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Suggestions

When you have enrolled your classes and have accepted your fee, and if some of your students have to miss classes, a refund is not expected. However, try to give at least one make-up lesson. This is just a suggestion, and you will want to decide this procedure yourself.

Another suggestion I have found to be very valuable for the teacher is to always wear a becoming hat to classes, and as many different hats as possible. This will inspire the students to greater enthusiasm and desire to learn to create and make the many different hat fashions to which you have exposed them.

Summer Class Beginners

These 10 Lessons Consist Of Learning To Make Three Hats And One Bag. Also, Making Straw Ornaments, Bows And A Maline Trim.

(1) Straw ornament loom, page 49.
(2) Straw ornament - Page 49
(3) Making straw braid hat -Beginners Book- Page 50
(4) Making chicken wire whimsey - Page 17

Lesson #1

Students make a list of materials needed for course.

Teach

How to take head measurements - Beginners Book

How to cut a bias How to swirl a head band How to block a head band How to make a blocked lining How to make a fitted lining Discuss future lessons and prevailing styles

For the first lesson the teacher can take all of the materials required to teach, and demonstrate procedure by doing each subject herself before entire class. You will give students some ideas, etc.

For the next lesson they will have their own materials.

Lessons #2 and #3

Teach how to make straw ornaments and size ornaments. Teach how to cover frame with straw cloth and how to place and sew straw ornaments on frame, and add a veil and head band.

Lesson #4

Teach how to make a straw ornament bag.

Lesson #5

Teach 1" straw braid, using a buckram frame as a block, basting braid to frame. Continued in next lesson. Beginners Book

Lesson #6 #7 and #8

Teach how to sew straw braid together.

Teach how to steam straw braid and how to remove bastings, allowing hat to dry thoroughly. There will be time to teach several kinds of bow making in this lesson.

Teach how to size straw hat and again allow to dry thoroughly. There will be time to teach maline trims in this lesson.

Teach how to remove straw hat from buckram frame, trim hat, and put in head band.

Lesson #9 and #10

Teach how to make a chicken wire whimsey with bows, flowers, or feather trim.

Winter Class Beginners

These 10 Lessons Consist Of Learning To Make Four Hats.

(1) Wool felt beret - page 89 - Beginners Book
(2) Cover buckram frame with duvetyn. - page 51
(3) Making Rat Tail Braid hat - page 43
(4) Feather pad hat - page 26

Lesson #1

Students make a list of materials needed for course.

Teach

How to take head measurements

How to swirl a head band and block head band

How to make a blocked lining

How to make a two-piece lining

How to block a veil

How to cut a bias

Lesson #2

Discuss styles, colors and materials of season.

Lesson #3

Teach cutting and sewing felt beret and steaming seams.

Lesson #4

Teach how to cover a buckram frame with duvetyn.

Lesson #5

Teach making rat tail braid hat, binding edge and stitching braid to frame, and how to follow line of frame.

Lesson #6

Teach how to put head band in beret and trim, and put lining in duvetyn hat.

Lesson #7

Teach how to glue fabrics on frame and how to attach veil to hat. Also, how to make a ribbon cocarde for trimming.

Lesson #8 and #9

Teach how to make a feather pad hat, binding edge of frame, arranging and sewing pads to frame. Trim and line hat.

Lesson #10

Finish all work on four hats and - if you have time - teach students to make a fine net veil whimsey or a flowered hat for the holidays.

Teacher's Work Room Equipment

Head blocks from sizes: 21 - 21 1/2 - 22 - 22 1/2 - 23 Jiffy steamer or a tea kettle with a spout

Millinery pliers Ironing board
Sewing machine
Millinery pliers
Ironing board

Lessons For Advanced Classes

Padding frames for various fabrics
Hand fold chiffon hats
Draped turbans
Pheasant hats
Gluing materials
Flowered hats
Organza hat, tiered brim
Fur hats
Felt hood draping (Teach the difference between a body and a hood. )
Felt pattern hats
Cutting patterns
Blocking straw bodies
Bridal veils and tiaras
Bridesmaid's hats
Wedding procedure
Stitched fabric hats
Travel hats
Leather hat and bag
Whimsies
Ear warmers

• By this time you will know your students' requirements.

• For the next lessons you will be familiar with the ability of your students and can make up your own lessons from the 'above list.

• I always try to be sure all students' work is finished at the end of each group of lessons.

• Students will save money and, at the same time, express individuality by deciding on one color for their linings and head band ribbons, and use the same in all color hats.

• Students can order individual ribbon name tape from all leading milli-supply houses. The minimum order is one hundred labels.

Students' Supplies Needed

Head block (in your size)
1/4 pound pins - #17 or #20
Package of needles - #3 to #9 (assorted)
Thimble            '
Tape measure
Millinery thread #24 and #40
Tailor's chalk
Pair of pointed scissors
Paper-covered wire
Wire joiners
2 dozen push pins
All-purpose sizing and glue
Small paint brush
Pressing cloth
Materials to make hats

Do’s And Don’ts

Whatever You Do

Don't

underestimate the importance of a hat. Without a hat, a street costume is incomplete. Without a hat, you miss your full share of beauty,

Don't

choose a wide-brimmed or drooping hat if your neck is short and thick. Be sure that the one you wear shows off every inch of your neck.

Don't

try to find one hat to go with every outfit when choosing a hat to make. You end with a hat that goes with nothing.

Don't

match the fabric of your hat with that of your suit. Another color or texture may be more flattering to your face and hair.

Don't

if you have a large face and ample figure, pick a fairly bulky hat with upward lines.

Don't

wear a hat with soiled band, veil or flowers. Replace them with new ones. Remember, too, how fresh a veil looks after pressing under waxed paper.

Don’t

wear hats with high crowns or vertical lines if you are tall.

Don't

get in a rut and wear the same type of hat year in and year out. Wear several different shapes and variety in color, fabric and trimmings.

Don't

repeat a bad line. For example, don't let the brim of a hat follow the line of a too large nose or repeat the upturn of a too tilted nose. An irregular brim or soft trimming that projects a little over the forehead is always helpful in either case.

Do

avoid center trimming if your nose is no asset. The eye takes in the feature you would prefer to minimize.

Do

be sure that your hat is as wide as the widest part of your face. Otherwise, your face will bulge out underneath it, and any defect of contour or feature will be exaggerated.

Do

if you wear glasses, keep in mind that your hat should show most of your forehead.

Do

wear hats of soft lines and fabrics for their effect on angular features and contours. Avoid anything hard or sharp - it will make your face seem severe.

Do

choose an eye veil instead of a full one if you would like to look younger. It's less matronly.

Personal Color Chart Golden Keep It Shining

It is wonderful to be a blond! There is a radiating sunniness about you that has an undeniable drawing power, whether your hair :.s flaxen, a bright gold, or the shadowy tone of maple sugar.

Your Color List

 
Thoughtfully experiment with "your" colors in order to find those which will not only blend with your skin and enhance your eyes, but will also brighten your hair. Here is a list of possibilities: blue; blue-green; green-blue (from light to dark); blue-violet (from pale to deep periwinkle); subdued red-violet and red-orange; brown (such as cocoa, cinnamon and maple); lustrous black; bluish gray; brilliant red (if your skin is clear and fresh) . AVOID orange; yellow (brighter than your hair); intense blue (which pales your eyes); cerise and brilliant fuchsia (which quarrel with your hair); vivid colors (which overwhelm your own pastel coloring). If your hair is a dark blond aid your skin pale or sallow, choose soft neutral colors and reject beige and tan. Black is usually too heavy for you, and yellow-green is always an unfortunate choice.

Red Glorify Your Hair

When buying new clothes, it is important to remember that CONTRASTING COLORS WILL INTENSIFY THE REDNESS OF YOUR HAIR. Blazing red hair will appear exceedingly harsh when contrasted with clear blue and blue-green. It follows, then, that pale or dull red hair will gain color, depth and richness when contrasted with blue or blue-green,, You will find several colors among the following to be very becoming: many shades of brown; orange and red-orange (subdued); pale yellow and gold; warm beige; warm grey; and, black. Shades of yellow-green will be very flattering, such as; chartreuse; olive; bronze-green or fern. Try, either as an accent or an entire costume, yellow, pink, shell, salmon, peach and shrimp. An off-white is better for you than dead white. AVOID all shades of violet and purple, and most shades of red because they "fight" with your hair. Vivid colors, unless limited to accent touches, will detract from the beauty of your hair. Freckles?, Navy blue is an excellent choice, although other shades of blue tend to emphasize freckles. If your skin tone is too pink, green is not suggested.

Willte - Gray Turning Gray

Regardless of the flattering remarks comforting friends may make, hair at the mixed stage (without enough •white to make it an even gray), is trying!

Many of the colors you wore before your hair turned will still be becoming to you in darker, more neutralized versions. Try dark shades of gray, green, blue-green, red and - unless your skin is yellow - blue and blue-violet. If your skin is fresh, lighter tones may be worn. For a warm complexion, light and medium-warm colors such as peach, rust, henna and red, may be excellent; however, they should be soft - not vivid. Be careful with black, tan, beige, brown, yellow, yellow-green, and all "muddy" tones. AVOID black and white mixtures, and prints in several hues. This combination tends to emphasize the mixed color of your hair.

Gray to Silver

When your hair changes to a beautiful even gray, especially if the hair is blued with a color rinse, you can wear all of the above mentioned colors that flatter your skin and you need not stick to dark colors. You can wear lighter and brighter shades except in gray, which is best when darker than your hair. When your hair turns pure white, you may find that you look well in several colors you could not wear in your youth because a frame of snowy hair seems to soften and clear the skin. The effect is best when the complexion has a rosy foundation, powder and lipstick; however, a fresh, tanned skin is also attractive against white hair. Your color range is limited only by the tint and clarity of your skin. You may choose from the whole range of blues and blue-greens. Pink, rose, coral, soft reds, subdued purples, mauve, violet and blue-violet are usually very good. White, in creamy tones, is becoming. Black, if your skin is fresh, is very flattering. Cool, light grays are becoming if your skin tone is pinkish; warm grays, if it is creamy. However, if your skin is very yellow and somewhat wrinkled, gray should be avoided completely. The only other colors on the forbidden list are beige, tan, brown, pure white and yellow-green, all of which detract from both your complexion and hair.

Brunettes Colors For The Cool Brunette

If you have brown hair and eyes and a rather fair, pinkish skin, you have a mixture of warm and cool coloring. You will find the following colors very becoming: red and red-orange (subdued); pinkish grey; bright, medium and dark blue; fuchsia and other shades of red-violet; rich brown; black; and, warm off-white.

AVOID: vivid light blue and green; muddy beige; pale grey. If you are a brunette with blue or grey eyes, white skin and dark hair, colors such as green, blue-green, blue and blue-violet are your best choices. You can also wear mauve, fuchsia and American Beauty. Crimson and other shades of red tinged with blue, black, white and grey are very flattering to you. AVOID: beige; orange; and, yellow-red.

Colors For The Warm Brunette

Brunettes usually have what is referred to as "warm coloring", namely brown eyes, brown or black hair, and a rather sallow skin tone ranging from light beige to deep tan. You are fortunate in that you, as a brunette, are able to wear a wider range of brilliant hues than any other type - - -if your skin is clear and healthy. Black, white, vivid red, orange, gold, yellow, medium to dark yellow-green, warm beige and brown, should all be very, very becoming to you! If your skin is clear, navy and soft medium blue are equally flattering. I would suggest, however, that all shades of violet, purple, bright blue and light grey be eliminated from your preferential list of color selections.

Betwixt And Between The Colors You Wear

Fortunately you are able to wear some "cool" and some "warm. 'colors, and for this reason have a very wide and interesting color range from which to choose - - limited only by the quality of your skin! Here is your list of suggested colors: dark blue-green; medium gray-green; navy; soft gray-blue; aqua; turquoise; lavender; red-brown; dull orange¿ white; pale yellow; dull gold; and, subdued red. Not every color will be becoming, but you will find several which will not only enhance the color of your hair and eyes but will, at the same time, give life to your hair. AVOID: overpowering colors; tan, beige and muddy brown (near that of your hair coloring).

A veil can enhance your attractiveness. When choosing your hats, the type of veil you select is an important factor]

If your face is small, your veil should be delicate. If the veil is dotted, the dots should be tiny.

A tall woman with a large face can take a more generous veil. Coarse veiling, adorned with velvet dots or Rhinestones, is an excellent touch for late day wear.

A veil can add mystery to your eyes. Such veiling should be fine and loose-fitting.

To minimize a High forehead, you might adopt a veil that ends just above the brows.

If your nose is long, your veil should end just below the tip, and should cover the nose. If your nose is short, the veil should come just enough below the tip to cast a lengthening shadow.

Long Face - Short Veil

The long face is flattered by a short veil which cuts it in half. A short face requires a complete face veil, or just a forehead veil.

There's nothing like veiling to conceal tiny wrinkles and take years off your age. If you are mature, a veil might mean new glamour for you.

Your veil can be full face until 5 PM, but with late day clothes it should never come past the nose. Naturally, an elaborate hat and veil look most elegant with a simple dress - and vice versa.

Make Your Own

Make your own glitter veil for after dark occasions. Dot tiny rhinestones along the edge of the veil.

Your veil is a matter of illusion. Your loveliness must peep through it, not completely concealed but touched with mystery.

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