How to Make a Witch's Hat (with Pictures)

2024 Author: Jason Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 10:50

Even if you're just a beginner at crafting skills, you can make a wizard hat to complement a particular costume or your everyday play activities. Try making it out of cardboard if you need a quick and simple hat, or using fabric if you want a more durable finish.

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Method 1 of 2: Method One: Cardboard Hats

Step 1. Cut the cardboard into a semicircle

Attach the compass to the length of the radius of 23-30 centimeters, according to the size of the head of the hat wearer. Place a compass needle on the bottom edge of the cardboard and draw a semi-circle with a compass.

• Cut out this shape when you're done drawing it.

  

• The exact size of your hat should always vary, depending on the size of the wearer's head. If the wearer is a toddler or small child, make the radius of a semicircle 23-25 centimeters long. For a slightly older child, make the fingers 28-30 centimeters long.

  

Step 2. Roll the cardboard into a cone

While making the cone shape, keep the bottom edge flat, by laying it on a completely flat surface. Hold the two ends of the stacked edges together with double-sided tape or glue.

If you're using glue, you may need a stapler to hold the edges of the cardboard together while the glue dries

Step 3. Cut the bottom edge of the cone to form a tassel

Each tassel should measure approximately 1 centimeter long and 2.5 centimeters wide. Fold the tassels outward, until they are sticking out of the bottom edge of the cone.

You'll use these tassels later to attach the sides of the hat to the cones

Step 4. Draw the brim of your hat

On a new sheet of cardboard, draw a line that is exactly the same length as the diameter of the bottom edge of the cone. Draw a circle with this line as the diameter, then draw another larger circle outside it. Cut out a large circle and a small one, then use the circle formed as the hem of your hat.

• Measure the diameter of the cone several times, and at several points. Use the length of the shortest diameter as the length of the diameter of the brim of the hat.

  

• When drawing the inner circle for the brim of the hat, place the tip of the compass needle at the midpoint of the diameter line and attach the compass at half the length of that diameter. Draw a circle around the diameter line, and make sure that the edges of the circle touch both ends of the diameter line.

  

• After you've drawn the inner circle, attach the compass 7.6 centimeters longer than the size when you drew the inner circle. Use the same center point and draw an even outer circle around the outer edge of the inner circle.

  

• You can remove the inner circle after cutting along the two circle lines. You only need the outer circle as the brim of the hat.

  

Step 5. Attach the brim of the hat to the cone

Insert the top side of the cone into the brim of the hat, so that the brim of the hat rests against the surface of the tassels of the cone. Glue the brim of the hat with tape or glue on the underside.

• The brim of the hat should fit tightly around the bottom edge of the cone. If you can't move the brim until it reaches the conical fringes, carefully trim a little around the inside of the brim and try again. Repeat as needed, until the brim of the hat is just above the cone tassels.

  

• The easiest way to glue the hat brim to the cone tassels is to glue or double-sided tape on the inside edge of the bottom edge of the hat before pushing it down until it adheres to the tassels.

  

Step 6. Make the hat decoration

If you have stickers or other decorations ready to use, skip this step. If not, draw a few stars and crescents on glossy aluminum foil and cut them out with sharp scissors.

• If you don't want to use aluminum foil, you can also use plain cardboard. As an added touch, decorate the plain cardboard with gloss powder or glossy paint.

  

• You can also decorate the hat by painting it directly with paint, in addition to attaching decorative images cut from other materials.

  

Step 7. Glue the decoration to your hat

Glue each of the embellishments and glue them in random positions around the outer surface of your hat.

Step 8. Put on the hat after the glue dries

Once all the glue has dried, this wizard hat is ready to wear and show off.

Method 2 of 2: Method Two: Cloth Hat

Step 1. Cut a semicircle on the adhesive hard cloth

Determine the height of the hat you want. Use a sewing pencil on the compass, then attach the compass to the desired height. Draw a semicircle on the hard cloth and cut out the shape with sharp scissors.

• Usually a height of 23-25 centimeters is sufficient for toddlers and young children, while older children or young people may need a height of 28-30 centimeters or a little more.
• When drawing a semicircle, position the compass needle at the midpoint of the bottom edge of the hard fabric. Draw a semicircle from this midpoint, surrounding it up and out. Notice that the length of the bottom side of a flattened semicircle is twice the height.
• If you want a specific specific height, add 2.5 centimeters for the seam edge later.

Step 2. Roll this material into a cone shape

Roll the hard cloth so that the tapered end is at the top point of the cone. Keep the bottom edge touching the flat surface of the base as you work.

After the opening of the bottom edge of the cone looks the right size to fit around the hat wearer's head, secure it in position with a pin and try to put it on. If it fits, move on. If it doesn't fit, increase or decrease the size of this opening as needed to make it fit

Step 3. Cut off any excess unused hard cloth

Once you've got the right size of the cone opening, carefully trim the ends of the unused hard fabric from the inside. Discard only the parts that are really not used.

Leave 2.5 centimeters on the edge of the hard fabric on the inside of the cone

Step 4. Transfer this shape to the fabric

Remove the pin from the cone and place the hard cloth flat on the surface of the cloth you will be using. Glue the hard fabric to the fabric with a pin, then cut the fabric exactly to the shape of the hard fabric.

• Make sure that the hard, adhesive side of the fabric is against the surface of the fabric when you cut the fabric. Usually the adhesive side looks more glossy.

  

• Choose the type of fabric that feels most comfortable for you to work with. Synthetic satin is inexpensive and has a traditional look, but the edges tend to tear easily and you may need to sew to smooth the edges. Felt doesn't look very traditional, but it's also inexpensive and easy to work with, as the edges don't tear easily.

  

Step 5. Iron the two sheets of material so that they stick together

Gently press the hard cloth against the fabric with a low-temperature iron. Keep pressing as needed, until the two sheets of material are completely glued together.

• If you are using a synthetic fabric, you may need to set the temperature low and be very careful not to melt the fabric.
• Read the hard cloth manual very carefully before starting to iron. While the procedure is usually the same for all types of hard fabric, some types may require different steps.

Step 6. Sew the edges

Roll the fabric back into a cone and secure the ends with a pin. Sew by hand along the edges at the height of the cone using a neat back stitch pattern.

• Alternatively, you can also glue the edges of the cone with hot glue, if you can't sew it.

  

• If you're using a type of fabric that won't tear like felt, you don't have to worry about stitching the edges. However, if the fabric you're using tends to tear easily at the ends, you'll need to sew the edges 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide before rolling them into a cone.

  

Step 7. Make the brim of the hat from hard fabric and fabric

Measure the cap opening from the bottom side of the cone. Use a compass with a sewing pencil to draw a circle on the hard fabric, with a diameter equal to the diameter of the cone opening. Draw a second circle around the outside of the first circle, measuring 5-7.6 centimeters longer in diameter. Cut out the two circle lines to get a large circle shape from the hard fabric.

• Secure the hard cloth to the fabric with a pin, with the adhesive side facing down against the fabric. Cut the fabric according to its shape.

  

• Note that you'll need to add 1.25 centimeters to the inside and outside of this circle if you're using a fabric that tends to tear at the edges, such as satin. This addition will be used to sew the edges.

  

Step 8. Iron the hard cloth and fabric to form the edges of the hat

Use a hot iron to glue the hard fabric to the fabric. Make sure that the two sheets of material are perfectly glued before continuing with the next step.

Use the same temperature, time and pressure settings to glue the brim of the hat, as you used to glue the cones

Step 9. Sew the edges, if necessary

If you're using a fabric with a tear that ends easily, fold the inside and the outside down, 1 inch (2.5 cm) each. Glue the position with a pin, then sew carefully by hand to close the edges.

Skip this step if you're using felt or another type of fabric that doesn't tear easily at the ends either

Step 10. Cut the bottom side of the cone to form the tassels

Back to the cone part. Use sharp scissors to cut the fringes 1.25 centimeters long and 2.5 centimeters wide around the bottom side of the cone.

Step 11. Glue the brim of the hat to the cone

Push the brim of the hat down around the cone, so that the inner side of the brim is snug against the top side of the tassels under the cone. Glue with hot glue or sew each tassel to the brim of the hat, from the underside of the brim.

• Unless the bottom edge of the cone opening has been badly torn, you don't need to sew the ends together before gluing them to the brim of the hat. The glue or sewing thread you used to glue them together will prevent them from tearing, so you won't have to make your own stitches again.

  

• When you sew the brim of the hat to the cone, try to make this seam appear as even as possible. Do not pull the thread too tightly, so that the fabric does not shrink too much.

  

Step 12. Decorate as you wish

The basic shape of your hat is done, and now you just need to decorate it however you want. Here are some decoration ideas:

• Cut out star and crescent shapes from yellow felt, then glue them with hot glue to the outer surface of your hat.

  

• Wrap decorative ribbon over the existing seam, or form a spiral around the top of the hat.

  

• Choose embellished fabrics, beads, or small embellishments, which you can glue, stitch, or iron onto the surface of the hat in random patterns.

  

Step 13. Show off your homemade wizard hat

When you're done decorating it, wear it and flaunt your hat with pride.