Home Millinery: Madame Margariete's Manual (Classic Reprint) Hardcover – February 4, 2018

Excerpt from Home Millinery: Madame Margariete's ManualMake hat of straw braid or other material. First cover frame with chiffon net or any shir material. Then start center back and bind braid over edge. When you have continued around edge do not cut braid; continue around and sew as you work braid; continue the braid around until you reach head size, and sew braid to head size wire.Make crown of same braid, starting from center back. Bind edge of braid like brim; continue around the crown until you reach the top of crown; continue over top of crown until you reach center crown, then sew neatly; make neat finish; long stitches should be on under side. Thread should be as near the color of the braid as possible.When crown is complete, make facing. If straw is desired, start center back and sew around; continue around until head size is reached. If velvet or silk facing is preferred, stretch material across facing and pin in shape; then take wire and work in edge, starting center back, folding velvet edge over wire and sewing around wire. Make small stitches to make a neat edge. If Georgette crepe facing is desired, use several layers of crepe and finish edge same way as velvet facing, making edge of wire.When hat is complete, this hat is pretty trimmed with a wreath of flowers and two loops of ribbon in a blending color in center front crown, protruding forward. Finish with a knot. This hat can also be trimmed with feathers.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. Read more