Hat Making Project
Draped Bow Headband
Create an easy-to-wear, trans-seasonal draped fabric bow headpiece.
Hat Making Project
Draped Bow Headband
Create an easy-to-wear, trans-seasonal draped fabric bow headpiece.
Projects / Draped Bow Headband
Project Overview
In this tutorial, Martine Henry from Martine Henry Millinery demonstrates how to make her signature draped bow headband.
It is good to include a couple of trans-seasonal pieces when building a hat collection. Headband styles are an ideal choice as they are versatile and easy to wear. They can add interest to a daytime look or elevate an outfit from daywear to an evening out.
They are also a great introduction to millinery if your customer is required to dress up for a formal occasion but doesn’t want a traditional hat.
Your choice of fabric will impact the finished design, which should have a structured look. Select fabric that will allow you to create self-supporting soft folds without interfacing. For this project, I used a cotton jacquard. You will need enough fabric to make a bias strip that is approximately 25 cm x 150 cm.
Category: Fascinators, Trimmings
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What You Need
- 1 m fabric
- Tape measure
- Wide plastic headband/Alice band (4 cm width works well)
- Repositionable spray adhesive (e.g. Spray Mount)
- Contact glue (e.g. UHU)
- 0.5 m length of 12 mm velvet ribbon
- Pins and needles
- Thread
- Scissors
- Clothes pegs
- Sewing machine (optional)
Project Overview
In this tutorial, Martine Henry from Martine Henry Millinery demonstrates how to make her signature draped bow headband.
It is good to include a couple of trans-seasonal pieces when building a hat collection. Headband styles are an ideal choice as they are versatile and easy to wear. They can add interest to a daytime look or elevate an outfit from daywear to an evening out.
They are also a great introduction to millinery if your customer is required to dress up for a formal occasion but doesn’t want a traditional hat.
Your choice of fabric will impact the finished design, which should have a structured look. Select fabric that will allow you to create self-supporting soft folds without interfacing. For this project, I used a cotton jacquard. You will need enough fabric to make a bias strip that is approximately 25 cm x 150 cm.
Category: Fascinators, Trimmings
What You Need
- 1 m fabric
- Tape measure
- Wide plastic headband/Alice band (4 cm width works well)
- Repositionable spray adhesive (e.g. Spray Mount)
- Contact glue (e.g. UHU)
- 0.5 m length of 12 mm velvet ribbon
- Pins and needles
- Thread
- Scissors
- Clothes pegs
- Sewing machine (optional)
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HATalk Subscribers – sign in below to view the full instructions for this project.
Not a Subscriber yet? Sign up to begin your free trial and get instant access to all of our hat making projects and e-magazines.
