Cascading Scarf made with Velour Fabric

Several months ago, I wrote a blog on making a cascading scarf using a soft fabric such as chiffon or silk. I like the way the elastic makes the scarf drape, but the scarf provides no warmth. With strong traces of the cold weather of Winter still hitting me in the face these mornings as we approach Spring, I want a scarf that has that same cascading look plus the warmth of fleece or velour fabric.

Thinking that the increased bulk of a fleece or velour fabric would require adjustment of the dimensions of the fabric to achieve draping qualities similar to the light fabric version of the scarf, I tried several combinations of length and width of the heavier fabric. Thinking is good, a logical approach is good, and learning is good.

The final result – I found that the same finished 7 inch width I used for the chiffon scarf worked best. The thinking part was good mental exercise, the logical approach was good for my self-discipline, and the learning experience was satisfying.

Supplies:
15” x 60” piece of velour fabric for a finished scarf 7 inches wide by 29 inches long
2 – 32” pieces of ¼ inch elastic (this elastic does not have to be the clear type used in the previous scarf blog)

Instructions:

1. On the back of the fabric, mark two elastic sewing lines selvage-to-selvage. Each line should be 4 inches in from a cut edge, resulting in a 7 inch space between the lines.

2. Set machine for a straight stitch with a length of 3.0mm. Start and end stitching with a back tack one inch in from each end of the fabric. Stretch the elastic as you sew, centering it over the line you marked.