Wondering how to embellish a hat? Love the decoration ideas for hats shown in the thumbnail? We’ll show you how to make them! While the titles and illustrations may suggest a certain color, you can use the same design in whatever color you like by substituting the thin felt for the color you desire.
Related: Embellished Hats for Women – If you’re looking for hats that come ready with embellishments, check out our collection.
How To Add an Embellishing onto a Hat
DIY Embellishments for Hats:
Each floral motif has it’s own unique style:
Red Rose
4~x Small Black Bead
1x Lighter
1x Threading Needle
1x Thread
1x Safety Pin
1x Scissors
Cut 4 circles from the thin felt. Start with the largest circle and cut smaller circles, adding up to 4 circles.
Using the lighter, shape the edges of the circle into the shape demonstrated above by slowly burning away the corners of all 4 circles we’ve just cut. You should now have 4 irregular circles.
Stack the circles on top of each other, starting with the largest at the bottom to the smallest circle at the top.
Attach the safety pin to the largest circle we’ve cut, which should be at the bottom of the stack. Stitch the black beads in the middle of the smallest circle on top, while at the same time stitching all the circles and the pin together in place.
Green Flower
1x Thin felt
1x Small peal bead
1x Threading Needle
1x Thread
1x Safety Pin
This is great if you are looking for a minimal hat accessory. Cut 2 flower shapes from the thin felt; a larger one and a smaller one (as shown above). Place the large flower at the bottom of the smaller flower and thread the pearl onto the smaller flower while threading the flowers the safety pin and the pearl together.
Red Rose with Lace Background
1x Thin Felt
1x Threading Needle
1x Scissors
1x Lace motifs of your choice
1x Safety pin
Cut the felt 5 cm wide by 15 cm long. Fold the felt as shown below:
Using the scissors cut lines into the felt with 1 cm in between each line:
Cut lines into the felt as indicated above, but space them 1 cm apart so that they are more numerous than in the illustration above.
Kıvır Cut the felt 5cm wide by 15cm long. Fold it. Cut a little over half a centimeter apart. Fold again.
Blue Flower
1x Thin Felt
4~x Small Black Bead
1x Lighter
1x Threading Needle
1x Thread
1x Safety Pin
1x Scissors
Cut 4 circles from the thin felt. Start with the largest circle and cut smaller circles adding up to 4 circles.
Using the lighter, shape the edges of the circle into the shape demonstrated above by slowly burning away the corners of all 4 circles we’ve just cut.
Stack the circles on top of each other, starting with the largest at the bottom to the smallest circle at the top.
Attach the safety pin to the lowest and largest circle we’ve cut. Stitch the black beads in the middle of the smallest circle on top, while at the same time stitching the bottom 3 circles and the pin together.
Black Rose
This one is made from a ready-made fabric rose. You can also find it in various different colors to suit your taste. For this one, all you have to do is purchase a fabric rose of your choosing and attach it to your hat using a safety pin. The product we have linked to comes with a pin.
Purple Rose
Fold 20 cm long thin felt as shown below:
Fold 20 cm long thin felt on the left as shown in picture B. (Pins have been used to keep the felt in place, this is just to keep the fabric in place to take a picture.
You shouldn’t use pins.)
Picture A Picture B
Cut lines along its length using scissors like so:
Now roll the felt, and it will take the form of a rose:
You can either sew the rose so that it doesn’t open back up or use a silicone gun to hold it in place.
Voilà!
You can customize these to your liking, make different decorations, expand the repertoire of your embellishments for hats. If you wish you can store your hats and their accessories on our magnetic box!
