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20 cm

15c. The pattern is madę up to form a cone, with the join at the back. The base of the cone, which must fit snugly round the head, equals the Head size. The hennin shown is 50 cm high. The ‘flowerpot’ style is left open on top and the pattern here is cut off 20-25 cm below the tip along the heavier broken linę.

Cut the pattern in buckram, cover it with your chosen silk, linę it and make it up (Methods, Fig 13). Bind the lower edge with velvet ribbon for a better grip (Methods, Fig 9).

d. Wired veil, ‘banner’ style. The veil here is 60 cm by 2 m but could be much longer, on a hennin 50 cm high. Pin the veil to the cap at CF and draw it up over the two wires to fali on each side.

To make the frame use 2 mm electrical copper wire, florisfs wire or jeweller’s brass. Bend it to shape and stitch it to the cap at the peak.

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