How to Make a Paper Nurse's Hat
Most nurses don't wear caps anymore, but they are still a recognizable symbol of the nursing profession. With this cap and a piece of blue or red material as a cape, your aspiring nurse will be ready to treat the next patient.
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Things You'll Need
- 8 1/2- by 11-inch sheet of white paper
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Ruler
- Stapler and staples, or double-sided tape
- Red, blue markers (optional)
Instructions
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Fold a sheet of white paper in half width-wise so that it measures 8 1/2 by 5 1/4 inches. Place the paper on your work table with the fold on your left. Beginning at the upper left corner, measure in 1 1/2 inches and make a mark. Measure along the left fold down 3 1/2 inches and make a mark. From that mark, measure in 1 1/2 inches and make another mark. Draw a line from that mark to the mark at the top left of the paper.
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Measure in 1 1/2 inches from the upper right corner and make a mark. Measure down 3/4 inches from the upper right corner and make a mark. Make another mark where the last two lines intersect, 1 1/2 inch in from the right and 3/4 inches down from the top. Draw a line from the top right mark to the intersection mark, and from the left edge mark to the intersection point. Measure in 1 1/4 inch from the lower right corner of the paper and make a mark. Draw a slightly curving line from that mark up to the mark on the upper right side of the paper.
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Cut the paper along the lines you made and lay the paper down again the way it was. Now measure up 2 1/4 inches from the bottom left corner and make a mark. Measure down 3 inches from the upper right corner and make a mark. Use a pencil to draw a gentle curve using these last two points as the endpoint. Do NOT cut along this line. Gently fold the paper along the curve and make a light crease.
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Unfold the paper. Measure up 1 1/4 inches from the bottom left corner and make a mark. Repeat for the right corner. Draw a line using the two marks as endpoints. Fold the paper back along the line. This is the edge of the front brim of the cap. Returning to the curved crease, gently crease it upward along its length. This makes the curve behind the brim that rests on your head.
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Look at points A, B, and C on diagram 4. The goal is to gently fold and curve the left side of the cap so that point A is on top of point B, then fold the right side gently until point B is on top of point A. Staple where the three points meet on the back middle flap. Use a red marker to make a cross in the center of the front brim, if you like. You can also color a blue or red stripe along the top edge of the brim. Attach with bobby pins or hair clips.
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Tips & Warnings
To make a larger, adult-sized hat, use an 11-by-14-inch sheet of paper or posterboard.
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Comments
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buzzybee
Jul 30, 2010
This is admittedly a much easier to follow pattern than some that use photos. Just a couple of comments: at the beginning you say to fold a piece of paper 8 1/2 X 11 " in half to get 8 1/2 X 5 1/4 size. A small calculation mistake perhaps as half of 11" is 5 1/2"?. Anyway, I managed to get almost to the end and became unstuck at your mention of points A B and C. there were no previous mentions of those and I could not make them out on the drawings. I think I finally managed to get it right. I need to make a couple of nurse's hats for a local charity show coming up soon, so I'm grateful for your effort. Buzzy B
