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Bergere Hat
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Link for the hat:

​https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Straw-Hat-Ladies-13-Molded-18th-Century-Reproduction/372174405170?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

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Materials:

Strip of Pink cotton
Strip of Lilac cotton
Just over a metre of Lilac cotton bias
​Strip of Stiff Pink Lace
Artificial flowers
​Feathers bought from
​Strip of white lace
On the underside of the hat measure the circumference around the brim, measure from the brim to overlap the crown and cut a piece of fabric approximately twice this length.   Make pleats approximately 2cm wide with a small pleat of approximately 1cm.
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Pin, then sew this to the underside brim edge, try to incorporate the last pleat where the ends meet.
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The pleats will be smaller inside the crown.  Pin then sew in place through the hat crown.
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Measure across the the inside of the crown, allowing the tape measure to follow the contours of the crown and up the sides.  Run a gathering stitch around the edge.
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Pin and sew in place.  You can now sew around the brim of the hat and remove all the pins.
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Pin bias around the brim and using a sewing machine, SLOWLY sew this on.  Allow for an overlap.
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Turn the bias to the underside of the edge and hand sew in place.


​My first layer was pinked on the edge and using the same method, I pleated a strip of fabric wide enough to slightly go up the crown.
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Using the stiff pink lace, I cut around the bottom flowers to break up the edge. Sew a gathering stitch across the top and gather to fit the crown. The raw edges were then sewn together
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Using a scrap of lilac, I stretched it across the crown, then pinned and sewed it to the hat. It helps to use more than you need so you can give it a good pull.
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Cut off the excess.
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Pleat a length of pink and sew it to the hat through the two layers.  (NOT through the hat)
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Pink and gather a strip of pink and sew this around the crown to hide everything.
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Having decided on my flowers, I hot glued them on.
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The feathers I bought are approximately 10" (25cm) long and dyed.
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I used an offcut of white net for my tie and just stitched it to either side of the crown.
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The finished hat
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