michaelsbagley Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 Lately my thoughts have been turned to my hats... I've started to think about finishing at least one of them instead of leaving them all raw. As far as I can figure, lace most commonly was used to edge hats (although re-enactors also use thin strips of fabric, which may be correct as well). There are many threads about hats, but I couldn't find one that focussed in on lace... In shopping through some of the "suttler" web sites, it seems that "lace for hats" is little more than twill tape/edge binding, at a width and thickness more ideal for hats than clothing. Is this correct? Or is this twill tape thing just a "suttler-ism"? Prior to my looking into this, I had always thought that lace was lace, and lace for hats was the same as the lace that is used to edge clothing (fancy stuff), but the hat variety would just be thinner and of a width more appropriate to hat edging. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarborMaster Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 Perhaps grosgrain ribbon ., this comes in differant widths and colors and is easily folded. I am not Lost .,I am Exploring. "If you give a man a fire, he will be warm for a night, if you set a man on fire, he will be warm for the rest of his life!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate Souris Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 http://www.wmboothdraper.com/ This website....under the link for tapes and lace. It's the only inkling I could find in regards to "lace" on hats. http://www.woodedhamlet.com/tapes_braids/w...sted_twill.html This too. Although it really doesn't have any references per say. As a side note- grosgrain ribbon is relatively difficult to get smooth on the edge of something round...because it's polyester. Worsted wool stretches nicely to fit things like hat edging, which is likely why it might have been used. Edited to add: I have never seen a grosgrain ribbon that was anything but polyester, that's not to say that someone out there hasn't made it out of a natural fiber....but if they have, I haven't seen it in looking at many different ribbon sources. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentleman of Fortune Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 grosgrain, historically, was silk, and sometimes worsted wool. If you search for "silk grosgrain" you might come up with something, but usually its poly ribbon. I have my justaucorps made from 100% grosgrain silk... I got it from a going out of business fabric shop in London for about $80 a yard in 1999. Worsted wool hat braid is good, but so would grosgrain silk ribbon. MB has some mad skills, can't wait to see what he cooks up! GOF Come aboard my pirate re-enacting site http://www.gentlemenoffortune.com/ Where you will find lots of information on building your authentic Pirate Impression! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeky Actress Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 In regard to Silk Grosgrain...if you can find a distributor of such a thing…let me know. I’ve from many suppliers of Reenacting Textiles that such an item does not exist anymore. I would love to prove them wrong! Anyone? Member of "The Forsaken" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentleman of Fortune Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 are you asking for silk grosgrain ribbon, or silk grosgrain fabric? I have to say, that when I made my first Justaucorps, I looked high and low for Silk Grosgrain... and it took well over a year of searching. But this company USUALLY has some grosgrain silk fabric in stock.. Quartermasterie The Chatelaine Russetts, 7 Smallworth Common Garboldisham, Norfolk, IP22 2QW Tel: 01953 681441 email: thechatelaine@tesco.net Haberdashery & silks, including damask and satin They don't have a web site that i know of, but they buy remnants and such from specialist weavers in the UK. I bought some blue and red grosgrain silk from them for another project i am working on. Send them an e-mail, and they can hook you up. Come aboard my pirate re-enacting site http://www.gentlemenoffortune.com/ Where you will find lots of information on building your authentic Pirate Impression! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumba Rue Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 What you want is called 'petershim ribbon', it can be found at milinary stores, probably online. The ribbon is similar to grosgrain, but of a heavier construction and defineatly period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verymerryseamstress Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Regimental/military lace suppliers: Coughlin & Upton Wooded Hamlet ggggoodwin metallic laces - this looks to be a great site more metallic lace How to apply it: tutorial on applying regimental lace If you Google "regimental lace" (in quotes) you'll get lots of hits. Hope this helps! Very Merrily, Heather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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