Monday Again

[nuranar]

And little to report again! Work and long choir practice. But a good practice.

I'm trying to think about making a hat for the 18th century tea. Probably one to go with my red polonaise; they're often pictured with those front-of-the-hair hats. Does anyone know what the base of those were? Straw, buckram, pasteboard, felt, wire? Hmm...

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[nekhbet_love]

Have you seen this link? I guess you have but it speaks about the material used to make them:
http://www.decortoadore.net/2013/10/creating-18th-century-style-hat-and.html

[nuranar]

Thanks for the link! I know I have a lot of resources in my Pinterest account, but I haven't started looking at the details yet. I think I'm going to do a slightly different style, usually all black (silk, ribbon, and feathers), like a big mound of fluff, and tilted forward on a high hairstyle. But I need to start by looking at images showing the style of dress it's going with, so I don't put a 1790s hat with a 1770s dress. ;)

[nekhbet_love]

I will be very curious as to what model you choose to make. I have never made my own clothes, only once, when I knitted a dress in wool and it was so nice. Good luck with your work, I am sure it's going to be a very beautiful hat.