Witch Hat
A reversible, structured witch hat in adult and child sizes — choose a wired brim for shape or a wire-free option with rigid interfacings, and finish it neatly.
Project preview
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Overview
This witch hat is a cone with a circular brim offered in adult and child sizes. It’s designed to be reversible and can be finished with an internal wire to shape the brim or stabilized using rigid interfacings if you prefer no wire.
Use it as a costume accessory, party prop or decoration. The cone and brim can be made in different fabrics and embellished for a different look on each side.
The class also adds a reduced version of the same witch hat to use as décor, a pincushion, or a hanging detail—an ideal way to use leftover fabric from the adult hat and bring the Halloween look into a decorative format.
What you'll learn
- Place and use notches so curved pieces fit together precisely.
- Two ways to structure the brim so it doesn’t sag and to shape it however you want.
- How to choose and apply interfacings to control drape and firmness.
- Techniques for turning lined pieces and clipping or releasing curves so they look clean when turned.
- Adapt the child pattern into a decorative or pincushion version while using scraps from the larger project.
- Use stuffing and an invisible stitch to create a clean, practical decorative finish.
- Professional finishes: we show you different ways to achieve a clean, neat, practical, well-finished, and attractive result.
Fabrics, interfacings & tools
Recommended fabrics: stable woven fabrics such as poplin or cretonne; pairing a heavier canvas-type fabric with a lighter poplin balances body and softness. Use a coordinating lining.
The lesson focuses on the key structural choice—wire plus light interfacing for a moldable brim, or rigid interfacing on both layers for a wire-free firm brim—and offers simple ways to protect wire ends.
For the decorative or pincushion version, you can use leftover fabric from the adult hat. The class also covers adding stuffing to give the cone volume and, if you want to hang it as décor, adding a discreet thread.
Customization
Mix prints and solids for contrast, add under-brim decoration so the hat shows a different face on each side, or widen the brim using the pattern’s reference line for a bolder silhouette.
Leaving an opening for a removable wire makes the hat easier to wash and lets you change how stiff the brim is over time.
You can also take the same design into a decorative version: leave it unstuffed as an ornament, stuff it to use as a pincushion, add a thread for hanging, or secure the tip to emphasize the witchy shape.
Sizing and useful measurements
Patterns provided as A4 pages for adult and child. Consumptions listed in the pattern:
- Adult head opening perimeter 63 cm.
- Child head opening perimeter 53.5 cm.
The downloadable pattern includes an assembly guide and a print-check square to verify scale.
The additional class shows how to start from the child pattern to create a reduced version of the witch hat, intended for décor, a pincushion, or using leftover pieces from the adult hat.
Class content and downloads
The video walks through marking and sewing the cone and brim, choosing and applying interfacings, creating and securing a wire channel (or making a wire-free version), and finishing touches like bias and invisible closures.
Included: an A4 downloadable pattern for adult and child sizes plus assembly notes. The lesson also points to basic technique videos for specific skills and offers troubleshooting tips for working with stiff interfacings and curved seams.
An additional lesson shows how to turn the same design into a decorative version or pincushion, with ideas for using scraps, adding volume with stuffing, and finishing neatly with an invisible stitch using the platform’s basic sewing resources.
Pattern & materials
Patterns are included with membership
Active members can download every available PDF and materials list.