{"id":3635,"date":"2013-08-09T13:53:56","date_gmt":"2013-08-09T20:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trystancraft.com\/costume\/?p=3635"},"modified":"2025-07-17T13:59:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T20:59:40","slug":"accessory-challenge-hat-how-tos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/2013\/08\/09\/accessory-challenge-hat-how-tos\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessory Challenge: Hat How-Tos"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3641\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/1786frenchhat.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3641\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3641 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/1786frenchhat.jpg?resize=200%2C243&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1786 French fashion plate\" width=\"200\" height=\"243\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1786 French fashion plate<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Need help making a hat? The Interwebs are your friend! Don&#8217;t be shy, get a helping hand. I can&#8217;t vouch for the historical accuracy or efficacy of all of these sources, but they looked interesting to me &amp; can at least get you going.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Arranged chronologically by historical era:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.modehistorique.com\/research\/ReconstructingTheFrenchHood_06-2009.pdf\">Reconstructing the French Hood: An In-Depth Analysis<\/a> by Mode Historique<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/germanrenaissance.net\/german-goldhaube-cap-of-silk-gold-and-pearls-pattern-instructions-documentation-and-notes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">German Goldhaube Pattern &amp; Instructions<\/a> by Genoveva<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/edythmiller.blogspot.com\/2010\/01\/st-birgittas-coif-in-15-minutes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Birgitta&#8217;s Coif &#8211; in 15 Minutes!<\/a> by The Completely Dressed Anachronist<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehoodedhare.com\/research.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elizabethan Crowned Hats &#8211; Handouts, How-Tos, &amp; Documentation<\/a> by The Hooded Hare<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/people.csail.mit.edu\/sfelshin\/BRY2K\/making-caps.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Make an 18th-Century Cap<\/a> by BR Clothing &amp; Accoutrements<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/themerrydressmaker.blogspot.com\/2011\/08\/regency-bonnet-tutorial.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Regency Bonnet Tutorial<\/a> by The Merry Dressmaker<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twilatee.blogspot.com\/2011\/06\/regency-drawn-bonnet-pattern-and.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Regency Drawn Bonnet Pattern &amp; Tutorial Part 1<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twilatee.blogspot.com\/2011\/06\/regency-drawn-bonnet-pattern-and_05.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">part 2<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twilatee.blogspot.com\/2011\/06\/regency-drawn-bonnet-pattern-and_09.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">part 3<\/a> by TwilaTee<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.festiveattyre.com\/2011\/03\/more-adventures-with-cheap-straw-hats.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1918, Adventures With Cheap Straw Hats<\/a> by Festive Attyre<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/koshka-the-cat.blogspot.com\/2012\/09\/an-early-1920s-hat-tutorial.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">An Early 1920s Hat Tutorial<\/a>\u00a0 by The Fashionable Past<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Also:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WZwC1D5KVLY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Make Hat Blocks<\/a> by ThreadBanger &#8212; Low-cost version to make your own felt hats.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/costumerscloset.blogspot.com\/2013\/01\/fluffing-feathers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fluffing Feathers<\/a> by The Costumer&#8217;s Closet &#8212; Because so many hats need fancy feathers!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lynnmcmasters.com\/articles.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hat Making &amp; Trimming Articles<\/a> by Lynn McMasters &#8212; Milliner extraordinaire &amp; super-nice person, she shares her knowledge &amp; also makes great hat patterns \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Have any good resources, tips, or techniques? 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