Lillian White's felt hats...some tips and a photo
http://square-circle-forum.ning.com/photo/teenage-girl-s-hat?contex...
As fleece hats are so warm, fast to sew and if made teen/adult size, are great for the kids, I thought putting Lillian's excellent easy to follow tips here might be a very good idea. :)
"Thank you Sharon, Bev, Charis - I think this glass model with the headphones is just great for these hats. Charis, if you should find the time to make a fleece hat, a little tip I found useful:
When cutting the 8 strips to make the top part of the hat, cut one piece of fabric first for all 8 strips (as though they were lined up side-by-side). Fold in half and cut along the fold. Then fold each of these pieces and cut along the fold. Repeat for the 4 pieces to give you 8 strips. Because it is tricky to cut straight lines in fleece fabric, this makes it a little easier and ensures you have even-sized strips. Hope this makes sense." Below is other hats and tips for them in following reply.
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Referring to the two hat photo above: "These hats were made from fabric offcuts from my dressmaking projects: a fleecy farbic and a stretchy boucle. The patterns can be found on the Internet at the following websites: http://www.husqvarnaviking.com/us/507_8621.htm andhttp://www.nancysnotions.com/text/pdf/CKEasyHat.pdf "
Here's another tip, regarding fabric amounts to use, from Lillian:
"I would also add, when making hats using fleece, to allow extra for the bulk of the fabric. My first hats came up smaller than I intended, even though I was aiming for a 22" hat circumference. For anyone making the fleece hat, I made the strips 3" wide. There are 8 of these strips, which comes to a total circumference of 24", but then you have to allow for the seams and by the time you add the band, the hat came out closer to 19-20" circumference. Judgement is needed here, as the final size will depend on the type of fabric you use and how close you seam the edges.
Try to have some fun with this though - the aim is to add variety and enjoy what you are doing, as well as achieving a rewarding outcome."
Here are two more links from Lillian...these patterns are for the yellow hat photo shown below and the blue nubbly hat on the right in the photo above:
" I had other fabric offcuts from leftover dressmaking fabric and, although not in bright colours, they made up well into hats. I have uploaded another photo to show the pattern styles, which can be found on the Internet at the following websites: http://www.husqvarnaviking.com/us/507_8621.htm andhttp://www.nancysnotions.com/text/pdf/CKEasyHat.pdf
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