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    Both tams look great! Would you care to share the deminsions of the top piece and side walls of both tams? And did you arrive at those based on the size of your "nugget", or just a number pulled out of the air?

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    Nope...it's a secret!

    Quote Originally Posted by HeathBar View Post
    Both tams look great! Would you care to share the deminsions of the top piece and side walls of both tams? And did you arrive at those based on the size of your "nugget", or just a number pulled out of the air?
    Just kidding Heath...no prob.

    The headband should be a piece of wool 4" wide, by your head circumference plus 1" for seam allowance (1/2" per end)

    The piece that forms the sides of the tam is about 3 1/8" at the thickest part in the center (which sits approximately over my right eye) and tapers to about 2 5/8" at the ends where they are seamed at the back left of my head...again, this was done to give it a lower rise in the back and a natural flop to the front right. The inside edge of that piece (the Nike Swoosh-looking thing) should roughly be about the same length as your headband...your head circumference +/- an inch for seam allowance.

    Your top circle will depend on two things:
    1. Your head circumference and
    2. the width of your sides...if you want to make the sides wider...that will, accordingly, require a larger circumference/diameter top piece.

    Mine worked out to be a circle approximately 11" in diameter. If you're unsure of how big the top piece will need to be...it's always better to go large....you can trim it down after you pin and/or sew the sides to the top. If you wear anywhere from a 7 1/8" to a 7 3/8" hat, my dimensions should give you the same results that I came out with...anything larger or smaller than that range, you'll want to add or subtract at least a 1/2" to 3/4" from the diameter of the circle...and perhaps go a bit narrower or wider on the height/width of the side piece. I wouldn't recommend going any narrower on the headband than the 4" I went with (it ends up being about 1 1/2" wide with seam allowance and doubling it over).

    Hope that helps.
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    Quote Originally Posted by longhuntr74 View Post
    Hope that helps.
    It does! Much appriciated.

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