stampingdelight Report post Posted May 3 hello wantin to make a friend a leather hat yet I am not sure how to break down circumference of there head to be albe to make a pattern, any tips on how one breaks it down into how long & wide to make the pattern? not finding any info here when did search and not seeing anythng online other that how to know your hat size yet nothing on how pattern is made. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toxo Report post Posted May 3 2 hours ago, stampingdelight said: hello wantin to make a friend a leather hat yet I am not sure how to break down circumference of there head to be albe to make a pattern, any tips on how one breaks it down into how long & wide to make the pattern? not finding any info here when did search and not seeing anythng online other that how to know your hat size yet nothing on how pattern is made. Without proper tools, what I would do is take a piece of wood or maybe a 2ft ruler and two pieces of wood maybe 5 inches long. Put ruler on top of head on edge, clamp the two short pieces front and back and clamp when they're touching the head. Do one measurement for front to back and another side to side. Measure the circumference of the head with a soft tape measure and draw it on paper making sure the circumference touches the measured front/back and side to side. Add a seam allowance for stitching. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert03241 Report post Posted May 4 make a large wood or cardboard vernier pretty easy to do Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredk Report post Posted May 4 Buy a pattern off etsy or a Tandy pattern. Its all worked out for you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert03241 Report post Posted May 23 dieselpunk has hat pats Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredk Report post Posted May 24 This is one, I bought it, its only cut out as yet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toxo Report post Posted May 24 13 hours ago, fredk said: This is one, I bought it, its only cut out as yet I made that one Fred. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredk Report post Posted May 24 Nice So will I once this moves up to the 'I got to really, really, really finish . . . ' pile. At the mo its only in the ' . . .really finish. . . 'pile Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toxo Report post Posted May 24 48 minutes ago, fredk said: Nice So will I once this moves up to the 'I got to really, really, really finish . . . ' pile. At the mo its only in the ' . . .really finish. . . 'pile Mine's not really really finished either. Was made for someone who reneged on the deal and it doesn't fit me so it's not finished. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredk Report post Posted May 25 Could you not finish it and sell it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toxo Report post Posted May 25 6 hours ago, fredk said: Could you not finish it and sell it? How do you work out the size of a hat? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredk Report post Posted May 25 Simple as can be; measure, in cm, around the head. just about 1 to 1.5 cm above the ears and eyebrows. For a small head this will be about 54 to 56 cm, for a medium head about 56 to 57 cm and for a large nut about 58 to 60 cm Here is a conversion chart to go back to the old hat sizes https://www.hatsandcaps.co.uk/pages/hat-size-guide Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredk Report post Posted May 25 5 hours ago, fredk said: Simple as can be; measure, in cm, around the head. just about 1 to 1.5 cm above the ears and eyebrows. For a small head this will be about 54 to 56 cm, for a medium head about 56 to 57 cm and for a large nut about 58 to 60 cm Here is a conversion chart to go back to the old hat sizes https://www.hatsandcaps.co.uk/pages/hat-size-guide So for a hat measure round the crown on the inside Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toxo Report post Posted May 26 12 hours ago, fredk said: So for a hat measure round the crown on the inside Thanks Fred. I guess it's not doing any good sitting on the shelf. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert03241 Report post Posted May 27 I've made 3 hats nothing special, but the thing is they use up a lot of leather, there heavy and hot to wear, so no more hats for me LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
