Hat canvas is different than interfacing. It looks more like heavily stiffened gauze. (I have no clue what Timtex is but I do have a small roll of canvas for hats. Unfortunately, I have no packaging to identify it by brand.)
Some of my vintage hats are wired too but most of them hold their shape with just the canvas. I would take "canvas the brim" to mean "attach the interfacing," the interfacing being the hat canvas, of course. As for fabric choices, what will it be worn with? Perhaps a velveteen? 'Bella On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 5:37 PM, Suzanne <sovag...@cybermesa.com> wrote: > I have a millinery question -- or maybe I just need some hand-holding > while I talk through these instructions. > > I'm looking at a © 1908 McCall's pattern for a "turban" and it starts out, > "Canvas the brim". Does that simply mean 'attach interfacing'? What was > "canvas" in 1908? (Will Timtex work?) This should be a simple project > 'cause it's only 2 pattern pieces… but hats are definitely not my strong > suit! The so-called brim is a shaped upright piece, similar to a "Scotch > bonnet"; the crown is a soft, slightly gathered, oval. The glory of the > turban is in the braid and feather trim, of course. But first we gotta' > make the hat… and I have a student anxious for my help… I'm touched by her > confidence but I really don't know what I'm doing! > > This hat has no lining, and the directions tell me to turn under the edge > of the brim and stitch it down. What would be suitable fabrics? Do I need > a wool felt, or can we do this with any tightly woven fashion fabric? (The > yardage on the pattern envelope is for 27" wide fabric, but doesn't > indicate what fabric.) Help! > > Suzanne > in Iowa > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
