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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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The Case
Measure carefully all the way over the frame from the end of one turn-up to the other, and over the back section. This will be slightly longer than your original pattern. Taking this into account, cut out 2 pieces of the pattern in fine linen, leaving a small seam allowance all round. Sew the two pieces together, leaving the entire front edge open. Turn the case right-way out and ease the case over the frame. Close the front edge as invisibly as you can.
You should now have a neat cap which sits happily on your head on its own. It does not need a chin strap (Why?)
Decorative bits
Two decorative sections may be attached to the frame. The first is a billiment. This is the jewelled border around the edge of the frame. It is not always worn, and I decided not to make one. (Why?)I have some ideas for how you would go about it, but they haven't been tried out.
The other decorative part are the two crossed strips of striped fabric which hide the hairline inside the top angle of the frame. Many sources state that this is a padded roll, but my research convinced me that it is not. (Why?)
This is the way I did it:
Cut two strips of your striped fabric, about 4" wide and the length of the top side plus 3" (Remember, the stripes go across - check the picture). Sew each in half lengthways. This gives a neat bottom edge without a hem.
Take one strip. Leaving about two inches free at the side angle, sew it to the edge of the frame from the side angle to the top angle, and then turn the end inside the frame and continue sewing down the other side to secure the folded edge. Go back to the side angle. You would think that you would sew the top edge of the strip along the inside of the angle, but this doesn�t quite look right. Instead, you have to lift the end a little, so that the strip runs diagonally upwards. Put the frame on and fiddle until it looks right. Maybe this diagram will help:
Repeat with the second strip, laying it behind the first at the centre front.
This is all very awkward, because you are sewing inside some tight corners. Use white thread and remember, nobody can see the inside!
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