How to Make a Steering Wheel Cover? | Detail Guidelines

Many of us love to create a customized look for our cars. So, we often decorate them with several ornamental accessories. Among them, steering wheel covers not only create attractive looks but also give you additional support. You can get a better grip on the wheels as well as reduce wear and tear.

Anyways, you can easily make your own steering wheel covers at home. For this, you have to manage some sewing materials and follow a step-by-step process.

In the following part, we have portrayed the procedure of how to make a steering wheel cover at home. Let's have a look over that to enrich our craftsmanship expertise.

Things you will need

To pursue this entire process, you must need some materials, including:

• fabric or leather

• elastic band

• sewing machine

•  thread and bobbin

• scissors

• tape measure

•  pins

• Sharpie or fabric marker

• safety pin

If you regularly stitch clothes or fabrics, you might already have most of the items. If not, then make sure to buy them from a local store. Once you have all these materials, you can start making a better steering cover.

What to consider while choosing the fabric?

While choosing the fabric for your steering wheel cover, you have to consider some things.

• The fabric has to be light-weight.

•  Must have a non-skid surface so that you can control the steering efficiently.

Anyways, you have complete freedom to choose the steering wheel cover pattern.

How to Make a Steering Wheel Cover?

As you have everything to sew the steering wheel cover, you can begin the main task. Look down below to get our step-by-step directions.

Step 1 — Prepare Your Fabric or Leather

First, find out the measurement of your steering wheel's circumference and width. Then, cut down your fabric or leather according to these measurements. You have to add an extra 1/2 in the seam allowance on both sides of the material or leather. For instance, if your circumference is 46in, you will cut down your fabric to 47 in after allowing ½ in on both sides.

To fix the fabric or leather’s width, you have to add an extra ¼ of your steering width for the casing. So, your fabric will be a total of 5.5 in wide (if the steering is 4in). But you can also add another ½ in to make double folding. If your fabric is wrinkled somehow, make sure to iron it out before sewing the car steering cover.

Step 2 — Set the piece for Sewing

After you have done the cutting stage, you can sew the fabric steering cover. But do you know how to sew a steering wheel cover? Well, it's pretty easy to do.

Joint the two small pieces together by sewing the side you want visible, and then wrap up the sewn leather pieces around the steering wheel tightly. The DIY steering wheel cover needs to be snugly fitted to avoid slipping when you are driving in rush hour traffic,

You will use pins to perfectly fit the leather steering wheel cover while making it easy to take off the cover. Finally, to finish it off, stitch a straight line throughout the pinned point. The ends in contact with each other must be even so the splices will be 180 degrees apart.

Step 3 — Trim the leather Strips

The two parts should be stitched at the short ends with the sides facing each other. You've already got a scarf-like leather strip; it's time to trim it. Now, re-enter your car, wrap a string around the width to get an exact measurement, and keep a pin or mark where your circle is complete. Take a measure for the string from one side to the other, make a mark on the leather piece and trim it. Leaving a small gap in the cover will make it fit when you stitch it afterward.

Step 4 — Sew the steering cover over the wheel

Here comes the most enduring step where you will need to use the machine and also keep yourself relax as the needles will continuously poke you.

To begin, sew the leather in the sewing machine by keeping stitch length 1/8" from the edge on both sides. If you prefer larger holes to slide the needle easily, you can use a size 18 needle for that. This method keeps your fingers free from pain since the needle will punch tiny holes for you.

Baseball stitch is one of the most common stitches used for steering wheels, and you are free to use it for the actual sewing as we did. You will notice most holes are tiny, and there is merely any gap from one hole to another; that's why you can go through every third or fourth hole to make it less time-consuming.

Next, pick two needles and a piece of thread to begin the baseball stitch process —keep one needle at the end of the thread and the other one at the end of the opposite side. After that, shift the side and begin stitching throughout the opposite side. Keep going with the reverse needle until you walk through the last point of it.

Most steering wheels come with an additional arm to enhance from the center of the wheel to the external rim. You can call it connectors, where you will stop while sewing the homemade steering wheel cover. Once you come to the connector point, you skip sewing over it and start sewing to the next side.

That’s all you know you need to follow to make a steering wheel cover.

Wrapping Up

Some people prefer to choose a quilted steering wheel cover pattern, while a few of them also like to crochet steering wheel cover pattern. You can go for any cloth steering wheel cover or leather steering wheel cover based on your preference. However, make sure to follow the steps carefully stitch the cover properly.

Hopefully, now you know how to make a steering wheel cover on your own. Thanks for reading!