Comments on: CLOCHE HAT

By: Catherine

Catherine — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:27:23 +0000

Why don’t you have a photo of one you made instead of a Banana Republic photo? I would prefer to see yours.

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this post will make sense tomorrow « diaper bag princess — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:13:11 +0000

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By: Moha

Moha — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:51:18 +0000

Just wondering if you have actually made this yourself, and how it turned out. I would love to see pictures of the end result as some of the other posts have suggested.

By: wkdesigner

wkdesigner — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:12:00 +0000

Sue tailor makes hats to your headsize and sells her patterns for the hats at Etsy.com, if you would prefer to make the hat yourself. You can find her at McHats.etsy.com

By: mchats

mchats — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:21:00 +0000

I will have to double check this pattern for you Haley. I make hat patterns to measure. Just giv me some time to look at it.

cheers Sue

By: wkdesigner

wkdesigner — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:42:05 +0000

Hi Haley
Sorry that you are having problems with the hat construction. I have to admit that the sizing is somewhat limited (it is a meduim) and if your head measurement isn’t 22 1/2 inches then you might find it is too big or too small. However, from your results I don’t doubt that you have done the drafting correctly. I suspect that the problem lies in the variables such as the fabric used and the thickness of it. It is amazing how quickly 4 layers of thin fabric will reduce your measurements.
To help you with your particular hat, reducing the brim width will not affect the fit if you find it too large but you must keep the seam that connects to the crown as is. (if you find the seam allowance is too wide or buckles, clip into it to release the tension) Also as a suggestion, when attaching the brim to the crown, divide each piece into quarters. Pin together at these points; then pin these quarters by distributing any fullness (curved seams don’t sew into straight ones very well) to prevent running out of the brim as you did. Please don’t give up, Harley. I’d hate to have you give up on your hat after only one try.

By: Haley

Haley — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:18:38 +0000

hey, I just spent 3 hours trying to make this, and I am not trying to be mean at all just letting you know my results: I followed the measurements and directions exactly, and my brim ended up being WAAAY too wide (aka hangs down to about my nose) and it was too short as well (it was missing about 3 inches and left the whole CB of the top panel brimless…Have you made this hat before? I’m wondering what went wrong. I go to fidm and have had pattern drafting classes up to my ears, so I expected I would do fine. But something went horribly wrong…

By: wkdesigner

wkdesigner — Wed, 20 May 2009 14:55:54 +0000

Thx Erin but I like to keep the patterndrafting as simple as possible for home sewers.

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 20 May 2009 11:30:25 +0000

It would be helpful to see the result of your pattern. The image seems like a hat shaped from a single piece of felt, as opposed to several pieces of upholstery fabric sewn together as you suggest. It would be interesting to see how you’ve translated the style.

By: Sun

Sun — Sat, 09 May 2009 01:50:25 +0000

Oh, I like making up an d sewing.Love your blog so much!