Making My Loblolly Witch Hat

Since last October when I posted my friend Sarah’s How to Make Your Very Own Fabulous Witch Hat, I’ve been wanting to make my own witch hat with fabric and craft remnants. This fall while working on my pine cone costume I did just that, and now Sarah and I have our own tiny craft coven. Here’s how I made mine, inspired by hers, to make my pine cone costume witchy. I’m also sharing a free downloadable pattern of my witch hat at the end of this post.

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As I mentioned above, this witch hat is to wear with my pine cone costume. That wasn’t the original intention, but while making additional pine cone scales for my dress, I had leftover felt…just enough to make a fabulous witch hat. So the pine cone costume evolved into a forest witch, which I’m naming Loblolly Witch after the loblolly pines in the Houston area. The making of my pine cone dress can be found here.

[Related: Costuming a Loblolly Pine Witch]

Materials Shopping List

This project used felt, wool, and cotton remnants and leftover notions/materials from prior projects. You may already have these things in your supplies cabinet. But if not, here are some of the materials I’ve previously purchased on Amazon.

Felt, 1(ish) yard: FabricLA Acrylic Felt by The Yard 72″ Wide X 1 YD Long – Brown

Braided trim: 20yards Black White Ribbon Braided Gimp Embellishment Scrapbooking Sew on Applique Fabric Trimming (Width 6mm, Black)

16 gauge wire: Beadsmith 16 Gauge Tarnish Resistant Copper Wire, 7.3m/8 yd, Gold

Feathers: Sowder Rooster Hackle Feather Fringe Trim 5-7″ in Width Pack of 5 Yards(Black) and Celine lin 10PCS Natural Pheasant Feathers Pheasant Tails 14-16inch(35-40CM),Natural

Ribbon: Dyna Antique Gold Satin Ribbon, 13/8″ x 100 Yds (1 Roll) – BOWS-5100-9-974 and 1.5″ Sheer Organza Ribbon, No Wire – 25 Yards (Moss Green) and Topenca Supplies 1 Inch x 50 Yards Double Face Solid Satin Ribbon Roll, Black

Veil netting: Jason’s 18in Russian Netting Black Fabric By The Yard

Lace fabric or applique: 1 Pair Embroidery Applique Wedding Lace Floral Motif Sewing Trims Decoration (Black)

Sew on rhonestone: Sew On Rectangle Rhinestone Sew on Octagon Crystal Rhinestones in Silver Setting 36 Pcs by Choupee (Mixed Color, 13 X 18 MM) 

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The brown felt for my pine cone dress got a full ombre paint job, so I used the same paints for the hat pieces. The paint actually made the felt stiffer, so arranging the hat cone into a side flop afterwards was easier, and I think the paint made the felt look less cheap.

Paints: Dark Flesh Tone Acrylic Paint Set and Delta Creative Ceramcoat Acrylic Paint in Assorted Colors (2 oz), 2506, Black and Apple Barrel Acrylic Paint in Assorted Colors (2 oz), 20558, Territorial Beige

Before assembling the pieces, I arranged lace appliques sort of randomly, and stitched them in place. I joined the black tip (not in the pattern below) to the brown painted partial cone and zigzag stitched braided trim over the seam. It’s like an earthy candy corn!

In the prior witch hat post, Sarah followed a YouTube video for the cutting and construction of her hat. I’ve made mine slightly different, from a pattern that I made and is posted below. Here’s how I constructed mine:

1. I cut one cone and two circles from the pattern from felt, wool, and cotton.
2. I removed and discarded the inner circle on both top and bottom circle pieces.
3. With right sides together, I stitched the cone at the back seam and turned the cone right side out.
4. Then with right sides together I stitched the two circles (top and bottom) together along the outside circumference, and turned the brim right sides out.
5. To keep the hat from being too floppy, I inserted craft wire along the edge of the brim between the two circles and zigzag stitched it in place.
6. Then I pinned the cone to the brim and stitched the two together. The seam allowance can be folded up into the cone, so it’s okay if it looks messy on the inside.
7. Trim! I added netting, ribbon, feathers, a rhinestone, a buckle, faux pine needles, and a pine cone. I love it!!

What do you think? Edited: the dress is now finished and can be found here, and we had favorable weather for pictures of the whole ensemble at a local park. Check it out here!

Download my PDF Loblolly Witch Hat pattern here: WitchHatRSRW

Disclaimer: my pattern makes a very tall, very pointy hat, and fits a size small-medium head…so make a mock-up and adjust accordingly!

Making My Loblolly Pine Cone Dress

Costuming a Loblolly Pine Witch

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