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How to Make a Tam

Most costumes look better with some type of hat or headpiece. Make a quick and easy tam to add the final touch to many types of costumes. It can be a green hat for a resident of the Emerald City, or a plaid tam for a Scottish dancer. You can make a ragged hat for a street urchin, or a quick topper for a Renaissance fair participant. This hat takes less than half a yard of fabric and you can make it in minutes.

Things You'll Need

Tape measure
Felt or double knit fabric
Fabric marker
Compass (optional)
Sewing machine
Matching thread

Instructions

- 1
  Measure the wearer's head around the forehead.
- 2
  Use the tape measure to draw a circle that size in the center of a 15-by-15-inch square of fabric. You can also divide the measurement by 3.14 and use a compass to draw a circle with that diameter on the fabric.
- 3
  Draw another circle 2 inches larger than the first circle.
- 4
  Cut two circles of fabric the size of the large circle you drew. Cut out the smaller circle in the center of one of the circles.
- 5
  Sew the circles together by stacking one on top of the other and sewing around the outside edge, 1/4 inch from the edge.
- 6
  Turn the tam right-side out.

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