How To Make A Hat

By Dora Shackell

Book Overview

Contained within this antique text is a comprehensive guide to the designing and creation of hats for women. It provides both a fascinating insight into the fashionable mores contemporary with the original publication of this book, and a timeless guide to the lost art of personal hatmaking. 'How To Make A Hat' is sure to appeal to anyone with an interest in hats and constitutes the perfect addition to any collection of historical fashion literature. Chapters contained within this book include: 'How to Choose a Hat', 'Basic Hat Shapes', 'Basic Equipment', 'To Make Sparterie Shape', 'Straws', 'To Make a Straw Sailor from a Capeline', 'To Make a Straw Picture Hat', 'To Make a Straw Pillbox', 'To Make a Felt Cloche', and many more. This book has been elected for modern republication due to its timelessly educational value and is proudly republished here complete with a new introduction to millinery.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1446511391
• ISBN13: 9781446511398
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Read Books
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"