Making Hats out of Felt - Selected Articles on Millinery

Making Hats out of Felt - Selected Articles on Millinery
Author: Various Authors
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 78
Release: 2013-05-31
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1473390478

Hat making—or Millinery—has seen a revival in recent years, with people realising just how cost-effective, enjoyable, and rewarding the endeavour can be. This classic guide provides all the information a novice needs to know about the process, complete with information on tools and equipment, materials, technique, and many other related aspects. Contents include: “Millinery”, “Felt”, “Nature of Felt”, “Fur Felt”, “Wool Felt”, “The Conversion of Hood into Hat”, “The Blocked Felt Hat (Hoods)”, “The Blocked Felt Hat”, “The Sailor Hat in Felt”, “Felts”, “To Make a Felt Cloche”, “To Make a Felt Fez”, “To Make a Felt Beret”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this vintage book now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on millinery.

Selected Articles on Materials Used to Make Hats - A Milliner's Guide

Selected Articles on Materials Used to Make Hats - A Milliner's Guide
Author: Various Authors
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 27
Release: 2013-05-31
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1473390508

Any milliner will know how important selecting material is when it comes to making hats. This will enable you to select the perfect material for the hat you're making. Whether it be stiffened materials for the foundations of caps, turbans and coiffures or the lace, tulle or crape for the drapery of a cap. There is an abundance on information on all aspects of materials for hat-making including basic workshop staples, notes on working with different types of fabric and selecting colours.

A Selection of Articles on Making Hats from Straw - A Milliner's Guide

A Selection of Articles on Making Hats from Straw - A Milliner's Guide
Author: Various Authors
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2013-05-31
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1473390486

This vintage book contains a collection of classic articles about making hats out of straw. These articles have been carefully selected for modern readers with an interest in millinery and would make for fantastic additions to collections of allied literature. Contents include: “Method for Lining Straw Bonnets – Mary J. Howell”, “Straw Hats, Including Braids, Pedal and Hoods – Ethel Langridge”, “Straw Hats – Anon”, “Straw Hoods – Eva Ratchert”, “Straws – Dora Shackell”, “To Make a Straw Sailor from a Capeline – Dora Shakell”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on millinery.

Dictionary of Occupational Titles

Dictionary of Occupational Titles
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 900
Release: 1991
Genre: Occupations
ISBN:

Supplement to 3d ed. called Selected characteristics of occupations (physical demands, working conditions, training time) issued by Bureau of Employment Security.

Willcox & Gibbs

Willcox & Gibbs
Author: Alex Askaroff
Publisher:
Total Pages: 90
Release: 2019-10-26
Genre:
ISBN: 9781700610713

No1 NEW RELEASE, AMAZON Oct 2019. The Willcox & Gibbs chain-stitch sewing machines are one of the most collected sewing machines of all time. Some say the machine represents the finest piece of 19th Century precision engineering in the world. Certainly the company thought so, advertising their machines as 'Beyond Comparison'. Today most enthusiasts try to have at least one W&G in their collection. World renowned author Alex Askaroff brings to life this amazing machine and the even more amazing men who built it.