Pointy Hat
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A pointy hat suitable for a witch (in black and other practical colours)
or a wizard (add sequins and other embellishments to (bad) taste).

Materials
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Fabric
^^^^^^

* 1 m outer fabric: wool is a good, practical option, pre-embellished
  fabric is suitable for the more showy variants;
* 1 m lightweight millinery buckram or heavyweight cotton interfacing;
* 1 m lining fabric: (relatively) cheap silk is an actually practical
  option (smooth and warm on the skin and hair), cotton is good enough.

Notions
^^^^^^^

* Sewing thread to match the fabric;
* optional: ribbon for the chin ties;
* optional: petersham ribbon for the sweatband;
* optional: millinery wire.

Pattern
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Measurements
^^^^^^^^^^^^

You'll need the following measurements:

``head_circ (F01)``
   largest circumference around the head;
``head_circ_chin_to_crown``
   from chin to crown of head back to chin, passing above ears;
``head_ear_to_ear``
   from one ear to top of head to the other ear.

The file :download:`hats.vit` is used by default by the pattern file and
has the needed measurements.

Pattern
^^^^^^^

Get the valentina file for the pattern, :download:`pointy_hat.val`.

You may want to change the following increments in the Tables of
Variables; the defaults are sensible.

``ease``
   the ease added to the hat circumference, to allow for the thickness
   of the fabric;
``brim``
   radius of the brim;
``cone_angle``
   flat angle of the cone pattern: this will influence the height of
   the hat;
``sewing_allowance``
   width of the sewing allowance. 


Instructions
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Cut one cone and two brim pieces from the fabric.

Cut one cone and one brim pieces from the buckram.

Cut one cone piece from the lining fabric.

See the `Variants`_ section for additional parts that may need to be
cut.

If making `Ear Flaps`_ prepare them before starting on the hat.

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Put the buckram cone on the wrong side of the fabric cone;

fold both so that the right sides of the fabric touch, and sew the side
seam.

Press the seam open, turn inside out.

Put the two fabric brims one on top of each other, right sides facing,
but the buckram brim on top, sew the outer edge.

Put a length of milliner wire along the outer edge, just inside the
seam, sew it by hand to the buckram.

Grade and clip the allowance and turn the brim inside out. Press

Optionally, topstitch all around the brim, just inside the wire, using a
zipper foot to avoid catching the wire with the needle.

Pin the cone in the brim at every quarter, eight and sixteenth point.

Clip at least the buckram layer of the brim, and sew.

Notch also the cone allowances, and press up into the hat.

If making `Ear Flaps`_, add them now.

Fold the lining in half, right sides together, sew the side seam.

Pin the allowances of the lining to the allowances of the hat,
whipstitch them together by hand so that the lining remains connected to
the hat for its whole length.

Pin the edge of the lining to the other allowances, optionally baste.

Also pin the tape so that one edge just covers the seam, sew all of the
layers 1 mm from the previous seam, towards the allowances.

Variants
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Ear flaps
^^^^^^^^^

Hat protector
^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Gallery
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See Also
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