French Hood Help

[LaurenLee]

I do it like you wrote, by sewing the longer side, around the two points, and partially on the shorter side, then trim, turn, pull it over the plastic canvas/wire form, and slip-stitch the rest of the open seam.  If you are using velvet, here is one time where using a stretch velvet really helps!

[Lady Kathleen of Olmsted]

The Anne Boleyn French Hood

For this one I used the Plastic canvas.

Kate!!  How well does the Timtex work??  Do you use a single or double layer, Millenary wire? ? I am curious to order a roll of it and use for the Elizabethan Tall Hats as well as for Cavalier Hats.

The Earl needs a new Tall Hat.

[Kate XXXXXX]

I just used some wire I already had...  The Timtex didn't really need if for shape as you can steam iron it in place.  I didn't bother with wire on the Gable Hood:

 

[Lady Kathleen of Olmsted]

One of the things I would like to take a class on at Costume College if I can make time to attend one,  is making the Gabled Hoods.

I have the SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII series on DVD. In the first 3 episodes, the Gabled Hoods are absolutley gorgeous. Those are the kinds I want to learn to make. I have the TUDOR TAILOR and have drafted the French Hood patterns out of buckram. That book is a keeper for getting Henrican Tudor clothing right.

[broadwaygal24601]

So, I made the base of my hood, now I have to add embellishments.  It looks really wide to me, but maybe that's just because I haven't put anything on it yet.  I used stretchy red velvet on it, which made it pretty easy to get the fabric straight on the front.  I think I'm going to attach it to a headband because it's not holding shape very well.  It does hold a basic shape, but not perfect...so I'm going to try the headband route.

I thought about putting a large pin in the middle -- is that at all period? 


I'm also torn on the ways to wear it because it looks really wide to me.  I'm stuck between between doing the traditional look:



Or something like this:



Opinions?

[Margaret]

Personally, I like the traditional French Hood.

You know, I have noticed that if you have your hoods or hats on without being in garb or just look at them by themselves, they look huge.