Millinery class: wireframe structures

[labricoleuse]

My millinery class presented their wireframe structure hats yesterday. Here are a few highlights:





Crossweave taffeta calash lined in polished cotton by Claire Fleming.


Detail of triple box pleat frill.


Brass/copper oak-and-holly coronet by Elizabeth Moss.


Tesselated diadem inspired by the sculptures of Ruth Asawa by Nora Rogers.


Wireframe topper in crossweave silk chiffon by Kaitlin Fara.

Comments

[mmcnealy.livejournal.com]

I love these! Do you know what gauge and type of wire was used in the wireframe topper?

[labricoleuse.livejournal.com]

She used black rayon-covered millinery wire, i think a 19ga, for the main frame, and black anodized jewelry wire for the tiewire on the joins, probably around 28ga but i don't have the materials list handy (i'm at home, her paper is at work).

[droxy.livejournal.com]

so that's called a triple box pleat fringe...I did not know that. Fascinating! Love your posts.

[sewaddicted.livejournal.com]

Ooohh, lovely work.