The Midvale Cottage Post

Need a new hat? Want to try something that requires some serious millinery supplies? Then use this tip from Ruth Wyeth Spears and the 1920s ...

Almost a year ago, I posted this tip from Ruth Wyeth Spears for sewing a charming cloche: Last week I was totally delighted to hear f...

Are you ready for another cute hat? They are so fun to design and wear! The hat in this tip from Ruth Wyeth Spears provides instructions for...

Are you ready for another cloche of felt? A favorite and easy way to add a new hat to your wardrobe accessories, the felt cloche in this tip...

Are you ready to sew cloche for "sports wear"? If so, then read on, for Ruth Wyeth Spears shows you how with a buckram frame, some...

If you didn't make the first ribbon cloche that Ruth Wyeth Spears described in one of my previous posts, here's another one to temp...

You can never have enough hats, and this tall-crowned cloche is a "smart little hat" that is easy to sew. Ruth Wyeth Spears provid...

Are you ready for summer? Are you ready to make your own summer hat? Find a cloche-style buckram frame on the internet and decorate it as Ru...

A new Easter hat is the perfect accent for your new Easter dress or suit. Which one of these lovely hats from March 1949 would you pick? ...

In this tip from Ruth Wyeth Spears and the 1920s, the focus is on altering last summer's straw hat for the new season. With artful use o...

A cloche made from ribbon? You can make this smart hat from less than two yards of six inch-wide ribbon - Ruth shows you how! Tucks and a pl...

This delightful tip from sewing maven of the 1920s, Ruth Wyeth Spears, provides patterns and complete instructions for adding floral accents...

In this 1920s tip from expert seamstress Ruth Wyeth Spears, you are provided full instructions for sewing a felt cloche, with the brim patte...