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Hats you can sew that don't need buckram or wire
LDT2011 Advanced Beginner UNITED KINGDOM Member since 11/18/11 Posts: 451	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 12/25/12 3:28 PM I want to make some hats but don't want to faff about with buckram or wire. Any suggestions for patterns or styles that are good to make without using buckram or wire. My first thoughts were beret, cloche or pillbox? ------ 'The purpose of most fashion is to be ostentatiously non-functional.'
stirwatersblue Intermediate KS USA Member since 12/13/08 Posts: 2471	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 12/25/12 4:19 PM A cloche is a structured hat; you will need a felt hat blank for it. You *can* make a pillbox without a base, but you'll be a lot happier with the results if you have something solid in there.(BTDT, have the floppy pillbox to prove it! LOL) I like plastic canvas, which is easily available, simple to work with, nice and flexible, and holds its shape well through years of wear. http://pic50.picturetrail.com/VOL417/1033223/17691164/275717822.jpg Flat caps, muffin caps, and driving caps are all good fabric-only choices, and if you want to expand into more whimsical or costume styles, you have tons of options. Jester caps, hoods/chaperones (a hood with an attached mantle for the shoulders), Santa-style or wizard hats... I think Vogue typically has a few hat patterns every season, and you can find tons of free patterns/tutorials online. Have fun! Hats are a *blast,* because they go quickly and typically require little to no fitting. :D ------ ~Gem in the prairie
JeanM Intermediate VA USA Member since 6/25/05 Posts: 118	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 12/25/12 4:20 PM I used a Betz White pattern for a sunhat or 'bucket' style hat that only required interfacing - not sure what I used, probably from Joann Fabrics, for the interfacing, I'm guessing medium or heavy shirt weight. The hat stays in my cubby at the school where I work, comes out on warm sunny days, in reasonable state for wearing. It's available as a paper pattern or, I think, as a download. -- Edited on 12/25/12 4:22 PM --
LDT2011 Advanced Beginner UNITED KINGDOM Member since 11/18/11 Posts: 451	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 12/25/12 4:50 PM I'm interested in historical hats. 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s eras in particular. ------ 'The purpose of most fashion is to be ostentatiously non-functional.'
SandiMacD   Intermediate FL USA Member since 2/8/09 Posts: 1050	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 12/26/12 7:27 AM What if you stated with a free bucket hat pattern and left off the rim? It would have the band that fits and you could tailor the fabric above the band to the dimension that you are looking for? ------ re-living my youth through sewing...
jadamo00 Advanced NY USA Member since 3/13/06 Posts: 1235	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 12/26/12 10:05 AM I hear ya: I know how to knit and crochet but I want to SEW. Lots of hats. Get this book! Loads of hats with full size patterns included! I love this book and I've used it over and over: for me AND for gifts!
PattiAnnJ   Advanced OH USA Member since 12/3/06 Posts: 4987	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 12/26/12 11:10 AM Well.... I, for one, had to look up faff
petro   Intermediate FRANCE Member since 6/24/07 Posts: 2204	Login to reply to this post In reply to PattiAnnJ << Like this post Date: 12/26/12 12:49 PM Well I'm practised at the art of faffing around. ------ so many patterns, clamouring to be sewn http://patternpandemonium.wordpress.com/
sugarduck Intermediate FRANCE Member since 2/7/10 Posts: 261	Login to reply to this post In reply to LDT2011 << 1 member likes this. Date: 12/26/12 1:45 PM If you're interested in vintage styles, you might try playing around with Elsa Schiaparelli's "Mad Cap" model. It's basically a square of fabric sewn together, which can then be folded and manipulated into an infinite number of shapes. The model itself is very simple, uses only fabric, and the only real limit is your imagination. The Art Deco Society of California's website has a basic tutorial available here.
LDT2011 Advanced Beginner UNITED KINGDOM Member since 11/18/11 Posts: 451	Login to reply to this post In reply to sugarduck << Like this post Date: 12/27/12 6:27 AM Quote: sugarduck If you're interested in vintage styles, you might try playing around with Elsa Schiaparelli's "Mad Cap" model. It's basically a square of fabric sewn together, which can then be folded and manipulated into an infinite number of shapes. The model itself is very simple, uses only fabric, and the only real limit is your imagination. The Art Deco Society of California's website has a basic tutorial available here. Oooh, that looks so simple. Must give it a try. ------ 'The purpose of most fashion is to be ostentatiously non-functional.'

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