Making a Velvet Pillbox // A Hat How To
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- čas přidán 23. 06. 2021
- Today I'll be showing how I make small pillbox hats ready to be trimmed (or leave chic and simple!) and worn with many a retro ensemble. For this mini tilted pillbox I blocked the hat tip on a wooden millinery hat block, cut, sewed, and wired the canvas to create the shape, covered the hat in swirling embossed velvet, and trimmed the results with some vintage veiling!
Materials Needed:
-Hat buckram (stiff, also called hat canvas)
-19 gauge millinery wire
-Wire cutters
-Pillbox or crown hat block (similar here www.etsy.com/shop/EasyHatBloc...)
-Thread (I used polyester, but cotton is actually preferred for millinery)
-Needles (I used millinery needles from Dritz) www.dritz.com/product/milline...
-#26 steel pins or heavier (www.dritz.com/product/satin-p...)
-Thimble
-Spray bottle/water
-Iron
-Scissors
-Fabric to cover hat
-Trimmings
-Elastic
Music and Sound Effects from Epidemic Sound.
Where I get my pattern drafting paper: atlaslevy.com/Paper_c_13.html (not sponsored)
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First, a disclaimer: So many of you have kindly offered to send me things, including vintage items you may have inherited, and I am so honored you would think of me and of course I do adore vintage treasures, however, unfortunately I only have so much storage space currently! So there is a chance that if something just wont work for me, or doesn't fit me etc, that I may not be able to keep all of your lovely things. Please only send things if you are okay with the possibility that I may donate items I just cannot keep. If you would prefer I put things that I can't keep into the TCH Etsy shop to help raise funds for me and the channel, please specify this in a note or letter in your parcel. Thank you so much!
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Thank you for watching! - Jak na to + styl
Do I normally think these little decorative hats look silly and pointless? Yep. Do you pull them off and make them look like an essential accessory and perfectly normal to wear? Also yep :P
I think its like period hair. It just doesn't work unless the rest of the look supports it. Everything is so well sytled that the hat just seems right.
I think your relaxing voice is 50% of the reason I keep coming back every time you upload
Also because she doesnt have the upspeak nor voice fry that 90% of CZcamsrs have. She doesnt sound like another Kim Kardashian clone. 😂
I already have a vintage velvet pillbox...but I’ll take this as a sign that I need two velvet pillboxes. Thanks for another great video!
More the merrier 😉✨
Read the title as "Making A Velvet Pillowcase" and thought "OOooo! LUSH!" LOL...the hat is lovely...but now I really want to make a velvet pillow!
And I miss read your comment as pill case lol
@@khaxjc1 LOL! That would be cool too. Velvet Everything!
Easy peasy. Be sure to do french seams.
My ML made a pill box hat for her wedding vail (1960's). She covered the bottom of a Quaker Oats container with wedding satin and attached her vail.
Another use for my buckrum. All I need now is a block. I will hunt all over the house for something to act as one. This is a wonderful idea to stimulate the creativity juices. Thanks again B
Lol I have no buckram but I did find find an empty plastic plant pot to use as a block. 😁
@@nataliestanchevski4628 We are ever the "let's see what I can come up with" types. If I'm not being creative in one way it's done in another simply finding way to live with what I have.
@@sharonrussell7933 I'm eyeing some cheap cotton canvas and white glue as a replacement for the buckram, lol. Do you think it will work?
@@nataliestanchevski4628 Well I would give it a whirl. Buckrum is pretty stiff, but I've only used it to cover book covers when doing journal making. I've also used cheap cotton canvas to cover my books as well with a white glue. So what goes around one way goes around another. I always figure you can try and call it a mockup....right.
As a child of the 80s, I can attest that they were known simply as "pillbox hats" in that decade and (according to mum, who loves JFK and Jackie) those before it.
(Also, I love how when you said "etymology" you almost accidentally said "entomology"; in the case of your works both terms apply! ;)
With this heat, a linen suit sounds heavenly.
You can always add a brooch, if you’re in an extra mood :)
I knew there was reason my insomnia was especially bad today!!.🥳🥳
HATS! Hats. More hats.
That suit with that hat is the perfect 40's outfit...right off of a Marie-Claire magazine cover.
Thank you Kathy!
I have a buckram blank I purchased in Vancouver nearly 30 years ago, with no idea how to finish it but I thought it would be fun to do. I thought it was an unusual shape for a woman's hat, and eventually was told how much it resembled the hats worn by some 1950s airline stewardesses. I figured I'd finish it anyway, even if the women in my life (my mother and my sister) didn't want to wear it.
In order to get going I bought a book called "From the Neck Up" and found out how involved and difficult millinery could be. The buckram form is still in my supply stash, although now I think that this book (which I love) was not the best place for a beginner to start due to its comprehensive nature and the resulting information overload.
I might just finish "The Stewardess" once I retire; you make it look so easy. Mom is gone now and my sister still wouldn't wear it, but her youngest is a vintage lover and just might like it.
I too also like and recommend that book!
I adore veils on my hats, especially over the face. Giving vintage veiling new life is always good and picking up some on the cheap from antique malls, thrift stores, EBay or Etsy or grandmother's closet is even better. Fabulous work, Bianca!
Thank you! I was so pleased when I spotted this veiling out and about ❤
@@TheClosetHistorian, You're welcome, dear! Enjoy the holiday!
Fun fact, I just remembered that in France you would call these kind of small decorative hats “bibi” and it’s just too precious. And it’s apparently been in use since the 19th century.
I’ve become obsessed with vintage hats because of your amazing style and videos! Thank you?! Or how dare you!? 😂
It's such an enchanting little hat! Between this and RetroClaude's bonnet video I'm having a millinery heavy day 😂
Thank you Ollie!
I'm so thankful for the algorithm to introduce me to your content almost a year ago :)
You are very talented and I enjoy each project very much :)
Thank you Tiffy!
Drawing pins and a little hammer. Hold the buckram down with a length of elastic and you can pin through it. That’s what we always used. Easy in, easy out for pins.
Wow, great look for you! Takes me back just over 35 years, when I made my wedding hat! My only regret is that my wedding was very small (wedding party of 4, family of 4, photographer, Rev O'Conner and the organist)! Thanks for sharing your creations with your online friends.
Thank you Juadonna!
Oh my gosh yes! I clicked the notification ridiculously fast 💗
My Mom use to wear pill box hats… great job you make it look so easy but so cute😊😊
Thank you Patti!
What a gorgeous concoction of colours & textures!
You're so talented! Here I am ripping out seams that I fecked up while I watch this. I love the flower mess, great thrift find.
Thank you!
'Finishing the Hat' from Sunday In The Park With George was playing in another room in my head while you were putting on the veiling XD
I love those gorgeous and luxurious details that you spoil yourself with that you always say are optional. Is crystal ever optional?!
Great tutorial and you wear millinery with such flair.
Thank you Kaytie! I just like that cut crystal is so "outmoded" these days and therefore .99 cents at the thrift store 😅
You are fantastic, the way you show us to make beautiful hats, thank you very much. Margaret Redmond, from Ireland
Thank you Margaret!
That turned out so beautifully. Id definitely love to see a matching clutch!
Ive always loved hats but struggle to find ones that fall into that cross section between something I like and what is actually my style and What Ill actually be brave enough to wear. My favorite style are what I believe they are called cloche hats. For a little while they were popular the main stream again and I was able buy some for myself thanks to sales and coupons. I had 5, in my favorite colors that fit and were simple enough to work with about everything I usually wore. Sadly they were left behind when I unexpectedly moved and had to rush the packing. Its been almost a decade and I sadly haven't been able to replace them. The hats I found were either much worse quality, much too expensive, or simply didn't fit. So I looked into it wondering just how hard it would be to make. That is how I first learned about hat blocks and forming and realized that I simply would not be able to afford to take this on as a hobby.
There is a part of me that is waiting, hoping they come into style again to be more readily available. I know there are so many issues with fast fashion and trends but I still cant help hoping it will play into my favor.
Thank you! One good thing about preferring a cloche is that many different ones can be blocked on the same style of block, so if you were to ever try it, only one block would be needed. Some cities may have a milliner who teaches, and the perk there is being able to use their blocks 😂 There are some patterns out there for cut and sew cloche hats too that may be worth a try!
It's adorable!!! That lace is just beautiful!😻😻💖
Thank you Joanna!
wow you make your clothing, jewelry, and hats-- you are amazing!
This was really fun!
This video brought me so much joy! 👏🏻💕
Very appealing. Thank you for the tutorial. I never realized that shaping was so straightforward.
Thank you!
Love vintage pieces 🤩🤩🤩💖💖
Absolutely beautiful hat!
I love this one! I wasn't grooving on the chenille dots, but once you moved them around a bit, it all really came together.
Thank you Shannon!
This was fun! Summertime can be such a pain when your favorite color is black. I would love to see a short video of this hat with different daytime looks.
so pretty!
a clutch out of that figured velvet would be divine!
I love love love ❤️ the hat it's just so beautiful makes me want to make my own hat
Forever entertaining and informative, amazing video as always 🖤
Thank you Jessie!
😍 leave it to you to make your entire outfit and look AMAZING! 👏👏👏
You're brilliant, B.
Thank you Jo!
Very snazzy for sure, you look great!
ADORABLE ! Thank you again for adding Accessories like these wonderful hats to your line up
Thank you Alexandra!
Lovely! That velvet is scrumptious.
Thank you Flynn! I wish I has more of it ☹
This piece is one of my favorites I've seen you make. I love the unique combination of fabrics used here. The polka dot veiling is whimsical without being too over the top. Your content is always a pleasure to watch. Enjoy your new hat!
Thank you! ❤
Hat, fascinator, both are good names
So cute! You did an excellent job.
Thank you!
That hat is adorable!
Thank you!
So beautiful!! Lovely work!!!
Thank you Guinevere!
I enjoy wearing my some 29 odd store bought hats. You inspire me to make one. I love the one you made and love the style, dots of color on black very classy.
Thank you Renee!
This is really cool! I never could imagine how hats were made. You learn something new every day! Thank you for the great video!
Thank you Kathryn!
That was so nicely done! Wouldn't it be fun to have people getting dressed up again. I may try to do a hat ....of only as a pretty prop.
I've never thought that I could make a hat. But I think I could now :) at least if I keep to the basics and go all in on the velvet! Thanks for the video as always!
I don't know if anyone else did this but I was looking around my house while watching the video, wondering what I could use as a hat block lol. The fact that I don't have any buckram or millinary wire did not dampen my desire to find a suitable substitute.🙄
And I'm thinking I'm sure my husband could make one! 😆 I love a pillbox - I have a vintage red velvet one (40s/50s) with a bow on the back ❤
@@petapendlebury9024 I don't even wear hats but I want to make one, lol.
Back in the 60s my ML used Quaker Oats container.
I have no interest in hatmaking, but this was still fascinating to watch. It's the kind of thing, where you would never think, that you can just do this at home.
Thank you Rara!
Yay! I'm here for the millinery!
Absolutely gorgeous. I love it! Xx
Thank you Frankie!
I am in love with that hat
Thank you Liz!
What a great hat. It is beautiful.
Thank you Fay!
Love this finding out how to make hats and this one very stylish.
Thank you Lynette!
This was super interesting to watch. I had no idea how hats were made!
Thank you Jessie!
i knew very little about hat making, so this was fascinating. beautiful result!!
Thank you Alex!
So cute and so easy!
Girl your hair is fabulous!!! The green on both sides is just so cool 😎
Thank you!
Excellent video! I thrive on technical terms.....especially jighz it around a bit!
Thank you Brenda! Only the most technical terms around here 😂
Adore this little hat ❤️🌹
Thank you!
So cute!! And for my first "millenry" experience, I made a medieval style cap to work with a veil and it is sewn horribly! But the scrap bit of velvet I used for it was extremely forgiving
I Simply Adore Your Work❤
Thank you Kiel!
Fab little pillbox hat, it looks great fun :-)
Thank you Julia!
Awesome! Make the matching clutch!!! So cute 🥰
Thank you Emma!
Hi, How wonderful to see another hat video. Such a cute little thing. Thank you. Yours, Ann
Thank you Ann!
This helps give me some ideas. I’m wanting to make the dress Grace Kelly wore to her civil wedding, including the Juliet cap. I’ve never made one and while I have found awesome reference photos, I’ve never made one.
I like your technical terminology...smoosh is kinda imaginatively onomatopoeic! hehe!
Soo cute Bianca love it 😁
Thank you Andrea!
Hi,you look amazing in your suit and pillbox hat, very chic , shame hats always look so awerful on me.💖
Thank you Lesley!
INCRÍVEL..ESPETACULAR..MARAVILHOSA
Years ago my Mom said these were called "Tilt" hats ~ at least thats what New Yorkers called them ~ she was a Brooklyn girl 😍 🌹
Tilt hats are the best hats after all ✨
So stunning!! Rather partial to Velvet !
Thank you! 🖤
very nice hat and tutorial!
Thank you!
When the pandoremic is on it's way out, I require vlog-material of these hats out and about. K thank you
YESSSS blocking! I’ve been eyeing a pillbox hat block on Etsy, and this video convinced me to buy it. I’m so excited to watch this again and be able to follow along when it arrives! Edit: just kidding on the Etsy block, I’ve decided to start with Hat Shapers. They’re way more reasonable, especially for a beginner like me!
Aww! I love it so much!
Thank you Lindsey!
Wow this was sooo helpful!!!! You looks so cute!!!
Thank you Thea!
Love the hat. I would wear it. 💜💜💜
Really cute as a button Bianca, so lovely 😊
Thank you!
This makes me happy
When you check notifications instead of put phone away to sleep. 00.16 here in Europe. Guess I sleep later
I thought your label was a Cicada!!! I did not know it was a bee!!! Just like your tattoo. I thought it was a Cicada!!! Thanks for sharing the tutorial!!! The hat looks so very cute on you!!! ♥️♥️♥️💐💐💐🐝🐝🐝
Thank you Alice! The original design for my tattoo was a beetle, but I changed it to a bee when it became my logo about a decade ago. The design comes from an art nouveau tile design www.philamuseum.org/collection/object/282593 Many people call me Bee since my name is Bianca, so bee things are kind of a running motif for me
It looks great I am going to start colectin those types of things like the veil
Thank you Trudi!
Yesssssss!!!!! Omg I’m so excited for this video!!
I recommend slowing the video down to 0.75-- your voice is as velvety as, that sumptuous black velvet. Excellent tutorial, as always.
Adorable 😁thank you 💕
Thank you Brenda!
PERFECT! I must make it. I love it! I wonder if glue will work...not so good at sewing, though you made it look easy. We will see.
Lovely!💃🏻🤩
Yes a hat tutorial!!!
Oh my gosh - this is fabulous. I want to make several. Need to find a hat block that isn't $100. Thank you for the awesome video!
So I just commented that I was eyeing an expensive wooden block, but I’ve decided to try out a block from Hat Shapers. Their blocks aren’t wooden, but they’re $28 so I think they’ll be a better choice for my first foray into using blocks.
As my spouse can attest (cough, pile of unused yarn), sometimes I jump into hobbies with expensive materials instead of easing myself in so I’m starting with an inexpensive block option :)
Maybe you have a friend or relative, who does woodworking? Because this wouldn't be very difficult or expensive to make, really.
You can even buy precut wood circles that would probably suit the purpose, if you glued 2 or 3 together.
100 bucks for a round piece of wood is just ridiculous.
Thank you Laura! Yeah the hat blocks are quite the investment! Some cities may have a milliner who offers classes and it can be a good way to access a block collection without having to invest in any ha 😅
Ms. Bianca this hat is so shmushy gorgeous. I'm going to add a veil
Thank you Zoraya!
Love it
It's a perfect little hat. :}
Thank you!
The hat looks lovely and I am happy to see you lined it as well.
The logo tag really makes this hat You. Now if we could just get a piece of embossed fabric that said By Bianca for the top lining.
I hope I did not misspell your name, my apologies if I did.
Thank you for the video.
Thank you! 🐝