Ten Witch Hats That You Don’t Have to Sew

Love the idea of DIYing yourself a witch’s hat, but you don’t know how to sew? These ten hats are no-sew!

You shouldn’t be deprived of the fun and glory of DIYing yourself the perfect witch’s hat for Halloween (or everyday wear, ahem!) just because you don’t know how to sew. I mean, that’s why glue was invented! And tape! And floral wire!

With a few creative techniques and a few specific materials, you can DIY the witch’s hat of your dreams without having to sew a stitch. With some of the hats in this round-up, you won’t even believe that they’re not sewn!

So check out the following list, and figure out your next favorite no-sew Halloween accessory:

Straw Witch Hat

This is SUCH a clever way to make such a cute witchy hat! The materials are a bit of a thrifting unicorn, as the tutorial calls for two identical straw hats to reconstruct into a single witch hat, but I have faith that you can submit a worthy sacrifice to the Gods of Thrift and thereby attain a thrifty miracle. Alternatively, ask around among your friends or local Freecycle group, because identical straw hats feel like just the kind of matchy accessory that someone, somewhere used in a family photo shoot once upon a time. I mean, I was once required to sit for a family photo shoot wearing the same matching blue polo shirt as fifteen other people–whoever hit up Goodwill after that looking for sixteen matching blue shirts was in luck!

Refashioned Straw Hat

Okay, let’s say you can only score one old straw hat, not the two that you need for the previous tutorial. This tutorial shows you how to embellish that straw hat with scrapbook paper and paint so you can still have the witchy hat of your dreams! If you don’t have scrapbook paper, open up a brown paper bag and paint or collage your own pattern.

Witch Hat Headband

The one problem with witch hats is that they are the biggest darn things on the planet! This tutorial solves that with an adorable little no-sew hat that’s attached to a headband and doesn’t take up all the room at your party. You can even dance with it on! Put it on an elastic headband, and it’s even baby-sized.

No-Sew Burlap Witch Hat

This tiny hat couldn’t be easier! The secret ingredient is fabric stiffener, which lets the hat keep its shape even when you attach it to a wreath, as in the tutorial, or a garland, which I think would be SOOO CUTE.

Burlap Wreath

This tutorial calls for a lot of miscellaneous supplies, so it’s a great excuse to sort through your old stuff and see what you have that could work.

Miniature Witch Hat

Let’s say that your Barbie wants to be a witch, but she doesn’t want to wear burlap, as in the tutorial above. This tutorial shows you how to make Barbie a no-sew hat out of leather or vinyl scraps, magazine pages, or any other material she wants!

Paper Bag Witch Hat

These hats do not like at all like they came from paper bags! The secret trick is to crumple it the snot out of your paper bag until it looks like wrinkled fabric.

Newspaper and Cardboard Witch’s Hat

Does your kid have a VERY specific vision for their Halloween costume? I’ve been there! For an improbably large and wildly decorated witch hat that fits a kid’s improbably large and wildly decorated vision, check out how to construct a witch’s hat from scratch from newspaper, cardboard, and lots of paint and glue.

Printable Witch Hat

Listen, sometimes you need your project ASAP, and you need it to be as simple and straightforward as possible. What could be more straightforward than a printable? Read here for tips on making printables as eco-friendly as possible.

Tomato Cage Witch Hat

I love this idea for upcycling summer’s tomato cages into autumn’s porch decor! If you don’t have old black plastic tablecloths on hand, substitute black garbage bags. If you do it right, you can keep the garbage bags to use after you take your giant witch hat down in favor of Thanksgiving decor.

P.S. Would you rather sew your witch’s hat? I’ve got a whole round-up of witch’s hats that you can sew right here!

Original post by Julie Finn from craftingagreenworld.com