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Cute Hat
A lot of the early Regency hats I was looking at are labelled Chapeau de Velours (Velvet Hat), and I conveniently had some leftover red velveteen, so that's what I'm making my hat out of. I drafted a pattern based on measurements from a baseball cap and some trial-and-error for the brim. This is the pattern I came up with:
The long strip/band is 23 inches long and 2 inches wide. The crown (circle) is 14 inches in diameter. You can tell from my try-on that this is too small. All pieces have a 1/2 inch seam allowance.
I interfaced the brim using fusible interfacing. (Totally cheating and historically inaccurate, but as this is my first hat and sort of a trial run, I didn't care enough to do anything about it. It works.) Gathered up the crown. And sewed the long strip into a band.
I sewed the brim to the band.
And then I pinned and sewed the gathered crown to the band.
Aside from the too small crown, which should be poufier, I'm really pleased with how it's turning out. I think it's pretty cute. :)
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