o you silly hatses

[mandie_rw]

I cut up the woven hat today and stitched it to the buckram pieces. Not perfect, as you can kinda see the buckram through the weave, but it's not too horribly ugly to wear, I don't think! The stitches are very giant, messy, and obvious - but only if you're closer than two feet from it, haha. Acceptable.

Less acceptable: how the pieces of this hat are fitting together.

Looks promising:


Hmmm. *tilts head, narrows eyes* Less so.

Looks like the fit of the pieces might be a little off. Just a hair. Tiny bit. Almost unnoticeable.

And this is the second time I've put this hat together, btw. I thought it was me doing something stupid the first time, maybe three years ago? I'm really starting to think it's the pattern, though...

Just measured the actual pattern pieces, and the crown edge measures 18 1/8, the brim 16 1/4. IT'S NOT ME. *feels validated* This is Lynn Mc Masters' Natural Form bonnet 1877-82, view A, btw. Which I am surprised at, because I've used other patterns of hers that had the pattern pieces, you know, actually match. Of course I can make it work,it's not a day of wasted hat-sewing...but it IS annoying!

Comments

[totchipanda.livejournal.com]

Silly hat!! I didn't have that issue when I made it (also 3 years ago), just a thumb's width of empty space between the brim and the back cut out. Put that pattern in the naughty corner until it thinks about what it's done!

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

I did threaten it with fire briefly. xD

[jenthompson.livejournal.com]

Bwahahahahhaha! I'm sorry the pattern sucked, but that's damn funny!

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Oh it totally is! It's such a fail that it's hilarious!

[chocolatepot.livejournal.com]

Interesting. This plus the issues I had with the Civil War bonnet are making me generally mistrustful of her patterns ...

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Yeeeeeeah. At this point I ought to know not to make a hat cold from those patterns - have to at least throw together a paper mockup. There's a reason I always default to Timely Tresses if they have a pattern for what I want...I've NEVER had something like this cracked-out bonnet happen!

[danabren.livejournal.com]

I confess to chuckling when I saw the second photo.

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

It's such a bad fit it goes right past "mad" to "wtf this is ridiculous"! xD