Wiring a Sinamay Edge

Hat Making Project

Wiring a Sinamay Edge

Learn how to wire and bind a sinamay edge by hand, using a practice piece to develop your millinery skills.

Wiring a Sinamay Edge

Hat Making Project

Wiring a Sinamay Edge

Learn how to wire and bind a sinamay edge by hand, using a practice piece to develop your millinery skills.

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Project Overview

As well as simple starting and finishing stitches, millinery students need to know how to wire and bind a sinamay edge by hand.

If you want to improve your sinamay sewing skills before working on a project, then create a practice piece. You can do this by ironing two layers of stiffened sinamay together, using the iron’s steam setting to fuse them, and then cutting a curve along one edge. If you are using unstiffened sinamay, then spray the pieces with spray starch before ironing to achieve the same effect.

For wiring a sinamay edge, you will also need a short length of wire to attach to the curve and bias binding to finish the edge.

This tutorial was written by HATalk Founder Ann Morse-Brown and was originally published in her book, Make Fascinators.

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What You Need

  • Fused sinamay piece
  • Spring steel millinery wire or 21 gauge aircraft modelling wire
  • Needle
  • Thread
  • Bias binding

Project Overview

As well as simple starting and finishing stitches, millinery students need to know how to wire and bind a sinamay edge by hand.

If you want to improve your sinamay sewing skills before working on a project, then create a practice piece. You can do this by ironing two layers of stiffened sinamay together, using the iron’s steam setting to fuse them, and then cutting a curve along one edge. If you are using unstiffened sinamay, then spray the pieces with spray starch before ironing to achieve the same effect.

For wiring a sinamay edge, you will also need a short length of wire to attach to the curve and bias binding to finish the edge.

This tutorial was written by HATalk Founder Ann Morse-Brown and was originally published in her book, Make Fascinators.

Category: Hints and Tips

What You Need

  • Fused sinamay piece
  • Spring steel millinery wire or 21 gauge aircraft modelling wire
  • Needle
  • Thread
  • Bias binding

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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.

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