VIDEO: Make Santa hats yourself

Santa hats don't necessarily have to be the traditional colors of white and red. For a nice decorative hat, you can also use z. B. use a plaid fabric or green felt. Just choose your favorite colors. You can always recognize the Santa hat by the unmistakable cut. The stuff for the Hats you get as yard goods z. B. in large department stores or in online shops. Do not choose a fabric that is too light so that the Santa hat has the right hold, ideally felt. You can also get craft felt in craft shops.

How to sew the santa hat

1. Cut two identical pieces from the fabric in a conical shape. The size of the cuts depends on how big the hat will be later. For the seams on the long sides, add approx. Calculate 2 centimeters.
2. Place the two blanks exactly on top of each other. Important: For sewing, the side of the fabric that will later be the inside of the hat must be on the outside.
3. Sew the long edges lying on top of each other to the left and right of the short, straight side. sew Parallel to the cutting edge with approx. 1 cm distance in a straight line. Sew all the way to the tip.
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4. Fold the sewn hat inside out.


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1. Cut an approx. 3-4 cm wide strips of fabric the length of the circumference of the hat. If the fabric is not long enough, you can cut the strip in two so that it has the total length of the hat circumference plus 1 cm of adhesive edge. In this case, glue the two strips on the short side with approx. 1 cm overlap on each other.
2. Glue the strip of fabric onto the hat along the edge of the open side.
3. For the pompom, cut a circular piece of fabric approx. 10 cm in diameter. At a distance of approx. A basting seam 1 cm to the cut edge.
4. Pull the seam together slightly. Fill the bobble z. B. with cotton balls, stuff the edge inwards and pull the seam all the way shut. Close the bobble with a few stitches and a knot.
5. Sew the bobble onto the tip of the hat with a few stitches.

Your completely individual Santa hat is ready.