How do you make a pirate hat out of a paper bag?

How do you make a pirate hat out of a paper bag?

1. Cut open the bag so that you are left with the large front panel.
2. Carefully remove the handles.
3. Fold the panel in half along the width of the paper.
4. Fold the two corners to the center.
5. Fold the bottom excess up and over the corners as shown.
6. Repeat Step 5 for the reverse side of the hat.

How do you make a tricorn pirate hat out of felt?

1. Wrap a piece of sentence strip around the head of the person who will wear the hat.
2. Cut the sentence strip at the appropriate length.
3. Place the circular strip on top of the felt fabric.
4. Apply glue to the outer circumference of the felt circle.
5. Make the brim of the hat with a fresh piece of felt.

Why do pirates wear bandanas?

Pirates wore bandana or head scarves to keep sweat out of their eyes n’ hair out of the rigging. In the few pictures of pirates n’ sailors, they wore the bandana around their neck.

Why do pirates wear eye patches?

The eye patch could be used to prepare one eye to see in the dark, so when they would go below deck they could swap the eye patch from one eye to the other and see with the eye that has already adjusted to low light conditions. This would allow them to instantly see in the dark.

What do you need to make a pirate hat?

The MaterIals needed for this DIY project are felt ( black, white, red), Faux fur fabric (optional), pirate hat pattern, skull and crossbones pattern, eyepatch pattern, and String, and Scissors Trace the pattern of the hat on each of the felt materials and glue them together.

What kind of hats did the Pirates wear?

How to Make a Pirate Hat. There are three main kinds of pirate hats – the tricorn hat, like Jack Sparrow’s, the cavalier hat, like Will Turner’s, and the Dutch hat, like Davy Jones. We are going to mostly look at the tricorn and the cavalier hats today. The first thing you need is a hat.

How do you make shoelaces for a hat?

Cut the shoelaces in half. The aglet on the end of each half makes a perfect tool to poke the shoelace through the tiny holes. Make two vertical stitches to sew up the side of the hat. Just poke the string through two holes and tie it on the inside. Do the same with the other two holes.

What kind of hat do you need for a tricorn?

The first thing you need is a hat. For the tricorn, the go-to pirate hat, you will need a hat with a low, rounded crown (the part your head fits into) and a wide (3 ½ or 4 inches) brim. For the best look, use a wool felt hat in black or brown.