![]() The piping will cover up any messy edges from the fabric. Use your glue gun to glue the black piping all around the edge of your brim and also the edge of the top of the hat. Go back over the whole thing with another layer of the mod podge. ![]() Once the whole outside of the top part of the hat is covered in fabric and both sides of the rim. first with a layer of mod podge then stick the fabric on. Once you have a bunch of pieces cut start covering your hat. I don't know exactly how much fabric you will need but a half yard of 3-4 different fabrics should be enough. These are meant to simulate patches on a hat. Get your mod podge out and cut your fabric pieces into random triangle and squarish shapes. Refer to the photos above to get an idea of what I mean. These notches will be folded up and glued to the top portion of your hat to connect them together. Cut out your doughnut shape.Ĭut notches all around the inner circle of your brim. Now find something that is about five inches larger than your hat this will make the outer brim of your hat. To get your inner circle find something like a plate that is around a half inch smaller than the opening of your hat. Basically we are going to make a doughnut shape. The hole will get considerably smaller once you attach the brim so be careful not to make the hat too tight. Make sure to taper the hat so that the top is larger than the bottom. Once adjusted right.be sure it is very loose fitting on your head at this point. ![]() Once you have made your measurements and created your template, cut it out and form it on your head. You will use the same technique to make a larger hat. I used this template to make a sample hat for my daughters doll (I didn't want to waste a whole sheet of poster board making a full sized hat. Add 1 inch to the measurement, this will give you the length you need to start you own template. You will need to measure around your head with a tape measure (like the kind you use for sewing) or wrap a string around your head and measure the string with a ruler. Fabric pieces: I found textured looking pieces of fabric like these: black textured fabric in browns greys and blacks, I even added a bit of black lace here and there.īlack bias cut piping like this: Black piping from hobby lobbyįirst cut your poster board according to the template provided.
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