Ease in Hat Measurement Question

My limited sewing library does not cover millinery but I would suggest trying a 'muslin' with 1/2" ease for starters. Of course the ease will depend on your hairstyle and how much wind is required to blow the hat off.

'milliner' is the correst spelling. My dictionary says it is a designer, trimmer or maker of women's hats. Don't have a clue as to what the title would be for men's hats!

Jean M.

Major snips Don't have a clue as to what the title would be for

Habidasher??? (sp) Juno

Dear Michelle,

Your hat size needs 1/2 to 3/4 inch of ease. You also must clip every half inch around the crown/brim, because after adding seam allowances, you have made the head size a lot smaller (1/8 inch is a full size smaller/larger).

FYI, the work "millinery" means a thousand things. Originally, a millinery carried many other small items, along with offering hatmaking. When the shops eliminated the "thousand things" and concentrated on hats, the term stuck.

Teri

All of a sudden I remember reading a book when I was a little girl, about a young girl whose grandmother(?) was a milliner. She was entranced with the hats and began making them for dolls. There were detailed descriptions of the straw, felt, feathers, ribbons, etc. that she used to create beautiful little hats. I think she sold some/many of them.

Does anyone else remember such a book? Its title is lost somewhere in the dim recesses of my mind, unfortunately (along with no telling what else!).

Doreen in Alabama

It sounds lovely, but I don't know what it is.

Michelle Giordano

I just copied this from Baron Hats web page, in answer the question of what the maker of mens hats is called. It was drove me nuts once the question was asked and I had to find the answer.

Baron Hats is unique not only in its long and distinguished history in Hollywood, but because it is one of the only Studios in the country that is staffed with both ?Hatters? (for men?s hats)

and ?Milliners? (for women?s hats), Juno

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