Hat Made Of Discarded Beads

Material Required

Old bead necklaces, etc.

Add some colored jewels that can be bought in a millinery supply house 1 bunch of small beads used to sew larger beads on frame.

16" square of willow
1" bias strips of silk or velvet to bind frame edge Frame wire
Use pieces of old felt for lining hat. 1 pair of combs.

Making Frame

Use pattern on page 60. Lay pattern on willow and mark around pattern on willow with a pencil and cut out willow. Put willow on a head block, fitting it carefully on all points and pinning willow frame to block with push pins. Slightly dampen willow and leave on block until thoroughly dry. Take frame off block and wire entire edge of frame, using a button hole stitch. Then, fold 1" bias strips lengthwise and bind entire frame edge using a basting stitch (Ill #1). Round frame to fit your head as you sew on wire.

Sewing Beads On Frame

Sew beads hit and miss on frame. Put needle through frame and put a large bead on needle, then a small bead (Ill. #2). Then, put needle back through large bead and through frame. Do this beading heavily, using all kinds of shapes and color beads. Fill in with pearls, or you can make an entire hat of pearls if you have enough pearls.

Lining Hat

Block an old piece of felt on head block. Then, pin pattern on block over felt. Mark around pattern on felt with white pencil, if felt is dark, and black pencil if felt is light colored. Cut out felt on pencil line and glue felt to underside of hat, leaving felt edges raw. Use combs for anchorages.

Wool Felt Beret And Matching Bag

Material Required

1 yard material - for Beret and Bag
1 yard lining - for Beret and Bag
2 - 9" zippers for Bag (matching color)
Head band ribbon for Beret

Method For Beret

Pin Beret pattern on material and cut out. Baste and machine stitch dart on top piece (Ill. #1), and steam press seam open. Join Beret facing in back, and machine stitch and steam press this seam open. Baste top and facing together, having seams on top and facing match. Then machine stitch, remove bastings, and steam press this seam open all around Beret edge. Be sure to do this perfectly as that pressing gives it the professional finish.

Lining Beret

Pin pattern to lining material and cut out. Proceed just as you have for outside of Beret. Slip lining into Beret, having right side out. Baste lining in Beret around headsize (Ill. #2), then turn material in 1/4" around headsize and overcast by hand, using a loose stitch so as not to decrease headsize. Do not swirl this head band. Make head band ribbon the same measurement as your head - allow for lapping ribbon - lap and sew ribbon together. Measure and mark this band into quarters. Then mark Beret headsize into quarters (have ribbon seam in back) and pin ribbon quarters to match quarter markings on Beret headsize. Sew ribbon around headsize, (Ill. #3). Trim with bow as Ill. #4 and #5.

Finished Bag Measurements

Bag 22" x 14" Handle 17" x 1 1/2"

Lining Bag

Make lining with a box pleat the same as bag. Pin lining into bag and sew lining around zippers by hand.

Bag Handle

Cover 17" x 1 1/2" strip of buckram with material for handle. Steam press and sew ends of handle under box pleat on back of bag (Ill. #4 and Ill. #5).

Method Used

Cut a piece of material 44" long and 28" wide. Fold material double on the 44" length. Turn to wrong side and baste across bottom on each end and machine stitch. Turn material to right side, mark center of bag on each side, and make a 2" pleat on each side of bag lengthwise (Ill #1). Stitch pleat 4" and flatten pleat into a box pleat. Steam press each pleat (Ill. #2). Turn bag to wrong side again, stitch 1 1/2" seam on each end of bag and 1" seam in center of open side of bag, (Ill. #3). Then insert zippers in openings and machine stitch.

Sectional Jersey Beret Matching Gloves

Material Required

1/4 yard Jersey, striped
1/4 yard Jersey, plain
3 yards 1" Grograin Ribbon
1/2 yard Lining
11/2" wide Crinoline Strip 23 1/2" long
1 small piece Buckram for Trim

Cutting Material And Ribbon

Cut 1 piece of buckram trim
Cut 8 sections of Jersey
Cut 8 sections of lining
Cut 2 pieces of Jersey for trim

Join Jersey Section With Ribbon And Line Tam

Cut off 11/2 yards ribbon- fold lengthwise and stitch 1/16" seam on fold of ribbon - open ribbon flat and press (Ill #1) - cut stitched ribbon into 6 pieces 6 1/2" long and 1 piece 13" long

Join 4 Jersey sections with 6 1/2" strips of stitched ribbon (Ill #2). Then join the other 4 Jersey sections the same way. Now, join both sections with 13" strip of stitched ribbon. Turn to right side. Stitch lining sections together making all seams 1/4" . Slip lining into Jersey having wrong sides together. Have edges of Jersey and lining even, baste and stitch together at bottom edge around headsize (Ill. #3).

Finish Head Band And Trim

Fit crinoline strip to exact head measurement and join. Cover both sides with a bias fold of Jersey, (Ill #4). Then cover with ribbon and stitch top and bottom of ribbon (Ill #5) - starting 1/8" from bottom of band. Glue top piece of Jersey on buckram trim, turning in edges of cloth. Then glue facing on underside, leaving edges raw. Wrap a folded piece of ribbon around trim, leaving 1 1/2" ends on each side to sew trim on band.

Sewing Band To Tam Headsize

Measure band and tarn into quarters and mark . Have tarn and band right sides together. Match markings, adjust trim to left side of band, baste and stitch all together around band (Ill #6). Finish with a head band ribbon.

JERSEY BERET PATTERN TRIM

Jersey Glove Pattern

Making Glove

Lay your hand on a piece of paper, (Ill. #1). Spread your fingers as far apart as you can. Then, with a pencil, draw around fingers and hand, allowing 2" at wrist and slant pattern out on each side of wrist. Allow 1/4" for seams on pattern. Then cut paper pattern out. Fold material double - place pattern on material and cut out. Turn same pattern to opposite side for other hand. Sew glove seams together with "Hiawatha Elastic Sewing Thread" to match color of fabric. Use a back stitch and do not pull thread too tight. Or, you can machine stitch gloves by following directions on card that come with elastic sewing thread. Leave glove seam open at wrist about 1" on outside of glove. Finish top of glove with 1/2" fold and trim top of glove with ribbon. Press glove when finished.

Shell Hat And Bag

Material Required For Hat And Bag

1 - 1/2" plastic clip
1 - 14" zipper
1 yard wool felt
1/2 yard crinoline
1 - 20" x 2" buckram piece
1 button - size of a quarter
1/2 yard silk lining

Pattern for bag and hat is the same, only for hat use just part of pattern marked #1. The model hat and bag are made of black wool felt printed in blue and gold. (This material is often found in a department store). Any heavy material like bengaline, heavy linen, velveteen or corduroy can be used. If material used is not as stiff as felt, use a layer of crinoline in hat between layers. Use crinoline in bag always even with felt. Top of hat is of the printed felt, and facing is of plain felt. One side of the bag is of printed felt and the other side, bottom and handle of bag are of plain felt. When using felt, seams can be left raw.

Instructions For Hat

Lay pattern marked #1 on the bias of material and cut out (2) pieces. Baste together all around edge and then machine stitch. Mark center back and make 1/4" pleat. Then mark 3" on each side of this pleat and make a 1/2" pleat on each side. Sew pleat down 4" on underside. Leave pleats standing up, (Ill. #1). Cover your plastic clip with a piece of felt (Ill. #2), then pin center pleat to center of clip extending over clip 1/2". Sew to clip. Tack last pleats so that each end of brim will stand out like Ill. #3.

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