In late autumn and winter, when it is chilly and cold, the feeling of dampness arises in the car. Moisture appears not only on the inner surface of the glass, but also on the instrument panel and even the steering wheel. The latter is very dangerous, as a slightly damp steering wheel can cause an accident with very serious consequences. You can, of course, always wear gloves. But it's better to just make a nice leather steering wheel cover.
It is necessary
- - threads;
- - sewing machine;
- - masking tape;
- - cling film;
- - tools for dismantling the steering wheel;
- - fine skin.
Instructions
Step 1
Disconnect the steering wheel from the steering column. If there are any sensors, be sure to carefully pull out the contacts without damaging the wires. Sand the steering wheel and prepare it for the test pattern.
Step 2
Wrap the steering wheel first with cling film, then tape. This will be the basis for your sewing layout. Mark the places where the seams are supposed to be. It is very important at this stage of the work to determine once and for all the order of the rudder fragments on the pattern, so that later you can accurately copy it already when working with leather. To do this, you need to inscribe or number these fragments.
Step 3
Cut the mock up pattern from the steering wheel. Try to straighten the tape as much as possible. This will be extremely difficult, but necessary. However, the steering wheel cover will be made of leather, which means that it will stretch a little and sit on the steering wheel like a glove.
Step 4
Now transfer the patterns to whatman paper. Pay attention to the edges, which are likely to be jagged. This unevenness must be smoothed out. Correct the details of the pattern by increasing the transverse seams by 2-3 mm.
Step 5
From the previously prepared skin segments, start stitching one whole cover. This requires a strong thread, better synthetic. Sewing is best done with a sewing machine. It can be done manually, although the accuracy and speed of work will certainly decrease significantly.
Step 6
Try on a new case. Start at the outside of the steering wheel rim and gradually tighten to the inside of the rim. Examine the leather on the steering wheel, check if the tie and joints of different segments of the leather have crawled. If everything suits you, then continue the process of packing the steering wheel into the cover.
Step 7
Choose a seam pattern to sew the leather on the seat cover stretched over the steering wheel. There are more than 15 types of patterns, some are even part of a fairly well-known brand. So, for example, on Japanese cars the so-called "herringbone" or "pigtail" is often used, the German car industry can be easily recognized by the intricate style of "macrame".
