Mrs Depew Vintage

This beautiful book from the 1920's has been digitally restored to its original glory. The book is 67 pages of millinery instruction and sewing patterns from the era's experts at the Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts & Sciences Millinery Department.

These highly-detailed lessons are specifically geared at making close-fitting hats with or without brims.

Year: 1926.

The book features beautiful illustrations, photos, pattern diagrams and detailed, photographed instructions for making the hats featured. You will be able to make any of the 26 hats mentioned, (some are shown above) using this e-book.

CONTENTS

Uses and Characteristics of Drafted Hat Patterns

Drafting Patterns for Foundation Brims - Flat Sailor Brim of Even Dimensions

Straight Brim, Broad at Sides

Mushroom Brim

Scalloped Edge Brim

Gainsborough Effect

Poke Brim

Flexible Poke Brim

Drafting Patterns for Foundation Crowns - Two Piece Telescope Crown

Puritan Crown

Close-Fitting, Four-Piece Sectional Crown

Biretta Sectional Crown

Five-Piece Sectional Crown

Developing Semi-Draped or Soft Crowns - Nature and Uses of Drafted Soft Crowns

Balloon Crown

Melon Crown

Four-Piece, Horizontal Sectional Crown

Five-Piece Sectional Crown

Saddle Crown

Tam O’Shanter Crown

Sectional Tam Crown

Regulation, or Three-Piece Circular, Tam

Gored Tam

Three-Piece Shaped Tam

Three-Piece Pull-On

Sectional-Top, One Piece Crusher

Two-Piece Pull-on  

Each page of this e-book has been scanned in high quality 300 dpi and then digitally cleaned and restored for better viewing.

You might also like to read other Hat-Making E-books from the Woman's Institute Millinery Program:

Individuality in Millinery

Developing Hats of Yardage

Glossary of Millinery Terms

Developing Transparent Hats

Mourning Millinery