hat patterns?

G'day Lee

Have you looked at Wild Ginger? They have a wide brimmed sunhat that I'm sure you could adapt.

http://www.wildg> my friends host an annual Derby party, with a hat contest. is

Have you tried the big 3/4 pattern companies? I spent an hour or so looking at pattern books yesterday and I saw one for hats, I may go back and get, but don't remember which company, maybe Simplicity? It had a fairly wide brim which I need for protection against the sun. Emily

HC wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@dnews.tpgi.com.au:

no, i hadn't seen this. thanks! looks like fun :) lee

That's Ok.......I only learned about the site recently from this group and I've used several of the patterns with great success.

Have fun ;-))

enigma wrote:

"CySew" wrote in news:1iZae.116953$ snipped-for-privacy@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net :

i think Simplicity had a couple patterns for big brim hats. i wasn't at all impressed with Butterick. too 'crafty' looking. haven't looked at Vogue yet. lee

In article , enigma of Wynn Farm uttered

You may find something among the "Vogue Vintage" patterns

McCall's 3044 has a wide brimmed hat, but is shown with the brim folded up. I have made the smaller brimmed version, I, also shown folded up, but I wear it folded down. You will probabley need something to stiffen the brim. Timex is real popular now to make the fabric bowls. That should work. Or there is a version that has a fusible built in. Not sure if it is a Timex or some other brand. Just ask for stiffener for fabric bowls and you should be all set. Multiple rows of top stitching might do, but depends on the fabric you choose and how floppy it is.

Joy

How about: Vogue 8051, 7918, 7888, 7784, 7600 Butterick 4472, 3787 McCalls 3987, 3625 Simplicity 5242

All have wide-brimmed versions, varying crown shapes.

HTH,

"BEI Design" wrote in news:ZeSdnWYdgZJah snipped-for-privacy@comcast.com:

i do like Vogue 7727 & 8051, McCall's 3987, Butterick 4472 & the Wild Things big brim hat... decision, decisions :) i also found the Koos jacket pattern on the Vogue site. i may make that to go with the hat... thanks :) lee

enigma wrote: .

Less of a "learning curve" using a pattern IMNSHO. Unless you are

*already* skilled using the software. Or have the time to learn it before the project is due.

"BEI Design" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@comcast.com:

well, i have always tended to sew much the same way i cook... i'm pathalogically unable to follow a recipe :) i have a large collection of recipes, which i dig out, look at, say "mmmm. that looks *good*... but i don't have any x,y, or Z... but i can probably use f,j, & s instead..." the results, while usually tasty bear no resemblance to the original. i kinda do the same thing to patterns... although i do *try* to cut the pieces properly, really... but then my brain starts that "what if i do *this*?" thing and, well... no one's ever going to accuse me of copyright infringement :) lee

enigma wrote in news:Xns964658DE199F7enigmaempirenet@

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You are a person after my own heart, and you should be delighted with and have no problem constructing computer-generated patterns.