Materials and Supplies
We have collaborated with Zadie Grossman fabrics to create a kit with all the materials you need to make this cap! You will also need some tools, scroll down to see this list.
Kit Includes:
1 yard White Linen
1 yard 1/32" cotton cording
2 yard of 1" silk taffeta ribbon in your choice of burgundy or indigo. (This ribbon is hand dyed and slight imperfections are normal.)
1 spool of White 100/3 Linen Thread
1 Bohin hand sewing needle, size 9 sharp
10 Straight Pins
You will also need the following tools:
Dressmakers shears 8-10”
My favorite shears are from William Whiteley and Co. in England who preserve the scissor making craft. Buy them here!
Small snips: Look for “embroidery” scissors.
My favorite small scissors are from William Whiteley and Co. in England who preserve the scissor making craft. Buy them here!
1yd of pattern paper or scrap fabric for pattern making.
For example: butchers paper (at local hardware store), light weight poster board, taped together paper grocery sack, back side of wrapping paper, an old bedsheet or muslin.
Pencil
Yard stick OR Pattern making ruler with grid. These are great!
Seam gauge
Awl
Bodkin (small safety pin works too!)
Spray starch
This will be used to stabilize the fabric for sewing. Make it or buy it. Here is a nice choice but any will do.
Thimble (optional but encouraged): Should fit on the middle finger of your dominate hand. Not too tight but not too loose it falls off. Learn how to use one here!
Where to buy: Antique malls, eBay, etsy, Lacis has a fantastic stock here.