LILY THOMSON DESIGNS
MIllinery Course, Level 1
I attended an 11 week course on basic millinery at K&CC, during which we created a series of felt hats and one final piece. I decided to base my final piece on an astrolabe I saw at the V&A. This is because I love the detail and precision of astrolabes and wanted to reflect that in a hat design.
Mock up the shape of the hat in tin foil - it needed to have a circular emphasis
Fold over strips of cinnamay (on the bias) and iron them down - steam them into curves
wire the brim, make a bias binding out of the bronze petersham to cover the edge
The hat was originally blocked in one piece but the crown was much too high in proportion so I cut it off and trimmed it down
Add the petersham before combining the crown and brim
steam the petersham down to lie more flat against the crown
Make a bias binding out of the bronze Cinnamay to cover the join between the crown and brim
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