OK, so the liner of my Fed Dlx was starting to look pretty ropey. It already had brown marks on it, from where the colour had run onto it when I wet the headband (some water dribbled onto the liner and took some dye with it). A couple of nights ago I left a belt inside the hat, and that left some black marks which wouldn't come out even when I handwashed it. Those marks were the last straw. I know it's only the liner, but still, it looked tatty.
Deb at hatsdirect is sending me a replacement liner. Just a plain white one but thats fine. Since I have that one coming, I decided to mess about with the old liner. I picked it apart, laid the pieces out flat and made a pattern from them with greaseproof paper (like my mother does when she makes dresses). I used the plastic film sweatcap from the original Akubra liner, and some red satin material I found in a drawer, And made a red liner:
Now, go easy on my cos its my first attempt (and not far from my first attempt at sewing more than a button!), but what do you think? Is it OK for liners to be as loose/baggy as this, or do they have to be neater? If so, is there a tutorial anywhere about making them, or a hatter willing to talk me through how to make one? Really, its the curve of the fabric that seems to be the most important thing, and this one still isn't right - I made a white one before this, but that one was a disaster cos I didn't put enough curve on the original fabric I cut out, but I suspect the red one has too much curve.
By the way, the liner is perfectly comfortable - moreso than the original, in fact, because the material is a little nicer. But does it look OK??
Help!
Deb at hatsdirect is sending me a replacement liner. Just a plain white one but thats fine. Since I have that one coming, I decided to mess about with the old liner. I picked it apart, laid the pieces out flat and made a pattern from them with greaseproof paper (like my mother does when she makes dresses). I used the plastic film sweatcap from the original Akubra liner, and some red satin material I found in a drawer, And made a red liner:
Now, go easy on my cos its my first attempt (and not far from my first attempt at sewing more than a button!), but what do you think? Is it OK for liners to be as loose/baggy as this, or do they have to be neater? If so, is there a tutorial anywhere about making them, or a hatter willing to talk me through how to make one? Really, its the curve of the fabric that seems to be the most important thing, and this one still isn't right - I made a white one before this, but that one was a disaster cos I didn't put enough curve on the original fabric I cut out, but I suspect the red one has too much curve.
By the way, the liner is perfectly comfortable - moreso than the original, in fact, because the material is a little nicer. But does it look OK??
Help!