johnggrg Report post Posted September 30, 2012 Hi everyone! I was wanting to make a winter hat. The type with the fold up ear flaps. So I needed to know how big to make it. First cut strips of poster board 1 inch wide. Then wrapped one around my head like a headband and taped it together( it was 23 1/2 inches) then taped a strip to the bottom of the headband by my ear over the top of my head and to the bottom of the headband on the other side of my head. That was 12 1/4. And then a strip from front to back the same way and it was 13 1/8 from front to back. This made a perfect fit to my head in size. But I was left with 4 triangle shaped areas that needed filled in. I have having a hard time making a pattern of this area as it needs to be bent to fit and the paper just wants to fold over and buckle. So I can't seem to figure out how to make this much less a pattern for them. Maybe someone has made one before and can help me out? I have seen other ways of making triangles of sorts and sewing them all together but don't know how to figure that shape out. Those are my head measurments. maybe someone knows how to make the shape I need for 4 equal panels. Any and all help greatly appreciated. Thank you. john Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northmount Report post Posted September 30, 2012 Try with cloth. There should also be examples on the web with segmented spheres or hemispheres, like peeling an orange. Or find a cheap baseball cap and cut it apart for the triangular orange peel shapes. CTG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnggrg Report post Posted October 2, 2012 Try with cloth. There should also be examples on the web with segmented spheres or hemispheres, like peeling an orange. Or find a cheap baseball cap and cut it apart for the triangular orange peel shapes. CTG Thank you for the reply. I was not able to find any spheres online Is that the only way to make one?? I would have thought there was some type of way to figure that out instead of just tearing up a hat. John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northmount Report post Posted October 2, 2012 Thank you for the reply. I was not able to find any spheres online Is that the only way to make one?? I would have thought there was some type of way to figure that out instead of just tearing up a hat. John Did a search for orange peel pipe layout and got this result, should be something in it you can use. https://www.google.ca/search?q=orange+peel+pipe+template&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a Was going to scan a page out of a pipe trades handbook, but decided to search instead. CTG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samalan Report post Posted October 3, 2012 Hi everyone! I was wanting to make a winter hat. The type with the fold up ear flaps. So I needed to know how big to make it. First cut strips of poster board 1 inch wide. Then wrapped one around my head like a headband and taped it together( it was 23 1/2 inches) then taped a strip to the bottom of the headband by my ear over the top of my head and to the bottom of the headband on the other side of my head. That was 12 1/4. And then a strip from front to back the same way and it was 13 1/8 from front to back. This made a perfect fit to my head in size. But I was left with 4 triangle shaped areas that needed filled in. I have having a hard time making a pattern of this area as it needs to be bent to fit and the paper just wants to fold over and buckle. So I can't seem to figure out how to make this much less a pattern for them. Maybe someone has made one before and can help me out? I have seen other ways of making triangles of sorts and sewing them all together but don't know how to figure that shape out. Those are my head measurments. maybe someone knows how to make the shape I need for 4 equal panels. Any and all help greatly appreciated. Thank you. john Is it 23.25 Div 4? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LNLeather Report post Posted October 4, 2012 (edited) I found a some links that might help Hunters Hat Knock Off This one only has basic directions and no pictures How to make a Homemade Hunting Hat but it might be of some help I found this hat with flaps for kids and there is a pattern for the segments. You might need to re-size and redesign the flaps, but this might be a good place to start Also there is Leatherhelms and they make some Very Cool helmets and hats you might get some ideas there too.... hope this helps Edited October 4, 2012 by LNLeather Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beaverslayer Report post Posted October 18, 2012 johnggrg, Hi, I just read your post about how to make a pattern for a hat. I've been making custom hats for years now, and the best way to make such a pattern is to take an old baseball cap apart. What you'll want to do, is to adjust the hat to your head first, then on the backside of the hat where the adjustment strap or band is, be sure to tape the band so it does not move. For the parts that hang down over your ears, all you have to do is measure from the front of your ear, around the back or you head to the front of the other ear. This gives you the length you'll need to make the ear flap part. Make this piece wide enough to come down over your ears. You'll want to make the back area a bit shorter than the ear flaps. Now take the ball cap apart at the seams being careful not to cut the fabric. Once you have the front and sides taken apart, use tape...duct tape works well...and fill in the area on the back of the hat where the adjustment band is. If you lay out the sections you already have apart, you'll notice that they are cut in a somewhat curved line. This gives them the ability to curve over your head once it is all assembled. On the two pieces on the back, you'll have to draw a curved line from centre of the bottom to centre of the top, thus allowing the hat to curve over your head...this may take a few tries to get it right. Now once you have all the parts from the ball cap, you can now press them flat and trace them onto poster board and you will have your pattern. You may have to add a seam allowance on the front pieces so you can fold under and get a finished edge. I'll draw a picture for you and upload it to your post so you get the idea of the ear flap piece. If you have any questions or need any help figuring this out, please do not hesitate to contact me, I'm more than willing to help. Beaverslayer I've attached a PDF of a ballcap hat pattern, you should be able to just print it out and it will be the right size. I'll do up a drawing....not to scale... for the ear flap piece and upload it shortly. Hat 001.pdf Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beaverslayer Report post Posted October 18, 2012 (edited) johnggrg, Here's a rough drawing of how to make the earflap section. Also, while working on this, I realized that you will most likely be putting some sort of fur or wool lining in this hat. You will have to add a bit to each hat section pattern to allow for the liner. I'm thinking about 1/8" to each piece, so 1/16" on each side of the patterns. This will give you an extra 3/4" in size to allow for a liner. The forum will not allow me to upload the picture.....says I can only upload 128k and the drawing is 260k.....I'll figure something out... Edited October 18, 2012 by Beaverslayer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
