Rubber band to secure fabric to the base of the hat.Recycled book page and a black marker for the infamous 10/6 price tag.Old buttons for the top of the pins (attached with hot glue).A wire coat hanger and a wire cutter for the pins.Green velvet fabric (I chose this because it’s easy to stretch and maneuver).Materials: The materials are up to you, as the possibilities are endless! Here is what I used. Do the same for the top using the larger circle as shown. Add the rim by folding each slit and taping the cylinder to the rim as shown.
Insert the small circle in the top of the hat as shown and secure with tape. Cut 1-2” wide slits for the bottom of the hat and cut longer 1-2” slits for the top of the hat. Small circle for the interior of the hat to hold shape.The size will depend on the Mad Hatter’s head size. I cut four pieces with the help of the bowls in my cupboard, a pencil, and scissors. Bowls or plates (any circular object for tracing in the desired size).This list and instructions below contains affiliate links to recommended products. Step One: Construct the Cardboard Top Hat Here is my tutorial on a DIY Mad Hatter Top Hat.
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I did a Google search and found an amazing tutorial on how to make a cardboard top hat on the Instructables, one of my favorite DIY sites. Note: This tutorial post was originally published on Septembut has since been updated and improved. Let’s start with the DIY Mad Hatter Top Hat. So over the next few days, I’ll show you the progression of our costumes as I make them. My husband will be the Mad Hatter, I will be the Queen of Hearts, and my daughter will naturally be Alice. I actually think the brainstorming starts on November 1 st! This year we decided on a popular theme, Alice in Wonderland. We did a lot of ‘curling’ on the sides of the brim by rolling the cardboard up.
Then we wrapped the fabric over the brim and hot glued in place inside the hat. Make a DIY Mad Hatter Top Hat Out of a Cardboard BoxĮvery year, it always takes several days, even months, to figure out what my family is going to be for Halloween. Now it’s ready to cover We covered it by draping the fabric over the top and gluing along the inside crease of the brim.
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