Hat Making Project
Downton Abbey Hair Pin
Make a 1920s style bridal hair pin inspired by Lady Mary of Downton Abbey.
Hat Making Project
Downton Abbey Hair Pin
Make a 1920s style bridal hair pin inspired by Lady Mary of Downton Abbey.
Projects / Downton Abbey Hair Pin
Project Overview
Inspired by the popular British period drama Downton Abbey, the ‘Lady Mary Hair Pin’ is a great project for millinery beginners and should only take about 2 hours to make.
As well as being a good way to hold an updo hairstyle in place, hair pins are also very fashionable. Perfect for the bride who doesn’t want to wear a traditional veil or tiara, they add a touch of vintage class to any wedding outfit.
Hair pins were popular accessories throughout the Edwardian and Victorian times, remaining in style right into the 1920s when art deco hair pins and combs were often used to secure chignon buns.
Unlike hatpins, which are used to decorate hats, hair pins are placed directly into the hair. In this tutorial by bridal headwear expert Denise Innes-Spencer, you will learn you how to use knitted wire and costume jewellery to adapt simple metal hair pins into accessories fit for a princess (or a bride).
This Downton Abbey Hair Pin project was originally published in the ‘Broken Jewellery, Brooches and Buttons’ chapter of Denise’s book, Tiara Headdresses.
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What You Need
- 2 looped hair pins
- 15mm wide 0.1mm tight knit wire
- 0.2mm wire for sewing
- 0.4mm wire for wrapping
- Brooch (approximately 4cm x 2cm)
- Tape measure/ruler
- Craft scissors
- Long glass-headed pins
- Straw/milliners’ needle, size 6
- Flat-back wire cutters
Project Overview
Inspired by the popular British period drama Downton Abbey, the ‘Lady Mary Hair Pin’ is a great project for millinery beginners and should only take about 2 hours to make.
As well as being a good way to hold an updo hairstyle in place, hair pins are also very fashionable. Perfect for the bride who doesn’t want to wear a traditional veil or tiara, they add a touch of vintage class to any wedding outfit.
Hair pins were popular accessories throughout the Edwardian and Victorian times, remaining in style right into the 1920s when art deco hair pins and combs were often used to secure chignon buns.
Unlike hatpins, which are used to decorate hats, hair pins are placed directly into the hair. In this tutorial by bridal headwear expert Denise Innes-Spencer, you will learn you how to use knitted wire and costume jewellery to adapt simple metal hair pins into accessories fit for a princess (or a bride).
This Downton Abbey Hair Pin project was originally published in the ‘Broken Jewellery, Brooches and Buttons’ chapter of Denise’s book, Tiara Headdresses.
What You Need
- 2 looped hair pins
- 15mm wide 0.1mm tight knit wire
- 0.2mm wire for sewing
- 0.4mm wire for wrapping
- Brooch (approximately 4cm x 2cm)
- Tape measure/ruler
- Craft scissors
- Long glass-headed pins
- Straw/milliners’ needle, size 6
- Flat-back wire cutters
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HATalk Subscribers – sign in below to view the full instructions for this project.
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