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Make Your Own Nurse Cap - Free Pattern and Directions to Create a Nurse's Cap

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Make Your Own Nurse Cap
Nurse's Cap - Front & Back

Nurse's Cap

Debbie Colgrove, Licensed to About.com
Nurses caps are typically starched. Although many caps have colored strips on them, a nurse earns that strip upon graduation of their course. This cap can be made with white poster board or with fabric.
For a fabric version of this cap:
  • Cut two out of white fabric.
  • Printable Pattern For Nurses Cap
  • Iron fusible web onto both pieces of fabric.
  • Optional: Iron a piece of white pleated trim to the top straight edge.
  • Iron both layers together, being careful to match all edges. Trim any uneven edges if necessary.
  • Bend front to flip upwards, in a semi-circular fashion. (refer semi circular marking on pattern and to the picture)
  • Use a button or hand tack the back pieces together at the red marks, keeping the center piece on the inside.

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