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How to fold an origami bowler hat

Fold a kite, fold its wide end up, then a thin strip for the short brim. Round the top into a smooth dome.

You need: 1 square sheet, black or brown on one side. Easy, 6 steps, about 4 minutes.

Steps

  1. Crease the middle. Put the square white side up like a diamond. Fold the left corner to the right corner, crease, and unfold.
  2. Make a kite. Fold the two upper edges in to lie along the centre crease.
  3. Bottom point up. Fold the wide bottom point up onto the front, along the line between the side corners.
  4. Short brim. Fold the bottom edge up a little. The strip is a bit wider than the hat above it: a short brim.
  5. Low top. Fold the long point behind, well down, so the hat is short and its tip stays hidden behind the brim.
  6. Round the crown. Fold the two top corners behind on slants, so the crown is a round dome.

Tip your hat!

Draw a thin band just above the brim. Pop it on a paper gentleman with a twirly moustache.

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