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An English Hood - step-by-step instructions |
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Written by Anne Colet of Carshalton (Jean Waddie)
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Sunday, 05 August 2007 |
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Pinning it on
To wear the hood, the veil must be pinned to the frame. It takes a bit of time to get it all securely attached.
First, fold the front section in two, and mark the fold. Then unfold it again. Centre the veil carefully on the frame, with the fold mark to the edge, and stick in a couple of random pins to hold it there. Pin it close to the front edge, with the last pins horizontally at the point where the lappets will turn up. Turn the front section back. This won't need pins, and will probably be quite tight. Then turn the lappets up as in your favourite picture. Catherine of Aragon's stick straight up from the side angle. Lady Guildford�s go onto the top side, and Jane Seymour's go at an angle, to finish quite far back on her head.
Tubes and how to flip them
This is a versatile veil pattern, which allows you to wear it down or up (See Why is the veil pattern this shape). However, if you do want to flip, you will need to make the back into tubes first. The first time you do this, you will need to start with the veil pinned onto the frame. Once you have seen how it goes, you may not need to.
Lay the hood on its back, with the veil spread out as far as possible. Taking the front point of one side, bring it down so that you have a fold from the back side angle of the frame along the bias of the fabric. Take the centre back point on the same side and bring it up to 90 degrees, so that you have a parallel fold. Tuck away the extra fabric and tack (baste) the two pieces together as far as they will stay flat on the table/floor. You need the gap at the top, otherwise it will pull the tubes askew. If you do this with both sides, you will have two lovely tubes lying at precisely 45 degrees on your back.
When you flip the tube on top, you need to twist it so that the seam does not show. This is what gives the "whelk shell" look. Turn it inwards, towards the centre back, then up, and pin to the veil on the top of the head.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 05 August 2007 )
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