Hats by Sarah Cant
This is a guide to creating your own personalised headwear. The author shows in step-by-step detail how to block classic shapes such as cloche or trilby and then transform them into numerous hat designs by adapting the brim and crown, giving them different trimmings, and so on. There are detailed instructions for making gorgeous hats and headpieces in felt, fabric and straw. This is followed by a chapter on making specialised trimmings, including dyeing, shaping, arranging and attaching feathers, making fabric flowers, and using beaded and stitched embellishments to finish of the hat. The book includes a number of projects and over 120 templates to help in designing the hats. The book is highly illustrated with both step-by-step sequences and inspirational photographs.
This book will inspire you to create individual headwear, showing you how to block hats and headpiecesfinishing them with handmade trimmings. Filled with step-by-step sequences and inspiring photographs, this practical book offers detailed instructions for making hats and headpieces in felt, fabric and straw. Sew Today (Feb 2011)
Sarah Cant creates millinery and mixed media textiles from her studio in the Cotswolds, She trained in millinery at the Kensington & Chelsea College where she now teaches. She has shown her work at Origin, the Chelsea Craft Fair and London Fashion Week.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781408129029 |
| ISBN 10 | 1408129027 |
| Title | Hats |
| Author | Sarah Cant |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2010-11-10 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |