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How to make an African hat from paper

2/20/2013 2:42:57 AM
By: papersculpture
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This guide will show you how to quickly make a sturdy paper hat like Africans wear.

Difficulty level: Beginners

Instructions:

Materials:
Sturdy colored paper
Scissors
Paper glue
Small plate
Ruler
Pen
*optional - if you want to decorate as shown in the picture - large and medium sized colored circle stickers
or round objects to trace and cut circles from

Trace the outline of the small plate 2 times on the colored paper
Cut out the 2 circles

Cut strips 3 ¾ inches wide and glue enough of them together to make a strip long enough to go around and overlap the plate.

Make marks 3 inches from the bottom all along the strip

Connect the marks with a straight line

Make a sharp neat crease along the line you drew.
Unfold

Cut slits up to the crease about ¼ inch apart.

*The uncut area will be the sides of your hat. You can decorate it now or
wait until step 11 to decorate it as shown in the intro picture.

Put glue on the slit edge.
Place one of the cut circles on top and bring the strip around under the circle.

The uncut area should stand up. Glue the overlapping edge.

Flip the circle over and glue down any pieces sticking up.

Take the second circle and cover it with glue.
Place the glued side on top of the slits and align the sides the best you can.

Glue together 1 inch wide strips to be long enough to go around the hat.

Place the circle side of the hat on the table and glue the strip around it.

Put a small circle in the middle on a larger circle. Stick them to the hat as shown in picture.

Your African hat is ready!

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