Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving!
As well as loving vintage clothes and hats, I am obsessed with vintage and antique recipie books and pamphlets. This one is beyond copywright, and I don't think that Spry vegetable shortening even exists anymore. If you need a pie recipie with Aunt Jenny's approval, this is the one for you! Enjoy, and have a happy Thanksgiving!
Sunday, November 6, 2011
How to redo a veil
Hello fellow hat lovers!
I spent some time yesterday renewing a hat I found in Duluth, MN this summer. When I saw it, I loved the shape. It's really unique! And I could tell it had a veil because there was still some netting sticking out from the brim. You can barely see some of it sticking straight up from the front brim. Here's what I bought:
So, to start, I took the fancy top off the hat itself. That's not so hard, but I had to remember how it fits on there so I could get it back on. Then, I measured the veiling, and stitched it in place so it wouldn't show under the fancy top.
Once I had the new veil in place, it was time to hand sew the band back on. This one was tricky. The band doesn't fit snugly to the whole hat, but bows out on the sides. It took a little patience, but here's the finished hat:
What's nice about this hat, is that with the funky flare at the back, if you don't like a veil in your face, you can also wear it with the veil back over the hat, like this:
Someone is going to a very happy lady when this hat goes up at Hotsie-Totsie.com! More hat ficing tricks to come...
I spent some time yesterday renewing a hat I found in Duluth, MN this summer. When I saw it, I loved the shape. It's really unique! And I could tell it had a veil because there was still some netting sticking out from the brim. You can barely see some of it sticking straight up from the front brim. Here's what I bought:
So, to start, I took the fancy top off the hat itself. That's not so hard, but I had to remember how it fits on there so I could get it back on. Then, I measured the veiling, and stitched it in place so it wouldn't show under the fancy top.
Once I had the new veil in place, it was time to hand sew the band back on. This one was tricky. The band doesn't fit snugly to the whole hat, but bows out on the sides. It took a little patience, but here's the finished hat:
What's nice about this hat, is that with the funky flare at the back, if you don't like a veil in your face, you can also wear it with the veil back over the hat, like this:
Someone is going to a very happy lady when this hat goes up at Hotsie-Totsie.com! More hat ficing tricks to come...
Monday, October 3, 2011
Welcome to Hotsie-Totsie and your future vintage hats!
This is the starting point for the Mistress of Millinery. For the past couple of years, I've been collecting vintage hats and jewelry and gathering materials to fix them up and back to their former glory. Or at least to a place where a modern woman can wear them proudly and not look like she's been scouring a rubbish bin.
But that isn't really the beginning. I actually started wearing vintage clothes and hats when I was in high school. Most of the hats I found were quirky and not my style, so I didn't keep them. I do still have my Junior Year Prom dress, even though I couldn't possibly fit into it any longer. It's peach chiffon from the 1950s, and I had my hair styled for the period, too. I think those gloves are still in my mom's cedar chest. They have matching peach roses embroidered on the wrist. I go all out, baby. I'm doing the same when it comes to fixing up hats and jewelry. Ad Hotsie Totsie gets going, I'll post before and after pics of the hats and brooches I fix up. And I hope that entices you to purchase something for yourself. You don't have to go all out vintage. I'll show you how a small hat can dress up jeans and a blouse, and I'll point you to places to get help styling your hair to make the most of your hats. I look forward to sharing my work with you!
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But that isn't really the beginning. I actually started wearing vintage clothes and hats when I was in high school. Most of the hats I found were quirky and not my style, so I didn't keep them. I do still have my Junior Year Prom dress, even though I couldn't possibly fit into it any longer. It's peach chiffon from the 1950s, and I had my hair styled for the period, too. I think those gloves are still in my mom's cedar chest. They have matching peach roses embroidered on the wrist. I go all out, baby. I'm doing the same when it comes to fixing up hats and jewelry. Ad Hotsie Totsie gets going, I'll post before and after pics of the hats and brooches I fix up. And I hope that entices you to purchase something for yourself. You don't have to go all out vintage. I'll show you how a small hat can dress up jeans and a blouse, and I'll point you to places to get help styling your hair to make the most of your hats. I look forward to sharing my work with you!
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