Drawstring Cowl Sweatshirt - Free Pattern Hack

Learn how to sew a drawstring cowl to add to any shirt. Blog post with picture tutorial, more info and links here ↓
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[@thcrtn]

I love how techincal you are and how detailed you get with the steps and how you skip the sewing for this video...
My project I'm making a tunic and adding a cowl... I've never done the neck holes, so your measurements strategy is perfect. I'm going to see how I can get the back of the neck to sit higher than the front with it being one piece of fabric folded... I may mesure the circle of the neck then scoot it forward a third... But before I cut I'm going to search your vids for you making a "crew neck"

[@Mellysews]

I don't have a specific crew neck video, just a general one dealing with neckbands mellysews.com/sew-knit-neckband-finish-knit-necklines-sew-knit-binding/

[@iplussify248]

Thank you for this tutorial!!! God bless you❤️❤️❤️

[@Mellysews]

Glad it was helpful!

[@smallfootprint2961]

Great information and well taught. Looks cute.

[@Mellysews]

Thanks!

[@susanniker9697]

This is so helpful. I'll definitely try adding one to my sweater pattern. Thanks

[@Mellysews]

Have fun sewing!

[@deanalovessewn6117]

Hi Melissa!! Wonderful vlog.. Great hack & tutorial....
💜💜🧵🧵

[@Mellysews]

👍

[@janspenno2241]

Thanks for doing this! It’s really given me an idea. I have a sweatshirt I really like but the neck is just too large but I can see that if I take the neck bad off and replace it with a cowl then that should solve the problem. I’m otherwise very happy with the sweatshirt. Going to give this some serious thought.

[@Mellysews]

I would think that would work - you might want to narrow the cowl toward the fold line instead of doing a straight rectangle like I did.

[@foxxybrown291]

Love a cowl neck 😊 this is so cute xx

[@Mellysews]

Thanks! I'm wearing it again today 🙂

[@momgrandma5496]

I don’t like anything too close to my neck, but your cowl is loose and you started with a drop-neck sweatshirt, I want to give it a try. BTW, love the material for the shirt you are wearing, noticed you matched your cuff patterns...nice.

[@Mellysews]

Yes, I can't stand things hugging my neck, but I do like to keep it warm.

[@erinvanhandel]

Great tutorial! I can't wait to try this.

[@Mellysews]

Thanks, have fun sewing!

[@erinvanhandel]

@@Mellysews in case you're interested, here's how my hack turned out czcams.com/video/RkyGI7yOnHs/video.html

[@meaghanlarsen1618]

Nice Job

[@Mellysews]

Thanks for watching!

[@RobinSueWho]

The link for pattern no longer works. I really want to make this.

[@Mellysews]

I don’t understand what you mean. the blog post linked in the description has all the details to get the pattern, and it’s working.

[@AbbyMurphy107]

I also clicked the link and got a 404 error - page not found.

[@Mellysews]

@@AbbyMurphy107 🤷🏻‍♀ try this mellysews.com/how-to-sew-a-drawstring-cowl-sweatshirt/

[@AbbyMurphy107]

@@Mellysews thank you! And thanks so much for this tutorial. I am so uncomfortable in crew neck sweatshirts, but also don’t want to be as casual as a hoodie. This is the perfect alternative. I’m doing this on a 3x sweatshirt, so my measurements seem huge, but I think it will work out.
Happy Holidays!

[@mooboo60]

may we knwo the size of the eyelet??:)

[@Mellysews]

You can use any size that is less than your seam allowance.

[@georgiyanchev6859]

Hello, what type of fabric are you using for this one?

[@Mellysews]

Sweatshirt fleece