Frills and Fancy hat tutorial

Elegant Hat Tutorial
by Beth Lane

Supplies
- 1" styrofoam ball
- 2"x2" piece of dip and drape (sometimes called drape and shape)
- 2"x2" pieces of silk ( can be compatible colors)
- 4"x4" piece of net
-silk ribbon for flowers and bows
-bunka for trim and leaves.
-feathers
-Sharp scissors
-Aleenes tacky glue
-pins
-needle and thread
-Dish of water.

Please do not cut out anything !!

Take 3 pins and put them in the bottom of the styrofoam ball so the
ball will stand up. This will be your hat stand.

Get 2 pieces of silk and your scissors ready. We will have to work fairly
quickly for the next step. Dip the piece of dip and drape in the water and lay 1 piece of silk on each side of it. Make sure that all the silk gets wet - but not soaking .... just enough so that the fabric is evenly wet and there are no dry spots.

Lay the pattern on top and cut out the hat. Hat pattern is 1 3/4" diameter across and top to bottom is 1 7/8" diameter.

Pin the hat on top of the styrofoam ball and tilt the back of it up and put pins behind to support it.
Shape the front anyway you want but do put the back fairly high. Pin as needed to hold the shape.
See Diagrams to the right.

Let dry and prepare your roses and bows.

Cut out the net and gather along edge A. Pull up tightly (this does not have to be neat or even stitches) and tie off. Set aside.

If your hat is dry unpin it from your stand and trim it if desired. Make sure to keep some lift in the back or the net will not go on right.

Unravel the bunka for the trim (the green is for your leaves) and glue it on the very edge of your hat. To unravel bunka, just pull one end. It will look kind of ruffley.

A)Hold the tied piece of net at the base of the bend -
and fold the net over the back of the hat

B)and mark it where the back bends up. Exactly
on the otherside of where knot is.

C)Gather the net where it is marked in a slightly
curved shape. See gather line B on net pattern.
Pull up and gather stitches but do not tie off.

Glue the first knot down to the front of the hat.
Adjust the back gathers until the net looks pretty going over the back of the hat. Tie off and glue. Trim the net shorter if desired.

Arrange roses and feathers and when you like them, glue them down. I usually put the roses starting at the middle back and curving down one side. Feathers can be laying on their side and curving over the edge of the hat or can be standing up - play with them and see what you like - this is your creation and the ways of decorating are endless. There are small doves that you can buy at the craft stores that look niced painted and glued to these hats. Ribbon bows can be put on top as well as more net.

Flower layouts Grab your large bow at the knot and pinch it so that all the loops are going the same way. Glue the large bow in the back where the net is glued to the back of the hat.

Make your hat pin by using a slender pin and put the pin through the tiny crystal beads. I put some glue on the pin - just enough to hold the crystal beads. Glue the pearl or stone on the top of pin and let dry!! Pin hat on doll and enjoy!!

SUPPLEMENT

BOWS

You will need-
2 pins
Ribbon
Something solid to stick pins into (I use a small piece of ceiling tile)

1. Put the pins into the tile the width you want the bow. Wrap the ribbon around pins and cross in the font. Put the top piece of ribbon under all the ribbon and up over the top. Tie a bow in front. Remove bow from pins. Keep pins in tile if you want to make more bows the same size.

LARGE BOW

Make this bow by putting your pins approximately 1" apart. Wrap the ribbon several times around the pins. Cut another piece of ribbon. Put the new piece of ribbon under and around the ribbon on the pins. Tie a knot in front. Now remove the bow from pins and fluff out.

ROSES

Make a rose tool by cutting off the top of the eye of a tapestry needle. Insert the needle into a piece of wood or cork. Insert the end of the ribbon in the tool and roll along the glue line. This makes the center. Turn the ribbon back, up and over to the front. Pull ribbon up close to the rose and put a dot of glue where you want the petal to attach. Continue doing this for as many petals as you want. Remember to always do an odd number of petals as even numbers will make a square roses.