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Win, Lose Or Draw: Vintage Flat Cap Sewing Tutorial Part 3

March 21, 2017 by Rochelle Freeman 2 Comments

This guest post by Sempstress Rochelle Freeman tells the tale of a hat her husband loved, and the journey to replicate it. Read Part 1 here.

 

Welcome back.

If you missed part one or part two, of the Win, Lose or Draw, Flat Cap Sewing Tutorial, check those out. A little reminder, there will be no shortcuts. You will be with me all the way. No do-overs, no sleight of hand, only an honest stumbling through something I’ve never done before with all the world as my witness. Doesn’t that sound fun? Come on along and watch me fumble!  I ain’t afraid!

Preparing the fabric for making the Flat Cap pattern.

Went through the fabric I already had. Nothing fancy, it needs to be see through, or translucent.

Went through the fabric I already had. Nothing fancy, it needs to be see through, or translucent.

 

The fabric has a nice loose weave that helps with the translucency

The fabric has a nice loose weave that helps with the translucency.

 

Holding it up to the natural light from the window, it's dusk and the light still shows.

Holding it up to the natural light from the window, it’s dusk and the light still shows, like the moon through a veiled, cloudy night.

 

Fabric on the ironing board

Fabric on the ironing board, getting ready to iron out the wrinkles.

Fabric on the ironing board, it is definitely translucent, you can see the fabric cover through the fabric nicely

Fabric on the ironing board, it is definitely translucent, you can see the fabric cover through the fabric nicely! This sure is a happy little fabric!    

ay Lay the fabric over the Flat Cap

Lay the fabric over the Flat Cap

Pin in Place

Pin in Place

Pin it well to keep the fabric in place whilst you find the seams

Pin it well to keep the fabric in place whilst you find the seams

Make sure to line up the seams

Make sure to line up the seams

Putting pins through the fabric into the cap

Pin

Don't be afraid to pin!

Don’t be afraid to pin!

Keep Checking the pin position

Keep Checking

And Checking the fabric over the flat cap

And Checking

The Pin finally lined up with the seam

There! Finally lined up whew!

Don't forget those corners!

Don’t forget those corners!

Once you've found all the seams use a water based marker and follow the pins, like follow the leader, only easier

Once you’ve found all the seams use a water based marker and follow the pins, like follow the leader, only easier

fabric, pins and black mark

Mark exactly on the pins

Try to keep it the correct shape

Try to keep it the correct shape

Don't forget those corners!

Don’t forget those corners! Deja vu!

Pinned to Flat Cap

Pinned to Flat Cap

Nothing to see here folks, move on

Nothing to see here folks, move on

Two lines, one on each side of fabric

Look Closely, this is why we want translucence. It’s fun to say the word too!

A fruit cake tin

Use what’s handy to keep the round shape.

Usding a fruit cake tin to make the shape more round

Keeping it Shapely

The inside of the fruit cake tin contains vintage buttons

Yup, that’s grandmas old button tin! How’d you guess?

fabric folded

Fold in Half to make sure it’s equal.

Two lines, one on each side of fabric

Look Closely, this is why we want translucence. It’s fun to say the word too!

Checking the lines for semmetry

Checking the lines for symmetry.

Used a different color on the other side and make sure to mark the center line!

Used a different color on the other side and make sure to mark the center line!

The rough shape drawn onto fabric

TADA! We have a rough shape!

Measuring the Cap to make adjustments

Measuring the Cap to make adjustments

A ruler and the fabric

Measuring to make adjustments

Using Cap to Mark seams

Using Cap to Mark seams

Measure, yes please

Measure, Yes please!

Lines after using Cap to Mark seams

After using Cap to Mark seams

Transfering measurements to seams

Transfering measurements to seams

Measuring in Metric, cause this is a legit European Flat Cap ya know!

Measure twice

Measure twice

What say we add a little seam allowance

What say we add a little seam allowance

 Yup, that looks good!

Yup, that looks good!

Colors are my Friend! Purple is for seam allowance

Colors are my Friend! Purple is for seam allowance

 Folded in half again to make sure seam allowances match

Folded in half again to make sure seam allowances match

Seam allowances added

Seam allowances added

Tracing Paper! ( Or sandwich paper, your choice)

Tracing Paper! ( Or sandwich paper, your choice)

Tracing

Tracing

Lookie! A paper pattern!

Lookie! A paper pattern!

Seam allowance on paper - Awe Yeah

Seam allowance on paper – Awe Yeah!

Line up those green seams! I love colors!

Line up those green seams! I love colors!

Stitching on the green line.

No more Octopi!

No more Octopi!

What! That looks shapely!

What! That looks shapely!

Using rotary cutter to trim off excess fabric

Trimming, trimming trimming on the fabric

Shiver me timbers!

Shiver me timbers!

The shaped cap over the ham

Hamming it up

Looking p h a t and happy

Looking phat and happy

 

Stay tuned for part 4!

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Comments

  1. Patricia Garnham says

    March 29, 2017 at 1:16 am

    Sweet! This looks like my kind of project. I love hats and have a collection. I wish I had trained as a milliner to be honest.
    I’ll have to read the previous posts
    Thanks

    Reply
    • Seams and Scissors says

      April 4, 2017 at 2:25 pm

      Glad you enjoyed, Patricia!

      Reply

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