DIY paper hat (130 photos): step-by-step instructions, diagrams, models and templates

An origami paper hat is one of the most practical and popular models. During repairs or on the beach, you have to make all kinds of hats from newspaper, since ready-made ones are not always at hand. However, this is not the only use of origami hats. They can complement a costume for a themed party or Halloween, an outfit for your favorite doll, or the look of a pet for a photo shoot. Of course, instead of a newspaper you will need beautiful paper: craft paper, packaging paper, “kami” or a piece of wallpaper. Basic models are easy to vary and improve. In a word, we turn on our imagination and... it's in the bag!

Newspaper tricorne hat

One of the simplest and once popular hats that can be made in a hurry is the well-known triangular cap made from newspaper for repair and painting work.

A comfortable headdress perfectly protects your hair and forehead from dust, paint and whitewash. It is easy to dispose of after use.

By turning on your imagination, you can expand the scope of application of this model. Properly decorated, it will replace a pirate headdress for a children's carnival costume.

To make a simple painter's cocked hat, all you need is newspaper.

Miniature Shapoklyak

The heroine of the famous cartoon always aroused interest in her person, although she was an evil old woman. The Shapoklyak masquerade costume stands out for its elegance and taste.

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The petite lady was always stylishly dressed. The elegant Shapoklyak hat fascinates and intrigues. She misleads others. According to the cartoon, the characters initially thought that only intelligent, well-mannered people could wear such clothes.

A person's appearance does not always correspond to his inner world. The entire wardrobe of the harmful old woman was black. Jacket with white cuffs and openwork collar. Straight skirt with frills. A real lady.

Making a model is not difficult. The base is a cylinder. The width of the fields is chosen by the wizard. The color must be black. There was one more detail from the cartoon. A knitting needle with a drop at the end was sticking out.

You can create it from cardboard if you draw it and choose paint. The decoration may be different, but brilliant. You can use tinsel. In such a suit there is beauty, not a harmful grandma! To complete the bag, there is a Lariska rat in it.

Scheme of work

An ordinary newspaper, folded in half, will be the basis for the work.
The edges of the newspaper are folded towards the middle of the sheet and the seams are smoothed out.
The bottom edges of the newspaper sheet should be folded inward.
The resulting workpiece must be turned inside out. Bend the ends up.

A simple cocked hat for repair work is ready.

If you want to make a pirate headdress, it is more convenient to use a sheet of A3 paper. The product can be painted and added with an emblem.
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Original from British masters

This model is known among European origamists as the “Air Force Pilot”. Its real prototype is included in the uniform of the flying troops of Canada, Great Britain and the USA. The cap is distinguished by high sides, which, if necessary, could be lowered to cover the ears. Since 1930, the headdress was also used by the German air force - the Luftwaffe.

The origami cap, while completely similar in appearance to the original, does not have sides that fall down. Its author is considered to be the London master C Arthur Pearson, who first published the diagram in the magazine “Paper Magic”. Usually, to make a model, they take a spread of a newspaper sheet.

Step by step description:

Fold the sheet in half along the long side. Turn the free edge towards you.
We mark three transverse folds on the workpiece. We lower the upper corners from the fold side to the first line.
We make a double fold of the near layer, leaving a little open space. Turn the product over.
Fold the sides as shown in the picture.
Fold the bottom edge and tuck it inside.

Open the cap from the bottom.

Second folding option:

We repeat step 1 from the first algorithm.
Turn the workpiece with the free edge towards you. Fold the corners along the fold line to about 1/3 of the height.
Raise the bottom edge, leaving an open strip at the top.
Turn the product over. Fold the sides, aligning them with the edges of the sheet.
Raise the lower part. Ready.

Magician's Top Hat

For a children's party or carnival, you can quickly make a hat in the shape of a cylinder. Depending on the idea, the top hat can complement the stylish image of a young gentleman or become a magician’s prop.

Detailed instructions for making stylish paper cylinders will help you complete the task without any extra effort.

In order to make a cylinder, you need to prepare:

cardboard (or a sheet of Whatman paper),
pencil,
masking tape,
PVA glue,
paint,
colored paper.

It is better to make a cylinder from thick cardboard, since it holds its shape better. In the absence of cardboard, you can take whatman paper.

In order to make it comfortable for a child to wear a homemade top hat at a party, it is important to make it the right size.

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Hair accessory

You can make small original cylinder hats. Used as hair decoration, as children's hairpins, when decorating topiary and homemade dolls. For the body you will need a piece of thick cardboard, a round (cylindrical) cardboard base made from cling film or toilet paper. The diameter depends on the desired size. You can use any fabric, preferably soft (to create waves). The parts are connected with hot glue. Decorated with flowers, bows, rhinestones, “pearl” beads, and accessories.

How to make a pattern

To do this, you need to measure the diameter of the child’s head with a measuring tape and determine the height of the headdress.

Based on the data obtained, a pattern is drawn.

The rectangular crown is drawn according to the height of the product and the circumference of the head.
By folding the two edges, it is easy to draw the bottom of the hat based on the resulting blank.
The easiest way to draw the brim of a cylinder is to use the finished bottom of the hat. It is circled and an internal hole for the head is obtained. By drawing a larger circle, the outer diameter of the cylinder fields is obtained. They shouldn't be too wide.

Operating procedure.

Cut out all parts of the cylinder from cardboard in accordance with the patterns. Draw the crown 3 cm higher. Mark this stock with a line. For the fields, cut out 2 pieces.
Cut the remaining 3 cm wide strip into equally sized cloves.
Glue the crown along the side seam.
Glue the bottom.
The brim of the hat must be glued to the cut out teeth so that it is between the two parts. It is more convenient to use PVA glue.
To further decorate the cylinder, use paint or paste it over with colored paper elements.

It didn't take long to create a stylish top hat. Based on the resulting pattern, you can make different cylinders.

Features of paper hats

How to make a cap from newspaper? In fact, everything is much simpler than it seems. Making crafts does not take much time. The technique allows you to make hats for a large number of people. Features of the craft:

ease of implementation;
covering your head from construction debris;
sun protection in hot weather;
cheap material for manufacturing;
one-time use.

Paper crafts are suitable for children's games. You can create several hats for your child and his favorite toys. This way, your little one can imagine going camping with his best friends.

Necessary materials

Hats using the origami technique are made from any available paper. They can be folded from newspaper or use unnecessary scraps of wallpaper - the origami hat is so unpretentious in its material. Take yesterday's Izvestia or simple office paper - it doesn't matter. Much more significant is the decor, thanks to which the paper hat will acquire a thematic affiliation (pirate, gentleman, cowboy). To decorate the headdress, use feathers, any appliqués, drawings and inscriptions, buttons and any other available details. So a simple paper cap can easily become a pioneer cap, an army cap, and even a navy cap.

What you need to make a paper hat

To make a paper hat, first of all, you need to prepare a place to work, materials and tools.

It will be most convenient to sit at a table with good lighting. There should be enough space so that you can lay out a sheet of paper and a little more.

For some models of hats, all you need to work with is the material itself - paper. For others, you will need to additionally prepare the following:

scissors;
glue;
paints and decorations;
ruler, pencil;
a compass or anything round that can be traced, the right size.

You should immediately clarify what you will need for the work so as not to interrupt the creative process.

Paper cap

A cap made from cardboard is much better than one made from newspaper. It is created on the basis of a sketch, which consists of 6-8 sections. First, they design the drawing in pencil on paper, then cut out the pattern along the marked lines, connect the parts in the center, aligning the holes made with a hole punch. The visor is glued to the main part. If the product is decorated with various decorative elements, you will get a bright and beautiful baseball cap.

Small decorative cylinder

A miniature top hat will serve as a stylish addition to a young lady’s carnival look or as a decorative element.

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Such a miniature hat can be attached to your hair using bobby pins or hair clips.

To make such a headdress you will need:

cardboard,
decorative paper for decoration (coated, corrugated, colored, packaging),
scissors,
glue,
simple pencil,
ruler,
decorative elements (ribbon, braid, lace).

In this case, there is no need to take measurements; the product is made without them. The pattern is drawn in any size; simple hat templates for beginners can be copied from the Internet.

Operating procedure.

Draw a rectangle measuring 42 x 9 cm.
Draw lines 2 cm from the long side of the rectangle at the top and bottom.
Carefully cut small cloves to the mark on both sides of the rectangle.
Glue the strip along the seam.
Cut out a circle with a diameter of 20 cm. These are the margins. Glue them to the cloves.
Cut out a circle with a diameter of 12 cm. This is the bottom of the hat. Glue it.

The cylinder is generally ready.

Tips for working with paper

To make your creative work satisfying, you should heed a few tips:

you need to start creative work only in a good mood;
You should be responsible when choosing a place for creativity: nothing should interfere, there should be enough space and light;
When working with paper, you need to keep your hands clean so as not to leave marks on the product. If you have to deal with glue or paints, it is better to immediately prepare wet and dry wipes;
you need to remember that scissors are a sharp tool, you should not leave children with them unattended;
Before folding life-size origami, you should practice on a “draft” - an unnecessary sheet of paper;
For a homemade hat to look good, all lines and folds must be neat and symmetrical.

Following these guidelines will help you have fun and enjoy paper crafting.

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Decor options

There are many ways to decorate such a headdress. It is important that the design of the product and its color scheme do not fall out of the general style of clothing, but complement it.

You can decorate such a hat with lace or braid, corrugated paper or fabric.

The product can be complemented with paper flowers, a buckle or a brooch.

To prevent the headdress from moving off the head, it can be glued to an elastic band or hairband.

Decorative and unusual newspaper decorations

Almost all paper hats are functional to one degree or another. They usually perform a protective function. A separate chapter presents purely decorative, unusual hats. They are distinguished by their original shape or unusual size. Of course, you will have to spend more time making them. But in such a hat you can safely participate even in a theatrical production.

Pirate hat

This wide-brimmed hat is perfect for theatrical productions, for example, at a summer camp. And it will also become an indispensable attribute for role-playing robber games.

Cowboy from a newspaper

This cowboy hat is truly a work of art. It looks authentic, and you won’t be embarrassed to wear it even to a party to surprise your friends with an original headdress. This hat can be decorated with a large buckle or even a paper sheriff's star. To increase strength and service life, newspaper hats can be coated with paste (a mixture of flour, water and glue). It is also recommended to paint them with paints.

The scheme for creating a cowgirl is quite complex, but there is something to work for.

Most origami patterns for making paper hats are simple and straightforward. You can make them together with your children, because the material for these crafts is always in the house!

Dunno Hat

If you want to make a Dunno costume for a carnival, all you need to do is make a blue hat with a large brim with your own hands.

The hat can be glued together from a sheet of Whatman paper and covered with blue paper.

For manufacturing, you need to determine the height of the product.

Operating procedure.

From the corner of the Whatman paper in two directions, measure the height of the future hat. Add 3 cm to the teeth for gluing the margins.
Draw two lines. Cut out the resulting triangle.
Cut the cloves to the same width. Glue the workpiece along the side seam.
Place the resulting cone with its base on whatman paper and circle it.
Measure a distance from the resulting circle equal to the width of the margins. Cut two identical parts.
Glue both parts, placing the teeth between them.
Paint the hat with blue gouache or cover it with colored paper.
You can complement the hat with a tassel on a cord.

It will take very little time to make a Dunno hat. You can cope without work experience.

Master classes on creating a hat

Today, the following types of hats are most relevant for children's parties:

Dunno paper hat.
Pirate headdress.
Hat for a hussar.
Women's hat for a beauty contest.
Original sombrero.

All submitted works are accompanied by detailed instructions with step-by-step descriptions of actions.

What paper can you use to make a hat?

Paper hats are good to make because you can use almost any large enough piece of paper you have on hand as the base material, for example:

full spread of the newspaper;
A4 sheet of cardboard;
a piece of paper wallpaper;
office or landscape paper;
colored paper or cardboard.

Important! Do not use paper that is too thin or soft - it will not hold its shape.

Repair hat made from newspaper

During repairs, construction dust and plaster tend to settle on the hairstyle. To prevent this, you can make a simple boat hat from newspaper.

And it is simple precisely because it is really very simple to put it together:

Fold a sheet of newspaper in half. Mark the middle longitudinal line of the sheet by bending it in half lengthwise.
Considering the fold of the sheet as the top, bend the upper corners to the middle line.
Bend the bottom strip outward butt to the bottom line.
Fold the bottom corners of the lapels.
Fold the flaps up from the outside.
Pull the center points of the bottom. You will get a square.
Fold the bottom corners outward, bending along a line slightly below the center of the square.
Pull the center points of the bottom again.
Fold the flaps outward again.
Grasping the corners, pull them apart.
Add volume to the hat.

Having learned how to make such a headdress, you will not have to worry about your hairstyle during any dirty work.

How to make a hat with a visor from a newspaper with your own hands

Another interesting version of a newspaper headdress is a cap.

It is also done by folding paper without using scissors and glue as follows:

Fold a sheet of newspaper in half. Fold the top corners, closing them in the middle.
Fold one of the bottom strips in half.
Bend it from the outside, forming a side.
Turn the workpiece over and bend the protruding corners of the side. Fold the sides, forming the size of the future cap.
Fold the bottom strip up to the hem line.
Fold in the bottom corners.
Tuck the free corners of the curved triangles inside the side.
Turn the workpiece over and bend the top corner.
Tuck it under the side.
Straighten the cap and give it volume.

This cap can be worn on a sunny day somewhere in the country.

Paper cylinder

The young gentleman will definitely love the paper cylinder.

To make it you will need a sheet of colored paper. You can take the packaging. And also a thick paper or cardboard sheet of A4 format, scissors, glue, paints, a pencil, two circles of different diameters.

After preparing everything you need, you can start working:

Cut a strip from a colored sheet. The width of the strip is the height of the future hat, the length is equal to the circumference of the cylinder.
Roll the strip into a pipe and glue it together.
On a sheet of cardboard, draw two circles of different diameters with a common center. The inner circle should be equal in diameter to the glued pipe. The difference between them is the width of the cylinder fields.
Color the resulting fields and cut them out.
Cut the bottom edge of the pipe into a fringe 1 cm deep and wide.

At this stage, all the parts are ready, all that remains is to connect them. To do this, you need to bend the fringe of the pipe outward, put the cut ring on the pipe and glue the fringe along its lower side.

On a note! For a neater look, you can cut out a second ring and glue it underneath, covering the fringe.

You can diversify the hat with additional fun decor.

Wizard's cap

One of the easiest options to manufacture is a cone-shaped cap.

It’s easy to make without a template or pattern.

It is necessary to measure the head circumference and height of the product.
Draw a triangle on cardboard and cut it out.
Glue along the side seam.

Cover with colored paper or paint. You can stick stars or draw them.

A paper hat can be made with a low or high crown and decorated in different styles. Before you make a paper hat with your own hands, you need to carefully consider its design.

Musketeer - hero

Boys constantly dream of being winners. For the most important holiday of the year, you will need to try to figure out which New Year's hat will become the center of attention. The ability to make crafts and a rich imagination will help you turn your dreams into a craft.

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The musketeer's hat is an important, main item of the entire masquerade masterpiece. Without it, the image of this brave warrior will not be fully recognizable. The accessory will be more reliable and durable if it is made from thick paper. After taking measurements from the head there should be the following details:

Low cylinder.
Circle for the bottom (top) of the hat.
Wide circle for fields.
Feather.

For a finished version, the product can be coated with paint, or covered with fabric and decorated with shiny rain.

Advice! For a better fit of the fabric, sew an invisible seam with a needle.

Don't forget about the pen. This item is required. It complements the image. The feather needs to be glued or hemmed. To make it look neat and attractive, disguise the place of fixation with a buckle.

Origami cap

Less common ways to make headwear are caps made by folding paper. Meanwhile, such a cap will be convenient at the dacha, beach or picnic.

There are two schemes for making caps using the origami technique.

Step-by-step instruction

Cut the cardboard into two pieces of equal width. This value affects the height of the product.
Take head measurements. Divide the resulting total in half. The result will be equal to the length. Leave about 2 cm for gluing, cut off the excess.
Fix the edges first in one strip and wait until it is fixed.
Roll and glue at other ends.
Having determined the bottom side, make cuts inward by 2 cm.
For fields, use a wide plate. Place it, circle it. Place the cylinder you made in the middle and outline it too. Cut out the figure.
Place the craft on the table with the cuts facing down. Attach double-sided tape to each one, or apply a small amount of glue.
Place the cut out shape resembling a bagel on top and press.
The glued cuts will be visible on the bottom side. To hide them, prepare another “steering wheel” and place it on the glue from below.
The resulting cylinder hat will become more expressive if it is decorated with a contrasting ribbon.

The method is accessible and does not require time and effort, special skills or equipment. Saves budget, develops skills and imagination.

Classic

A paper headdress in the shape of a classic cap is easy to make from paper.

Scheme of work.

A large sheet of square-shaped paper must be folded at an angle of 45 degrees to obtain a triangular blank.
Turning the wide edge towards you, fold the top corner to the bottom side.
Raise the folded corner, bend the edges inward, overlapping each other. Press them to the top of the workpiece.
Bend the element located in the upper part of the corner side down and tuck it under the folded parts. Smooth out seams.
Turn the workpiece over and bend the remaining element inward as well.
Unfold the blank to decorate the inside of the cap.
Straighten the product, the outer corners should be facing each other.
The visor is folded up, then folded back again.

Making a cap using this pattern takes some practice.

What paper should I use?

First of all, you need to choose the right quality and type of paper, otherwise the product may be hopelessly damaged, and your time and nerves will be wasted.

There are several types of paper that are used in making things:

To create a base or give shape to an object, the following are suitable:

Whatman paper – the structure is dense and retains its shape well.
Cardboard – varies in composition and density.

For registration:

Newsprint has a soft, pliable structure.
Rice.
Napkins.
Packaging.

You can also purchase designer types of paper in specialized stores.

Square cap

To work, you need to stock up on newspaper or a square sheet of paper.

Scheme of work.

Fold the rai of the sheet to form a triangle. Cut the strip from below and unfold the workpiece.
Fold again to create a second cross line.
Turn the workpiece so that the corner faces up. Fold the edges inward.
Turn the workpiece over and fold the remaining edges in the same way.
Bend one corner to form a visor, and secure the shape of the resulting cap with the rest.

If you get creative, there are many ideas for making paper hats. These can range from the simplest items made from newspaper to elegant carnival hats.

You can come up with a product design yourself or use a photo of a paper hat found on the Internet as a basis. The work does not require much experience, and as a result you can get an original outfit for a children's party or carnival.

Cap

This option is familiar to many from labor lessons at school. This is the simplest option, but very useful when it comes to painting work. Almost everyone here uses such hats.

To make such an accessory, ordinary newspaper is most often used; it is well suited for creating origami paper hats that fit the size of an adult’s head.

There is a tradition of using a cap made from newspaper when painting.

First, fold a rectangle of paper in half. Then take the two sides from the top and fold them in the middle. It turns out to be a triangle, from under which 2 stripes will be visible. We bend one of these strips in one direction, and the second in the opposite direction. We bend the corners so that we get an even triangle.

Now we need to turn this shape into a square. To do this, we connect the opposite corners of the triangle, after turning it into a cap. We place the square so that it becomes a rhombus, and its edges can be bent upward. We distribute the angles on one side and the other to get a triangle again.

If you look at the figure from above, you can see that 3 edges are connected there at once. We carefully take the 2 side ones and pull them to the side, but not all the way. If we stretch them completely, we will get a paper boat, but we need a cap, so we perform this procedure only to the middle.

This is how - simply and quickly - you can build an origami hat from newspaper or other paper, which will save the worker’s hair from paint during painting work or from dust during the cleaning process.

Scheme for making a paper cap

Photo of a paper hat

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Musketeer - hero

Low cylinder.
Circle for the bottom (top) of the hat.
Wide circle for fields.
Feather.

For a finished version, the product can be coated with paint, or covered with fabric and decorated with shiny rain.

Advice! For a better fit of the fabric, sew an invisible seam with a needle.

Miniature Shapoklyak

The heroine of the famous cartoon always aroused interest in her person, although she was an evil old woman. The Shapoklyak masquerade costume stands out for its elegance and taste. The petite lady was always stylishly dressed.

The elegant Shapoklyak hat fascinates and intrigues. She misleads others. According to the cartoon, the characters initially thought that only intelligent, well-mannered people could wear such clothes.