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Step 6Attaching Tentacles
Pin the two large tentacles to the inside of the hat along the sides. Line the middle of the tentacle up with the seam line of the hat panel sides. This is the same line the fin is attached to.
I keep the brim flipped up for this part. Try to sew directly where the brim was sewn to the hat. you may want to sew over this a couple of times because the long tentacles get tugged a lot.
Look at your paper hat pattern and match up the small tentacles where indicated on your fabric. They should be roughly 1 tentacle width apart and fold over the flipped up brim a bit.
Fold the open part of the tentacle down with the corners angled towards the center of the tentacle. This is to hide the fabric ends.
Pin the tentacles down where you want them and sew along the folded top part of the tentacle.
Optional:
To keep your tentacles down try this.
Cut small squares of velcro and attach them to the underside of your tentacle and the flipped up side of your brim. Make sure you line up the pieces before attaching them.
I used self adhesive industrial strength velcro.
Be sure that the female(soft) piece of velcro is what you use on the hat brim. If you flip the brim down you will be happy you did! The male velcro is very scratchy and abrasive on the skin.
I keep the brim flipped up for this part. Try to sew directly where the brim was sewn to the hat. you may want to sew over this a couple of times because the long tentacles get tugged a lot.
Look at your paper hat pattern and match up the small tentacles where indicated on your fabric. They should be roughly 1 tentacle width apart and fold over the flipped up brim a bit.
Fold the open part of the tentacle down with the corners angled towards the center of the tentacle. This is to hide the fabric ends.
Pin the tentacles down where you want them and sew along the folded top part of the tentacle.
Optional:
To keep your tentacles down try this.
Cut small squares of velcro and attach them to the underside of your tentacle and the flipped up side of your brim. Make sure you line up the pieces before attaching them.
I used self adhesive industrial strength velcro.
Be sure that the female(soft) piece of velcro is what you use on the hat brim. If you flip the brim down you will be happy you did! The male velcro is very scratchy and abrasive on the skin.
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