Modern millinery; a workroom text book containing complete instruction in the work of preparing, making and copying millinery by Lyon Hester B

Author:Lyon, Hester B. [from old catalog]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Millinery. [from old catalog]
Publisher: New York, The Millinery trade publishing co
Published: 1922-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

Flanges and Sectional Facings

How is one to know which method of construction is best? The rule is this: Whichever one desires to emphasize should be finished on top of the other —i. e., in the first method the black is used to introduce into the under-brim the color or material of which the entire crown and top-brim are made. Therefore, in this case it is the flange that adds character to the facing. The flange in this case has more value in the general effect of the hat than the sectional facing, and that is the reason why the wire is placed in the inside edge of the flange.

If this hat were made to order for a customer who was very fond of black-and-white and the use of white to the face was a risk in the point of whether it might be as becoming as an all-black hat, the whole becomingncss of the finished hat would depend upon which material were emphasized! If the white or sectional facing were finished on top, with the wire thus emphasizing it, the hat would be ruined, while if the black flange were finished on both edges with the wire, it would relieve the white. The eye would rest on the black and thus redeem the finished effect and please the customer by giving her a modish black-and-white hat. On the other hand, if a customer had high color and the white facing would make the hat more interesting for her, the white should be emphasized by a wired edge.

How Fashion Modifies Method Some seasons sectional facings are in vogue and flanges are not. If compelled to use a combina-

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