Project 002 — Drafting a Flat Brim Sunhat
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Hello my sewing mathy friends! Today, we're going to ease in to drafting with circles by drafting a flat brim sunhat, or stovepipe hat. In case you missed it, last week I shared how to measure for a hat and methods for drafting using paper and digitally, using Adobe Illustrator. Check out that post here:
I made my first stove pipe hat many years ago (about 25?) when my little brother requested a Cat in the Hat style hat. He had a, let's say, "unique" style of dressing. I used felt so that I didn't have to finish any seams and drafted a simple hat using circles. And, because it wouldn't be a true Cat in the Hat style without it, the sides of the hat were very tall and striped.
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