1952—How to Make Hats
by Ruby Carnahan

Making a Pill Box Frame

PILL BOX CROWN (ILLUS. 1)

Use correct headsize pattern on page 14 for top of crown. Place pattern on a piece of elastic net, mark around pattern and cut out elastic net on line marked. Mark back and front of crown. (Use pencil or tailor's chalk for marking).

PILL BOX SIDE CROWN

Decide height you want Pill Box to be, and cut a bias piece of elastic net the length of your headsize measurement, and allow 2" for lapping. Cut width of bias piece to correspond with height Pill Box is to be.

WIRING TOP OF PILL BOX (ILLUS. 2)

Measure a wire to fit top of Pill Box frame, join ends of wire with a wire joiner, and sew wire around edge, using a button hole stitch.

SEWING SIDE CROWN TO TOP OF PILL BOX

(Illus. 3) Hold edge of bias side crown piece to wired top piece and overcast together. Lap ends of bias side crown and sew flat.

WIRING BOTTOM OF PILL BOX (ILLUS. 4)

Measure a wire to fit bottom of Pill Box frame, join ends of wire with a wire joiner. Sew wire around bottom of frame using a button hole stitch.

BINDING WIRES ON PILL BOX FRAME

Cut a 2" bias strip of crinoline (stretch bias strip of crinoline before using). Fold crinoline over wired edges and baste crinoline to frame.

NON-HEADSIZE PILL BOX FRAME

Decide on size non-headsize Pill Box is to be, and decrease pattern for top to correspond in size, with that exception, follow instructions above for making non-headsize Pill Box frame.

Instructions for covering Pill Box frame page 36.