"That would be cool!" What is a fez? -Me
Before I even knew what a fez was, I was excited about making one. It turned out to be alot harder than I expected. It took six pattern drafts to finally come up with the right size and shape. It was surprising how little information there was online about making a fez, the only thing I found was how to make a fez for a monkey! In retrospect, I would have gone about it in a totally different way so I don't dare tell you how to make a fez like the one I made!
Above is a picture of the six pattern drafts, on the left is the monkey fez on top of a piece of paper and on the right is the final draft.
We bought the trim for the top of the fez at Joanns and my mom already had the chain.
The fez was made out of upholstery fabric we had left over from our pew. It is lined with felt and the top is reinforced with fusible interfacing. The top is held in shape by some stiff plastic that is used around large packages.
The pouch was made out of the same fabric and hooked onto my belt. There is a "rule" in theater that if you can't see it from twenty feet away, don't worry about it, hence the safety pin on the back! The pouch originally had gold drawstrings but those broke during the play during our second performance!
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