The church I'm a member of belongs in the Calvinist tradition. If John Calvin were still alive today, he would be 500 years old. Our church is having a "birthday party" for him this week. His birthday was actually in July, but when it's been 500 years, what's a month here or there? The Preacher tells me that it is the year that is the significant part. As part of this celebration, one of the church members is playing the role of John Calvin and he asked me to make a hat as part of his costume. You can think what you want about John Calvin, but you've got to admit that the man had a pretty cool hat . Even as cool as it is, it isn't a popular style today (surprising, isn't it?!) so I was on my own for making/adapting a pattern. I started with Vogue 8528 , View C (top left). I added a brim and the (very strange) earflap piece and (after two muslins) ended up with this: Front: Side: Back: The hat is velvet and I was nervous about se...
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