{"id":5331,"date":"2021-10-19T05:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/?p=5331"},"modified":"2021-10-18T17:32:27","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T22:32:27","slug":"fines-bycocket-hat-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/?p=5331","title":{"rendered":"Fin\u00e9&#8217;s Bycocket Hat Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The bycocket (or <em>chapel \u00e0 bec<\/em>) needs no introduction\u2014a fashionable hat from the 14<sup>th<\/sup> to 16<sup>th<\/sup> century worn by men, women, and sometimes animals <a href=\"http:\/\/www.larsdatter.com\/bycokets.htm\">in period art<\/a>. Bycockets come in many shapes, sizes, and colors with adornments such as feathers, brocade, colored liners, and beads. Fin\u00e9 ingen F\u00e1el\u00e1in made her own bycocket using a wool felt hat blank using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E3EeIHdaj3c\">this<\/a> tutorial on YouTube and a cloche <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lawliet-Cloche-millinery-Fascinators-B107\/dp\/B01NCDT4X5\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=wool+cloche+base&amp;qid=1557799116&amp;s=apparel&amp;sr=1-1\">hat blank<\/a> from Amazon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fine-bycocket-steam.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"657\" height=\"492\" src=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fine-bycocket-steam.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5334\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fine-bycocket-steam.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=5334\" class=\"wp-image-5334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fine-bycocket-steam.jpg 657w, https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fine-bycocket-steam-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Heating and moistening the hat blank<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fine-bycocket-stretch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"129\" src=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fine-bycocket-stretch.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5335\" data-link=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=5335\" class=\"wp-image-5335\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Stretching it to fit the skull<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fine-bycocket-crease.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fine-bycocket-crease.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5333\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fine-bycocket-crease.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=5333\" class=\"wp-image-5333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fine-bycocket-crease.jpg 520w, https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fine-bycocket-crease-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 85vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Ironing the brim to prepare for the final trim<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The basic construction steps (as elaborated on in the video) involve: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Wetting and heating the wool with an iron<\/li><li>Stretching the hat blank to fit your skull<\/li><li>Creasing the folded brim of the hat with an iron<\/li><li>Trimming the brim of the hat to your desired shape and height with chalk and some sharp scissors<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>One aspect of construction that is not explained in detail in the video is the forming of the skull-hugging portion of the hat. When pulling the hat blank over your skull, it\u2019s important to pull from the sides of your head as well as the front and back. This ensures even stretching of the wool, and a head-shaped hat with a brim that doesn\u2019t stick out awkwardly or sag away from the rest of the hat. Thankfully, if a hat is overstretched in one direction, more stretch can be added in the opposite direction to correct the shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fine-bycocket-shape.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fine-bycocket-shape.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5336\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fine-bycocket-shape.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=5336\" class=\"wp-image-5336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fine-bycocket-shape.jpg 576w, https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fine-bycocket-shape-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 85vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Fine&#8217;s hat is very oblong<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fine-bycocket-size.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"574\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fine-bycocket-size.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5337\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fine-bycocket-size.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=5337\" class=\"wp-image-5337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fine-bycocket-size.jpg 574w, https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fine-bycocket-size-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 574px) 85vw, 574px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Supurrvisor for scale<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> Fin\u00e9  chose to leave herhat unlined and add a couple plague-edition pilgrim pins. Eventually, she would like to add at least a linen liner in case the felt dye decides to wander onto her veil or wimple, and perhaps also a contrasting brocade on the turned brim of the hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fine-bycocket-wearing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fine-bycocket-wearing.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5332\" width=\"248\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fine-bycocket-wearing.jpg 496w, https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fine-bycocket-wearing-220x300.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 248px) 85vw, 248px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>The finished (for now) product!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As fall approaches our Debatable Lands, fresh layers of warm garb are a welcome sight. This is  Fin\u00e9&#8217;s first felt project as well as her first non-sewn hat. It was a straightforward project that any beginner can make with household tools. Happy crafting!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The bycocket (or chapel \u00e0 bec) needs no introduction\u2014a fashionable hat from the 14th to 16th century worn by men, women, and sometimes animals in period art. Bycockets come in many shapes, sizes, and colors with adornments such as feathers, brocade, colored liners, and beads. Fin\u00e9 ingen F\u00e1el\u00e1in made her own bycocket using a wool &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/?p=5331\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Fin\u00e9&#8217;s Bycocket Hat Project&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[397,447,448,446,444,423,449],"class_list":["post-5331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-as-minister","tag-arts-and-sciences","tag-felt","tag-felting","tag-hats","tag-millinery","tag-projects","tag-wool"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5331"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5338,"href":"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5331\/revisions\/5338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}