a long overdue hat

     Oh, poor neglected blog.  Yes, I have been ignoring you in favor of my daughter and my textile class.  Yes, I keep promising new things and then........ nothing.  Well, no more!  My course is finally finished and I have a few extra moments to devote back to you.  I suppose that I have been fulfilling the main purpose of this blog - to be inspired to do creative things.  Of course, there are only so many hours in the day to do those things.
Anyway..........

    Have you ever sewn a hat?  They are deceptively tricky.  Such small, seemingly simple things that are like logic puzzles in the actual construction.  This pattern is one that I've had a for a while.  It doesn't even have all of the pieces.  Just the instructions.  But, knowing that it is a size 22 (inches), I could probably blow up the instructions on the copier and recreate the pattern.  Which means that, if you're ambitious enough, you can too!

      I love old hats.  Especially the ones that you need to actually style your hair to wear properly as opposed to the hats that are just meant to hide your hair which isn't properly styled.  And I always love a good rain hat.  Especially one that protects the carefully styled hair.
    I own a vintage home sewn hat like the mini hunting cap, purple herringbone with a red feather, and it is just fabulous.

Have fun, take deep breaths and follow the instructions..........

  

      Oops, a couple of lines got cut off.  On the left, that last line should be "Trim hat seam to 1/4".  And on the right, it should read " Tack bow to CF of headband over pleats".  

      You may find that you need to clip the seams a bit more than shown.  You may be pulling your hair out by the time you get to that point.  You may have already finished and are saying "so, what was the big deal?"  In any case, it's always good to know how to sew a hat.  Even if you never do.

I don't own the copyright to this pattern.  Vogue does.  I have scanned this without their permission.  I don't do this for profit, only to inspire others.