Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-10-28
MAKE YOUR OWN
HAT CROWN MOLD
(Bv county club Leader. }

(By County Club Leader.)
Take a foundation crown from
some old hat or get one for fifteen
cents at the ten and fifteen cent
store of maybe you have on old straw
hat that has becoming crown which
you can use. These foundation
crowns may be of buckram, rice net,
crinolin or of other material. The
buckram crowns, however, make the
more substantial molds.
With the foundation crown on
hand, get about eight or ten yards of
gummed paper, such as used for the
paper dress form or such as used by
merchants for sealing packages. A
small amount of shellac and and par
afine will also be needed.
MAKING THE
MOLD
Shellac the crown inside and out.
Dampen about three or four inches of
one end of the gummed paper. Fast
en- this to the bottom of the inside
OF the crown, crosswise. Continue
fastening the strips in this manner,
overlapping the strips one half their
own width. When the bottom coat
has been put on, paste strips from
the bottom strips to the edge of the
crown overlapping the strips as be-
fore and letting the side strips over
lap the bottom covering at least one
half inch. In the same manner paste
on another coat OF paper. II the
paper is not of heavy weight more
coats may be necessary. A coat of
gummed paper may be pasted on the
outside of the crown If needed.
Shellac the inside and outside of the
mold.
The crown mold may be used this
way but it would be more substantial
If filled with sand or sawdust or
some such material. To do this place
the base of the mold on a piece OF
heavy card board, draw a line around
1t and cut this out. Cut two inch
strips of gummed paper, pasting one
I inch of each strip to the side of the
tcrown at the base. Paste strips al
around the base of the crown abou
one half inch apart. Paste the othel
lone half of the strips to the care
board just cut out. These strips ma,
beheld down more firmly by pastinj
strips of gummed paper over them
Shellac the entire crown mold an,
let dry, thoroughly. Put a coat O
parafine on the outside of the crow
mold, cut a hole in one end of tn
base of the mold and fill with sand
packing it tightly. Cover the hol
with gummed paper.
TO MOLD A CROWN
OVER THE MOLD
Take a piece of buckram, rice ne
crinolin or other material having tn
dimensions of the crown, usually I'll
teen inches by seventeen inches, soa
1t in hot water. Ttake it out and la
1t on flat surface. II the mold ha
not been covered with parafine.
piece of paper had better be place
over the top of the mold to preyer
the crown from sticking to it. 81
the crown top down ON this materi,
having center from and back on th
straight of the material. Pin thes
points to the crown. Stretch th
four corners until fullness is all gon
A cord may be tied around the bas
of the mold to hold the crown !
place, or the crown may be pinned
place, neither, however, Is necessary
simply allow the extra material
lie cross the base of the mold unit
dry. Do not place 1t in an over
dry, for 1t turns brown, let it dry
the sun or near the heat.
To remove the crown, cut off Il
extra material even with the base
the mold. Loosen 1t from the si(
crown with a knife causing the crow
= to slip off the moll. The crown
=. then ready to be used on the hat.