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In this video, we're going to show you how to make the best winter hat you'll ever make! This little piece of fabric changes everything! This earflap hat is the perfect solution if you're looking for a warm and stylish hat to wear in cold weather. With just a few simple steps, you can create a stylish and warm hat that you'll love! So pull out your sewing machine and let's get started! Let me share with you the secret ingredient in our Winter Hat Business. We call it an earflap and when added to the hats in our line, they come the fastest selling hats in our inventory. Sold out every year. Our customers love this special feature in our hats and over the course of our first design attempt over 25 years ago, the earflap hat made us stand out in the crowd of hat companies and built our winter hat line in the driving force behind our successful 36 years strong hat business. We will share with you our pattern for the earflap and how to use it in a furry pillbox hat in this tutuorial. You can use this flap to finish any hat so make sure you get your complimentary pattern piece here as a PDF download. You can cut in on a fold or print two pieces of the pattern and tape them together. Use a medium weight polar fleece to create this warm and cosy hug for your head. We always use the color black as it just blends in like a shadow under the brim no matter what the color is for the rest of the hat. When using the earflap in a complicated hat pattern you may have to slightly increase the length and size of any pieces to accommodate for the thickness of the flap and the space it may take up in your hat. Most of us wear the flap down over our ears rather than tuck it up inside. You can do both. I recommend trying this out using our Furry Pillbox pattern/video and you will be forever in love with your new hat! Note - you do not have to increase the depth of your hat as the earflap extends the length to cover your ears. Pillbox Video is here The Earflap Template and a package that includes the top for the Pillbox and how to make it are here for free download. Dimensions of the fabric used in the video Faux Fur - 24 inches long by 5 inches deep - 61 cm x 127 mm Fleece piece (paisley print in video) for outside top edge is “ x 2“ - 59 cm x 5 cm Fleece piece (solid black in the video) for lining is “ x 4“ - 59 cm x 10 cm Earflap piece is tapered at each end and is folded so the fold is the part that is the outside edge of the flap. The measurement of the flap is 17.5“ or 44.5 cm from center point tip to center point tip and it is 6.5“ or 16.5 cm deep. Download the “Earflap Pattern Template“ from our website for the exact piece. Canadian Amazon Subscribers use links below for products that I use in my everyday millinery business. Colorful sewing quilting clips … Heavy duty magnetic seam guide ... Washable markers, chalk, pencil and clips set … Pellon Extra Firm Heavy Weight sew in interfacing … Clover Bodkin (my favorite bodkin) ... Clear professional tailor's ruler … Quilter's waxed freezer (ink jet) paper ... Electric cordless fabric cutter … Heavy duty steam iron with 1 liter water tank … Fiskars Soft Touch spring assisted scissors … Sizzix Big Shot die cutter machine ... You will also find links to millinery books about making hats in all sorts of fibers and techniques. Check out my recommended books here. Purchases are processed and fulfilled by As an Amazon Associate, I earn a commission from qualifying purchases. By purchasing from the links above, you are supporting this channel so I can bring great content every week! Your purchase price will not increase your purchase price due to this affiliation. Thank you so much for your support. If you liked this video, consider a small contribution to our effort to continue to offer as many pattern pieces free of charge by a small contribution to our Super Thanks fund. Thanks button is found on the left side of the video panel under the video, next to the download option in the “...“ section. Thanks! Want to start a hat business? Check out our web partner Shopify ... Start a free 14 day trial. We love Shopify! They make selling online so easy!! Check out the sewing supplies and machines on sewing machines plus ... this is our link which helps support the channel! They have so many tools, supplies and sewing machines etc etc etc! Great prices.
