I love this new cap! I'm calling it Pretty in Pleats.
This is the Louise design from La Fleur de Lyse. The pleats weren't as bad big of a hassle as I thought they would be. Maybe I've just gotten so used to knife pleats that I don't even notice them anymore. Measure, mark, fold, pin, press, tadahh.
The pleats and the front band are made from the remainder of the linen/cotton blend I made my "clean apron" out of. I had to piece the pleated band in the center because the piece wasn't long enough to cut on the fold. It's hardly noticeable thanks to all those folds.
The back pouch is made from a different scrap of 3oz linen left over from one of my ill fated attempts at a lappet cap. Most seams are machine sewn with 100/3 linen thread. It ties with 1/8" cotton twill tape that's threaded through a central eyelet hole, rather than the suggested 2 side buttonholes.
The one thing I have to be careful about is tucking my hair up in the pouch. Normally when I wear the lappet cap, I wear my hair in as much of a bun as it will fit into. The pouch on this, despite being the same size as the lappet caps pouch, doesn't allow my hair to be in the same bun. So instead I had to tuck it up in there loose. I also have to be very careful to pin the sides & the center to keep it from pushing back to far on my brow and exposing the hair on top. I think with several bobby pins this will be very sturdy though.
J of course says it looks like a cupcake. Thanks. I think it's cute and will be wearing it proudly at Mississinewa this weekend.
This is the Louise design from La Fleur de Lyse. The pleats weren't as bad big of a hassle as I thought they would be. Maybe I've just gotten so used to knife pleats that I don't even notice them anymore. Measure, mark, fold, pin, press, tadahh.
The pleats and the front band are made from the remainder of the linen/cotton blend I made my "clean apron" out of. I had to piece the pleated band in the center because the piece wasn't long enough to cut on the fold. It's hardly noticeable thanks to all those folds.
The back pouch is made from a different scrap of 3oz linen left over from one of my ill fated attempts at a lappet cap. Most seams are machine sewn with 100/3 linen thread. It ties with 1/8" cotton twill tape that's threaded through a central eyelet hole, rather than the suggested 2 side buttonholes.
The one thing I have to be careful about is tucking my hair up in the pouch. Normally when I wear the lappet cap, I wear my hair in as much of a bun as it will fit into. The pouch on this, despite being the same size as the lappet caps pouch, doesn't allow my hair to be in the same bun. So instead I had to tuck it up in there loose. I also have to be very careful to pin the sides & the center to keep it from pushing back to far on my brow and exposing the hair on top. I think with several bobby pins this will be very sturdy though.
J of course says it looks like a cupcake. Thanks. I think it's cute and will be wearing it proudly at Mississinewa this weekend.
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