Sewing Turbans for cancer patients
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I am looking for patterns/instructions for sewing turbans and hats for chemotherapy patients. The latest issue of Sew News has some, but I am looking for other designs so as to provide a variety of choice for a friend about to start a major course of chemo.
Any suggestions, hints and tips from those of you who have sewn them or worn them? Any hints about fabric choices? My friend is a swimmer and wants to have one for the pool. Looking for hints about this in particular.
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Here are a couple of sites that may be helpful...
*I have used the turban @www.sewing.org/care share/turban.html. This is very easy to put together and very soft. I have made it in polar fleece and soft knit. It can be made in small, medium, and large. I have also made the "Comfort Kerchief" by aye filbert Kriegel. She asks for $1 for costs and a minimum $5 check made out to the American Cancer Society. This is a cap that ties in the back. You can use whatever fashion fabric on top and it has a soft knit lining. There is a fleece inner layer which adds fullness/softness. This cap definitely takes more time and can be a little tricky for beginners. It comes in one-size-fits all. The address is: aye Kriegel, 11313 Motet Drive, Justin, TX 78726 (512-219-9241). I would love to hear answers about something for the pool. Bunny
*It's Gaye Kriegel. Sorry, Bunny
*Bathing caps are available on-line. and and
*I made a bunch of cool-weather caps for a friend undergoing chemo in the winter, and found that Simplicity has a surprisingly large selection of innovative and cute caps and hats suitable for this purpose (this is odd, because generally I find Simplicity's stuff to be dull, dull, dull). Burda makes a couple of nice ones, too, as does Kwik-Sew. Also, there is the "Comfort Cap" pattern sold at Viking stores (you might have to order it if they don't have it in stock). The fabrics that worked best in cool weather were Malden Mills' Polartec in 100 and 200 weight; this high-quality fleece does not pill and is super-soft.
*This is a bit off the subject.. but did any of you hear about The Listening Project on NPR. Basically a"listener" would listen and record (later transcribe) conversations with ill mothers. The conversations would be on any topic of the mothers choosing but were intended to be a living history for the child/re to read later. The "listener" was just that - no direction, no prompting, no interrupting, even if there were periods of silence. It sounded like the "listener" was not a friend as such. I think I have got it right, my 11 year old just would not keep quiet. But it seemed such a life affirming thing to do that I thought I would share it.
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