Tembel hat
Construction
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== Construction == |
== Construction == |
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Using a template made by deconstructing a United States Navy sailor's hat, the tembel hat is a direct copy, sewn from five pieces of [[Textile|fabric]]. The only difference being that the tembel is intended to be worn with the brim folded down, rather than upright as it was designed to be worn by US sailors. Four of the pieces are in the shape of a [[circular sector]] and are sewn so that the tops of the four pieces touch each other and each shank of each sector is sewn to the shank of another sector. In this way, the sectors form a bowl-like structure. The fifth piece of fabric is in the shape of a ring. One end of the ring is sewn to the bases of the sectors that form the bowl structure so that the ring deepens the bowl structure. |
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| ⚫ | A tembel hat has no [[visor]] and no brim. When the hat is worn, the tops of the sectors rest on the top of the head and the ring of fabric surrounds the head and rests on the [[forehead]], [[Ear|ears]], and [[nape]]. Its advantage is that it can be easily folded and put into a [[pocket]], making it suitable for workers who work long hours in the sun. The tembel hat is cheap because it is easy to sew from a small amount of fabric scraps. |
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| ⚫ | A tembel hat has no [[visor]] and no brim. When the hat is worn, the tops of the sectors rest on the top of the head and the ring of fabric surrounds the head and rests on the [[forehead]], [[Ear|ears]], and [[nape]]. Its advantage is that it can be easily folded and put into a [[pocket]], making it suitable for workers who work long hours in the sun. The tembel hat is cheap because it is easy to sew from a small amount of fabric scraps. |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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In Hebrew slang, tembel means silly, stupid, or fool.[http://www.nrg.co.il/online/1/ART1/969/219.html ארנס: לא כל טמבל יכול להיות שר ביטחון, שמעון איפרגן, מעריב, 2009] It is not known whether the slang term was named after the hat or the hat after the slang term. There is a theory that the tembel hat was originally the heavy-duty hat of the [[Templers (Pietist sect) |Templars Christian movement]] that was active in Israel at the end of the 19th century and in the beginning of the 20th century. By this theory the hat's first name was "Templars' hat," but it was changed to "tembel hat" by the [[Arab]]s who could not pronounce the P and the correct vowels.{{cite web |
In Hebrew slang, tembel means silly, stupid, or fool.[http://www.nrg.co.il/online/1/ART1/969/219.html ארנס: לא כל טמבל יכול להיות שר ביטחון, שמעון איפרגן, מעריב, 2009] It is not known whether the slang term was named after the hat or the hat after the slang term. There is a theory that the tembel hat was originally the heavy-duty hat of the [[Templers (Pietist sect) |Templars Christian movement]] that was active in Israel at the end of the 19th century and in the beginning of the 20th century. By this theory the hat's first name was "Templars' hat," but it was changed to "tembel hat" by the [[Arab]]s who could not pronounce the P and the correct vowels.{{cite web |
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