Re: [h-cost] attaching feathers to a hat

2006-01-21 Thread Pierre Sandy Pettinger
To punch holes in a feather quill for sewing we've always used a hot needle. It burns its way through the quill and there is no danger of splitting the quill. You don't need fancy equipment. Just lay the needle across the burner of your stove. Heat it until its hot, then use a pair of pliers

Re: [h-cost] attaching feathers to a hat

2006-01-20 Thread Chiara Francesca Arianna d'Onofrio
Have you tried Toupee tape? I seem to remember that it adheres odd materials together. ;) Chiara 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

Re: [h-cost] attaching feathers to a hat

2006-01-20 Thread Joan Jurancich
At 08:08 AM 1/20/2006, you wrote: 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

Re: [h-cost] attaching feathers to a hat

2006-01-20 Thread traci
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

Re: [h-cost] attaching feathers to a hat

2006-01-20 Thread traci
Thank you kindly! Elizabeta -- Original message -- From: Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED] At 16:28 20/01/2006, you wrote: 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

Re: [h-cost] attaching feathers to a hat

2006-01-20 Thread Lloyd Mitchell
: Friday, January 20, 2006 11:08 AM Subject: [h-cost] attaching feathers to a hat 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

Re: [h-cost] attaching feathers to a hat

2006-01-20 Thread Chiara Francesca Arianna d'Onofrio
I posed your question to reenactors that think outside the box and the best reply I got was a pretty good one. Sew the feather(s) to a leather bit and place a snap assymbly to it and the hat band or hat. Make the bit small enough so that it is not noticable from behind the band. Hook and eye is

Re: [h-cost] attaching feathers to a hat

2006-01-20 Thread Becky
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 1:01 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] attaching feathers to a hat Thank you kindly! Elizabeta -- Original message -- From: Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED] At 16:28 20/01

Re: [h-cost] attaching feathers to a hat

2006-01-20 Thread Becky
of Native Americans and South American cultures. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 1:01 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] attaching feathers to a hat Thank you kindly! Elizabeta -- Original message

Re: [h-cost] attaching feathers to a hat

2006-01-20 Thread traci
down the skirt or is that the sheen of the fabric? I hope to make costumes like that one day. - Original Message - From: To: Historical Costume Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 1:01 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] attaching feathers to a hat Thank you kindly! Elizabeta