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Posted by joy beeson on November 3, 2005, 9:30 am
The fit of a hat depends very strongly on the stretch of the
fabric. When I designed the interlock hat pictured at
http://home.earthlink.net/~joybeeson/LINKS/IMAGES/WIZBACK.JPG
I folded the edge of the fabric to simulate a hem -- the hat
has a very deep hem so that I can also wear it as a watchcap
-- and pinned it around my head to determine the size.
Then I added seam allowance and drew the pattern right on
the fabric. (Drawing on the fabric won't be an option with
fleece, I imagine.) The main part of the hat is a simple
rectangle, then I drew four right-angle triangles across the
top, to sew together to make a square top. I was hoping to
suggest a medieval scholar's cap, but the corners hardly
show at all -- I should have cut four panels that spread out
at the top.
If you cut six equilateral triangles, and round the corners
of the "darts", it should make a nice domed cap. The number
of darts should be even, so that you can sew the side darts
first, then sew up the seam and two of the darts in one
operation.
Try the hat on before sewing the hem, in case you want to
make it wider or narrower than planned.
Joy Beeson
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http://home.earthlink.net/~joybeeson/ -- needlework
http://home.earthlink.net/~dbeeson594/ROUGHSEW/ROUGH.HTM
http://home.earthlink.net/~beeson_n3f/ -- Writers' Exchange
joy beeson at earthlink dot net
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