Hard Frame Top Hat
paper pattern
mockup
2-ply buckram frame
wiring edges on machine
mulling wired edges with french elastic
crown
brim
joining brim to head size band by hand
finished base frame
pleating decorative fabric
tailored lining and hand sewn head size ribbon
center back indicator
Two Piece Blocked Felt Hat
blocking crown with gelatin solution
brim before blocking
brim after blocking
gelatin dried
wired brim and covered with bias
finished product
tailored lining and head size ribbon
One Piece Blocked Straw Hat
brim and crown block joined and covered
straw steamed on block
brushed gelatin on outside and dried overnight
gelatin dried
wired and covered brim wirh straw braid
tailored lining before inserting into hat
finished product
Tudor Flat Cap
3-ply buckram brim with wire hand sewn at outer and inner edges using wiring stitch
wiring finished
hand-mulled with french elastic
elastic sewn
adding fabric
lining insterted
stretched head size opening on heat stretcher
head size ribbon sewn in by hand
