How to Make a Hat | Domestic Edition

This tutorial walks you through the steps of assembling a 5 panel camp hat all on a domestic sewing machine. We show you the detailed process, fabric, tools, and more you need to make your 5-panel hats look professional. With this video you will be able to make your camp caps look store bought. Be sure to follow the instructions close so you get the best results! Thank you so much for taking the time to watch our video! Be sure to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and COMMENT! Let us know what you think!

Brought to you by Properfit Clothing | Quality Designer Clothing Made in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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[jrsiv]

Finally. I can make the Yankee with no brim

[chriskennedy]

Thank you for the video. I know how time consuming it is to make a quality video. This is clear, well organized, informative, wonderfully edited, great tutorial, without being longer than necessary. If I may, one slight detail. "Access" - means the ability to or means of approaching or entering a place. "Excess" - means extra or more than necessary. This is only meant to help with future videos, and to improve already excellent content.

[pixeegirl]

Great tutorial! Inspired AND motivated me! I searched the internet for a cute but not too girly and not too masculine n cap to no avail! I do have plenty of fabric that I now know what to do with! Thank you!

[LoganLovell]

I followed this to make my first hat. A couple tips for anyone making one and a couple tips for the video creators (I know its an older video) for future

If you're making this:
1) be sure to use a thicker material like canvas. If you use a lighter fabric like a full cotton, you'll want to thicken it up with a fusible liner or the whole thing will seem a bit flimsy.
2) don't use the double needle. Its not worth the time to set it up and most machines will be a hassle to make it work. I almost broke mine twice because my machine just simply wasn't tuned for a double needle set-up. Instead, just straight stitch one side and then the other. If you take your time, it looks much cleaner (and involves less switching set-ups) than using the double needle.
3) don't do the sweatband the way the show. Instead, sew the sweatband to your size strip/raw edge and then fold it over. This way it eliminates the outer stitching and gives a cleaner look. It gets harder at the brim, so if needed, you could do just the brim section as shown in the video.

Stick with it. It was very frustrating at times but the final product is well worth it if you take your time and really get the fine details right.

Tips for ProperFit:
1) this tutorial is ok, but its clear after watching other videos of yours that you take audio from other tutorials of yours and slap it on different footage and over time the overall quality of the tutorial tends to suffer because its not video specific and is harder to follow
2) get a few different camera angles, especially on complex parts like the brim. You rush through arguably the hardest part of the project and leave the viewer in the dust. Get some alternative camera angles and show the actual spot you should be stitching to avoid confusion, especially if you use generic audio voiceovers.
3) you don't need to be subtle about the fact that you run CapSupplyCo and act as if it's a different company that you bought from. You are that company, lean into it. People will appreciate the transparency and actually probably be more likely to buy from you. I was hesitant because the way you spoke about them as if you weren't the same actually sketched me out because of how similar you were. It just seems...odd.

I appreciate the tutorial, it really was helpful, but just a couple tips for future so that you can make better content

[mouseyhousewife]

I highly recommend Prym pliers for the eyelets. Easy use, high quality and pretty cheap considering how long they'll last. The pliers also come with a fitting that cuts the perfect size hole for the eyelet, and they can also install the whole range of snaps, eyelets, press studs and poppers.

[jeffjefferson]

I would put the strap a bit lower at the rear so it stays better on your head.

Im looking into making one of these "Russian Gorka caps" in a bright nice fabric.

I really like military clothing and satchels and backpacks. They are tested through time, and can take a beating too. I bought a lot of cheap bags to see which i liked the best and now i plan to recreate the bag in a bright color with a pattern. I already made a "veshmeshok", i really like the bag, it came out perfect!

Greetings,


Jeff

[quiakamara]

Thank you for this! I was finally able to find wholesale brim inserts

[jhonmaturan]

New subscriber here. Love your neat craft. 🤙🏼✂️

[barbarajoycemartin-dowell]

Super amazing! You spent a lot of your time making just one hat. How much do you sell these for and still pay for supplies and your time?

[nensjakarta]

Thank you! I find it very enjoyable to watch :)

[mhmosthated]

Do you have a tutorial on how to make a New Era Type Hat

[torriadams]

Great video! Thank you! Quick question? On a standard sewing machine, what needles are you using to go through that brim? Or on a brim that may be a little thicker? And what foot? Thanks! Excited to try this! Oh, and thread! 🙏🏼

[casadobem]

Hey, I loved! I have this machine at home and I can use now. In Brazil is very difficult to find videos like this. Thanks a lot! See u :d

[SUBATOMICRAY]

do you have more detail on how to attach the brim to the hat? does it go over the size strip? where is the alignment?

[angelamontoya]

Thank you for the video! I wanted to see if you can make some modifications. My son wears bilateral Ponto 3 hearing aids. These are supposed to secure onto a band that comes with the machines. He never could stand the band so I found a way to attach them to regular hats. I usually prefer trucker hats. I am looking for something with a trucker hat style like the one in this video but with the fabric of the hat coming down to the mastoideal bones behind the ears. The machines function best when on these bones. I would greatly appreciate your advise. My son is 3yo and has grown to love his hats. I just wish I could find one that gives him the best benefit from his hearing aids and are as awesome as he is. I usually have his personalized in some way but can never find one to fit right on the bones that are needed.

[TheKid]

If I wanted to make the hat a little smaller, could I just increase the seam allowance to about .5" instead of .25"? Have you ever tried cutting the outside edge of the brim down a bit? Thanks for a great tutorial.

[mhmosthated]

Bro Can You Put The Links Of Everything That’s In This Video To Get The Stuff From

[heartbird]

please make a vedio about hat cap pattern

[chanterellegrove]

How do I find the industrial bias attachment? I can only find bias binding attachments not the flat one in this video?

[carmont_st]

Anyone know how to prevent seam puckering? Especially when connecting the side panels to the front/top panels