this may seem like a random thing to post but i can explain. i am currently working on a historical documentary film. as half of the 2 person wardrobe department, which includes, among other things, dressing about 400 extras over 2 weeks of filming. date range from 1910-1936. whoo hoo! it's keeping me busy from roughly noon-2am for 3 weeks. here's a scene they want to recreate: and so - the newsboy caps. cut out a pattern that looks like this - essentially a large circle with a smaller one…

Pattern for the Whitney Sews Newsboy Hat Tutorial. Click the photo to enlage and save to your computer. Then print with 'fit to page' or 'none' selected for scaling. Cut the pattern out just inside of the black outlines. *This pattern is for personal use only. Please do not sell hats made using this pattern and tutorial*

Free downloadable pattern for this hat

Newsboy Cap Tutorial It's been a while since I've posted on my blog. Many of you know I was diagnosed with the big "C" for the second time back in May. I am done with my treatments and back in the clear, but with the weather getting cool here in the south, my head has…

Today I added a new pattern to my online store. It's a pattern for a newsboy hat (also called an apple cap, or Gatsby cap), which I prepared in two styles. I co…

Now available head size 55cm // 21,7” and 58cm...

Being invited by the ever-creative Dana to participate in Celebrate the Boy month gave me an opportunity to revisit one of my favorite topics: my 6-year-old son's head. I've traced the story back to labor: I checked into the hospital when I was 6 cm dilated, at which point the doctor remarked that, based on my baby’s head size, the baby would weigh at least 8 pounds. I was stunned and scared! Hours later I was surprised not only by my baby’s gender (BOY) but also by his 8-pound baby head on…

Thrift Shop Hat Makeover: Here's an inexpensive way to make a pattern for a hat. I found a cute yellow striped hat at the thrift shop, but wanted to use it to make a pattern. I found a shirt at the thrift shop in a pretty blue floral print that I thought would be perfec…

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