contract millinery part two: Shilling Shockers!

Yesterday, in part one of this two-part post, I discussed the process of making a custom hat for the horror hostess “Penny Dreadful,” up to the point where the brim was prepared.

The next step was to make the crown, a fairly straightforward conical shape. Unfortunately, at this point in the process I injured my right wrist--nothing serious, but I needed to rest it and immobilize it, and definitely could not continue hand sewing. ( Read more... )