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WORKROOM TECHNIQUE


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Cut the strip to the length of the measured circumference + 1 cm and cut away a layer of leather at both ends.


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Stick the thinned-out overlapping ends together with glue. This is your centre-back seam.


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Once the glue has dried, stretch the strip onto the edge again with clips. Make sure the good side of the leather fits against the good side of the rim, and that the sanded side of the strip is on the inside of the curve (i.e. not on the side of the clips).


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Stitch the strip with the sewing machine to the brim, then fold it to the underside of the brim.


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Fold over the strip in half and, bit by bit, coat the silk fabric with glue. Keep the glue within the stitching line. Keep pressing the leather strip firmly against the glued fabric. Use your fingers only, as clamps may leave imprints in the leather.


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The brim is now ready and can be finished with a crown of your choice.


To finish this hat, I made a crown of leather in the same colour as the piping strip, over a felt base. The crown of the hat was then finished with a double piping strip and bow, both made of leather.”


For examples of techniques used in tutorials, see: www.pinterest.com/thehatmagazine


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