Hat crown, sewn up.
Crown with flat top attached, lining in place.
Finished product. The feather is a stunt one - I need something a little shorter and curlier. Also considering a larger gold thing.
Things to remember:
Applying the velveteen to the brim in two stages was a much better idea.
A narrow piece of felt was put in the top of the crown, around the top, to smooth out the lumps made by the flat top coming over the sides.
The pleats of the crown covering are only held in at points. The majority of the work is done by the hatband, including covering up stuff.
I'm not super-happy with it. It's come out a little rough. And I have no idea how to stick it to my head. Considering a tie, that runs around the back of my head, along the line of the coif. Or hair braids, and a staple gun.
4 comments:
It looks cute. With a similar-shaped, blocked felt hat, hatpins and a layers technique have worked for me, even with short hair. First, I use one of those wire hairband thingies with wire teeth going all around its length, to pull back any fringe. That's secure, so I pin a coif or hairnet to that with a few bobby pins, then I put on the hat and use 2 hatpins, one either side near the bottom of the hatband, to secure the hat to the coif. Stays on all day.
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The pins and stuff is a great idea, and how I keep most of my hats on. But the buckram in this is quite stiff, and forcing pins through is going to be hard. Also, my coif is quite thin...I think I need to plan my hair differently underneath, to give more softness to pin through.
Not quite nobody...your steady progress on Festy projects was quite inspiring, so I'm glad to see you're continuing afterwards. Good luck with working out a suitable hair/hat combo.
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