hi fedi!

[thepdog@mas.to]

@wffl Have you looked on Etsy?

[lilahexe@fedi.lilahexe.top]

@Sellerie @wffl can't recommend mine unfortunately: the decorations are hotglued into place.

Looks pretty, is probably stable, but still feels like shoddy craftsmanship

[em_and_future_cats@mastodon.social]

@wffl A form I cut out of cardboard to measure my head. As you can see my original cutout (the disk in the center) was a bit small, the resulting hole is slightly bigger and not a perfect oval!
I would try this on your head repeatedly and make adjustments, it should be somewhat snug, as you can always trim a little bit off 🩷
Use it like a stencil on your brim fabric (I cut my brim out first and then tried to center the stencil onto the “circle” I cut out.

[em_and_future_cats@mastodon.social]

@wffl
This was the easiest way to make the “point” . I measured the hole in the crown to be sure I had enough fabric for the base of the “cone” , I then made a general guess as to how long I wanted the “cone” laid my fabric on my iron-on batting, (on a corner 😉) took a string with a pencil and marked a curve. (Ironing the fabric also makes this step easier ). Then you just cut and sew the two straight sides together!

[em_and_future_cats@mastodon.social]

@wffl The trickiest part was getting the wire to stay on the brim edge and sewing the crown onto the brim. I did cut extra fabric to go over the edge of the brim and glued it there. I think if I sewed it down with one small (as in straight probably a long stitch so it wouldn’t be too obvious) and then sewed the point on then the underside fabric.

[em_and_future_cats@mastodon.social]

@wffl because when you cut the hole for your head on the brim (don’t cut it as an oval just make cuts like a pie, it’ll give you something more to hold onto) you now have to fit the point into this hole, remember this is fabric just laid and glued on the brim form, there’s already a hole of that brim form.
If I were to do it again, I’d sew the point on first then sew the underside fabric (I basically did it all at once 😹) This is another reason why it’s a bit sloppy on the stitching 😹

[em_and_future_cats@mastodon.social]

@wffl here is a picture of what I did with the “point” of the hat to give it some shape. It’s a piece of the same wire wedged into a “loose stitch” that extends into the brim and up into the point

[em_and_future_cats@mastodon.social]

@wffl having a small ribbon to “mask” any silly stitch work is always a good idea 😹 especially if it’s your first time making a hat 😹
(Let me know if you have any questions about the process 🩷😹)

[ssekret@infosec.exchange]

@wffl become a witch

[wffl@im-in.space]

@ssekret I already am!

[ssekret@infosec.exchange]

@wffl you should've been issued one then

[starcross@mk.absturztau.be]

@wffl@im-in.space @thepdog@mas.to ya do have to be careful there though. It's become another slop marketplace where they push out the good sellers in recent times

[walnut@shrimp.thesoftestpaws.net]

@wffl
There must be something magic about a hat made entirely out of dried cucumber, but maybe that's more druid than witch
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5U1ODUofS8

[jackmexa4@mastodon.social]

@wffl

Will you hex me?

[kevinrns@mstdn.social]

@wffl

Add #maker #cosplay #milner hashtags find a creator to make one, haggle kindly.

#commission

Etc.

[mshearthwitch@wandering.shop]

@wffl I have purchased several beautiful ones from a milliner in the US called Evercrumbly and Witch. Absolutely love them!

[wffl@im-in.space]

@walnut the man is a legend

[wffl@im-in.space]

@JackMexa4 why would I?

[jsae@mastodon.social]

@wffl
An artisan in Vancouver has a popular version.

https://www.wyldsagewares.com/

[miranda_blue@eldritch.cafe]

@wffl If you don't get any better option, I've got this one : https://www.leonardo-carbone.com/witch-hat-agata-black

It doesn't really match your requirements, it's not a really high quality piece of clothing, but it's quite nice and comfortable (to begin with, it's actually made of wool) and, I think, a good value for price.

(The clothes from this site in general are rather cheaply made, I still occasionally shop on it because they're good enough for LARP and sometimes they do sales with really huge discounts. I recommend the hat because it is really a cut above the other stuff I bought from them.)