I'm posting 3 patterns below for female bondage hoods - one "standard" version which could be made with or without eye openings, and 2 open-face versions - one with a minimal opening that tightly frames the face, and the other open a little wider to show a bit more of the face.
These are the same patterns I used to make the hoods used in the series of images taken by Karen Hsiao which you can see here and here.
Each of these patterns is designed to be made in lightweight lamb or similar type of leather - something soft and stretchy is best. They're designed to be made with a laced rear opening, with a 2-piece tongue to keep your hair out of the laces. Although it isn't shown on the pattern, I usually space the grommets about an inch apart - #00 size grommets work well.
Be sure to make your own measurements and adjust the pattern to fit if necessary. These are sized rather petite, designed to fit someone with a forehead measurement of 21.25 inches, neck of 12.25 inches, and chin-to-crown of 25.75 inches. For all you metric system people out there, that's 54cm forehead, 31cm neck, and 64.5cm chin-to crown.
If you look at these patterns you'll notice there is no seam allowance necessary on the 2 tongue parts - those can be cut directly to size. And remember to cut & flop the front and rear panel pieces. I'll be posting a detailed step-by-step on these shortly...
Click here for the "standard" female hood pattern.
Click here for the open-face hood.
... and click here for the open face hood with a slightly wider opening.
I look forward to seeing what you come up with, and please feel free to share any feedback or questions with me here: christopherfetish(at)gmail.com.
Hi Christopher, Thanks for sharing your patterns with everyone. I was wondering whether you had a pattern for males. Or can I just adjust the sizes for this pattern?
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Ber
Hi Ber,
DeleteYou're welcome, and this hood pattern should fit males too. I've been working on grading the pattern for a range of sizes, and the shape stays pretty much the same from the smaller (female sizes) through the larger male. I would expect you'd need to adjust things to really fine-tune the fit, as much depends on the thickness of the leather, it's ability to stretch, the lacing allowance, and individual anatomy.
I did do a male-specific pattern for use with heavier leather which can be downloaded here:
Deletehttp://fetishleathercrafter.blogspot.com/2012/07/pdf-of-male-bondage-hood-pattern-now.html
Hi Christopher,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your reply on X-mas day.
I found the male hood pattern, thanks.
How would you recommend scaling up the female hood for a guy's head?
Cheers
Ber
Hi Ber,
DeleteThe female hood pattern should perfectly fit:
Chin-to-crown 25.625 inches
Forehead 21.375 inches
Neck 12.5 inches
To the the percentage you need to edit the pattern, take your measurement and divide it by the numbers above. If it's larger, you'll get an integer greater than 100 (1.05 for example). That's your enlargement percentage (105%). Divide where you want to be by where you are, and you'll get a percentage. Do it for all 3 measurements, and you'll get an idea of how much you need to enlarge or reduce your pattern to get to your desired size.
Hi Chris,
ReplyDeleteSo I'm just sitting down to cut the new pattern with the larger measurements but I'm not sure exactly how to translate the percentages into a proportional enlargement of the pattern. The percentage enlargement for each measurement is different. Any tips you might share with me. Much obliged.
Ber
Hi Ber,
DeleteYou may have to make adjustments, as everyone has a different shape. I usually start from the measurement that's closest on the forehead, and adjust the neck and chin-to-crown as necessary. Get a large piece of tracing paper. Trace the pattern that's the closest to the size you want in the forehead. Adjust the pattern lines to meet your new target size for the neck and chin to crown. Try to keep the shape similar, following the lines. Make a test-fit in some other material. Adjust as needed on the pattern. Finally, make it in leather. The first one may not turn out perfect, so plan on making more than one to get it right.
Remember: the leather will stretch if you're using a soft lamb. Also, the lacing allowance can give you a bit of play as well. Go in with a mindset that it may not turn out perfect the first time.
Hi chris . thanks for your's post
ReplyDeletecan you tell me how to work with the mini tongue and the larg tongue . Where to sew it ??? im so pointless . help me pls
Hey Huy Huy,
DeleteYou're welcome. Check out the step-by-step in the link below (from Tuesday, June 5, 2012):
https://fetishleathercrafter.blogspot.com/2012/06/bondage-hoods-in-red-lamb-step-by-step.html
Step 6 shows the small and large tongues held in place. Lay down the small tongue first, then the large one overlaps. Then topstitch using a guide (step 6a). Good luck!
i get now . thank you so much <3
DeleteSure thing… it's kind of hard to find!
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