The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-08
By Dare

Have it hemstitched all around the
edge. too. so that YOU can cut OF
the ragged edges and have a nicely
finished inside crown that will not
require q lining
And q Colored Ribbon
NOILA. your first hat! With Just
V a colored grosgrain ribbon tied
around the head and ending in
little bow. as indicated on Figure s.!
This hat will be smart for tennis or
boating. or for the Riddles.
But even So this hat is rot the
REAL trick The real trick pro-
ceeds from this finished crown. 1t
consists Of putting one-half of a
fairly large snapper half-inch up
from the edge of each SEAM, inside
of this crown. And then making
brims. as I am now going to tell
YOU
And the Brim
Out two circles out of fiat squares
" of material. like Figure s. Your
material is 10 inches square. and
The inner circle just 3 inches in from
the outer one. This leaves YOU 7
inches across from A TO A, as in
Dictated.
Now measure around your head
again to be sure. and then cut Z
inch wide bias strip Of material just
the length to go around your head
See Figure T. Cut one such a strip
to match your brim and another to
match your crown.
Now sew. like a large binding. one
matching strip to each Of your brlm
pieces. first with machine, as m
dicated by Figure 8, and then turn It
up and over and finish 1t nicely
on the inside by hand, as Indicated
by Figure 8.
Almost finished! Sew the other
half Of your snappers to the band
that matches the GROWN. see
Figure 10. ,.
And last of all sew your two brlnlS
firmly oil the sewing machine all
around the outer edge on the wrong
side. making about a quarter-mch
seam. Now turn this so that the
scam comes inside, and iron the
edge down very sharp and fiat, I'M
der a damp cloth. Your nearly mn
+ ished brim looks like Figure IL, and'
as YOU will now be able to see more
easily from your hat than from our
sketch. the brim snaps right onto
/ the crown in such way that the
finished hat looks like Figure u,
/ and shows absolutely no place at all,
either inside or out, where the two
are joined
Variations
/ S We have told you. YOU can
"A vary the shape Of the crown
according to the way you cut the
1 pie-shaped pieces. Likewise, you can
vary the shape of the brim by not
cutting it perfectly round, making
! it longer on one side than the other,
or shorter in the back, or whatever
YOU wish. And also you can vary
the width of this brim all around,
making it from ! inch wide to 4.
/ By the time you got as wide as 4
inches. however, you would have to
insert a wire all around the edge on
the inside for stiffening.
For felt hats, the double brim is
not necessary. And the Snappers
are not as practical as large fiat but
tons and button-holeS bound with
very nicely done button-hole stitches
The same idea can be used with a
/ in matching silk or colored wool.
straw crown and colored linen brims.
We only hope that you will try it
first out of unbleached muslin or
/ tailor's canvas, until you get an
exact fit for your head-after that
the hat will be simple and great
fun, very cheap to produce, and, if
you absolutely follow directions, We
promise you that it will be the last
word in summer Smartness,
Au Revoir.