DESIGNING AND MAKING HATS AND HEADPIECES

Designing and Making Hats and Headpieces is an inspiring and instructional guide to the art of millinery It explains how to go about designing a hat what equipment and materials you will need and the techniques required to get started It divides the projects into three types of hat blocked headpieces and fascinators and cut and sewn and thereby describes how to make fourteen different designs It goes on to suggest ways of finishing the hats with embellishments such as bows felt veiling and flowers Drawing on her rich experience the author generously shares her ideas and her advice so that you can achieve a professional finish and make a design that flatters the wearer and completes an outfit With beautiful photographs and clear instructions this book is an essential guide for anyone who wants to design and make a hat for a daily outing a special occasion or a costume