Tutorial: A wizard's hat

It's that time of year again! Halloween! And so, in the spirit of the season, here is the Quick and Easy Mage's Hat.

Requirements:
-Half a metre of blue felt
-Pins
-Sewing machine
-Thread
-Bits of yellow felt
-Small piece of something moon-like
-Gardening wire
-Tape measure

Cut a quarter or so of a circle from the felt. I made mine with a 21 inch radius.

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Cut slits. Mine are every 4.5 inches, to a height of 5 inches.

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Cut as many triangles as you have slits. I made mine quite big so I could play around with how upright the brim would be.

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Pin and sew.

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Next, cut the astronomical objects, and pin them into place. Sew (I used it to try out my handy-dandy applique stitch). Finally, it's time to sew both of the far-end sides together. It should look like a proper hat now.

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Now it's time to hem the brim. Leave enough room to insert the wire.

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Thread the gardening wire through the hem for added stiffness.

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And voila! A hat perfect for prestidigitation....

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Or reading up on the news....

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