Jas. Townsend has very nice wide-and-flat-brim hats and some made-up
tricorns as well, all felt. I've used both and was very happy. Not
too expensive.
--Ruth Anne Baumgartner
scholar gypsy and amateur costumer
On Apr 6, 2009, at 10:53 PM, Melody Watts wrote:
You know what the worse part of using a ball or bowl,is the shap is
indeed round.
Most peoples heads are actually oval, so if you set it to dry on a
ball the fit is off and really hard to keep on your head.
I had this happen with a very nice 1900 era straw boater, I set it
to dry on a gallon paint can and when it was dry it looked like a
cheap party hat,a round hat trying to sit on my oval head.
If I had to do it over again, I would don a plastic shower cap and
wear the darn hat til it dried.Those wig head stands usually have a
very small circumference,too
melody
--- On Mon, 4/6/09, [email protected]
<[email protected]> wrote:
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [h-cost] 18th century Tricorn hats
To: "Historical Costume" <[email protected]>
Date: Monday, April 6, 2009, 5:38 PM
The tricorn origin was just pinning up wide-brim hats until the
floppy bits
were out of the way.
The most common of what we call a tricorn had a dome crown
(cylindrical is not
unheard of but the dome is the most common).
So:
Grab a hat that matches your size requirements. If you have a
larger one, pin
it up and cut the brim;
Wet the thing with felt stiffener (there are several brands, all
stink to high
heaven so do it outdoors or in a ventilated area), set the shape
that you want
and leave it to dry;
As a tip, if you do not have a reliably heavy hatblock or mannequin
head to
leave it dry upon, use a ball of the right size;
Add decoration and edging when dry,
-C.
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