Millinery
Sinamay Derby Hat
Wool Felt Button Hat
Inner edge of the button is wired.
Completed Sinamay Derby Hat, front view. Goose feather flowers with ostrich feather centers.
Completed Sinamay Derby Hat, back view.
Feather flowers, constructed by curling feathers with a hot iron and binding them together.
Petersham sizing band to match petersham edge binding.
Crown and brim combined after the edges of the crown are bound.
Edge of brim is wired and then bound with bias tape.
Blocking the crown.
Blocking the brim.
Final wool felt button hat, front view.
Final wool felt button hat, side view.
Addition of a cage veil.
Inner lining and petersham band.
Inner edge of the button is wired.
Button is removed from the block.
Underside view of blocked wool felt.
Side view of blocked wool felt.
Final bonnet, front view.
Final bonnet, side view.
Gathered lining for the brim.
Fashion fabric stitched in place. Brim, crown, and tip are all connected.
Buckram is covered and then fashion fabric is pinned in place for stitching.
Millinery wire stitched to edges.
Mock-up of pattern pieces.
Patterning the crown, tip, and brim.