When I recently made the 'Hat of Doom' ( http://tinyurl.com/dmpcb ) I sewed the feathers on. Basically I just made sure to get the thread in between the feather fronds and right against the stem so no 'fuzzy parts' were under the thread. I tacked them down in two places to keep them where they were supposed to be; the day was exceedingly windy and the photo was taken several hours into the night (as you may be able to tell from my drooping sleeves, grr).
Hope that helped! Elizabeta > On Fri, January 20, 2006 10:08 am, Dawn said: > > I'm curious, those of you who make or wear hats... how do you keep > > the > > feathers on? I've got two purchased hats and it seems the feathers > > are > > always sliding out of the hatband, especially when it's windy (which > > it > > is constantly here in the midwest). The quill part seems to be so > > thick > > that the pressure of the hatband itself isn't enough to hold it, > > moreso > > when there's more than one. > > > > Is it possible to use pins? I can't see pins going through the > > thickness > > of these two hats, or the feathers (without splitting them). Safety > > pinning to the band is just ugly. > > > > > > > > Dawn > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > h-costume mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > > > Franchesca Havas > ---------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
