Chamberlain, James Franklin, 1869-1943 · London : Macmillan & Co. · leaf 202
ck, and a covering ofsilk plush is put on. The two layers aresmoothly fastened together by being ironed.They are finished about as the other hats are. Years ago people used to make their ownstraw hats. Now they are nearly all made bymachines in great hat factories. The straw is made into braid«,… … Fig. 62. — Unfinished Hats. Work begins on the hutton in the middle o£the crown. A few rows of braid are put on byhand, but machines do the rest. A sort of mat is made for the crown. This isplaced on a block and bent down around theedge. Other braids are then added for the bodyof the hat. When the…
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