Melanie Varela True, though I think a Lady of the time if she had enough knowledge and information could find someone with knowledge of making and heating up strong glue, or the lady could've used sticky heated plant sap instead if she was poor.
Meow-vin Roberts Very strong glue was in use for numerous things including furniture, making hats/headpieces, leatherwork.and attaching decorative touches to fabric in England ( and the rest of Europe) since the mid-15th century. It was made from horse,deer, donkey, moose, and elk hooves among other things. Bovine and porcine hooves were primarily used to produce gelatin.
Thank you so much for this video! I'm altering a straw hat for my mother to wear to my steampunk themed wedding. This tutorial is perfect for what I need to do.
I'm working on costumes for 1890's World's Fair attendees (for a dance performance) and found your video very inspirational. 1890s hats were covered in beautiful flowers and visual dimensional details. I have been searching all over for hats and ideas to recreate something that will at least suggest the time period -- never thought to pull an existing hat apart and revise. Thanks for the idea!
the picture in the beginning is so beautiful, you should make little clips of you walking around in your costumes in the beginning or end of the videos, that would be sooo awesome :D
I actually filmed a few clips for this video - but they ended up being quite out of focus and since it was such a windy day wheat kept flying in front of the camera lens. So I ended up using photos instead - but that was my original plan!
This is going to be so life changing!!! I can't say how thankful I am because I live in Indonesia and I want those kind of cartwheel hats... Thank you ever sooooo much 😍😍😍😘 god bless your amazing works!!
Great work!I've made a 20s style boater hat using a similar technique, although I resewed all the braided straw together instead of hot gluing it. A great project to do while babysitting and watching a movie! I've also made a regency poke bonnet from a straw hat. This one I lined like yours, but I also lined the crown of the bonnet as well as gathered the lining near the edge of the brim to give it a bit of a frill. Lining the crown also protects your hair that little bit more. I also just made a Mary Poppins hat from a black braided sunhat which I unpicked and resewed in the right size.I really love your flower arrangement for this hat!Making hats is so much fun!
Curious why you used hot glue instead of hand sewing everything? There are millinery needles that are stronger than regular needles. There may even be straw needles. Otherwise I do love the tutorial and this channel SO very much!
after watching your video I had to make a hat as well and I love it so much how it turns out now I wanna make a fitting dress 💚 thanks for your videos I love them so much:)
One first watch: that’s pretty, but I really have no use for one. Today: UV index of TWELVE? I thought it only went up to ten. Got myself an ugly wide brim straw hat - time to improve it.
That's a great work :O I was wondering if lining the brim had any utility aside from looks. There is this straw picture hat I bought for a project but the brim is kind of too bendy and I need it to sit straighter, like yours. Do you have any tips on that? Thanks!
to make the brim more rigid, if you line it you could insert a thin but rigid piece of plastic or card between the brim and lining, that should make it less floppy.
I'd use buckram! I considered adding some to mine before lining it but it didn't end up needing it. You could also try gluing boning or zip ties into the hat, going from the opening to the edge of the brim. I've done that with home made hats that were a bit too floppy!
Personally, I like lined straw hats because otherwise the edges of the straw tend to catch in my hair. The lining protects my hair from the straw and the straw from my hair; so, it works out both ways.
love how this came out ! love the lining! I starter hat making some 30 years ago and am very into changing Plane ir chea hats into some exclusive ones. thnx for the inspiratie ! love it! And love your costumes too, so beautiful And details.😀
Probably not, since getting into them and getting to locations I can film them at is quite the process. I don't think i'd be willing to invest the time into doing that for 50+ costumes! But I do have a few more costume spotlights planned for some of my recently completed projects.
i assume you use a hat pin to keep in place...but, do you find that the flowers on one side make it want to slip that direction? how should one counter balance a hat that wants to go lop-sided?
I think I am going to use this tutorial to make a Victorian boating hat.I can't seem to really find any tutorials on it specifically on youtube. I suppose I just need to flatten it more at the top and take more off the sides.
I have always loved historical fashion and I really want to sew a medieval dress. However I am worried I am not good enough yet. How did you start? Did you immediately start with dress or did you start with something easier?
So this is really cool but bought a hat and just realized the thread in it is plastic rather than like cotton. I’m gonna probably try and use it anyway but b4 I dive in. U think it’ll make a difference when I iron it (melting is what I’m worried about)?
How dose this even stay on the head in the very fist place? I had mad my hat but never trouble to actually wear it since afraid it would flying out with the breeze.
There are tutorials by other posters where no hot glue is used. When the top is removed for shortening, the straw is spritzed with water and a warm pressing is used to flatten it. Everything is sewn, which takes longer and is said to be more secure. The results are are equally good.
Thank you for the tutorial. Is this style Edwardian or Victorian? For hat ebellishments, what would have been the material of the flowers and greenery? What type of headwear would have been used for a ball? Thanks again, Connie
So it has to be braided straw, rather than woven? Is there any way to do this with a hat that is woven, if you seal the edges to stop fraying or stop it from coming apart? I have some of those 18" brim hats from Joanns, and I'm not certain if these are woven or braided. If you would know and can tell me, that would be lovely. Thank you.
For this method, yes. Braided straw hats are made of straw that is woven/braided into long strips that are sewn into a spiral to form the hat. Woven hats usually don't have any stitching in them, and the straw might have a criss cross pattern or resemble the weave of clothing. The Dreamstress has a written tutorial on reshaping woven straw hats for 18th century costumes which you might find helpful!
You are a wonderful artist, but I was seriously wincing with the application of hot clue on your hat. The glue becomes brittle and breaks under duress. Everything glued on could be stitched on or into place and the order that you do them eliminates any stiches showing. The flowers should also be made of ribbon with ornate embroidery. It's a lovely concept and it's lovely to look at, but I just couldn't keep my big mouth shut. I love your sewing work because it's perfection. You do such wonderful work, always, and so much of it. Please don't take it as anything other than positive criticism.
I totally understand the criticism! I played around with some excess straw before doing any gluing and found it to be more brittle when stitched. Especially when trying to get it into spirals, it was really prone to snapping and popping out of place. This could easily be something I was doing wrong or related to the quality of the straw, but either way I figured glue was the most durable option. As for flowers, the hats I referenced seam to be trimmed with very realistic flowers in shapes that even the best ribbon work can’t recreate. Since I find fake flowers to be more realistic than home made ones I went with that! Plus i’m kind of a believer in using modern materials if they are more visually appealing then historical ones, and I tend to prefer the volume and texture of store bough flowers to home made ones.
Sometime spraying it with water to soften it helps. You still have to be careful when stitching, but it's not as breakable. A good spot of steam does wonders when forming any hat.
Craft glue expands and contracts, with wear it would break down rather quickly. It would be fine for very occasional use, on the top of the hat after construction. In the actual frame of the hat, stitching would be the best.
So beautiful. The lining was actually my favorite part, haha!
The best part of this is that it's what a Lady would have done to one of her hats (minus the hot glue) when fashion or seasons changed.
Melanie Varela True, though I think a Lady of the time if she had enough knowledge and information could find someone with knowledge of making and heating up strong glue, or the lady could've used sticky heated plant sap instead if she was poor.
Meow-vin Roberts Very strong glue was in use for numerous things including furniture, making hats/headpieces, leatherwork.and attaching decorative touches to fabric in England ( and the rest of Europe) since the mid-15th century. It was made from horse,deer, donkey, moose, and elk hooves among other things. Bovine and porcine hooves were primarily used to produce gelatin.
Thank you so much for this video! I'm altering a straw hat for my mother to wear to my steampunk themed wedding. This tutorial is perfect for what I need to do.
I'm working on costumes for 1890's World's Fair attendees (for a dance performance) and found your video very inspirational. 1890s hats were covered in beautiful flowers and visual dimensional details. I have been searching all over for hats and ideas to recreate something that will at least suggest the time period -- never thought to pull an existing hat apart and revise. Thanks for the idea!
the picture in the beginning is so beautiful, you should make little clips of you walking around in your costumes in the beginning or end of the videos, that would be sooo awesome :D
I actually filmed a few clips for this video - but they ended up being quite out of focus and since it was such a windy day wheat kept flying in front of the camera lens. So I ended up using photos instead - but that was my original plan!
haha, well maybe next time! :D
Please do more headwear tutorials. Does anybody know if you can dye straw hats?
I just really want a straw hat now, not even for a costume. just cause hats are cool
wowww I love how you deconstruct simple items and turn them into things of beauty!!!
This is going to be so life changing!!! I can't say how thankful I am because I live in Indonesia and I want those kind of cartwheel hats... Thank you ever sooooo much 😍😍😍😘 god bless your amazing works!!
Great work!I've made a 20s style boater hat using a similar technique, although I resewed all the braided straw together instead of hot gluing it. A great project to do while babysitting and watching a movie!
I've also made a regency poke bonnet from a straw hat. This one I lined like yours, but I also lined the crown of the bonnet as well as gathered the lining near the edge of the brim to give it a bit of a frill. Lining the crown also protects your hair that little bit more.
I also just made a Mary Poppins hat from a black braided sunhat which I unpicked and resewed in the right size.I really love your flower arrangement for this hat!Making hats is so much fun!
You look absolutely lovely in your hat and gown!
This is fantastic! I have so many of these hats lying around, and I had no idea what to do with them. I'll definitely try this soon.
I am always buying straws for gardening. This is perfect for fixing that not-quite-right hat to wear with a summer dress! Thank you.
You’re an absolute gem for making this video, thank you so much.
Very Jane Eyre and very lovely. It's wonderful that you are instilling a love of sewing and costuming into so many people.
The settings you choose for the final photography are just perfect.
I would LOVE to see more tutorials like this. Please do more :)
That was such a great tutorial! It never occurred to me that a store bought straw had would just "unzip" like that! Great job with it!
I love this! I may reference this while preparing for a historical reenactment thing I do every spring. Thanks so much for sharing!
Curious why you used hot glue instead of hand sewing everything? There are millinery needles that are stronger than regular needles. There may even be straw needles. Otherwise I do love the tutorial and this channel SO very much!
This is so helpful. I've really wanted one of the these styles of hats but they are so expensive! Can't wait to DIY my own! Thanks!
Beautiful work, as always! You do such a wonderful job explaining each step!
For historical costumes? Babe, i'll use this on my day-to-day for sure
This is such a nice idea! Love the shape and I will definitly try it out (I have some old straw hats lying around that could use some make-over)
after watching your video I had to make a hat as well and I love it so much how it turns out
now I wanna make a fitting dress 💚 thanks for your videos I love them so much:)
What a great artist you are. You amaze me every time!
It’s adorable! Thank you!
Oh, my goodness. Thank you. I've been looking for help like this for ages. You are amazing.
Loved this video tutorial!
Wow, its very beautiful. You are so talented.
omg, everything you do is so beautiful.
You are a very talented lady. Congratulations.
I’m gonna wear this with my Edwardian clothes just. Because it’s gonna be pretty. It’s totally okay to mix and match period clothing right? 😂
I was thinking this exact thing lol
One first watch: that’s pretty, but I really have no use for one. Today: UV index of TWELVE? I thought it only went up to ten. Got myself an ugly wide brim straw hat - time to improve it.
That's a great work :O
I was wondering if lining the brim had any utility aside from looks. There is this straw picture hat I bought for a project but the brim is kind of too bendy and I need it to sit straighter, like yours. Do you have any tips on that? Thanks!
to make the brim more rigid, if you line it you could insert a thin but rigid piece of plastic or card between the brim and lining, that should make it less floppy.
I agree with Bryony. Plastic, Heavy Card or a Heavy Duty Buckram should do it :)
I'd use buckram! I considered adding some to mine before lining it but it didn't end up needing it. You could also try gluing boning or zip ties into the hat, going from the opening to the edge of the brim. I've done that with home made hats that were a bit too floppy!
Personally, I like lined straw hats because otherwise the edges of the straw tend to catch in my hair. The lining protects my hair from the straw and the straw from my hair; so, it works out both ways.
Wow! This looks great now I really want to try it!!!
This is so great! Thank you for sharing and just in time for the Edwardian costume I am making.
How do you keep the hat on your head when you wear it?
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love how this came out ! love the lining! I starter hat making some 30 years ago and am very into changing Plane ir chea hats into some exclusive ones. thnx for the inspiratie ! love it! And love your costumes too, so beautiful And details.😀
I like your cool hat!
My jaw literally dropped 😌 it looks so gorgeous!
As beautiful as always Angela!
Awesome! I'm making an Elizabeth Swann costume and this was really helpful. Yours turned out very nice :)
I loooove this thank you i was so lost with hats!
I just love your style. Thank you!
will you ever do a lookbook of all the costumes you have already made.
Probably not, since getting into them and getting to locations I can film them at is quite the process. I don't think i'd be willing to invest the time into doing that for 50+ costumes! But I do have a few more costume spotlights planned for some of my recently completed projects.
Lovely! What a fun craft!
i assume you use a hat pin to keep in place...but, do you find that the flowers on one side make it want to slip that direction? how should one counter balance a hat that wants to go lop-sided?
I feel like your videos give me life 😍😊😎
I think I am going to use this tutorial to make a Victorian boating hat.I can't seem to really find any tutorials on it specifically on youtube. I suppose I just need to flatten it more at the top and take more off the sides.
I have always loved historical fashion and I really want to sew a medieval dress. However I am worried I am not good enough yet. How did you start? Did you immediately start with dress or did you start with something easier?
Lovely! I'll make one to match my edwardian bathing suit ❤
beautiful as always
Wundervoll. I love it. All your tutorial.
Wie wundervoll dein Block
Your just so talented...thanks for sharing
More hat tutorials PLEASE!!!
BEAUTIFUL !! Thank you!
LOVE IT !!! WELL DONE !
The clothes that you made, do you use it for everyday? Because I will do it, they are really really beautiful💖
So this is really cool but bought a hat and just realized the thread in it is plastic rather than like cotton. I’m gonna probably try and use it anyway but b4 I dive in. U think it’ll make a difference when I iron it (melting is what I’m worried about)?
Thank you
it's soo beautiful and perfect,I wonder how do you learn to do all this things?
when you measured the fabric for the lining and added “several inches”, do you remember how many you added? im wondering if 6 or 10 will be enough.
Very cool! I've subscribed
I love all your video
so thorough without and v beautiful
How dose this even stay on the head in the very fist place? I had mad my hat but never trouble to actually wear it since afraid it would flying out with the breeze.
Loved it, thank you!
Can I trim a brim of a woven hat?
How do i make the hat to keep hold tied in my head?
Thank you! Love it!
the problem i have with using hot glue on my hats is that it melts in the sun...
do you not have this problem?
There are tutorials by other posters where no hot glue is used. When the top is removed for shortening, the straw is spritzed with water and a warm pressing is used to flatten it. Everything is sewn, which takes longer and is said to be more secure. The results are are equally good.
Happy sewing.
Thank you for the tutorial. Is this style Edwardian or Victorian?
For hat ebellishments, what would have been the material of the flowers and greenery?
What type of headwear would have been used for a ball?
Thanks again, Connie
Tiaras, of course! Or a fancy spray of flowers, feathers, beads, & jewels. Kind of like a corsage for the hair.
trop beau
Wow!
Hey do you sell your costumes ?
You look lovely!
Thank you! It's from color.salon on ebay - I don't think the style has a name, but it is one of their pre-curled shoulder length wigs.
In love
amazing job...i love u
So it has to be braided straw, rather than woven? Is there any way to do this with a hat that is woven, if you seal the edges to stop fraying or stop it from coming apart? I have some of those 18" brim hats from Joanns, and I'm not certain if these are woven or braided. If you would know and can tell me, that would be lovely. Thank you.
For this method, yes. Braided straw hats are made of straw that is woven/braided into long strips that are sewn into a spiral to form the hat. Woven hats usually don't have any stitching in them, and the straw might have a criss cross pattern or resemble the weave of clothing. The Dreamstress has a written tutorial on reshaping woven straw hats for 18th century costumes which you might find helpful!
Thanks for taking the time out of your day to reply!
Hey! I have a big head and no hat fits me. Can i make a hat to my proportions?
I did this with a hat that was too small for me and it ended up bigger. It only has to be big enough to perch on top of your head anyway :)
What do you do with on the beautiful clothes you make
i've heard that she has a very full closet of seldom worn beauties that she mostly uses for photo shoots
So pretty & inexpensive. Price allows for do-overs for those of us inexperienced hat makers.
do you have a tutorial on your vintage hairstyle
It's a wig.
👍👍👍👍👍
precioso precioso
Where can we get that buckram?
Fabric stores should carry it. I got some at JoAnn's.
AAAH I WASN'T THE FIRST 😭 Great video btw 💕
I purchased a hat from Townsends, only to find the shipping was twice the cost of the hat. Whoops! Will buy some artificial flowers to stick on it.
You are a wonderful artist, but I was seriously wincing with the application of hot clue on your hat. The glue becomes brittle and breaks under duress. Everything glued on could be stitched on or into place and the order that you do them eliminates any stiches showing. The flowers should also be made of ribbon with ornate embroidery. It's a lovely concept and it's lovely to look at, but I just couldn't keep my big mouth shut. I love your sewing work because it's perfection. You do such wonderful work, always, and so much of it. Please don't take it as anything other than positive criticism.
I totally understand the criticism! I played around with some excess straw before doing any gluing and found it to be more brittle when stitched. Especially when trying to get it into spirals, it was really prone to snapping and popping out of place. This could easily be something I was doing wrong or related to the quality of the straw, but either way I figured glue was the most durable option.
As for flowers, the hats I referenced seam to be trimmed with very realistic flowers in shapes that even the best ribbon work can’t recreate. Since I find fake flowers to be more realistic than home made ones I went with that! Plus i’m kind of a believer in using modern materials if they are more visually appealing then historical ones, and I tend to prefer the volume and texture of store bough flowers to home made ones.
Sometime spraying it with water to soften it helps. You still have to be careful when stitching, but it's not as breakable. A good spot of steam does wonders when forming any hat.
Please consider clear craft glue instead of hot glue. It takes longer to dry but it is more flexible and will survive better than hot glue.
Craft glue expands and contracts, with wear it would break down rather quickly. It would be fine for very occasional use, on the top of the hat after construction. In the actual frame of the hat, stitching would be the best.
I’m a hat person!
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The whole costume she has at the beginning remings me of Cry baby's mother (melanie martinez)
she sounds like drew Barrymore