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1900's Hat
Nov. 22nd, 2024 11:31 amI realized that I never posted about the 1900's hat I made earlier this year after I finished it. I got as far as putting pictures up on Flickr and then forgot about writing the actual post.
I took the Costume On 1900's hat class, and this is what came of it. Everything was supplied in the kit except for the roses and ribbons that trim it.
It's a wire frame hat. The brim is covered with a densely woven plain-weave cotton and a fine net that is tucked on the underside and puffed on the top side. The brim is covered with a light braid. I'm very pleased with how it came out. Part of the class was making a bandeau to help it sit properly on the head, but when I went to figure out how to place it, I actually didn't want it. I put it with the rest of the millinery supplies, and perhaps I'll use it on a future project.
I learned some things in the class, particularly about bandeaux and common styles from the mid-1900's (decade, not century). I had made a wire-frame bonnet before so there wasn't really anything new there. The timing of the class left something to be desired. It was a three-hour class that began with a discussion of styles. By the halfway point we had only worked on our bandeaux. Then we took a short break and started the wire frames when we came back. With twenty minutes left in the class, we had the crowns but really hadn't started the brims. The instructor spent the last twenty minutes going through all the remaining steps required. There had been enough previews of coming steps earlier on that I was ahead on constructing the frame, and I did finish the class with a finished frame and finished bandeau. I was way ahead of the next student, who had started attaching the first brim wire. We were invited to come back to future sessions of the class for more assistance, but I did not do so. I was able to follow the rest of the instructions from my notes.
I went to the second session that the class was taught so it is entirely possible that any future sessions will have much better timing.
I wore the hat to Costume College with the 1908 eyelet dress that I only wore for a couple of hours last year before spilling my lunch on it.
Even though the brim is heavily biased toward the front, it was a fairly stable hat to wear. That was a pleasant surprise.
I took the Costume On 1900's hat class, and this is what came of it. Everything was supplied in the kit except for the roses and ribbons that trim it.
It's a wire frame hat. The brim is covered with a densely woven plain-weave cotton and a fine net that is tucked on the underside and puffed on the top side. The brim is covered with a light braid. I'm very pleased with how it came out. Part of the class was making a bandeau to help it sit properly on the head, but when I went to figure out how to place it, I actually didn't want it. I put it with the rest of the millinery supplies, and perhaps I'll use it on a future project.
I learned some things in the class, particularly about bandeaux and common styles from the mid-1900's (decade, not century). I had made a wire-frame bonnet before so there wasn't really anything new there. The timing of the class left something to be desired. It was a three-hour class that began with a discussion of styles. By the halfway point we had only worked on our bandeaux. Then we took a short break and started the wire frames when we came back. With twenty minutes left in the class, we had the crowns but really hadn't started the brims. The instructor spent the last twenty minutes going through all the remaining steps required. There had been enough previews of coming steps earlier on that I was ahead on constructing the frame, and I did finish the class with a finished frame and finished bandeau. I was way ahead of the next student, who had started attaching the first brim wire. We were invited to come back to future sessions of the class for more assistance, but I did not do so. I was able to follow the rest of the instructions from my notes.
I went to the second session that the class was taught so it is entirely possible that any future sessions will have much better timing.
I wore the hat to Costume College with the 1908 eyelet dress that I only wore for a couple of hours last year before spilling my lunch on it.
Even though the brim is heavily biased toward the front, it was a fairly stable hat to wear. That was a pleasant surprise.
