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Simple Hats

OBJECTIVE: To make simple hats for the Milliner’s Guild. MATERIALS: 24”x 2”, 24”x 3”, 24”x 5”, 24”x 12”, and 24”x 24” oaktag; gold

metallic paper; other metallic paper, beads and pearls from old jewelry, or jeweled buttons; thin fabric; craft glue; rickrack, lace, or braid; construction paper; and scarves.

LENGTH OF TIME: 20 minutes to make one hat. PRODCEDURE: 12th Century – Lady’s hat

1) Get 24”x 3” oaktag strip. 2) Cover with construction paper or fabric 3) Trim with braid or lace. 4) Place a thin scarf (36” long)

in hat as illustrated.

Mid-15th Century – Lady’s hat

1) Get 12”x 24” construction paper. 2) Roll in cone shape. 3) Staple. 4) Affix with thin fabric streamers,

rickrack, and lace.

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Simple Hats 13th Century – King’s Crown

1) Get 24”x 5” oaktag strip. 2) Taper strip to 2” width in back. 3) Staple. Cover with gold

metallic paper. 4) Affix jewels from old

jewelry or metallic paper. Mid-14th Century – Yeoman’s Hat

1) Get 24”x 24” oaktag strip and fold in half.

2) Draw pattern. 3) Fold up brim. 4) Tape the front together. 5) Glue a different color of

construction paper on the brim. Late 15th Century – Boy’s Hat

1) Get 24”x 2” oaktag strip. 2) Staple. Cover and glue

construction paper or thin fabric on it.

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Arab-style headdress

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stocking cap Early times footgear

Sloppy felt hats are appropriate for peasants through the Middle Ages and even into the Renaissance. You can make one by wetting a woman’s felt hat and

Sloppy felt hat stretching it over a bowl. To widen the brim, cut a circle of felt and sew it on.