pam
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From: SummersEchos
Date: 07-04-2005, 12:02 AM (6 of 13)
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I have a few of those, but mine tie in the back so I can stick my hair up in them and then tie them tight. I agree I think I used more than a fat quater. Summer Summer
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User: SummersEchos
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From: Chrysantha
Date: 07-04-2005, 03:57 PM (7 of 13)
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yep..with the name Bridesmom, you should have said what kinda 'skull cap' you were looking for...do rags need more yardage...I'd get at least one yard to make sure you have enough to tie, depending on how much he wants the back to hang.
Chrys
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User: Chrysantha
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From: bridesmom
Date: 07-04-2005, 05:17 PM (8 of 13)
I actually found a pattern on the internet, the longer tailed one calls for 1/2 yard. I was asking cause I found the greatest fabric called 'frogs on hogs' and I'd love to make a doo-rag for the DH. She was offering fat quarters, so I may just try to lay the pattern out on a fat quarter I have and see if I can get it out or not. Oh, and my DH informed me last night that a doo-rag is what you wear under your motorcycle helmet, with the tail, and a skull cap is the little cap he wears under his welding helmet. Now I am  informed!~!~
Laura
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From: MaryW
Date: 07-04-2005, 05:27 PM (9 of 13)
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Summer, you a motorcycle mama?
MaryW
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User: MaryW
Member since: 06-23-2005 Total posts: 2542 
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From: SummersEchos
Date: 07-04-2005, 10:44 PM (10 of 13)
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Yes mam, use to ride my Harley all over the USA and Canada. Even was up you part of the world. Summer Summer
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User: SummersEchos
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From: Raevenflyte
Date: 07-05-2005, 12:21 AM (11 of 13)
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I actually found a pattern on the internet, the longer tailed one calls for 1/2 yard. I was asking cause I found the greatest fabric called 'frogs on hogs' and I'd love to make a doo-rag for the DH. She was offering fat quarters, so I may just try to lay the pattern out on a fat quarter I have and see if I can get it out or not. Oh, and my DH informed me last night that a doo-rag is what you wear under your motorcycle helmet, with the tail, and a skull cap is the little cap he wears under his welding helmet. Now I am informed!~!~ Could you please post the link for the pattern? I tried googling for one without any good result. Thanks! R |
User: Raevenflyte
Member since: 03-16-2005 Total posts: 32 
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From: Pudge99
Date: 07-05-2005, 12:40 PM (12 of 13)
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I always thought it was dew-rag. You know to soak up the dew(sweat). I am also interested in this pattern link if you wouldn't mind sharing it. Gina
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From: SummersEchos
Date: 07-05-2005, 12:47 PM (13 of 13)
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The nurses caps that they wear for surgery take about 5/8 of a yard. I know they are different than the skull caps but it gives a general idea. I wore a skull cap to keep my hair under my helmet. If I didn't I would have such tangles that I could spend hours combing them and still have a true mess. I like the ones that tied in the back, for when we would go into states that didn't have a helmet law I just wore them. I felt they were more secure than the ones that just slip on my head. Summer Summer
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User: SummersEchos
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