hats patterns and fans by Lynn McMasters
A added an article on how to use Ostrich barbs to make Pompoms, Puffs and Bands. It includes some late 19th C and early 20th C Eaton’s Catalogue entries that show many fun millinery ornaments that could add a lot to period hats. Find it here.
What to do when the tip end of your Ostrich breaks off……
I just added an article on how I restored this feather ornament.
I just added an article on remaking an 1890s three plume standing plume.
I added a new vintage feather article
1780s-90s Dog Ear hairstyle ‘How-to”
Find the article here
How to make and use a repeatable master folding guide for Double Box pleats.
Young girl with an astronomical instrument, by Jan Gossaert, c. 1520-1540
How I made this headdress and the hairstyle that supports it.
The thicker of these pearl ropes is damaged in three places (pictures on the right). Here is how I fixed it.