Making Hats

by Alison Hart

Overview

Hats finish an outfit - they make a statement, provide panache and lift your spirits. This book explains how to make your own hats, using traditional construction methods with both specialist millinery foundation materials and a range of fabrics and trimmings. It showcases twenty-six hats and headpieces, each with step-by-step photographs and instructions, some using ready-made elements, others that are made from scratch. Celebrating the versatility of hats, it introduces the wide range of styles and shapes that modern millinery has embraced. Explains the anatomy of the hat and how to fit a hat, and gives general millinery tips. Suggests sources of inspiration and design ideas. Introduces a range of hats and hat styles, from small, fun and fast headpieces to special occasion hats. Showcases twenty-six hats and headpieces, each with step-by-step photographs and instructions, some using ready-made elements, others that are made from scratch.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785004933
Publisher:	Crowood Press, The
Publication date:	09/24/2019
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.84(w) x 9.27(h) x 0.34(d)

About the Author

Alison Hart has been passionate about wearing and making hats since she was a teenager. After training in fashion and textile design, it was a natural step to cross into learning couture millinery techniques. She now accepts private commissions and runs millinery workshops.

Table of Contents

Introduction And Information 7

1 Inspiration And Design 15

2 Tools And Materials 21

3 Techniques 39

4 Headpieces - Small, Fun, Fast 51

5 19505-Inspired Hats 67

6 Flat Pattern Hats 77

7 Blocked Hats 95

8 Occasion Hats 111

Suppliers 127

Index 128