Suzanne and Sybella, thank you both. Evidentually, I will follow up on what you posted, 'Bella. I, too, dabble in millinery but am no expert. And Suzanne, nothing like just plunging in and trying it, is there?
Ann Wass -----Original Message----- From: Sybella <mae...@gmail.com> To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com> Sent: Sat, 16 Feb 2013 22:09 Subject: Re: [h-cost] vintage hat-making instructions Thank you for the update, Suzanne! I'd love to see pictures. :) I found treasure today, and I think you're reallllly going to like it! http://www.sewweekly.com/2011/04/10-free-hat-tutorials-patterns/ Mena, SewWeekly's blogger, did an excellent job pulling together a list of free tutorials on the web. I love that there is a of variety hats (that they weren't all variations on the same theme or year). I couldn't help but take at look at each tutorial as soon as I found the list! Each tutorial is written by different person. Some were dumbed down. A few assumed advanced experience. Most were in the middle, similar to a knowledge base expected for a big three commercial pattern. However, number 4 kind of blew me away. Just drafting your pattern requires an advanced degree in mathematics! I found one broken link, and it's most unfortunate. It went to a hat making book, from '52, posted online. Anyway, give it a looksee. I hope you're as tickled as I am and I couldn't wait to share it with you. 'Bella On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 6:07 PM, Suzanne <sovag...@cybermesa.com> wrote: > Thanks, 'Bella! > > Armed with a copy of Denise Dreher's "From the Neck Up: an illustrated > guide to hatmaking" and your helpful posts, we forged ahead with the 1908 > hat project today. Using lightweight wool felt and a heavy non-fusible > interfacing (possibly "Pel-tex'… it was in my stash but not labeled), and > hand stitching, we got a nice approximation of the turban in McCall Pattern > No. 6260, "Scotch Hats". (There are 3 views: a "scotch cap" which is > fairly simple, a "tam-o-'shanter" which looks like a large Buster Brown > hat, and the "turban" which is what took my student's fancy.) I haven't > found any images for this pattern on teh interwebz -- it appears that > McCall's has re-used that number at least 6 times in the intervening > century -- so I'll try to get it posted on our Facebook page next week. :-) > > I couldn't find hat canvas in our small midwestern town, and I didn't want > to use buckram (available at JoAnn's in the utility fabric section) because > it's not water-proof, so that dictated the choice of materials. I'm going > to try another version with a lightweight fashion fabric for comparison. > The pattern directions assume that you know when to trim and clip the seam > allowance, and when to stitch the center back seam, and how to apply the > embellishments… it was an interesting exercise in historic interpretation. > The next challenge is to figure out how to adapt the pattern for different > head sizes (I think this one assumes that you'll be wearing it on top of > big hair). > > We're jazzed now and thinking about ordering hat canvas and millinery wire > online so we can tackle more complicated projects. > Suzanne > > > On Feb 15, 2013, at 1:00 PM, h-costume-requ...@indra.com wrote: > > > Subject: Re: [h-cost] vintage hat-making instructions > > Date: February 14, 2013 9:50:30 PM CST > > To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com> > > …. > > > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
