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Newspaper Hat(s)!

Four newspaper hats in one!

Note: I took this design from Origami: The complete guide to the art of paper folding by Rick Beech and I take no credit for the design of the piece.

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Step 1First fold

Take two sheets of newspaper and fold the short edges to the centre.
Then take ONE sheet and fold it up to the previous fold.
Double this over.

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17 comments

Jul 23, 2010. 7:01 PMsantis308 says:

it's actually called a pressman's hat because the newspaper workers used to use it to prevent their hair from getting covered in ink from the spray of fine ink that lingers all around the building. it would settle and get in their hair, and so the pressman's hat was born. it is the second "box" hat, which could double as a bowl. i used to make them all the time, but they reduced the size of the newspapers here and it really sucks.

Oct 22, 2009. 4:43 PMsedunn says:

Should I make the paper square before I start? I started with a rectangle and ended up with a rectangular hat instead of a square topped hat.

May 9, 2009. 10:10 AMgodofwar6 says:

great easy instructions

Feb 16, 2009. 11:34 AMsealionturtle says:

It was to confusing on step two. So I had a paper hat fail. Hahah.

Jun 29, 2009. 10:19 PMtyler1201 says:

I made the hat but then I set it on fire with a flame thrower I made and tried to wear it while it was ablaze. Lol

Feb 3, 2008. 6:39 PM

Hello Kitty says:

Great hat! I love origami!

Dec 30, 2007. 6:46 PMJ_SCAP says:

and if you cut where the points are across the top on the third hat you get the popes hat :P

Nov 29, 2007. 6:15 PMpuppetfunk says:

Mmmm damn Oregonian! Why must it be so long! This was hard because my rim was so small so instead of tucking I had to tape the flaps down for he time that they needed to be down. Awesome hat though.

Oct 26, 2007. 5:25 PMcobie123 says:

Your directions are vague and incomprehensible, I couldn't figure it out

Oct 17, 2007. 12:16 PMkmpeltier says:

I love these hats! There are way cooler than the regular newspaper hats.

Oct 11, 2007. 3:08 PMMaureen says:

Love your easy-to-follow instructions! Great place to find activities to entertain kids. Keep up the good work. Maureen