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making a cone-shaped cap w/o a pattern
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Posted by talley_sue_nyc (My Page) on Tue, Oct 24, 06 at 11:40
| out of felt, so no stretch.
DS wants to be Link from "The Adventure of Zelda"
(scroll down to see him here)
or see him here
He wears a floppy cone-shaped cap that's really some bird-like creature.
I'm using some leftover green felt to make the tunic, and I want to use the same felt to make the cap (I figure I'll make the circumference about 1 inch bigger than his head, sew a casing, and put eleastic in it). But I DON'T want to buy yet another pattern.
Can I make this using three triangular-shaped pieces? Or should I use two? Or four?
I figure I can wing it on the head that's on the end.
Any ideas or recommendations? |
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RE: making a cone-shaped cap w/o a pattern
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| How about if you cut out a large circle, cut it through to the center, and then make your cone with it |
RE: making a cone-shaped cap w/o a pattern
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| I don't have any ideas, I just wanted to tell you that my son wanted the same exact costume! I clicked on your post to get ideas because I wasn't sure about the hat for him and I started laughing when I read your DS wanted to be Link! ~Jennifer |
RE: making a cone-shaped cap w/o a pattern
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| I forot about the true cone, Phyllis--I make those for DD when she wants a witch's hat. The only thing is, I might have trouble figuring out how bit to make the circle. Plus, I end up w/ a fair bit of waste if I start w/ a full circle--I'm usu. better off w/ a partial circle. I did make a pattern out of newspaper and sewed it together--three pieces is bad, bcs it's so stiff--it stands straight up. I tried one w/ two triangular pieces, and it seems OK. It's stiff as well bcs it's still newspaper, and DS, who is attending a Catholic school, says "I look like a bishop!" But I think once it's felt, it'll flop over pretty well, even in the felt. if it doesn't, I'll put pipe cleaners inside, and bend it into the shape I want. Jennifer, I'm trying to figure out how to do brown boots. One year I put tape over snowboots, but then didn't get the tape off soon enough, so the adhesive stuck to the boots. i don't want to go buy a pattern for shoe or boot covers--too much $. And it can take a while to figure out one. |
RE: making a cone-shaped cap w/o a pattern
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Talley Sue,
For the brown boots, just make spats to go over his regular shoes or boots. Very easy to make! Kathy G in MI |
RE: making a cone-shaped cap w/o a pattern
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| You might be able to modify the jester hat in this Butterick pattern (link below) B4313. Found a fee online pattern for Elf costume shoes, but it doesn't look like Link's shoes are very complicated: http://sewing.about.com/library/weekly/aa120799a.htm?once=true& CMC |
Here is a link that might be useful: Butterick B4313
RE: making a cone-shaped cap w/o a pattern
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| I think it would be more appropriate to make a 2 piece pattern w/ a seam that runs front to back(as opposed to side to side) - you could simply divide the head circumference in 1/2 & use that as your base, then sketch the shape out & cut 2 pieces w/ 1/4"-1/2" seam allowance(if using 1/2", trim down to 1/4" after stitching) - perhaps adding an inch to turn under(or to the outside???) for a facing on the bottom. No need to add ease, I'd imagine, since felt stretches. You can try a it in tissue or other thin paper 1st to check for fit & adjustments..... HTH |
RE: making a cone-shaped cap w/o a pattern
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| i just did a quick-n-dirty experiment with newspaper. You'll need to adjust acording to how well your son can handle a tall hat, and how big his head is. I don't have kids, so I've nothing to compare. If you put a thumbtack through the 19 inch point of your tape measure, and drew one quarter of a circle, you'd have a starting point to fashion the hat. At the point, you'll have a right angle to start, but you can overlap on the curved edge to fit your son's head. You can also make it shorter, if that suits the two of you. |
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