Your hat question has been on my mind for hours now, and I'm doing a little bit of surfing. (I've been unable to find a picture of the pattern you have though...poo!)
Nevetheless, here's a little more hand-holding for ya! This page has a list of different types of hat canvas, and there's a paragraph toward the middle of the page that says "for fabric suggestions, go to my homepage." http://www.millinerytechniques.com/covered-hat-requirements.html 'Bella On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 6:11 PM, Sybella <mae...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hat canvas is different than interfacing. It looks more like heavily > stiffened gauze. (I have no clue what Timtex is but I do have a small roll > of canvas for hats. Unfortunately, I have no packaging to identify it by > brand.) > > Some of my vintage hats are wired too but most of them hold their shape > with just the canvas. > > I would take "canvas the brim" to mean "attach the interfacing," the > interfacing being the hat canvas, of course. > > As for fabric choices, what will it be worn with? Perhaps a velveteen? > > 'Bella > > > > On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 5:37 PM, Suzanne <sovag...@cybermesa.com> wrote: > >> I have a millinery question -- or maybe I just need some hand-holding >> while I talk through these instructions. >> >> I'm looking at a © 1908 McCall's pattern for a "turban" and it starts >> out, "Canvas the brim". Does that simply mean 'attach interfacing'? What >> was "canvas" in 1908? (Will Timtex work?) This should be a simple project >> 'cause it's only 2 pattern pieces… but hats are definitely not my strong >> suit! The so-called brim is a shaped upright piece, similar to a "Scotch >> bonnet"; the crown is a soft, slightly gathered, oval. The glory of the >> turban is in the braid and feather trim, of course. But first we gotta' >> make the hat… and I have a student anxious for my help… I'm touched by her >> confidence but I really don't know what I'm doing! >> >> This hat has no lining, and the directions tell me to turn under the edge >> of the brim and stitch it down. What would be suitable fabrics? Do I need >> a wool felt, or can we do this with any tightly woven fashion fabric? (The >> yardage on the pattern envelope is for 27" wide fabric, but doesn't >> indicate what fabric.) Help! >> >> Suzanne >> in Iowa >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> h-costume mailing list >> h-costume@mail.indra.com >> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume >> > > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
