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1. Design ideas Design developments Further improvements/refinements Design ideas made into hats Taking ideas into products

2. dragon design crown brim crown Brim is folded in half A guide to assembling a basic beanie hat Let start to construct the hat. Fabric pieces used to make a beanie

3. Fold line of the brim Pins (always sharp end facing seam) brim is folded in half Sewing machine foot. Sewing zig zag stitch approx 1cm always from edge Zig Zag stitches A guide to assembling a basic beanie hat crown of the hat Pin the two rectangles together (pins heads facing away from the seam line). Make a seam using a zig-zag stitch 1cm from the edge.

4. fold line of crown Brim is folded down Zig Zag stitches A guide to assembling a basic beanie hat crown. Unfold the two previously sewn rectangles and fold in half along the crown fold line. Fold with the right sides facing.

5. fold line of crown side seam Sewing machine foot. Sewing zig zag stitch approx 1cm always from edge A guide to assembling a basic beanie hat Pins (always sharp end facing seam) crown. Brim Pin together the folded fabric, raw edges together as shown and zig-zag down the side seam. This forms the hat shape.

6. fold line of crown Fold line. Fold line. Zig Zag stitches A guide to assembling a basic beanie hat centre of hat. To close the crown of the hat, fold it in half, fold each half as shown the diagram above. Place the pins as shown.

7. Fold line. Zig Zag stitches A guide to assembling a basic beanie hat centre of hat. Continue to close the crown of the hat you – fold the other half, as shown in the diagram above. Place the pins as shown.

8. Zig Zag stitch Sewing machine foot. Sewing zig zag stitch approx 1cm always from edge Zig Zag stitches A guide to assembling a basic beanie hat This is the most difficult part, you must insure that all edges are pinned together before sewing – using a zig-zag stitch. You are also sewing through four layers of fleece, take your time to make this seam.

9. dragon design crown brim A guide to assembling a basic beanie hat Turn the hat inside out and you have the ‘reconstructed’ beanie.