Alright, so check it, today I’m gonna spill the beans on how I made my own Yankees hat. Yeah, you heard right, I didn’t just buy it, I made it.
First things first, I needed a vision. I spent a solid hour just scrolling through different Yankees hat designs online. Classic navy, pinstripes, different logos – the whole shebang. Eventually, I settled on a pretty simple design: classic navy blue with the standard white “NY” logo. Nothing too crazy.
Next up, materials. I hit up my local fabric store and grabbed some navy blue twill. Figured it’d be durable enough. Then I needed the white felt for the logo. Oh, and don’t forget the interfacing – that stuff is key for keeping the hat’s shape. I also snagged some thread that matched the fabric and felt, plus a basic baseball cap that I was gonna rip apart for a pattern, yeah I know savage.
Here’s where the fun began: dismantling the donor hat. I carefully took apart an old, cheap baseball cap. Piece by piece. I mean, really CAREFULLY. I needed those pieces to be perfect templates. Once I had them, I laid them out on my twill fabric and traced around them, adding a little extra seam allowance ’cause I didn’t want the thing to be too tight. Cut out all the pieces. Took like an hour.
Sewing time! This was the trickiest part, ngl. I followed the general order of construction I saw when I took apart the donor hat. Sewed the panels together to form the crown, then attached the brim. Let me tell you, getting that curve on the brim right was a pain in the butt. Lots of pinning and adjusting involved. Seriously, lots.
The logo. Okay, for the logo, I printed out a Yankees “NY” logo from online, sized it to fit the front of the hat, then traced it onto the white felt. Cut that bad boy out super carefully – you want clean lines here. Then, I used some fabric glue to attach it to the front of the hat, followed by some careful stitching around the edges to make sure it was really secure.
Finishing touches. I added a sweatband on the inside (essential!), and some eyelets for ventilation. Seriously crucial unless you want a sweaty head. Finally, I gave the whole thing a good press with the iron to get rid of any wrinkles and make it look nice and crisp.
The final result? I mean, it’s not perfect. You can definitely tell it’s handmade. But you know what? I’m damn proud of it. It’s a Yankees hat that I made, with my own two hands. And that’s way cooler than just buying one from the store.
It was a fun project, a little challenging, but totally worth it. Plus, now I can say I know how to make a baseball cap. You know, just in case the world ends and hats become a valuable commodity.
