Roxy Display. Shapeways | Passionate about creating. The Mad Hatter Hat Tutorial. Making this hat was a fun experience, however, I must say that I now fully understand why the Mad Hatter's hands are all scarred and bloody. I can't tell you how many times I pricked myself (deep and violently!) On the pins while making this hat! Ouch! Supplies: 1 1/2 yards of main fabric (mine is heavy upholstery fabric)1 1/2 yards of black lace2 yards of lining (used for sash, too)2 yards heavy sew-in interfacing (the thickest you can find!) WALKING FOOT! (it probably isn't necessary to have one, but with how thick it can be, it was extremely nice to have) Details supplies: peacock feathersome ribbon and scrap fabric for patchextra piece of heavy sew-in interfacing for fraction taghat pins (or substitute look alike) The toughest part of any project for me is making up the pattern.
First, to determine the height of the hat, I measured from my chin to mid-forehead and multiplied by 1 1/2. The top of the hat has a 14 in diameter (sewing allowance already added!). Cut out the pieces: Back View: Inventables: Find new materials.
Pottery. Metal casting. Epoxy. Steampunk Airship Goggles. Porcipine quills. Big hamster wheel thing. Make a good, cheap, upgradeable sheet plastic vacuum former. Tired of buying cheap plastic crap? Now you can make your own! Or you can make nice and surprisingly sturdy plastic stuff in amazing shapes, amaze your friends with your technical prowess, and be the life of the party.
Vacuum forming is a technique for shaping sheet plastics into 3D shapes, which you can do at home, easily and cheaply. And it's fun. It's the easiest way to make an infinite variety of shapes in plastic, or to make molds for casting shapes in other materials, such as concrete. The basic technique is to 0. clamp a sheet of plastic to a frame (such as a windowscreen-type aluminum frame)1. heat it in an oven (such as your kitchen oven) until it's soft and rubbery2. stretch it over a convex mold of an interesting shape (such as a life cast of your sweetie's face), and 3. suck the plastic inward onto that mold with a vacuum system (such as your household vacuum cleaner) Here's a movie of the vacuum former in action: You can use vacuum forming to make: Tw pottery.