How to sew the hat (short brim ver.)

Today’s handcrafted goods is “short brim hat".

short brim hat

Materials

Outer top crown is 1 piece. (Seam allowances are included, attach interfacing)

outer top crown
attach interfacing

Fusible interfacing gives fabric firmness, and keeps shape of hat.

Inner top crown is 1 piece. (Seam allowances are included)

inner top crown

Outer side crown fabrics are 2 pieces. (Seam allowances are included, attach interfacing)

outer side crown fabrics

Inner side crown fabrics are 2 pieces. (Seam allowances are included)

inner side crown fabrics

Ribbon is 2.5cm by 63.5cm.

ribbon

Brim fabrics are 4 pieces. (Seam allowances are included, attach interfacing)

brim fabrics

Double-fold bias tape, 11mm by 85cm.

bias tape

Sweatband is 2.5cm by 61cm.

sweatband

Pattern is here.

top crown pattern
side crown pattern
brim pattern

Make outer crown

1. Sew the side crown fabrics with right side together.

sew the side crown fabrics

2. Press seam allowances open, and stitch.

press seam allowances open
stitch

3. Sew the side crown and top crown with right side together. (Use the Iron-on double-sided fusible tape, better.)

sew the side crown and top crown

4. Sew the crown and ribbon together.

sew the crown and ribbon

Make inner crown

Sew the inner fabrics, same way as the outer fabrics.

make inner crown

Make brim

1. Sew the brim fabrics with right side together. Then press seam allowances open.

sew the brim fabrics
press seam allowances open

2. Lay the brim fabrics with right side out, and sew the edge.

sew the edge

3. Stitch.

stitch

Make hat

1. Sew the outer crown and inner crown with right side out together.

sew the outer crown and inner crown

2. Sew the crown and brim with right side together.

sew the crown and brim

3. Sew the head size and sweatband together.

sew the head size and sweatband

4. Bind the brim edge with bias tape. It’s done.

bind the brim edge
short brim hat

Making movie is the following.

How to sew the hat (short brim ver.) – YouTube