Day 190 - How to make a pirate hat

October 6th

How to make a pirate hat

You will need:
One square meter of felt
A strip of felt 6 inches wide, at least 2 feet long
Scissors
measuring tape
needle and thread
String
Chalk pencil
Pins

Step 1
Measure your head circumference. Across the forehead and around the back.

Step 2
Using the string and chalk pencil, draw a circle on to felt as close to the edge as possible.

Step 3
Cut a hole in the center of felt.  try to keep this piece whole. It will act as the top of the hat. you want to cut this whole with a half inch seam allowance on the brim.

Step 4
measure and cut the strip. It should be to inches longer then the circumference of your head. Sew the strip and the top of the hat together. So the ends of the strip together. You should have a little beanie now.

Step 5
Sew the brim on to the beanie. You should have a hat that looks like a big sun hat right now.

Step 6
Grab the back of the hat basically where the strip was sewed together. Roll the back add towards the inside of the hat. Sew into place.

Step 7
Roll both sides together. The top of the that should look like a triangle. This is a tricornered pirate hat. Sew into place.Rock with red bandana and pirate gear.