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It's Fun To Make A Hat -- A Complete Course in Vintage Hat Making 
by Helene Garnell

{softcover, 140 pages, 7x10, 2012, ISBN: 1936049848}

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Originally published in 1944, this book is a complete course in how to make hats at home. In clear, precise language, the author gives the fundamentals of home millinery, step-by-step. Each step is illustrated and there are two basic patterns included in the book. The book details the six basic hat silhouettes:

- sailor
- calot
- turban
- beret
- breton
- pillbox

A detailed description is given on how to make the foundation of a hat and how to block it so it fits properly. Using the pattern included in the book you'll learn how to make a sailor hat and its many variations step-by-step and stitch-by-stitch:

- padre
- off-the-face
- tricorne
- bicorne
- cloche
- watteau
- postilion
- fedora
- profile hat

There are specific instructions on how to make a calot and its variations:

- bonnet
- Dutch cap
- coronet
- half hat
- pompadour bonnet
- breton
- side draped cloche

You'll learn to work with felt bodies and felt hoods, straw braids and straw bodies, laces and velvets, rayons and wools. The book also discusses color schemes for blondes, brunettes and red heads and details professional workroom secrets.

It's Fun to Make a Hat teaches you the simple trick of applying different trimmings to the same hat to achieve different looks, how to add a professional touch, and how to make, copy, trim and remodel hats.