Books For The Novice and Advanced Hat Maker
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Art of Handmade Flowers,The by Miyuki and Tomoko Iida   Patterns and instructions  for  different types of handmade silk flowers
Artful Ribbon, The  by Candace Kling - The art of making ribbon flowers with istep by step instructions with llustrations
Basic Millinery for the Stage by Tim Dial
Classic Millinery Techniques by Ann Albrizio - Illustrations  on the creation of the use of buckram to create cocktail hats, berets, caps, how to attach feathers to a hat frame,millinery stitches and their uses, pattern development, etc. 143 pages.
Designing Bridal  Veils Headpieces Hats - Illustrated.  Instructions on  creating bridal millinery from buckram frames, Discuses bridal styles, headpieces for children and the second time around bride.
Edwardian  hats: The Art of Millinery (1909), Mme. Anna Ben-Yusuf. Instructions for making patterns and constructing various types  of  hats for women and children including mourning, hats, straws, bonnets, how to use covered wire. Also a section on creating bows, trimming, draping fabrics, ribbons and silk flowers. 256pgs.
Fabric into flowers - illustrated text on hand making flowers with the use of hot irons.
Nineteeth Century Hat Makers and Felters Manual by Suzanne Pufpaff
From the Neck Up by Denise Dreher - An illustrated guide to hat making. Excellent book for beginners . Millinery terms .Illustrated instructions on how to block hats using buckram, straw, straw braid  and felt, hat construction, Machines used in millinery, stitches etc. Also has patterns for theatrical and period headwear. 200 pages.
Handmade Silk Flowers by Bruce Miller and Mary Donelly - Patterns and illustrated instructions on how to make silk flowers.
Hats Design and Construction by Stella V. Remiasz  Illustrated instructions on the construction of specific types of hats from a buckram frame.  Discusses stitches used in millinery, equipment and materials, blocking and flat patterned hat.
Hats for Brides and Weddings by Margo-Ann Daly. Illustrated instructions on bridal hats using pre-formed hat shapes.
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