Hat School - The Mad Cap Sunblocker Wide Brim Sun Hat tutorial.

[@marciadumas8962]

Thank you so much for the precise instructions in your videos! I can't wait to make this sunblocker hat! I love the additions and bows and everything about your hats.

[@madcaphats]

Thank you so much Marcia for your lovely comment!! So glad you are enjoying the videos and thank you for starting my day with this lovely comment. Tori

[@itsagogoforevermore2544]

Way back at the dawn of my time, my mom made hats. All kinds of hats. But her specialty was Easter bonnets. Every year for many many years she won the coveted Oakridge Easter Hat contest. I watched but never learned how. Mom is 96 now and I am going to make this one for her so we can visit the rose gardens together and not worry about sunburns....and look very fashionable at the same time. I had almost forgotten those days. Thank you so very much

[@madcaphats]

What a lovely post!! Thank you so much for sharing this and if you need any more directions make sure to message me!! Tori

[@callitags]

This is so lovely. I just recently began sewing, and I wish my mom was still with me so I could share it with her. I hope you and your mother are doing well.

[@suzanneschmier6170]

I love all of your hats! Your tutorials are perfect-not too fast and not too slow. You give all the necessary details so I am never confused. Thank you!

[@madcaphats]

Thank you for this lovely comment Suzanne. I am so pleased you find the tutorials so helpful!! Cheers, Tori

[@dianehutchens]

Thank you for sharing this video. I've always had a love for hats of all kinds. I wish I had discovered this love at a younger age.

[@madcaphats]

So glad you found our channel!!! Thank you for your lovely comment Diane

[@dianneunderwood8456]

Thank you for a well done hat tutorial! Have lots of remnants that would work well to create a hat that I'm hoping will turn out as nicely as yours.

[@madcaphats]

Be patient with yourself and accept that you might have to make more than one to get the results that you will love!! Years ago, when drafting this pattern, I probably made dozens of design samples before I got all the little flaws figured out and removed!! Still do that to this day ... even for something like a placemat. This is one of the more challenging hats in the collection so take your time and make at least two!! Cheers, Tori

[@ConsidertheLilyoftheField]

This is my dream sun hat! So beautiful! It’s hard to find nice hats and this is like a dream come true to have you teaching us so selflessly. I’ve had a hard time finding hat patterns to sew and now I have so many from you that I really don’t know where to start. 😊. Thanks so much again for sharing all these.

[@madcaphats]

Thank you Dawn for this lovely comment. Made my day! Glad to share especially since I have removed myself from the competitive world of selling hats! Would rather retire knowing that the patterns will be useful and live on! I still have so many to share. We are working on kids hats for a video, variations of this pattern, bucket hats, printing on canvas for hat bands or bags ... so much to do this spring! Thanks again for watching and for taking the time to leave such a lovely comment, Tori.

[@robertdurkee6497]

This is such a wonderful design and thanks so much for really good instructions. I learned a lot about how to make a quality hat. My only wish is that where the lining top joins the side was a hidden seam.

[@madcaphats]

Thank you so much for your lovely comment! That seam up top is hidden since one except the hat wearer will see it! Please feel free to experiment with the pattern and come up with a way to hide that seam if you wish! Tori

[@jeanforster6994]

I like the look of this one!

[@madcaphats]

This one has many possibilities. Just finishing up part two so it will be up at the end of the week. This brim flatters most people, even the people that say they can't wear hats. We have made and sold 1000s of them and I am just finishing my last few orders before I retire from production sewing these beauties and move to teach you lovelies how to make them instead!

[@melissad7855]

Ooh, I love this one!!

[@madcaphats]

Thank you Melissa!

[@annchartier567]

You are amazing! I love your hats.

[@madcaphats]

Awe Thank you for the Love Ann!! I have a passion for hats and am so happy such a thing as KZbin exists so I can share and find others who feel the same way. Always hopeful that my career has been useful. Thanks again for your lovely comment, Tori

[@lizagray805]

Thank you so very much for this pattern.

[@madcaphats]

Most welcome 😊

[@carmensalome]

That is sew cute!!

[@madcaphats]

Thank you Carmen! Tori

[@dodic7145]

Love this hat. Can't wait to get started. 😊

[@madcaphats]

Let me know if you need any advice once you start!

[@dodic7145]

@@madcaphats thank you very much!! Greatly appreciated....your videos are very detailed and clear.

[@txknitter]

I love the brim of this hat. Can’t wait to try it out. Would this work in fleece? We have an Alaskan cruise coming up and this hat in fleece would be amazing!

[@madcaphats]

I have a different brim I use for fleece but I have made this with fleece ... use a fabric for the edge like black cotton canvas. The winter version I use a milliinery wire and velvet on the edge. That video and pattern will be coming to the channel this fall. This hat for Alaska would be nice in Cord too. Use a fine whale for the edge and wider wale for the body. Have fun!! Tori

[@Torontogal777]

Great video! Your sewing steps are different (better) than the other bucket hat/sun hat KZbin videos. Please, I want to try the free pattern, but I can’t find the link from the links you mentioned. Help please.

[@madcaphats]

Use this link, click on the the Sunblocker in large type and that takes you to the files. (small type takes you to the paid pattern) Thanks for watching! madcaphats.com/pages/summary-sheets-for-youtube-videos-in-pdf-form

[@Torontogal777]

Help! I need some tips about alternating the pattern to increase the width of the brim, but not end up with a floppy brim. I MUST shield my face from the sun. I have now sort of ruined 3 similar hats. (Not your pattern but I want to use your pattern for my next hat.) I alter hat patterns to make the brim 5 or 6 inches wide. (I gently trim the back piece from the center seam to the side seam to make the center back a bit narrower, so it doesn’t touch the back of my neck. To avoid having floppy brims, I alter the pattern by making 6-8 cuts in the brim pattern piece, and I overlap each cut to make several skinny triangles, thus reducing the outside circumference of the brim. The problem is that it’s all guesswork as to how much to reduce the circumference. I want to have a gentle downward slope of the brim. (This is versus having a floppy brim because it’s so wide now that I increased the brim width. Are there any tips or guidelines I can use when decreasing the outside circumference of the brim? Thank you.

[@madcaphats]

@@Torontogal777 there is a big brim coming later next week. We are just finishing the kid's wide brim for release Monday and then adults will be a few days after. This is meant to be a mid size brim that looks good on any head shape or head size.

[@madcaphats]

@@Torontogal777 You are going to need more help than I can give on a comment on KZbin! I have another sun hat coming up but not sure it it is what you are looking for. Sounds like you need to search for a pattern for a hat shape that is more in keeping with what you have in mind. You can also experiment with designing your own. My hats are designed to offer sun protection and also offer comfort so you can see where you are walking or garden, drive, move your head up and down for golf. etc. It is a delicate balance to do all of the above. If you brim slopes too far down you are going to have to turn it up somewhere in order to move around safely or to do anything more than sit on a beach or a lounge chair. Maybe visit a hat store and get some good in person advice. If you are in Toronto you can try Lilliput Hats downtown or in Niagara, Beau Chapeau is great too. Keep in mind the larger the brim the more apt it is to be blown off your head in the wind. If that is what you are after, try some hats on in person, choose one that fits your needs and if it has a extra large brim, you could sew on some ribbon or a scarf for tying under the chin on windy days which is pretty much every day this year. I will be offering in person hat lessons early this fall so you can follow our Facebook or Instagram page (madcaphats) if that would interest you at all. Good luck!! Tori

[@Torontogal777]

Thank you very much for your reply. I am in Toronto and will look up those shops. The hat I want to create; I don’t want it to look like a beach hat, so I would choose a fabric that would look alright with street clothes. I get your point about visibility while walking. I do plan to add a loop on each side of the hat where I can thread through a ribbon or cord to be able to tie it under my chin. The challenge, which I think you do understand clearly is getting that downward slope of the brim just right. I will look for your classes… and the new hat pattern you mentioned is your previous comment. Thank you very much.

[@rosac8168]

My brim is not laying / fitting right inside the crown I followed everything up to this point what could I have done wrong ?

[@madcaphats]

One of the pieces is either too long or not long enough. Which piece is too long? The band or the brim? You can sometimes ease the pieces together better by changing which side of the two pieces is on top when you are sewing the band to the brim. You can try sewing them together with the inside brim on top and band underneath. Check your cutting. Did you print the pattern pieces at different times? Is it possible that one of the pattern pieces was printed with the Fit to page setting on? That will make your pattern pieces too small. You can send me pictures to my email [e-mail]. That would help me better help you if I can see your work. Tori

[@catharinemariekuhayda8162]

Can you make this with regular sew in interfacing for the brim or do you have to use Heat n bond?

[@madcaphats]

Yes you can!!! I will cover that in the second video that will be out next week. So many possibilities with this hat!

[@和田クリスティ]

So beautiful! I love your hats and your tutorials are perfect. Can you share your pattern pls. Thank you!

[@madcaphats]

Hello! The pattern is available in two options ... the free one is average women's size and there is a full paid version for a nominal fee that is 4 head sizes. The links for both are in the written description under the video! Thanks so much for you lovely comment! Tori

[@和田クリスティ]

hi! I want a free pattern for women size. Thank you ☺️

[@karenlee2160]

Hi Tori can you use any cotton material for this hat, or is the brim better with a slightly thick3r fabric like the tweel you used?

[@madcaphats]

I haven't tried the brim in quilting weight but if you want to try it let me know how it goes. I recommend using mid weight for the brim and I will cover that on the part two coming up.

[@Robin-i6d7m]

How do you sew through the Heat n Bond without gumming up your needle? I am going through needles like crazy! I love this pattern by the way

[@madcaphats]

Robin you might be better off using the sew-in stabilizer instead. I have not had this issue but I switch back and forth between the two methods. I will put the link as a reply to this comment.

[@madcaphats]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5Pbgninabiniq8si=JZCSRbmeDRGCVnlc

[@Robin-i6d7m]

Thank you. Everything I can find to read about Heat n Bond says it gums up the needle. I was hoping you hD some way around it. I will try using fusable interfacing on the top brim. I really like having them fused together though

[@CarolPark-u1x]

Can this hat be mad from wool fabric for the winter months?

[@madcaphats]

I have made it in cord, denim and fleece for fall using black canvas as the edge piece cut on the bias. I have a winter hat that I make with a velvet edge which I will have as a video later in the fall. It is similar in look but a different pattern. Have fun experimenting!

[@solangevasquezcordova498]

Hi Tori, if i don't have Heat n' Bond can I just use interfacing or it will not be so stable? I think that's not sold in my country

[@madcaphats]

Yes you can Solange! There is a second video and I use some sew-in and fusible one side interfacing in that video. check it out here .... kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5Pbgninabiniq8

[@solangevasquezcordova498]

@@madcaphats great! Thanks a lot Tori ❤️

[@lynnemarks8985]

Do you do something like this for men for the summer please he doesn’t like caps thanks 🦋

[@madcaphats]

Hi Lynne ... I will have a unisex bucket hat coming up in the next month or so. Stay tuned!

[@michellevata]

Hi Tori, Fantast hats! I just bought this pattern. Can you tell me what fabric is best to make the Sunblock hats? In general really what fabric is used? I have a ton of cotton and when I mean a ton - it’s probably 75 bolts each. I am hoping that I can use these ;) I'm in Ontario too, close to the Airport.

[@madcaphats]

Nice to meet you Michelle!! I use denim and or 7-9 oz fine woven canvas or cotton linen for my brims and pretty much anything under 9 oz for the tops. I use poly cotton broadcloth for my lining. Quilting fabric is nice for the tops as long as you sew a piece or heavy weight stabilizer to the back like in the video. If it is quiltiing fabric I usually use a medium weight one side fusible too for the bands. Hope that helps! I will be offering b and b and one on one hat courses here at our lakeside studio near Kingston starting this fall. If you are interested in seeing this process in person and making a hat or two under my supervision with my fabrics, email me at [e-mail] to keep in the loop! Good luck with the sewing and let me know if you have any other questions. Here to help! Tori

[@michellevata]

Fantastic pattern Tori. Made my first one yesterday and the structure of this hat has blown me away. I cant wait to make my next one @@madcaphats

[@ВикторияЗеленецкая-э7и]

Где скачать выкройку?Дайте ссылку!Или как построить выкройку на эту шляпу?

[@madcaphats]

Выкройки находятся здесь, на этой странице, вам, вероятно, потребуется просмотреть наш сайт на русском языке, если вы можете, чтобы вы могли видеть названия головных уборов. Выкройки на английском языке, поэтому вам также нужно будет перевести слова на выкройках. Спасибо за просмотр!

[@madcaphats]

Ссылка здесь.... madcaphats.com/pages/summary-sheets-for-youtube-videos-in-pdf-form

[@ВикторияЗеленецкая-э7и]

СПАСИБО!!!😁👍👏🌹

[@adelheidmalowany1807]

Will you be providing instructions to make this hat reversible?

[@madcaphats]

I did not design this hat to be reversible. I will be showing other options in the part two video for this hat but not how to make it reversible.

[@adelheidmalowany1807]

@@madcaphats Thanks.

[@madcaphats]

@@adelheidmalowany1807 I will be showing you I put elastic at the back inside the lining for this hat, how to make it dressy as well. I will have a revervisble buckle hat coming up with this same brim and top. All within the month of May. Thanks for watching! Tori

[@adelheidmalowany1807]

@@madcaphats I made the hat as is and it came together so well. I will likely try the new pattern with the elastic when it is released!

[@aguabendita2924]

❤

[@madcaphats]

Thank you!

[@CathyHautz04]

❤❤❤

[@madcaphats]

Thank you for the love!!!