15 Hat Cosplay Tutorials
Tutorial: How to Sew a Beanie for Costumes
Learn how to make a basic beanie to wear for your next cosplay costume. You can wear this hat with the bottom folded up or flat, whichever you prefer. You can print out the (free) pattern for this below and…
Tutorial: How to Make a Basic Sun Hat for Costumes
Learn how to make a simple sun hat for your next cosplay costume. The pattern (which you can print below) is sized for an adult head. If you need this for a child’s costume, you’ll need to adjust the pattern…
Tutorial: 20’s Style Bonnet Hat For Costumes
I’ll walk you through how to make a cute 20’s style hat for your old-school cosplay or semi-historical costumes. You can use one color, or alternate colors as I did. Print out the pattern (below) and follow along with the…
Tutorial: Anime-Style Newsboy Hat
This tutorial will walk you through how to sew an anime-style lined newsboy hat. You can use this for any anime character that has a cute, puffy hat design. Print out the free pattern below and follow along with the…
Tutorial: How to Make a Bucket Hat for Costumes
Learn how to make a bucket hat for your next cosplay costume. You can print out the free pattern (below) and follow along with the tutorial and video. Feel free to alter or color block the pattern as much as…
Tutorial: How to Make a Basic Fleece Hat for Costumes
Learn how to make a basic fleece hat for cosplay costumes. I created a basic pattern for this hat (see below), so please feel free to print it out and stylize the hat according to your character’s design. The pattern…
Tutorial: Denim Military Hat (free sewing pattern)
Supplies Needed: (all of my patterns include 1/2″ seam allowance) Step 1 Cut out your fabric pieces from two pairs of jeans You’ll have one set of pieces in each color. Step 2 Apply buckram Add buckram (or heavy interfacing)…
Tutorial: Fleece Fox Hat (free sewing pattern)
Supplies Needed: (all of my patterns include 1/2″ seam allowance) Step 1 sew the hat pieces in sets of two With right side together, sew two sets of hat pieces on one side. Step 2 sew the ears together With…
Tutorial: Fleece Dog-Ear Hat (free sewing pattern)
Supplies Needed: (all of my patterns include 1/2″ seam allowance) Step 1 apply interfacing to the ears Apply interfacing to the inner section of all of the ears, as indicated by the dotted line. Step 2 sew the ears together…
Tutorial: Fleece Cat Ear Hat (free sewing pattern)
Supplies Needed: (all of my patterns include 1/2″ seam allowance) Step 1 sew the ears together With right sides together, sew the two cat ears. Then trim the seam and turn them to the right side. Step 2 Fold the…
Tutorial: Teddy Bear Hat (free sewing pattern)
Supplies Needed: (all of my patterns include 1/2″ seam allowance) Step 1 sew the ears together With right sides together, sew the two teddy bear ears. Then trim the seam and turn them to the right side. Step 2 Fold…
Tutorial: Fleece Bunny Hat (free sewing pattern)
Supplies Needed: (all of my patterns include 1/2″ seam allowance) Step 1 sew the two sets of bunny ears together With right sides together, sew the bunny along the perimeter. Step 2 turn the ears to the right side Clip…
Tutorial: Fabric Witch Hat
Supplies Needed: (all of my patterns include 1/2″ seam allowance) This pattern was made for a 21.5″ head (a pre-teen or small adult size head). Measure around your head (where a hat would sit) to find your measurement. Step 1…
How to Create Custom Hats for Cosplay (with EVA foam)
Hats are one of those parts of cosplay costumes that are intimidating to many beginners. Unless it’s a popular character, you’re not going to be able to find your hat in the store. Of course, you can find a similar…
Tutorial: Easy Visor Tutorial for Costumes
In this tutorial, I’ll be making a visor using EVA foam (or craft foam). But you can use the same idea to construct many different types of simple hats. This works best for hats that you can build off of…
