How to make a triangle paper hat
Triangle Paper Hat: try all 19 steps in the 3D player. Turn and replay every move. Print the complete diagram sheet or save it as PDF.
The old pointed paper hat: a newspaper-hat pocket, flattened into a diamond and folded into a smaller triangle.
- You need
- One rectangular sheet of paper or newspaper. No glue or scissors.
- Start
- Start white side up, short edge at the top. Use a rectangle three units wide and four units tall, such as an 18 × 24 inch sheet.
- Tips
- Keep the brim folds level on both sides.
- Ease the pocket apart gently before changing the direction in which it lies flat.
Your model is ready
Put the hat on, peak up.
Step-by-step diagrams
Steps 1–7
- 1
Fold in half
Fold the top edge down to the bottom edge.
- 2
Crease the middle
Fold in half from left to right, crease, and open it again.
- 3
Fold the left corner down
Fold the top left corner down to the center crease, so the top edge lies along it.
- 4
Fold the right corner down
Fold the top right corner down to meet it.
- 5
Raise the front brim
Fold the loose bottom strip of the front layer up over the triangle along its lower edge.
- 6
Wrap the left brim corner
Fold the loose left end of the brim behind the triangle's sloping side.
- 7
Wrap the right brim corner
Fold the loose right end behind the other sloping side.
Steps 8–14
- 8
Turn over
Turn the hat over, keeping its peak at the top.
- 9
Raise the rear brim
Fold the loose strip on this side up in the same way.
- 10
Wrap the left brim corner
Fold the loose left end of the brim behind the triangle's sloping side.
- 11
Wrap the right brim corner
Fold the loose right end behind the other sloping side.
- 12
Turn back
Turn the hat back, keeping its peak at the top.
- 13
Open the whole pocket and flatten
Ease the hat open from below. Bring its two side ends together, nesting the brim corners between the skins, and press the pocket into a square.
- 14
Turn the square
Turn the square to a diamond, with its loose point at the bottom.
Steps 15–19
- 15
Raise the front point
Fold the front lower point up to the top point, carrying its brim layers together.
- 16
Turn over
Turn the hat over to reach the remaining lower point.
- 17
Raise the back point
Fold the remaining lower point up to meet the first one at the top.
- 18
Turn back
Turn the completed triangle back, keeping its peak at the top.
- 19
Open the hat
Ease the opening underneath apart so the front and back stand away from each other, keeping the brim corners nested. The middle folds outward on both sides and the hat stands as a pointed crown.
- ✓
Finish
Put the hat on, peak up.
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