The Complete Book of Home Millinery

The Complete Book of Home Millinery

Wanda Summers Collins 1951

Reproduction: Dakota Prarie Treasures 2007

pages 108

Glossary; black-and-white illustrations and a few photos. Diagrams by Gil Bartlett. Instructions on how to become a home milliner and make professional-quality hats. Provides simple directions and easy-to-follow patterns to make the basic brim, block the crown, cover the frame with fabric, line and insert the headband, and make trimmings. Custom-made headwear: dinner hat, turban, pillbox, beret, straw, braid, two-piece and sectional crown, feather, flower, felt, velour, beaver, lace, cap, veil, etc. Scarce title that captures the art, craft, and technique of a fashion era.