Hat & Broom for the Eco-Friendly Witch

Step 6 How to make the embellishments

WEB
I embroidered the web, and to be honest, it would have gone much faster this way.
Find a web pattern on the internet, and using  chalk, trace it onto the top section (before you ever sew it together.)
Go around the pattern with a tight zig-zag stitch. This saves you from poking yourself a hundred times with the embroidery needle.

SPIDER
Rather than trying to explain the spider, it would be easier to use black pipecleaners. It didn't have any, so I used some left over fuzzy cord from my corsage project.
Bend each pipe cleaner in half, and twist it around your finger in the other direction. Bend the legdown, then bend again at the end to make the foot. Do this with all four pieces.
Hand sew the loops together. Twist a small piece of pipe cleaner tightly in a ball, and sew to the body. Glue on beads for eyes.
Hand sew the feet to the hat, and add small, round beads to accentuate the end of each foot.
For the fangs, I used 2 very small shell beads, but you could easily use a contrasting felt or pipe cleanr and glue it on.


BUG
Take a section of pipe cleaner (any color) and center the middle into the bottom of the zipper pull. Twist the ends into the center to make the wings. Sew the wings to the hat, near the web.

When finished, insert the foam or cardboard and stuff with plastic bags. (After Halloween, reuse the plastic bags again!)