I love to make Hats! Do you?

[hat lady]

I would love to talk with others who have hat making experience. I am just starting out. I'm so excited and it is so much fun!

 

[Mamaofthreeboys]

What kind of hats do you make For adults or children?

Do you knit, crochet, or sew them

I just recently knitted up my first hat. It was a BLAST!

 

[newestwed]

Well, I tried making a hat just a couple of weeks ago. Well, it turned out to be more of a watermelon warmer. But it was fun, and I am going to try again. I am kniting hats. How are you making hats?

 

[Ithilwyn]

I'm just starting to get into hat making myself, but of the wire and buckram kind. I'm still in the experimental stage though, so we'll see how my next few projects go.

 

[pegatha]

I'm planning to make an 1860's bonnet soon. It'll be my first hat.

 

[hat lady]

I like to make the hats with buckram. 3 have been small cocktails hats, not as wild as the ones in the 30's and 40's but toned down.

I crochet baby hats & booties.

 

[pegatha]

I adore hats of the 30s & 40s. That whole era was so elegant! I've made one or two tiny cocktail hats for fashion dolls, but I didn't think that was what you meant when you asked about hats. I forgot when I posted above, that I've also knit a couple of stocking caps. But my Victorian bonnet will be my first real, full-scale, wire & buckram hat. I'm also making a wool cloak that matches the bonnet. The cloak and bonnet are to wear over a Civil War era gown I've already made, so I'll have a complete period costume to wear (although I'm cheating on the cloak; it's interlined with Polarfleece.)

 

[Ithilwyn]

The cloak and bonnet are to wear over a Civil War era gown I've already made, so I'll have a complete period costume to wear (although I'm cheating on the cloak; it's interlined with Polarfleece.)

You gotta do what you gotta do. There are times when warmth is of the utmost importance. It doesn't get too cold out here on the west coast, but for an ice skating event I interlined an 1830's pelerine with fleece. I'm so glad I did; I was nice and toasty the whole day.

 

[hazeleyes80]

I just crocheted 3 for a friend of mine who is expecting a baby. I'm knitting a scarf right now, and I'm going to try to figure out how to knit a hat. I have one of those round knitting needles things, but I have to figure out how to use them.

 

[newestwed]

I knited a hat with out a round needle. If you want I can give you the pattern.

 

[~person~]

Awwwww... I wanna make a hat

 

[princess heart]

I have a good friend who is an elderly lady with thinning hair and she is very self-concious about it. She has a good little collection of hats and seems to really love wearing them despite the fact that she thinks she needs to hide her cute litte thin hairdo. I just bought several patterns so I can add to her collection, these will be my first hats so I know where to come if I need to holler ! There are several felt hats and one of them calls for wire, that scares me! And buckram is listed in the list of supplies that I will need for at least one of them and I don't even know what that IS! LOL, I expect hat making will be fun and she will love the results even if they turn out looking like kindergarten art projects!

 

[Ithilwyn]

There are several felt hats and one of them calls for wire, that scares me! And buckram is listed in the list of supplies that I will need for at least one of them and I don't even know what that IS!

Wire isn't too bad to work with, just be careful if you are sewing it on a machine. I usually sew mine on by hand because I feel like I have better control over it that way. If you do decide to use a machine, please use protective eye wear--in a wire vs. machine needle situation, the wire wins and your needle breaks off and goes flying. If you take it slow, you probably won't have to worry about that though. All the same, better safe than sorry.

There are several places you can get buckram. Joann's usually carries a fairly light weight buckram with their interfacing supply. So far, it has been adequate for what I want to do with it. If your hat calls for something heavier, you'll need to take a look at a millinery supply store. There are several companies that have online ordering that you can check out the GBACG website.

Hope that helps and have a great time making those hats!