½ a yard of green felt should be plenty of material to make a Peter Pan hat. Alternatively you can use two (2) 12” x 18” pieces of green felt as well. Fabric scissors (any scissors will work, but fabric scissors will give you the best cuts). Sewing machine, or a needle and some green thread. One large red feather.
If you’re using one larger piece of felt (½ a yard) measure out 24” x 18” and cut the section so you end up with a rectangle.
Outline the shape of the Peter Pan hat. [1] X Research source [2] X Research source You can either draw the shape of your hat freehand if you’re going for a more natural look, or print out an outline to follow. Peter Pan’s hat looks a bit like a Scalene triangle, meaning that all the angles are unequal with one side longer than the others. You can draw your outline in the shape of a triangle adding your own subtle curves as you like. Or you can print out an outline and place it on top of your felt rectangle and trace the outline.
If you have a stencil, place it along the folded edge of your felt. Cut along the outline that you’ve either printed out or drawn for yourself.
Measure between about ½-inch to ⅛-inch to give some extra room before you start sewing. You can use a sewing machine for a quicker and straighter line, or sew it by hand, especially if you want your Peter Pan hat to look even more unique. Make sure that you don’t sew up the bottom part of the hat where you will place it on your head. The shape should resemble somewhat of a triangle so leave the flat bottom part open.
Once you’ve done that, and cut away any extra fabric that’s on the outside of your seam, it’s time to flip the hat right side out.
Be careful here if you’re using an iron as you don’t want to burn your felt.
Put the feather in your cap and viola! You have made your very own felt Peter Pan hat!
Green construction paper that’s at least 12” x 18”. Pencil. Scissors. Glue. Red feather. Ruler.
You should fold the paper so that the crease is on the 9” inch side while the open ends are on the 12” long side.
Start at one corner that’s opposite of your crease and cut along your outline. You should have somewhat of a triangular shape here with a flat, non-creased edge at the bottom, which is where your head will go.
Make a nice crease by pressing your finger along the fold. To make sure that both folds are of even height, flip your hat over after the first fold and fold the second flap up to match.
The slight folding over of the edges will give your Peter Pan hat a nice rounded, more natural look. If you want to glue them together you should now apply it to the edges. While any type of glue should work, something like a safe rubber cement, which has a brush might be the easiest method. You can also simply staple the open edges together. Or, if you want to add a bit more flair to your Peter Pan hat, you can sew the edges together like in the first method.
Alternatively, you place the stem of the feather inside your brim crease and glue or staple it in place.
